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






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






3. What TV catchphrase was first utter - in 1990 - by retired nurse EdithFore - portraying 'Mrs. Fletcher'?

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






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






6. How many band members were there in Slipknot?






7. Greenwich Village's 1969 Stonewall riots took place just hours after what gay icon's funeral?






8. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by Halle Berry - in Die Another Day?






9. What novel's events are kicked off when Countess Ellen Olenska is snubbed by New York society?






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






11. Who is worshiped by Ganapatya Hindus as the supreme god?






12. First Best Picture Oscar?






13. The 'crawlers' are the predators in what 2005 horror film?






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






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






16. What issue was addressed by congressmen Paul Sarbanes and Michael Oxley's namesake Act?






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






18. What famous fictional librarian's last name was Paroo?






19. What was the first food ever frozen by Clarence Birdseye - the inventor of frozen food?






20. The famous 'peace symbol' was designed to combine the semaphore positions for N and D.What do the N and D stand for?






21. First film of the 3-D boom?






22. What owner-bartender of Chicago's Lone Star Saloon was famous for his drug-laced drinks?






23. What mythological creature was the longtime mascot of Mobil gas?






24. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Prince Philip?






25. On TV's 24 - what organization did operative Jack Bauer work for?






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






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






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






29. What - at their most difficult - are rated 'Double Black Diamond' in the United States?






30. What 'Good Little Witch' is Capser the Friendly Ghost's friend?






31. What legendary director-to-be was one of the editors of 1970's Woodstock?






32. What was developed thanks to Christian Hulsmeyer's 1904 inventions of the 'telemobiloscope'?






33. What skyscraper's exterior ornaments include radiator caps on the thirty-first floor and hood ornament eagles on the sixty first?






34. Last names instead of first names: Parker and Barrow






35. Who both married and directed Madonna?






36. Which company merged with JP Morgan Chase?






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






38. What territorial capital is located beneath Mount Alava on the island of Tutuila?






39. Name the two-time number one song sung by both The Jackson 5 and Mariah Carey

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40. What well-known children's author finally won a Newbery Medal in 1984 for Dear Mr. Henshaw?






41. What A-list movie star was a pallbearer at his aunt Rosemary's 2002 funeral?






42. What did 'Kristin Shepard' do on March 21 - 1980 that sealed her TV fame?






43. At what infamous concert did the Rolling Stones first play their eventual number one hit 'Brown Sugar'?






44. What mountain pass is today named for the Illinois farmer whose family was trapped there in a 1846 snowstorm?






45. What fictional character married his wife - Queen Aleta of the Misty Isles - during the sack of Rome in 450 AD?






46. Who collaborated with James Thurber on Is Sex Necessary? before turning to more family-friendly books? (Two initial names)






47. What thirteen-year-old's 1963 hit 'Fingertips' was the first live recording ever to top the pop charts?






48. The 'crawlers' are the predators in what 2005 horror film?






49. Who killed the literary character Polonius?






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