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1. What's the Latin name for the atmospheric glow also called the 'southern lights'?






2. Who beat out FDR and Gandhi to be named Time's Person of the Century in 1999?






3. Which company merged with SBC?






4. First PG-13 rated film?






5. In what movie does Vincent Schiavelli play a ghost?






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






7. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Nigeria and Gabon?






8. Whose posthumous album Loyal to the Game was produced by Eminem?






9. Whose album Some Hearts is the fastest-selling debut in country history - having gone five times platinum by 2007?






10. Which artist had the double album Electric Ladyland?






11. What Quechua word is also sometimes used to refer to a vicuna or guanaco?






12. In 1944 - who was the intended assassination victim of the July 20 Plot?






13. In what city could you see the Seagull Monument at Temple Square?






14. What extra letter did Dan Quayle add to the word 'potato' when he misspelled it in 1992?






15. What city's famous Mozart-platz memorial was donated by Mad King Ludwig of Bavaria - a big fan of the composer?






16. What novel begins with this first chapter: The Sound of the Shell?






17. Deuteranopia - or Daltonism - is one of the most common varieties of what condition?






18. What issue was addressed by congressmen Reed Smoot and WC Hawley's namesake Act?






19. In what city could you see the Seagull Monument at Temple Square?






20. Peanut butter - coffee - or roses--according to a Yale study - what's the most recognized smell among American adults?






21. Who's the only US President since WWII never to have been named Time's Man of The Year?






22. With over 5.3 million sold since 1959 - what's by far the most successful British car of all time?






23. What issue was addressed by congressman Andrew Volstead's namesake Act?

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24. What actor and former SNL cast member voiced the 'hip' animated Colonel Sanders in recent KFC commercials?






25. In what movie does Ray Liotta play a ghost?






26. What's the name for the diamond-shaped 'soft spots' on the skull of a newborn?






27. What kind of trust is a REIT?






28. What narrator of a 1955 novel marries Charlotte Haze for ulterior motives?






29. Who published his last novel - A Passage toIndia - in 1924 - thought he lived 46 more years?






30. For what famous son is Genoa's airport named?






31. What 1942-43 battle took the greatest toll in military history - with more than 1.5 million casualties due to wounds - starvation - and freezing temperatures?






32. What song is playing during Tom Cruise's iconic underwear dance in Risky Business?






33. In the Bible - who is the mother of the prophet Samuel?






34. What nation's only female leader has been Michelle Bachelet?






35. What 1979 hit was the first song featuring a marching band ever to make the Billboard Top Ten?

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






37. Who both married and directed Joanne Woodward?






38. Where is Jacques Plante's name misspelled five of the six times it appears?






39. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Costa Rica and Honduras?






40. What kind of animal is the title character of Dunston ChecksIn?






41. First use of 'gay' as slang term in film?






42. 007 has been wearing a Swatch since 1995 - when what upscale Swatch brand became the official wristwatch of the James Bond films?






43. What's made from beets - carrots - celery - lettuce - parsley - spinach - tomatoes - and watercress?






44. What year was Guy Fawkes tried and executed for the Gunpowder Plot?






45. In what movie does Daveigh Chase play a ghost?






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






47. What's the dominant fruit flavoring in Southern Comfort?






48. What movie is divided into chapters bearing title cards that include 'The Gold Watch' and 'The Bonnie Situation'?






49. First classic film to be 'colorized'?






50. What playwright's friendship with Sylvia Llewelyn-Davies' family inspired a 2004 movie? (Two initial names)