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1. Who both married and directed Frances McDormand?






2. In what movie does Bruce WIllis play a ghost?






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






4. What famous 1963 heist was masterminded by Bruce Reynolds - author of The Autobiography of a Thief?






5. What modern-day conglomerate built the Zero fighter planes used to bomb Pearl Harbor?






6. What fruit comes in these varieties: Redchief and Earliglow?






7. What's the pen name of Kiah Michelle Cruse - who inherited her mother's helpful hints column in 1977?






8. What is unusual about the 'In God We Trust' motto on the US mints recent presidential dollar coins?






9. What Tennessee politician always ran for office in a trademark red-and-black plaid shirt?






10. What nation's only female leader has been Benazir Bhutto?






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

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12. Currently - only the queens of Spain and Belgium and the grand duchess of Luxembourg hold the privilege of wearing white when they visit whom?






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






14. What color is the supposedly cursed Hope Diamond?






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






16. What novel begins with this first chapter: Jonathan Harker's Journal?






17. What craftsman used willow - spruce - and maple woods to make the 'Christian Hammer -' which sold for auction for a record $3.5 million in 2006?






18. What do Mary Ann Nichols - Annie Chapman - Liz Stride - Catherine Eddowes - and Mary Jane Kelly have in common?






19. Give the missing last member: Wynken - Blyken - and...






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






21. What word for a retired professional comes from the Latin for 'having earned a discharge'?






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






23. What country was invaded in Operation Uphold Democracy?






24. What nation's only female leader has been Angela Merkel?






25. 'Shepherd moons' in the solar system - such as Prometheus and Pandora - are so called because the help shape what?






26. Kiribati - Tuvalu - or Palau--in 1994 - what tiny Pacific nation became the last UN Trust Territory to gain independence?






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






28. Who both married and directed Joanne Woodward?






29. Whose unusual first name is derived from an Italian musical term for 'with sweetness'?






30. What Islamic shrine is today built on Jersualem's Temple mount?






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






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






33. In what does a character appropriately named Bottom get an ass's head?

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34. In 1973 - who left her husband - producer Robert Evans - to marry her costar Steve McQueen?






35. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by The Coppertone girl - in the original ad?






36. First film edited digitally - via Avid?






37. Despite retiring form NASA in 1977 - what astronaut and physicist was the only person to serve on both the Challenger and Columbia investigation panels?






38. Into how many numbered sections is a dartboard divided?






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






40. Give the missing last member:Athos - Porthos - and...






41. What two chemical elements make up the mineral quartz?






42. What was the original flavor of the cream in Twinkies?






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






44. First classic film to be 'colorized'?






45. Public Enemy's 'Fight the Power' first appeared on what movie's soundtrack?






46. What term does rapper B.G. say he wishes he'd patented when he used it for the title of his massive 1999 hit?






47. What black stone is the most common volcanic rock on Earth?






48. From Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: 'A Little Girl from _____'






49. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by Cheryl Tiegs - in the ubiquitous 1978 poster?






50. According to the popular 1970s ad jingle - what are 'ooey - gooey - rich and chew inside - tender flaky golden cakey outside'?