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1. Why was Ross Rebagliati temporarily stripped of his snowboarding gold at the 1998 Olympics?






2. What's the name of the head elf in charge of baking Keebler cookies?






3. In 1960 - what craft reached the lowest point on the sea floor - a feat that hasn't been repeated with a manned craft since?






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






5. In 1988 - who became the only male figure skater ever to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated?






6. What French philosopher invented a namesake system of plotting points on two axes labeled x and y?






7. What Amish country village in Pennsylvania - where Witness was filmed - is a frequent victim of street-sign theft?






8. What's the Latin name for the atmospheric glow also called the 'southern lights'?






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






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






11. What famous wax sculptor made the death mask of Marie Antoinette?






12. What literary pickpocket's real name is Jack Dawkins?






13. Which artist had the double album Sign o' the Times?






14. Who 'discovered' Tierra del Fuego?






15. What novel begins with this first chapter: The Three Presents of D'Artagnan the Elder?






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






17. What song is playing during Tom Cruise's iconic underwear dance in Risky Business?






18. What novel begins with this first chapter: January: An Exceptionally Bad Start?

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19. Which company merged with Boeing?






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






21. What novel begins with this first chapter: Marley's Ghost?






22. What songwriter of 'A BoyNamed Sue' also wrote the children's poems inWhere the Sidewalk Ends?






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

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






25. What actress is the daughter of the Scottish singer Donovan?






26. From Hairspray: 'Good Morning _____'






27. First film shown on HBO?






28. What Shirley MacLaine movie did Khrushchev call 'depraved' and 'pornographic' when he visited the set in 1960?






29. Of all the teams in the four major North American sports leagues - which team has retired more jersey numbers than any other?






30. What nation's only female leader has been Golda Meir?






31. Which company merged with Verizon?






32. What cloud of comets - out beyond Pluto - was named for a twentieth-century Dutch astronomer?






33. What two-word term is the top speed reached by a free-falling object?






34. First film with Dolby sound?






35. First PG-13 rated film?






36. In Tommy Tutone's song - who lives at 867-5309?






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






38. Name the two-time number one song sung by both Steve Lawrence and Donny Osmond






39. What part of the eye changes shape during LASIK?






40. With over 5.3 million sold since 1959 - what's by far the most successful British car of all time?






41. Who's the younger sister of Lindsay Lohan?






42. On TV's Get Smart - what organization did Maxwell Smart work for?






43. Which artist had the double album The Fragile?






44. In 1944 - who was the intended assassination victim of the July 20 Plot?






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






46. What nation is divided into 26 cantons - each of which was an independent state until 1848?






47. Who became the chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on 1995?






48. Who has the only speaking part in Mel Brooks's 'Silent Movie'?






49. The Beatle's 'Dear Prudence' is named for the sister of what actress - who didn't enjoy her stay in Rishikesh -India?






50. What fruit comes in these varieties: Damson and Mirabelle?