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1. In what 1986 film does Brian Cox portray 'Hannibal Lecktor (sic)?'






2. Who both married and directed Giulietta Masina?






3. In what model of SUV is Krayzie Bone 'Ridin' -' according to the second verse of the 2006 Chamillionarie hit?






4. First all-sound film?






5. What kind of animal is the title character of Finding Nemo?






6. What was the last name of the two brothers who discovered diamonds on their farm - Vooruitzigt - in 1870?






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






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






9. What battle in American history was the origin of the famous quote 'Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes?'






10. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Israel and Libya?






11. Who killed the literary character Captain Ahab?






12. What TV character's trademark song was 'Smelly Cat'?






13. What branch of the ArmedForces first popularized the phrase 'gung-ho'?






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






15. Last names instead of first names: Finklestein & Montgomery






16. What artist's first word was lapiz - meaning pencil?






17. What controversial novel begins with Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha falling from an exploding jetliner?






18. In 1988 - who became the only male figure skater ever to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated?






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






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

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21. What Oscar-winning Best Picture is named for a type of rose?






22. In 1893 - who became the first woman to appear on a US postage stamp?






23. Which company merged with Boeing?






24. How many 'dendirtes -' or arms - does a typical snowflake have?






25. What nation defeated mighty Brazil in the 'Maracanazo' to win the 1950 World Cup?






26. What real-life blind librarian was the basis for Jorge of Burgos - the blind librarian in Umberto Eco's TheName of The Rose?






27. What US state depicts a large - round-cut diamond between the letters and numbers on its license plates?






28. Who was president when Congress passed the first Clean Air Act?






29. What event inspired Herbert Morrison's famous quote - 'Oh - the humanity!'?






30. Who wins the Hundred Acre Wood's first Poohsticks competition?






31. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Captain Li?






32. Whom did George Steinbrenner hire and fire five separate times?






33. What two words begin the title of every episode of Chris Rock's CW sitcom?






34. Who both married and directed Brigitte Bardot?






35. What Alban Berg opera is based on the same play as the classic Louise Brooks movie Pandora's Box?






36. What Washington Wizards All-Star still bears the misplaced 'w' in his name from a birth certificate typo?






37. First 'Director's Cut'?

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38. In what city would you find the famous black stone called the al-Hajar-ul-Asward?






39. What playwright inspired her lover Dashiell Hammett's character Nora Charles?






40. Who has the only speaking part in Mel Brooks's 'Silent Movie'?






41. What is believed to have received its name from the Portuguese word for 'simpleton?'






42. What book is divided into 114 chapters called 'suras'?






43. Who both married and directed Madonna?






44. What Rolling Stones hit begins appropriately - on the album version - with the sound of car horns?






45. The title tale in the best selling children's book The Stinky Cheese Man is an updating of what classic story?






46. Name the two-time number one song sung by both Little Eva and Grand Funk






47. What two words appear in the original recording of 'Candle in the Wind' where 'England's rose' appear in the 1997 version?






48. Who killed the literary character Cock Robin?






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






50. What website began with a 1989 Usenet post called 'Those Eyes -' listing actresses with beautiful eyes?