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1. Who won two Emmys for Lou Grant before HBO returned her to stardom in 1999?
Nancy Marchand (The Sopranos)
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Kali
Ukraine
2. What editor of The American Mercury was called 'the Sage of Baltimore'?
Ukraine
Phoebe Buffay (from Friends)
HL Mencken
Wendy
3. What World Heritage Site is found along the Zambezi River - in Zambia's Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park?
Victoria Falls
Mia Farrow
Tiny Bubbles
Dentin
4. What ominous signature first appeared at the bottom of the 'Dear Boss' letter of September 25 - 1888?
Jack the Ripper
Muammar Qaddifi
Jenny McCarthy
The valley of the shadow of death
5. 'White Christmas' playing on ArmedForces Radio was the secret signal for what April 30 - 1975 event?
Mashed potatoes
(The) Rolling Stones
Padre
(the) evacuation of Saigon
6. What paint color was actually unavailable on the first Model Ts - though it became the only color used from 1914 to 1926?
What's Up - Doc?
Mahi mahi
Black
Edsel
7. What fruit comes in these varieties: Redchief and Earliglow?
(Tiananmen Square's) Unknown Rebel
Becky Sharp (1935)
(Sperm) Whale
Strawberries
8. What fruit comes in these varieties: Bartlett and Bosc?
Pear(s)
Hips
Edsel
Little Rock
9. Who was the first Italian American to serve on the Supreme Court?
Alsatians
Your Girlfriend
Antonin Scalia
Tongue
10. What two Republicans are the only US presidents ever to serve a full eight years as vice president as well?
St. Louis Cardinals
Richard Nixon and George W. Bush
Carrie Underwood
(The) Jimi Hendrix (Experience)
11. Who 'discovered' New Zealand?
Hydrogen and oxygen
Wilco
Abel Tasman (Dutch - 1642)
(Bond foe) Ernst Stavro Blofeld
12. Who became the chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on 1995?
(a) turtle (or tortoise)
Jack Russell
China
(Archbishop) Desmond Tutu
13. What songwriter of 'A BoyNamed Sue' also wrote the children's poems inWhere the Sidewalk Ends?
Shel Silverstein
Billy Martin
W(orld) T(rade) O(rganisation)
Eric Bogosian
14. What modern-day conglomerate built the Zero fighter planes used to bomb Pearl Harbor?
Spinal Tap
McDonnell Douglas
Coruscant
Mitsubishi
15. What country was invaded in Operation Uphold Democracy?
Blue
Indian land (surveyed and divided into allotments for individualIndians - 1887)
Cretaceous (Mesozoic era)
Haiti
16. Which artist had the double album Tinsel Town Rebellion?
Frank Zappa
Paul Newman
Christina Aguilera
The Lion King
17. What's the Latin name for the atmospheric glow also called the 'southern lights'?
EMForster
Aurora australis
Dr. James Bedford
(the) Bathyscape Trieste
18. Who killed the literary character Clare Quilty?
Humbert Humbert
Switzerland
Delaware
Times Square
19. Into how many numbered sections is a dartboard divided?
20
(her) hair
Tomato(es)
Thrust
20. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by Betty Grable - in her World War II pin up?
The Fantastic Four
White
4
Do The Right Thing
21. The 'Mohorovicic discontinuity' divides what?
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22. What two words appear in the original recording of 'Candle in the Wind' where 'England's rose' appear in the 1997 version?
Old Time Rock and Roll
Judy Garland
Norma Jean
Lean on Me
23. Who killed the literary character Richard Cory?
Altamount
Shel Silverstein
Richard Cory (himself)
The Learning Tree (1969)
24. Who killed the literary character Captain Ahab?
Moby Dick
The (Dodge/Plymouth) Neon
Genesis
Howard Hughes
25. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Jasmine?
Frank Zamboni
Wings (1927)
Aladdin
Simon Legree
26. What famous structure was transplanted to Lake Havasu City - Arizona - in 1971?
Pennsylvania
Jamie Lynn
London Bridge
Tarzan
27. Whose 1957 killing spree began with the murder of Lincoln Nebraska gas station attendant Robert Colvert?
Charles Starkweather
3
Chile
Hong Kong
28. In what movie does Nicole Kidman play a ghost?
(gave a) black power salute (on the Olympic medal stand)
The Others
Babette March
Martin Landau
29. What was Doogie Howser - MD's real first name?
J. M. Barrie
Jurassic Park
(street) lanes
Douglas
30. What city's summer olympics had the beaver Amik as their mascot?
Oregon (or New Jersey)
Ollie (TV puppet show in the 50s)
Montreal
Lamar Alexander
31. Who both married and directed Frances McDormand?
5
Pennsylvania
Joel Cohen
5
32. What was 'Che' Guevara's real first name?
H. G. Wells
Topper
1
Ernesto
33. What 1979 hit was the first song featuring a marching band ever to make the Billboard Top Ten?
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34. Who set most of his most famous book in the year 802 -701 AD? (Two initial names)
(street) lanes
Motor Trend
Steven Spielberg
H. G. Wells
35. In what country was the last original Volkswagen Beetle produced - in July 2003?
K. d. lang
Dracula
Mexico
Chinese Democracy
36. What term did journalist Don Hoefler coin in 1971 in reference to Santa Clara Valley?
Silicon Valley
Britney Spears
Nauruan
Renny Harlin
37. What novel begins with this first chapter: The Bite of the Raptor?
Jurassic Park
Colonel Tom Parker
Oregon (or New Jersey)
What's Up - Doc?
38. What 1972 comedy begins 'Once upon a time there was a plaid overnight bag'?
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39. What TV series is about this show: The Girlie Show?
30 Rock
Fraternite
Body Count
Aladdin
40. What nation's only female leader has been Isabel Peron?
Chelsea Clinton (Chelsea Morning)
Argentina
Polo
James Cagney
41. What 1992 TV revival featured a duck wearing a Temple University sweatshirt?
Judy Garland
Nevada
You Bet Your Life (Starring temple grad Bill Cosby)
Old Time Rock and Roll
42. What was the first food ever frozen by Clarence Birdseye - the inventor of frozen food?
(a) Yo-yo
Fish
I'm a Believer
(Smoot-Hawley) Tariff (Act of 1930 - raised tariffs to promote US industry - backfired)
43. According to 'Michael - Row the Boat Ashore -' where is Michael rowing?
Queen Isabella I (on a Columbus anniversary stamp)
The Sixth Sense
Mel Brooks
(The) Jordan (River)
44. What mythological creature was the longtime mascot of Mobil gas?
Pegasus
Madame (Marie) Tussaud
Utah
Pear(s)
45. The beaver is North America's largest rodent.What South American animal is the world's largest?
Theodore Roosevelt
(Sherman) Antitrust (Act - 1890 - prohibited certain business practices that reduce competition)
Smerdyakov
Capybara
46. According to the 1980s slogan - what was 'underwear that's fun to wear'?
Yes
Palm Sunday
(Chubby Checker's) 'The Twist'
Underoos
47. What fruit comes in these varieties: Eureka and Meyer?
The food pyramid (though now it's been changed to a plate)
Cherries
Lemon(s)
Wendy
48. What proper name is spelled unusually - with a single 'n' both on the Liberty Bell and in the US Constitution?
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Pennsylvania
Louisana (Superdome)
Ernie
49. What event inspired Herbert Morrison's famous quote - 'Oh - the humanity!'?
Grenada
A Room With a View (Forster)
Coruscant
Hindenburg (explosion)
50. Name the two-time number one song sung by both LaBelle and Christina Aguilera - Lil' Kim - Mya - & Pink
KITT('s) (Knight Rider)
Underoos
Roswell( - NM)
Lady Marmalade