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






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






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






4. What semolina product is used to make the Moroccan dessert seffa?






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






6. What detective would have made his eighth appearance in Raymond Chandler's unfinished novel Poodle Springs?






7. The 'Mohorovicic discontinuity' divides what?

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8. Who 'discovered' Queensland - Australia?






9. How many band members were there in UB40?






10. What 1979 hit was the first song featuring a marching band ever to make the Billboard Top Ten?

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11. First film shown on HBO?






12. Most of Transylvania is now part of what modern-day country?






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






14. In what city did Charles Lindbergh take his first piloting job - flying the mail?






15. The first name of the inventor of the Dewey Decimal System was what famous author's last name






16. Who has coached the UConn Huskies to two national titles and an undefeated Final Four record?






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






18. Last names instead of first names: Truman & Adler






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






20. 007 has been wearing a Swatch since 1995 - when what upscale Swatch brand became the official wristwatch of the James Bond films?






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






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






23. Who killed the literary character Cock Robin?






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






25. Whose look-alike archenemy was named KARR?

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26. Who missed out on an Olympic gold medal in 1984 after her famous collision with Zola Budd during the 3 -000 meter final?






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






28. Which company merged with NBC?






29. Who both married and directed Frances McDormand?






30. Give the missing last member: Emerson - Lake - and...






31. Who was stabbed on the sidewalk outside her Queens apartment in 1964 - though her neighbors didn't report the incident for half and hour?






32. What language is spoken in the Pacific capital city of Yaren?






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






34. What kind of animal is the title character of Babe?






35. First New York Times movie review?






36. What founder of Utilitarianism could read Latin and Greek at age five and went to Oxford at twelve?






37. What term did journalist Don Hoefler coin in 1971 in reference to Santa Clara Valley?






38. Who's the only two-time Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year - so named in 1996 and 2000






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






40. Who 'discovered' New Zealand?






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






42. In 1982 - what tiny Hawaii Division II school somehow beat Ralph Sampson's number one Virginia Cavaliers?






43. What issue was addressed by congressman Sonny Bono's namesake Act?






44. What storm name was retired and replaced by 'Matthew' after the deadliest hurricane in recorded history - in 1998?






45. Last names instead of first names: Montague and Capulet






46. Who killed the literary character Jay Gatsby?






47. The beaver is North America's largest rodent.What South American animal is the world's largest?






48. What entrepreneur did Cybill Shepherd portray in 2003 and 2005 movies?






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






50. After Toyota's Corolla - what coupe introduced in 1972 is the second oldest Japanese car model still on the market?