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Subject : trivia
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Ironically - German shepherds now do the rescue work at what historic Alpine hospice?






2. What World Heritage Site is found along the Zambezi River - in Zambia's Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park?






3. Who 'discovered' The mouth of the Amazon (and the Pacific Ocean)?






4. Last names instead of first names: Chasen and Chardin






5. In what state could you visit the Black Rock Desert?






6. Whose 1957 killing spree began with the murder of Lincoln Nebraska gas station attendant Robert Colvert?






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






8. What would you find between the scute-covered carapace and the plastron?






9. What thirteen-year-old became the youngest player ever to qualify for an LPGA event in 2002?






10. First film shown on HBO?






11. In the Bible - who is the mother of the prophet Samuel?






12. What running back won the biggest landslide in Heisman voting history - beating Leroy Keyes of Purdue by 1 -750 points? (Two initial names)






13. Give the missing last member: Clotho - Lachesis - and...






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






15. What's the dominant fruit flavoring in Southern Comfort?






16. On TV's Alias - what organization did Sydney Bristow work for?






17. Give the missing last member: Kukla - Fran - and...






18. What author's Jamaican estate was called Goldeneye?






19. Who killed the literary character Lennie Small?






20. Anthracite and bituminous are two types of what mineral?






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






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






23. What is the only song to ever top the Hot 100 twice?

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






25. What nation's only female leader has been Portia Simpson-Miller?






26. Jefferson Davis was sworn in as Confederate president on the steps of what city's state capitol?






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






28. After being eliminated in the last rose ceremony of ABC's first season of The Bachelor - who was brought back as the first Bachelorette?






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






30. What event inspired Herbert Morrison's famous quote - 'Oh - the humanity!'?






31. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Jasmine?






32. The first two times two different versions of a song hit number 1 - the same songwriting team was responsible.Who were they?

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33. Between 1944 and 1945 - almost 1400 of what rockets fell on London?






34. What TV series is about this show: FYI?






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






36. What 1985 movie takes place at the Sunny Shores retirement home?






37. The Dartmouth - the Eleanor - and the Beaver were the three ships on which what famous event from American History occurred?






38. What horror movie title character will appear if you chant his name five times in a mirror?






39. Give the missing last member: liberte - egalite - and...






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






41. What nation refers to its current dictator as 'Dear Leader'?






42. Alicia Keys's hit 'Fallin' is written in E minor - but the album title suggests it should be sung in what other key?






43. Which artist had the double album Self Portrait?






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






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






46. How many 'fab' makeover artists hosted Bravo's Queer Eye for the Straight Guy?






47. For evidentiary reasons - who sued to prevent the demolition of L.A.'s Ambassador Hotel in 2004?






48. What Three Faces of Eve star got the first star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame?






49. What two words appear in the original recording of 'Candle in the Wind' where 'England's rose' appear in the 1997 version?






50. What transmits African trypanosomiasis to humans and cattle?







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