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1. In what city was Cassius Clay born in 1942?






2. What word comes to us from the Greek for 'thick-skinned'?






3. What kind of animal is the title character of Them!






4. What organ produces insulin and glucagon - the hormones that regulate blood sugar?






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






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






7. Which artist had the double album Tales from Topographic Oceans?






8. In the Bible - whose daughter-in-law Orpah is the source for Oprah Winfrey's misspelled name?






9. What two-word term is the top speed reached by a free-falling object?






10. What TV family lived at Southfork Ranch?






11. How many band members were there in The Dave Matthews Band?






12. What novel begins with this first chapter: Spade & Archer?






13. Who has coached the UConn Huskies to two national titles and an undefeated Final Four record?






14. Whom did unknown golfer Jack Fleck beat in an 18-hole playoff to win the 1955 US Open?






15. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau?






16. What nation did the US hockey team beat in the finals of its improbable ('miracle') gold medal run at Lake Placid in 1980?






17. In 2002 - the NFL created the AFC and NFC South divisions.Which of their eight teams actually plays its home games to the north of its two 'North' division counterparts?






18. What Oscar winner for Ed Wood turned down the role of Spock on Star Trek?






19. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau?






20. Name either of the two LA area streets mentioned in the lyrics of Tom Petty's 'Free Fallin''?






21. In what movie does Michelle Pfeiffer play a ghost?






22. Give the missing last member: Brahma - Vishnu - and...






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

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24. What planet is home to the Jedi Temple?






25. In what movie does Alan Rickman play a ghost?






26. The first name of the inventor of the Dewey Decimal System was what famous author's last name






27. In what movie does Cary Grant play a ghost?






28. Last names instead of first names: McCardle & Lowell






29. Which company merged with Citicorp?






30. What organization's 1999 conference in Seattle led to massive street protest?






31. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Burma and Malaysia?






32. What nation's only female leader has been Chandrika Kumaratunga?






33. Who's the younger sister of Jessica Simpson?






34. What famous structure was transplanted to Lake Havasu City - Arizona - in 1971?






35. What holiday is the setting for the novel and the film The Ice Storm?






36. What 1992 TV revival featured a duck wearing a Temple University sweatshirt?






37. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid was the last film of what legendary costume designer?






38. What nation's only female leader has been Tansu Ciller?






39. Who both married and directed Arsinee Khanjian?






40. What's the word for the small plastic tag at the end of a shoelace?






41. Who's the only eligible back-to-back MVP not enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame?






42. What 'hip-hopera' did R. Kelly divide into twenty-two serialized chapters?






43. What 'hip-hopera' did R. Kelly divide into twenty-two serialized chapters?






44. What issue was addressed by congressman Henry Dawes's namesake Act?






45. What was the first expansion team to win a World Series?






46. What does a 'screever' do on a sidewalk?






47. Name one of the two US states in which it's illegal to pump your own gas






48. What state is home to the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument?






49. What process is divided into four parts: prophase - metaphase - anaphase - and telophase?






50. Surus ('the Syrian') - who had a broken tusk - was the standout among whose elephants?