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1. What issue was addressed by congressmen Phil Gramm - Warren Rudman - and Ernest Hollings's namesake Act?






2. Who was famously named for a Joni Mitchell song covered by Judy Collins in 1969?






3. In Airplane! - Barbara 'June Cleaver' Billingsley proves to be fluent in what language?






4. In what 'Kounty' were the antics on Hee Haw set?






5. In 1961 - who sent in troops to eject the Portuguese from their colony of Goa?






6. First computer graphics in film?






7. From Kiss Me - Kate: 'We Open in _____'






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






9. What term does rapper B.G. say he wishes he'd patented when he used it for the title of his massive 1999 hit?






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






11. An 'umiak' is a larger version of a what?






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






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






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






15. Which artist had the double album Being There?






16. In what movie does Nicole Kidman play a ghost?






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






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






19. What Amish country village in Pennsylvania - where Witness was filmed - is a frequent victim of street-sign theft?






20. At what infamous concert did the Rolling Stones first play their eventual number one hit 'Brown Sugar'?






21. Who both married and directed Frances McDormand?






22. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by Borat?






23. What song - Status Quo's biggest hit ever - was originally intended as the B-side of the long-forgotten 'Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Cafe'






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






25. Who killed the literary character Vladimir Lensky?






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






27. What 1997 megahit asks - 'When you get old and start losing your hair - can you tell me who will still care?'






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






29. The beaver is North America's largest rodent.What South American animal is the world's largest?






30. What does the protagonist of 'The Gift of the Magi' sell to buy a watch fob?






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






32. What kind of animal is the title character of Ben?






33. Who's the younger sister of Britney Spears?






34. What's the word for the small plastic tag at the end of a shoelace?






35. What English word comes from the name of a hot spring in Iceland's Haukadalur valley?






36. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Belgium and Spain?






37. The Beatle's 'Dear Prudence' is named for the sister of what actress - who didn't enjoy her stay in Rishikesh -India?






38. Who created 'the Chipmunks'?






39. Most of Transylvania is now part of what modern-day country?






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






41. In 1982 - what tiny Hawaii Division II school somehow beat Ralph Sampson's number one Virginia Cavaliers?






42. What artist's first word was lapiz - meaning pencil?






43. How many band members were there in UB40?






44. What TV series is about this show: Tool Time?






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






46. What was the only children's story ever published by James Bond creator Ian Fleming?






47. Who both married and directed Kate Capshaw?






48. In what movie does Charles Laughton play a ghost?






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






50. What incendiary novel is divided into three sections: 'The Hearth and the Salamander -' 'The Sieve and the Sand -' - and 'Burning Bright'?







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