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Can you name the answers to these (not entirely) random trivia questions?

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Movies
Adam Sandler plays this title character who uses his hockey skills on the golf course 
In 2005 Billy Bob Thornton took over Walter Matthau's role in the remake of this 1976 baseball film 
Steve Carell took two score to score in this 2005 comedy 
Sports
In the '71-'72 season this Laker and Wilt Chamberlain were the only teammates in NBA history to both go over 1,000 rebounds 
They won Super Bowl XLIV on February 7, 2010. 
Award given to the player, in a given sport, who performs the best in his/her first season 
Geography
A Labrador village twinned with Goose Bay and the area of Penn State share this name 
Independent since 1975, this Pacific nation shares half the second largest island on Earth. 
Akron, OH is the world headquarters for this rubber manufacturer, known for their blimp 
History
A former governor and U.S. Senator who was also the 2nd Commissioner of Major League Baseball 
Term used to describe FDR's series of economic stimuli between 1933 & 1936 
Lasting from 1756-1763, this international conflict led to France losing Quebec and Louisiana 
Entertainment
Willy Loman's two sons in 'Death of a Salesman' 
Supermarket tabloid noted for featuring Bat Boy, Bigfoot and other bizarreness 
Two otherwise happily married people meet annually to continue their extramarital affair in this Bernard Slade comedy play/movie 
Television
In its first season, this 1970s sitcom used 'Rock Around the Clock' as theme music 
Julie Louis-Dreyfus won an Emmy as the title character in this sitcom 
First name of the woman who has provided the voice of Lisa Simpson for over 20 years. (Her last name is Smith) 
Music
The only #1 song to feature no instruments except the human voice was this Bobby McFerrin smash 
Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood, Joey McIntyre, Jordan & Jonathan Knight, collectively 
In the year 1969, Zager & Evans had a #1 song with this sci-fi inspired title 
Religion
Based on Acts, chapter 8, this 18th century hymn became a top 5 pop song for the Edwin Hawkins Singers in 1969 
In the King James Version, Malachi immediately precedes this section of the Bible 
According to Exodus, how long the Jews wandered after escaping Pharaoh 
Gaming
A 2006 video game similar to Dance Dance Revolution was based on this movie 
The 2010 edition of Fallout takes place in this fictional city 
Batman: Arkham Asylum, Borderlands, Little Big Planet and Uncharted 2 all have editions named this 
Language
Joyeux anniversaire, Feliz cumpleaños, Tughan kuninmen, Quchjaj qoSlIj, etc. 
Anagram of PrawnsPee 
A 'sesquicentennial' is an anniversary of an event this far in the past 
Miscellaneous
McDonald's includes a toy with this children's offering 
Food company founded by and named after an actor, known for pasta sauce and salad dressing 
2000 was one, as was 2004 & 2008, but not 1900 nor 2100. 
Literature
Call girl Xaviera Hollander's X-rated memoirs 
The second book in the Twilight saga 
Gabriel García Márquez's 1967 masterpiece 
Just For Fun
Usually between 5pm & 7pm, at your local watering hole 
Nabisco snack whose name is a fusion between a fruit and a Massachusetts town (not a scientist) 
A longing for infidelity after a period of marriage, also a Monroe film title 
Science
Name of the face icon that appears when you normally boot up an older Macintosh computer 
The SI unit for force is named for this man who developed the theories of color and gravity 
5,878,625,373,183.608 miles, give or take 
Holiday
Generic inoffensive December greeting 
Waitangi Day and ANZAC Day are public holidays in this country 
According to the Chinese Calendar, this began on February 3, 2011 
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