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1. What is a young bee fed to ensure that it develops into a queen?






2. Last names instead of first names: Parker and Barrow






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






4. Which Flintstones character apparently possessed superhuman strength as a toddler but never as an adult?






5. Who opened his first restaurant in the front room of his Corbin - KY service station in 1930?






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






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






8. Who defeated Tom Bradley twice in California gubernatorial elections?






9. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Uruguay and Venezuela?






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






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






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






13. The 'pinna' is the outer - visible part of what?






14. First 'Director's Cut'?

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






16. In 1893 - who became the first woman to appear on a US postage stamp?






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






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






19. Who 'discovered' Alaska?






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






21. What country overthrew its authoritarian regime via the bloodless 'Velvet Revolution?'






22. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Faline?






23. What nation's only female leader has been Chandrika Kumaratunga?






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






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






26. What was Doogie Howser - MD's real first name?






27. From Hairspray: 'Good Morning _____'






28. Name the two-time number one song sung by both Bill Withers and Club Nouveau






29. Which artist had the double album Tales from Topographic Oceans?






30. At just twenty-one - who became the youngest MVP in NBA All-Star Game history?






31. What famous structure was transplanted to Lake Havasu City - Arizona - in 1971?






32. Star Trek's Wesley Crusher was given the name Wesley because it was whose real-life middle name?






33. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid was the last film of what legendary costume designer?






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






35. Who killed the literary character Jay Gatsby?






36. Anciently - what was the job description of a 'hierodule'?






37. Dutch-born Andreas Cornelius van Kuijk was Elvis Presley's longtime manager - better known by this name






38. Who complained that his most famous book had been given then 'more reverent' title 'A Cynic's Word Book' by his publisher?






39. Pablo Picasso was one of the suspects question when what item was stolen in Paris in 1911?






40. What food does Richard Dreyfuss use to sculpt Devils Tower - Wyoming - in Close Encounters of the Third Kind?






41. What peninsula is located between the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea?






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






43. Who is Martha talking about when she tells Jesus - 'Lord - by this time he stinketh -' in John 11?






44. In what Edgar Allan Poe story does an old man's oddly clouded eye lead to murder?






45. At what nation does Panama attach onto South America?






46. What composer's tune 'Hoe Down' is the background music for the 'Beef--its's what's for dinner' TV ads?






47. What 1942-43 battle took the greatest toll in military history - with more than 1.5 million casualties due to wounds - starvation - and freezing temperatures?






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






49. In what country was the last original Volkswagen Beetle produced - in July 2003?






50. How many band members were there in Slipknot?







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