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Which TV series intro said, "Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear"?
A: The Lone Ranger.

In which year was the University of Alaska Anchorage founded?
A: 1954.

What star sign is shared by peter Gabriel and Stevie Wonder?
A: Taurus.

What was John Huston's last movie?
A: The Dead.

Who won Super Bowl III?
A: New York Jets.

In which German city was the original Volkswagen factory?
A: Wolfsburg.

What is Marie Osmond's real first name?
A: Olive.

Who developed identikit drawings?
A: Hugh C. McDonald.

Who sang a solo at Prince Charles and Lady Di's wedding?
A: Kiri Te Kanawa.

Which boxer is quoted as saying, "He can run, but he can't hide"?
A: Joe Lewis.

Calabar international airport is in which country?
A: Nigeria.

Who said, "A man is only as old as the woman he feels?"
A: Groucho Marx.

Which country did Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki set sail from on its journey to Eastern Polynesia?
A: Peru.

Donna Gaines is better known by which name?
A: Donna Summer.

Which element is named after Pierre and Marie Curie?
A: Curium.

By the end of the 20th century how many times had Meryl Streep been nominated for an Oscar?
A: Nine.

Both Richard and Karen Carpenter came fro which state?
A: Connecticut.

Where was horse racing's Breeder's Cup held in 1996?
A: Woodbine, Toronto.

What was Mr. Magoo's first name?
A: Quincy.

In 1912 Albert Berry made the first successful what?
A: Parachute jump.

What had Edmond Hillary worked at before taking up mountain climbing?
A: Bee Keeping.

In which American state is the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum?
A: Massachusetts.

Benina international airport is in which country?
A: Libya.

Which rock star featured in Marvel's 50th issue of Marvel Premiere in 1979?
A: Alice Cooper.

Who was runner-up when Jody Scheckter won motor racing's Formula One Championship?
A: Gilles Villeneuve.

In 1986, which TV station sponsored the world's biggest wine tasting?
A: KQED.

How many years after men's field hockey became an Olympic sport did the women's game become an Olympic event?
A: 72.

In what year of the 1990s was baseball's World Series canceled?
A: 1994.

Albert Giacometti found fame as what?
A: Sculptor.

Which California born pianist was a pupil of Schoenberg and Milhaud?
A: Dave Brubeck.

To the nearest 10,000 square miles, what is the area of Indiana?
A: 35,870 square miles.

Which country does the airline LOT come from?
A: Poland.

Who first flew in Friendship 7?
A: John Glenn.

Who had a 50s No 1 with Stagger Lee?
A: Lloyd Price.

With which orchestra did Vladimir Horowitz make his US debut?
A: New York Philharmonic.

Which movie director was born on exactly the same day as interviewer David Frost?
A: Francis Ford Coppola.

Who wrote the novel Gentlemen Prefer Blondes?
A: Anita Loos.

To a thousand, what is the area of Illinois in square miles?
A: 55,646.

Which country does the airline Gulf Air come from?
A: Bahrain.

How old was Bjorn Borg when he decided to retire?
A: 26.

What is Alistair Cooke's real first name?
A: Alfred.

How is seriously rich Percy Miller better known?
A: Master P.

How old was Laurel and Hardy producer Hal Roach when he died in 1992?
A: 100.

Who was West German Chancellor from 1969 to 1974?
A: Willy Brandt.

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