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






2. Who are Frederick Dannay and Manfred B. Lee?






3. In 2006 - 7-Eleven ended its twenty-year association with Citgo - in part - it claimed - because of the comments of what world leader?






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






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






6. Who's the only Playboy Playmate of the year also to make the cover of Rolling Stone?






7. Which artist had the double album Self Portrait?






8. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Prince Erik?






9. According to Bob Dylan in 'Subterranean Homesick Blues -' 'Don't follow leaders. Watch your--' what - instead?






10. What's the only land animal taller than the elephant?






11. In 1905 - the largest rough diamond ever discovered - weighing in at 3100 carats - was found in South Africa--what is its name?






12. What late-breaking news story kicked Dumbo off the cover of Time magazine six weeks after the elephant cartoon's release?






13. On which Hawaiian island would you find Diamond Head?






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






15. Who got his beloved New Mexico ranch in exchange for the original manuscript of his novel Sons and Lovers?






16. What TV character's trademark song was 'Smelly Cat'?






17. What's the only title shared by an Oscar-nominated Best Picture and an Oscar-nominated Best Documentary feature?






18. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by Betty Grable - in her World War II pin up?






19. Whose song 'Clubland' begins his 1981 album Trust?






20. What issue was addressed by congressman James Robert Mann's namesake Act?






21. Who published his last novel - A Passage toIndia - in 1924 - thought he lived 46 more years?






22. Who 'discovered' The St. Lawrence River?






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






24. In what movie does Daveigh Chase play a ghost?






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






26. In what movie does Vincent Schiavelli play a ghost?






27. What's the name for the diamond-shaped 'soft spots' on the skull of a newborn?






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






29. What color is the supposedly cursed Hope Diamond?






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






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






32. Give the missing last member: The Bad News Bears - Breaking Training - and...






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






34. Who both married and directed Linda Hamilton?






35. Why have owners of the phone number 776-2323 received hundreds of phone calls from people wanting to talk to God?

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36. What mountain pass is today named for the Illinois farmer whose family was trapped there in a 1846 snowstorm?






37. What novel begins with this first chapter: The Bertolini?






38. Who both married and directed Judy Garland?






39. Who killed the literary character Captain Ahab?






40. Who won an Oscar for portraying musical prodigy David Helfgott?






41. What - at their most difficult - are rated 'Double Black Diamond' in the United States?






42. Which core Flintstones cast member was absent from Flintstone vitamins until 1996?






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






44. Whose posthumous album Loyal to the Game was produced by Eminem?






45. Which artist had the double album Daydream Nation?






46. What mythical Guns N' Roses album has been repeatedly delayed since 2002?






47. What college football contest is fought between the Kai and Aina squads?






48. What kind of sporting event is divided into chukkas?






49. Which company merged with Chevron?






50. What peninsula is located between Chesapeake Bay and theAtlantic Ocean?