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1. What's being released five times a year from January 1999 to fall 2008?






2. What style of pants is named for an island in the Gulf of Naples?






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






4. What BlackForest town was called 'Aurelia Aquensis' by the Romans?






5. What novel begins with this first chapter: progris report 1 martch 5 - 1965






6. Who both married and directed Geena Davis






7. Last names instead of first names: Sanders & Sanders & Henderson & Henderson






8. What are Butch and Etta riding during the 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head' scene from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?






9. What was 'Che' Guevara's real first name?






10. Who is Martha talking about when she tells Jesus - 'Lord - by this time he stinketh -' in John 11?






11. What did 'Kristin Shepard' do on March 21 - 1980 that sealed her TV fame?






12. What publication introduced Bat Boy in June 1992?






13. Last names instead of first names: Shanowski & Fairfield






14. What Canadian singer appeared on the first cover of Entertainment Weekly? (Two initial names)






15. Where will I 'fear no evil -' according to Psalm 23 - the 'Shepherd Psalm'?






16. What baseball team was the 'Gashouse Gang'?






17. Who both married and directed Brigitte Bardot?






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






19. What novel begins with this first chapter: The Three Presents of D'Artagnan the Elder?






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






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






22. What color is the supposedly cursed Hope Diamond?






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






24. With what metal band did Ice-T record the controversial 'Cop Killer'?






25. How many different types of falling pieces are there in the game Tetris?






26. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Andorra and Portugal?






27. Who spoke in his native Amerinian - not Kazakh - while playing Azamat in the Borat films?






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






29. What country overthrew its authoritarian regime via the bloodless 'Velvet Revolution?'






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






31. On TV's Mission: Impossible - what organization did Jim Phelps work for?






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






33. In addition to the Queen of spades - what's the diamond card in a 'pinochle' hand?






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






35. Give the missing last member: duty - honor - and...






36. At what temperature are the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales the same?






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






38. What kind of animal is the title character of Bringing up Baby?






39. Who killed the literary character Polonius?






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






41. How many band members were there in the Eurythmics?






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






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






44. In what movie does Cary Grant play a ghost?






45. What battle in American history was the origin of the famous quote 'Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes?'






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






47. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Jasmine?






48. Who both married and directed Anna Karina?






49. Dutch-born Andreas Cornelius van Kuijk was Elvis Presley's longtime manager - better known by this name






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

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