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1. What issue was addressed by congressmen Phil Gramm - Warren Rudman - and Ernest Hollings's namesake Act?






2. What English dynasty collapsed into the Wars of the Roses?






3. The name of what 19th century parson and avid hunter is still remembered today thanks to his beloved pet terrier Trump?






4. What boxer's eye injuries led to his retirement's in 1982 - 1984 - 1987 - and 1991?






5. Give the missing last member: Luciano Pavarotti - Placido Domingo - and...






6. What issue was addressed by congressman George Pendleton's namesake Act?






7. What two US states border Mexico's largest state - Chihuahua?






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






9. What is a young bee fed to ensure that it develops into a queen?






10. First film with Dolby sound?






11. What year's Rose Bowl was moved from Pasadena to Durham - NC?






12. All the numbers in titles of Michael Apted's Up documentary series are multiples of what number?






13. What Hall of Famer is the only person to play as a Brave in Boston - Milwaukee - andAtlanta?






14. What former Civil War general became the only man to serve as US senator for three different states?






15. Who 'discovered' Alaska?






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






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






18. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Faline?






19. Which company merged with Hewlett-Packard?






20. What novel begins with this first chapter: The Old Pyncheon Family?






21. What name is given to the dolphin fish to make it sound more appetizing on menus?






22. Who's the younger sister of Britney Spears?






23. Who both married and directed Joanne Woodward?






24. What was Doogie Howser - MD's real first name?






25. What are German shepherds called in Great Britain - due to lingering anti-German sentiment following WWII?






26. In what movie does Jake Busey play a ghost?






27. Who's the younger sister of Kylie Minogue?






28. What line of latitude was chose as the boundary between North and South Korea after World War II?






29. Who complained that his most famous book had been given then 'more reverent' title 'A Cynic's Word Book' by his publisher?






30. How many band members were there in the Eurythmics?






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






32. Joseph Pujol - the french entertainer known as 'Le Petomane -' built a whole stage act out of his virtuosity doing what?






33. What transmits African trypanosomiasis to humans and cattle?






34. What country was invaded in Operation Just Cause?






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






36. First PG-13 rated film?






37. What style of pants is named for an island in the Gulf of Naples?






38. Who killed the literary character Polonius?






39. Which Flintstones character apparently possessed superhuman strength as a toddler but never as an adult?






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






41. What White Stripes hit - off their album Elephant - is titled after singer Jack White's childhood name for a well-known religious organization?






42. Who founded the 'People's Temple' in 1955?






43. What did Tommie Smith and John Carlos do to make headlines in 1968?






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






45. What would you use to 'Walk the Dog -' 'Rock the Baby -' or 'Pop the Clutch?'






46. What colonel commanded the first African-American army regiment during the Civil War?






47. How many band members were there in Slipknot?






48. Which artist had the double album Back to Basics?






49. Who both married and directed Arsinee Khanjian?






50. Who 'discovered' New York Harbor?