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1. What was the name of HenryFord's only son?






2. What thirteen-year-old became the youngest player ever to qualify for an LPGA event in 2002?






3. What country overthrew its authoritarian regime via the bloodless 'Velvet Revolution?'






4. What animal's intestine secretes ambergris - a strong-smelling - waxy gunk used in making perfume?






5. What holy day celebrates Jesus's entry into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey?






6. Who both married and directed Emma Thompson?






7. Who - in 1964 - was the first-ever Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover girl?






8. Which artist had the double album English Settlement?






9. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Italy and Slovakia?






10. Who's the younger sister of Paris Hilton?






11. What 1972 comedy begins 'Once upon a time there was a plaid overnight bag'?

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12. What chain introduced the 'Blizzard' in 1985?






13. How many different types of falling pieces are there in the game Tetris?






14. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by The Coppertone girl - in the original ad?






15. What songwriter of 'A BoyNamed Sue' also wrote the children's poems inWhere the Sidewalk Ends?






16. Who's the only two-time Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year - so named in 1996 and 2000






17. What was the appropriate name of the only horse ever to beat Man o' War?






18. Why was Ross Rebagliati temporarily stripped of his snowboarding gold at the 1998 Olympics?






19. What French philosopher invented a namesake system of plotting points on two axes labeled x and y?






20. Which Monkees number one hit was written by a young Neil Diamond?

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21. In what country was the last original Volkswagen Beetle produced - in July 2003?






22. What craftsman used willow - spruce - and maple woods to make the 'Christian Hammer -' which sold for auction for a record $3.5 million in 2006?






23. Which artist had the double album The Fragile?






24. Who killed the literary character Clare Quilty?






25. What term did journalist Don Hoefler coin in 1971 in reference to Santa Clara Valley?






26. What kind of animal is the title character of Oliver & Company?






27. Name the two-time number one song sung by both LaBelle and Christina Aguilera - Lil' Kim - Mya - & Pink






28. Name the two-time number one song sung by both Bill Withers and Club Nouveau






29. Give the missing last member: Clotho - Lachesis - and...






30. What fictional foreign film often referenced on Seinfeld describes 'a young girl's strange - erotic journey from Milan to Minsk?'






31. How many band members were there in Slipknot?






32. What novel begins with this first chapter: Not Dick Clark?






33. Who both married and directed Linda Hamilton?






34. What novel begins with this first chapter: Jonathan Harker's Journal?






35. In America - the lacy plant that Europeans call wild carrot is given what monarchical name?

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36. What's the EU equivalent of our 911 emergency number?






37. What fruit comes in these varieties: Chubby Gray and Jubilee?






38. What holy day celebrates Jesus's entry into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey?






39. In what movie does Carol Kane play a ghost?






40. What language is spoken in the Pacific capital city of Yaren?






41. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Tajikistan and Russia?






42. How many band members were there in Led Zepplin?






43. Jefferson Davis was sworn in as Confederate president on the steps of what city's state capitol?






44. What peninsula is located between the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea?






45. Which artist had the double album Wheels of Fire?






46. The Carboniferous period - 300 million years ago - is divided into two epochs with the names of US states.What two states?






47. WC Heinz and Richard Hornberger used the pen name 'Richard Hooker' to write what Korean War Novel?






48. At just twenty-one - who became the youngest MVP in NBA All-Star Game history?






49. What team had seven of the eight starters on the 1957 National League All-Star team - thanks to ballot stuffing?






50. Who are Frederick Dannay and Manfred B. Lee?