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1. Where is Jacques Plante's name misspelled five of the six times it appears?






2. What two Arizona Diamondbacks shared Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year honors in 2001?






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






4. What kind of animal is the title character of Oliver & Company?






5. In 1886 - Karl Benz patents the first gas-powered automobile - calling it what?






6. In what movie does Bruce WIllis play a ghost?






7. First 'Director's Cut'?

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8. Which company merged with NBC?






9. What thirteen-year-old's 1963 hit 'Fingertips' was the first live recording ever to top the pop charts?






10. What city requested area code 865 - spelling 'VOL -' when it was split off from area code 423






11. Anthracite and bituminous are two types of what mineral?






12. What's the only title shared by an Oscar-nominated Best Picture and an Oscar-nominated Best Documentary feature?






13. In what movie does Vincent Schiavelli play a ghost?






14. In what state could you visit the Black Rock Desert?






15. What 42-to-1 underdog KO'd Mike Tyson in Tokyo in 1990?






16. What Cthulhu creator was a child prodigy who recited poetry at age two and composed a verse retelling of the Odyssey at seven?






17. What late-breaking news story kicked Dumbo off the cover of Time magazine six weeks after the elephant cartoon's release?






18. What mythological creature was the longtime mascot of Mobil gas?






19. What word for a retired professional comes from the Latin for 'having earned a discharge'?






20. What fruit comes in these varieties: Beefsteak and Roma?






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






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






23. What kind of animal is the title character of Paulie?






24. What animal's intestine secretes ambergris - a strong-smelling - waxy gunk used in making perfume?






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






26. What two words begin the title of every episode of Chris Rock's CW sitcom?






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






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






29. What issue was addressed by congressman Sonny Bono's namesake Act?






30. What two words begin the title of every episode of Chris Rock's CW sitcom?






31. What chain introduced the 'Blizzard' in 1985?






32. Name the two-time number one song sung by both Percy Sledge and Michael Bolton






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






34. The 1991 doc Hearts of Darkness follows what movie's chaotic production?






35. Who both married and directed Arsinee Khanjian?






36. Give the missing last member: Wynken - Blyken - and...






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






38. Give the missing last member: Gaspar - Melchoir - and...






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






40. What country was invaded in Operation Urgent Fury






41. In what model of SUV is Krayzie Bone 'Ridin' -' according to the second verse of the 2006 Chamillionarie hit?






42. What book is divided into 114 chapters called 'suras'?






43. First Best Picture Oscar?






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






45. Most of Robert Goddard's pioneering rocketry research took place at what western city - now associated with a different kind of spacecraft?






46. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Nigeria and Gabon?






47. What Rolling Stones hit begins appropriately - on the album version - with the sound of car horns?






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






49. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Pakistan and Bangladesh?






50. What White Stripes hit - off their album Elephant - is titled after singer Jack White's childhood name for a well-known religious organization?