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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. What is the capital of Nauru? Yaren
3. What was the maiden name of "Leave It to Beaver" TV mom June Cleaver? Bronson
4. In 2005, Bhutan became the first country to entirely ban what? Tobacco
5. Our galaxy is commonly known by what name? Milky Way
6. What is Sauerkraut? Pickled Cabbage
7. What planet is home to the Jedi Temple? Coruscant
8. What is a somnambulist? A sleepwalker
9. What bird lays the largest eggs? The ostrich
10. What two US states begin with the letter "T"? Tennessee and Texas
Tie Breaker According to an old saying, "An ounce of what is worth a pound of cure"? Prevention


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. What author was still an English teacher at Maine's Hampden Academy when his first book was published? Stephen King
2. What is the capital of Belgium? Brussels
3. Anna Maria Louisa Italiano changed her name to what? Anne Bancroft
4. In which war was the Battle of Ramillies? War of Spanish Succession
5. What are scientists hoping to cause when they seed a cloud? Rain
6. What company's famous plaid pattern is called "novacheck"? Burberry's
7. What spin-off from the TV show "All In The Family" starred Sally Struthers? Gloria
8. What does Pinocchio in Italian mean? Pine eyes
9. What is a group of locusts called? Plague
10. Providence is the capital of which US state? Rhode Island
Tie Breaker The Juno Award is an award given in what field? Canadian music

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. Who killed Count Rugen? Inigo Montoya
2. Where is Normandy? France
3. Who played Marshal Matt Dillon on the TV series "Gunsmoke"? James Arness
4. What WWII general was known as "Old Blood and Guts"? Patton
5. What is the shadow-casting pointer on a sundial called? Gnomon
6. What year was the first iPad released? 2010
7. Who's responsible for "The Ballad of Billy the Kid"? Billy Joel
8. What is New Year's Eve called in Scotland? Hogmanay
9. Calypso, cattleya and laelia are types of which flowering plant? Orchid
10. What is the capital of Guam? Hagatna
Tie Breaker What former World Heavyweight Champion boxer was nicknamed "The Brown Bomber"? Joe Louis