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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. What is the alphanumeric address of Sherlock Holmes? 221B Baker Street
2. Is Salton Sea fresh water or salt water? Salt water
3. What 2015 big screen adaptation of an 1980s cartoon was pulled from cinemas after just two weeks due to poor ticket sales? Jem and the Holograms
4. Which British liner did a German U-boat sink on May 7th 1915? RMS Lusitania
5. Which continent is the home of the tsetse fly? Africa
6. What is "Sheffield Wednesday"? A soccer team
7. What was Walt Disney's first feature-length animated film? Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
8. An English fire hydrant is said to be the inspiration behind the unique bottle of what liquor brand? Tanqueray
9. Two African parrots of the genus Agapornis are  better known as what? Love Birds
10. Lake Vanern is the largest lake in which country? Sweden
Tie Breaker Which English word is a combination of the first 2 letters of the Greek alphabet? Alphabet


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. In the nursery rhyme "The Cat and the Fiddle", what runs away with the spoon? The dish
2. Botany Bay lies off the coast of what country? Australia
3. What TV show did "Diagnosis Murder" spin off from? Jake and the Fatman
4. What piece of technology did IBM develop in 1973 that they nicknamed Winchester? A disk drive
5. What type of animal was the first ever to be cloned from an adult cell? A sheep
6. What is the NATO phonetic alphabet word for "P"? Papa
7. What future celebrity made an appearance as Molly in "Home Alone 3"? Scarlett Johansson
8. Which of Santa's reindeer have names that mean "thunder" and "lightning" in German? Donner and Blitzen
9. What protein is responsible for giving blood its color? Hemoglobin
10. Which four countries share borders with Belgium? France, Germany, Netherlands and Luxembourg
Tie Breaker How many dots are there on a pair of dice? Forty-two

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. What author created Earthsea? Ursula K. Le Guin
2. What is the two letter postal abbreviation for the state of Delaware? DE
3. Fred Astaire's character in "Funny Face" was based on what fashion photographer? Richard Avedon
4. What island nation was ruled by "Papa Doc" and "Baby Doc" Duvalier? Haiti
5. What is the chemical name for the mineral known as "Fool's gold"? Iron sulfide
6. Who was Joseph Merrick better known as? Elephant Man
7. Which 1950s film took place in Chicago and Miami in 1929? Some Like it Hot
8. What was Wayne Gretzky's jersey number during his professional hockey career? 99
9. What is added to water to make tonic water? Quinine
10. What Ivy League university is located in Ithaca, NY? Cornell
Tie Breaker What chess piece has a horse's head? Knight