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1. In what movie does Paul Scofield play a ghost?






2. First studio film with a black director?






3. What controversial novel begins with Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha falling from an exploding jetliner?






4. What law was passed in New York in 1908 that prevented women from smoking in public?






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






6. 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?






7. What thirteen-year-old became the youngest player ever to qualify for an LPGA event in 2002?






8. Where did the Beagle 2 crash and disappear on Christmas Day 2003?






9. Who both married and directed Gena Rowlands?






10. In 1973 - who left her husband - producer Robert Evans - to marry her costar Steve McQueen?






11. What placekicker's famous 'gaffe' kept Miami from shutting out the Redskins in Super Bowl VII?






12. First film in CinemaScope?






13. How many 'fab' makeover artists hosted Bravo's Queer Eye for the Straight Guy?






14. The Good Shepherd - about the founding of the CIA - was only the second movie ever directed by what legendary actor?






15. Excepting Alaska and Louisiana - what U.S. state is divided into the fewest counties - with only three?






16. Who created 'the Chipmunks'?






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






18. What actor founded the Purple Rose Theater Company in his native Michigan?






19. What's the pen name of Kiah Michelle Cruse - who inherited her mother's helpful hints column in 1977?






20. Who - in 1964 - was the first-ever Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover girl?






21. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Kazakhstan and Iran?






22. 'White Christmas' playing on ArmedForces Radio was the secret signal for what April 30 - 1975 event?






23. What was the name of HenryFord's only son?






24. What would you use to 'Walk the Dog -' 'Rock the Baby -' or 'Pop the Clutch?'






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






26. First New York Times movie review?






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






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






29. What fruit comes in these varieties: Bartlett and Bosc?






30. How many band members were there in Toto?






31. What Oscar winner for Ed Wood turned down the role of Spock on Star Trek?






32. On what REM debut album would you find their song 'Radio Free Europe?'






33. Who has had a record fourteen videos retired from MTV's Total Request Live countdown?






34. Last names instead of first names: McCardle & Lowell






35. What book begins - 'Of Man's first disobedience - and the fruit/ Of that forbidden tree'?






36. Who was Mayberry's gas station attendant until he got his own sitcom in 1964?






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






38. What is believed to have received its name from the Portuguese word for 'simpleton?'






39. First 'Director's Cut'?

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40. Albert Fall became the first US cabinet officer to serve jail time for his part in what scandal?






41. What is 'the sweet science -' according to AJ Liebling - who popularized the term?






42. What novel begins with this first chapter: The Old Pyncheon Family?






43. Who killed the literary character Albus Dumbledore






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






45. Who both married and directed Kate Capshaw?






46. In 1988 - who became the only male figure skater ever to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated?






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






48. What wonder of the ancient world was destroyed by arson the same night that Alexander the Great was born?






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






50. Name either of the two LA area streets mentioned in the lyrics of Tom Petty's 'Free Fallin''?