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1. What 1950s Kikuyu uprising helped end British rule in Kenya?






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






3. The 'crawlers' are the predators in what 2005 horror film?






4. What TV catchphrase was first utter - in 1990 - by retired nurse EdithFore - portraying 'Mrs. Fletcher'?

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






6. What actor and former SNL cast member voiced the 'hip' animated Colonel Sanders in recent KFC commercials?






7. What nation is divided in two by the Cook Strait?






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






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






10. What country was invaded in Operation Restore Hope?






11. Give the missing last member: Cyan - magenta - and...






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






13. What novel begins with this first chapter: Spade & Archer?






14. What nation's only female leader has been Yulia Tymoshenko?






15. What two US states border Mexico's largest state - Chihuahua?






16. What is a female donkey called?






17. Who read the poem 'On the Pulse of Morning' at Bill Clinton's first inauguration?






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






19. What's made from beets - carrots - celery - lettuce - parsley - spinach - tomatoes - and watercress?






20. What fruits come in these varieties: Bing and Rainier?






21. What Sergio Leone 'spaghetti western' is a remake of Kurosawa's Yojimbo?






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






23. 'Shepherd moons' in the solar system - such as Prometheus and Pandora - are so called because the help shape what?






24. The space shuttle's engines run on what two supercooled liquids?






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

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






27. In America - the lacy plant that Europeans call wild carrot is given what monarchical name?

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






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






30. Scotland - Wales - or Northern Ireland--the Plaid Cymru party seeks independence for what country?






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






32. In 1797 - the Cispadane Republic adopted a flag which is what country's national flag today?






33. What is divided into the duodenum - the jejunum - and the ileum?






34. Who killed the literary character Uncle Tom?






35. Who killed the literary character Richard Cory?






36. What planet is home to the Jedi Temple?






37. What city's famous Mozart-platz memorial was donated by Mad King Ludwig of Bavaria - a big fan of the composer?






38. What was Jane Austen's last novel - on which the film Clueless was loosely based?






39. What publication introduced Bat Boy in June 1992?






40. Alfred Hitchcock famously never won a Best Director Oscar - but he did direct one Best Picture.What movie?






41. What black stone is the most common volcanic rock on Earth?






42. In what 1986 film does Brian Cox portray 'Hannibal Lecktor (sic)?'






43. What novel begins with this first chapter:In which the foot of the abbey is reached - and William demonstrates his great acumen?






44. What transmits African trypanosomiasis to humans and cattle?






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






46. Which company merged with SBC?






47. In what movie does Ian McShane play a ghost?






48. What kind of animal is the title character of Finding Nemo?






49. What website began with a 1989 Usenet post called 'Those Eyes -' listing actresses with beautiful eyes?






50. Which chess piece was originally called 'the elephant'?