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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. What is the name for a literary device that combines two words and their definitions into a single new word? Portmanteau
2. Where is the Boxing Hall of Fame located? Canastota, New York
3. What was the maiden name of "Leave It to Beaver" TV mom June Cleaver? Bronson
4. In which Indian city did 43 people die in the notorious Black Hole? Calcutta
5. A tree which is deciduous does what? Loses its leaves every year
6. What is the point value of the letter Q in the standard game of Scrabble? 10
7. In the movie industry, what does a Gaffer do? Design and execution of lighting
8. What does the McDonalds in New Delhi make their burgers with? Mutton
9. What is the only planet in the solar system that is named after a female figure? Venus
10. Vienna and Belgrade lie on the banks of which river? The Danube
Tie Breaker What sport's lingo uses the term "Pickle"? Baseball


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. According to the old rhyme, Monday's child is fair of face. What is Tuesday's child full of? Grace
2. Which is Europe's second largest island after Great Britain? Iceland
3. What rapper performs at the "Mitch-a-palooza" in the movie "Old School"? Snoop Dogg
4. Who was assassinated by Nathuram Godse? Mahatma Gandhi
5. Why do snakes flick their tongues in and out? To smell
6. In The Twelve Days of Christmas what did my true love send to me on the third day? Three French Hens
7. What TV show featured the fictional "The Cobra Lodge" fraternity? Mama's Family
8. What letter is displayed on a typical hot-water tap in France? C
9. What is a "kiwano" a type of? Fruit
10. What island is the largest of the Canary islands? Tenerife
Tie Breaker What world's currency is the Linden dollar? Second Life

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. Edna St. Vincent Millay is best known for writing what genre of literature? Poetry
2. What sea does Slovenia have water access to? Adriatic
3. In 1972, who became the first TV title character to get an abortion? Maude Findlay
4. The Gadsden Purchase involved the lower portions of what are now which two US states? Arizona and New Mexico
5. What perfume ingredient comes from the intestine of the sperm whale? Ambergris
6. What is the eagle in the Great Seal of the United States holding in its right talon? Olive branch
7. What two actors have been killed by a terminator, an alien and a predator? Bill Paxton and Lance Henrikson
8. Which player won her last tennis Grand Slam Tournament in Paris in 1999? Steffi Graf
9. What gas is the main component in natural gas? Methane
10. In what country would you find the active volcano "Fuji"? Japan
Tie Breaker What do the Roman Numerals MCLXV represent? 1165