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1. What issue was addressed by congressmen Robert Taft and Fred A. Hartley's namesake Act?






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






3. Who 'discovered' Alaska?






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






5. Public Enemy's 'Fight the Power' first appeared on what movie's soundtrack?






6. Give the missing last member: Triassic - Jurassic - and...






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






8. What issue was addressed by congressman Henry Dawes's namesake Act?






9. Who is the only Zanzibari in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?






10. Peanut butter - coffee - or roses--according to a Yale study - what's the most recognized smell among American adults?






11. What then-struggling English teacher did Portuguese TV journalist Jorge Arantes divorce in 1993 (Two initial names)






12. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by Phoebe Cates - in Fast Times at Ridgemont High?






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






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






15. Peanut butter - coffee - or roses--according to a Yale study - what's the most recognized smell among American adults?






16. Last names instead of first names: Hopkins and Leplastrier






17. What style of 'Dirty South' hip-hop was pioneered byAtlanta rapper Lil Jon?






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






19. What city requested area code 865 - spelling 'VOL -' when it was split off from area code 423






20. What's the name of the 'saber-toothed squirrel' voiced by the director in Ice Age?






21. What had Adams - Norris - Patrick - and Smythe divisions prior to 1993?






22. What modern-day conglomerate built the Zero fighter planes used to bomb Pearl Harbor?






23. From 42nd Street: 'Shuffle Off to ____'






24. What issue was addressed by congressmen Reed Smoot and WC Hawley's namesake Act?






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






26. Who both married and directed Geena Davis






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






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






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






30. Who joined Alicia Keys on the 2002 hit 'Gangsta Lovin'?






31. What TV series is about this show: The Alan Brady Show?






32. Which artist had the double album Daydream Nation?






33. What color is the supposedly cursed Hope Diamond?






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

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






36. What band's album Smell the Glove was released with an all-black cover because Polymer records and retailers balked at the misogynistic original cover






37. The Carboniferous period - 300 million years ago - is divided into two epochs with the names of US states.What two states?






38. What had Adams - Norris - Patrick - and Smythe divisions prior to 1993?






39. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote a famous short story about 'A Diamond as Beg as' what NYC landmark?






40. What 1992 TV revival featured a duck wearing a Temple University sweatshirt?






41. what former president coined the phrase 'lunatic fringe' to refer to the wackos in his own reform movement?






42. Who was already Gilda Radner's ex-husband when he was hired as bandleader on Saturday Night Live in 1980? (Two initial names)






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






44. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau?






45. What kind of animal is the title character of Mighty Joe Young?






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






47. What kind of animal is the title character of Andre?






48. What media company's logo is a black dog whose left eye is a five-pointed star?






49. Who has been called the first victim of the 'Madden curse -' due to his abrupt 1999 retirement?






50. What well-known children's author finally won a Newbery Medal in 1984 for Dear Mr. Henshaw?