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1. Who was president when Congress passed the first Clean Air Act?






2. What colonel commanded the first African-American army regiment during the Civil War?






3. Max von Sydow - Donald Pleasance - and Telly Savalas--three stars of The Greatest Story Ever Told--all when on to play what film role?






4. What fruit comes in these varieties: Redchief and Earliglow?






5. What kind of animal is the title character of The Yearling?






6. Why have owners of the phone number 776-2323 received hundreds of phone calls from people wanting to talk to God?

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7. What NHL team is named for a WC Handy standard?






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






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






10. What founder of Utilitarianism could read Latin and Greek at age five and went to Oxford at twelve?






11. In the Bible - whose daughter-in-law Orpah is the source for Oprah Winfrey's misspelled name?






12. Who lost a toe in frostbite in 2002 - two years after stealing a gold medal from undefeated Russian wrestler Alexander Karelin?






13. Who wears an alb and a chasuble over his street clothes?






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






15. Whose expedition to the South Pole did Roald Amundsen's beat by more than a month?






16. What nation's only female leader has been Portia Simpson-Miller?






17. What song about a glass of wine is Don Ho's signature tune?






18. On TV's Alias - what organization did Sydney Bristow work for?






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






20. What media company's logo is a black dog whose left eye is a five-pointed star?






21. What 1985 movie takes place at the Sunny Shores retirement home?






22. First use of the 'f-word'?






23. In what movie does Rex Harrison play a ghost?






24. What's Cartman's first name on South Park






25. First film shown on HBO?






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






27. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Morocco and Tunisia?






28. For evidentiary reasons - who sued to prevent the demolition of L.A.'s Ambassador Hotel in 2004?






29. Whose posthumous album Loyal to the Game was produced by Eminem?






30. 007 has been wearing a Swatch since 1995 - when what upscale Swatch brand became the official wristwatch of the James Bond films?






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






32. What was the original flavor of the cream in Twinkies?






33. Which artist had the double album Tales from Topographic Oceans?






34. In 1905 - the largest rough diamond ever discovered - weighing in at 3100 carats - was found in South Africa--what is its name?






35. First Best Picture Oscar?






36. What 'Good Little Witch' is Capser the Friendly Ghost's friend?






37. Who is worshiped by Ganapatya Hindus as the supreme god?






38. As mystery fans know - cyanide is often said to have the bitter aroma of what?






39. 007 has been wearing a Swatch since 1995 - when what upscale Swatch brand became the official wristwatch of the James Bond films?






40. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Captain Li?






41. What peninsula is located between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean Sea?






42. Who married his own cousin Celeste in an elaborate 1931 ceremony?






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






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






45. Who both married and directed Judy Garland?






46. First studio film with a black director?






47. Who complained that his most famous book had been given then 'more reverent' title 'A Cynic's Word Book' by his publisher?






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






49. What 1979 hit was the first song featuring a marching band ever to make the Billboard Top Ten?

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50. What founder of Utilitarianism could read Latin and Greek at age five and went to Oxford at twelve?