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1. In 2001 - who gave the first concert in Oslo's Vallhall football arena?






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






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






4. How many band members were there in Slipknot?






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






6. Who joined Alicia Keys on the 2002 hit 'Gangsta Lovin'?






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






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






9. Who 'discovered' Brazil?






10. From Hairspray: 'Good Morning _____'






11. What Margate City - New Jersey - housing area has been misspelled on the Monopoly board for almost eighty years?






12. What book begins - 'Of Man's first disobedience - and the fruit/ Of that forbidden tree'?






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






14. Who produced the movie 'The Elephant Man' - casting his wife in a lead role and hiring director David Lynch - but insisted on going without screen credit to avoid confusing audiences?






15. What actor founded the Purple Rose Theater Company in his native Michigan?






16. What is divided into the duodenum - the jejunum - and the ileum?






17. On what PBS TV show did the Bloodhound Gang solve mysteries?






18. Who both married and directed Joanne Woodward?






19. How many different types of falling pieces are there in the game Tetris?






20. What fruits come in these varieties: Bing and Rainier?






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






22. Whose first album was meant to be titled for the Mexican expression Orale - before a misspelling intervened?






23. In America - the lacy plant that Europeans call wild carrot is given what monarchical name?

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24. Which artist had the double album Being There?






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






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






27. The fruit of the rose plant shares its name with what part of the body?






28. Stone Temple Pilots' name was inspired by what Clorox brand's logo?






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






30. Which company merged with JP Morgan Chase?






31. Give the missing last member: executive - legislative - and...






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






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






34. What country was invaded in Operation Uphold Democracy?






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






36. Last names instead of first names: Shanowski & Fairfield






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






38. What novel begins with this first chapter: The Bertolini?






39. What novel begins with this first chapter: Orleanna Price?






40. Dollar - Budget - or Enterprise--Thrifty Car Rental merged with what other discount car rental agency in 1990?






41. What peninsula is located between Chesapeake Bay and theAtlantic Ocean?






42. What Law & Order: CI regular wrote and starred in the play Talk Radio?






43. Who got his beloved New Mexico ranch in exchange for the original manuscript of his novel Sons and Lovers?






44. What style of 'Dirty South' hip-hop was pioneered byAtlanta rapper Lil Jon?






45. Who has performed marriages for both Corey Feldman and Vince Neil? (Two initial names)






46. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by Bo Derek - in 10?






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






48. What was the hometown of WC Fields - which he joked he wanted to put on his tombstone?






49. Which artist had the double album Wheels of Fire?






50. What two Arizona Diamondbacks shared Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year honors in 2001?