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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. What year was H. G. Wells' "The Inivisible Man" serialized by Pearson's Weekly? 1897
2. Bucharest is the capital of what country? Romania
3. What band's 1993 debut album was entitled "August and Everything After"? Counting Crows
4. In 1607, what became the first permanent English settlement in North America? Jamestown, Virginia
5. Which element of the periodic table is named for a Scottish village? Strontium
6. Which car manufacturer's name translates from Latin as "to roll"? Volvo
7. What was ALF's girlfriend from Melmac's name? Rhonda
8. What does the abbreviation HTML stand for? HyperText Markup Language
9. How many tentacles does a squid have? Ten
10. Into what sea does the Elbe River flow? North Sea
Tie Breaker Who were the winners of the James E. Sullivan Award for amateur athletics in 1986 and 1988? Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Florence Griffith-Joyner


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. Whose alias is "The Man of Bronze" in popular literature? Doc Savage
2. What is a native of Tangier called? Tangerian
3. What is comedian Stephen Colbert's full birth name? Stephen Tyrone Colbert
4. What year did the Queen Elizabeth II reign start? 1952
5. Which number system uses only the symbols 1 and 0? The binary system
6. What organization for people with high IQs has a name meaning "mind" in Latin? Mensa
7. In 2000, the Black Crowes released a live album recorded with what legendary guitar player? Jimmy Page
8. What two things need to be combined to form an "interrobang"? A question mark and an exclamation point
9. Starfish belong to what animal phylum, whose name means "spiny skin"? Echinoderms
10. What is the capital of Venezuela? Caracas
Tie Breaker What Grand Slam sports event is held at Flushing Meadows, NY? US Open

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. What card game is featured in the novel "Casino Royale"? Baccarat
2. Which city is known as the Windy City? Chicago
3. What is the name of the Wally World mascot in "National Lampoon's Vacation"? Marty Moose
4. The ocean liner RMS Carpathia played a role in what historical event? Sinking of the Titanic
5. What does the Schmidt index measure? Pain of insect stings
6. What famed London street was home to gentlemen's clubs like the Anthenaeum and the Reform Club? Pall Mall
7. The parents of which Rock and Roll superstar were called Vernon and Gladys? Elvis
8. What Australian snack is made from the yeast extract left over from making beer? Vegemite
9. What is the function of the Thyroid Gland? To regulate growth and metabolism 
10. What is the capital of Armenia? Yerevan
Tie Breaker What is mixed with Kahlua or Tia Maria to make a Black Russian? Vodka