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1. Which company merged with NBC?






2. What process is divided into four parts: prophase - metaphase - anaphase - and telophase?






3. What company takes its name from the Japanese word for the constellation Pleiades?






4. What detective would have made his eighth appearance in Raymond Chandler's unfinished novel Poodle Springs?






5. Who both married and directed Judy Garland?






6. First film edited digitally - via Avid?






7. Jefferson Davis was sworn in as Confederate president on the steps of what city's state capitol?






8. Name the two-time number one song sung by both The Marvelettes and the Carpenters






9. What novel begins with this first chapter: The Bite of the Raptor?






10. Which artist had the double album Tinsel Town Rebellion?






11. What's the Latin name for the atmospheric glow also called the 'southern lights'?






12. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Tajikistan and Russia?






13. What song is playing during Tom Cruise's iconic underwear dance in Risky Business?






14. What wonder of the ancient world was destroyed by arson the same night that Alexander the Great was born?






15. What nation's only female leader has been Yulia Tymoshenko?






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






17. First film edited digitally - via Avid?






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






19. What Oscar winner for Ed Wood turned down the role of Spock on Star Trek?






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






21. HO scale is the world's most popular size of what?






22. The Captain Underpants books take place at Jerome Horwtiz Elementary School. Jerome Horwitz is the real name of what comedian?






23. What kind of trust is a REIT?






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






25. What's the name of the head elf in charge of baking Keebler cookies?






26. First film with Dolby sound?






27. Who is pop band Fall Out Boy enjoying an Evening Out with - according to the title of their first album?






28. Name the two-time number one song sung by both The Jackson 5 and Mariah Carey

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






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






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






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






33. What Tennessee politician always ran for office in a trademark red-and-black plaid shirt?






34. Who both married and directed Madonna?






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






36. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Prince Philip?






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






38. What legendary director-to-be was one of the editors of 1970's Woodstock?






39. On what PBS TV show did the Bloodhound Gang solve mysteries?






40. In what movie does Daveigh Chase play a ghost?






41. What kind of animal is the title character of Babe?






42. What suburb of Paris produced the silk lace later made famous by the Big Bopper?






43. What city is home to the Big Bat - a 120-foot-tall steel replica of Babe Ruth's baseball bat?






44. What Jim Carrey movie featured the screen debut of Cheri Oteri?






45. What Law & Order: CI regular wrote and starred in the play Talk Radio?






46. Give the missing last member: Brahma - Vishnu - and...






47. Who was married five times - though she had children only with her second husband and her third - Sid Luft?






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






49. Last names instead of first names: Truman & Adler






50. What coach famously ran up and down the sidelines in disbelief after his team edged Houston in the 1983 NCAA Finals?