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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. During what war was the novel "The Last of the Mohicans" set? Seven Years' War
2. What is a kartoffel in Hamburg? A potato
3. Krist Novoselic is best known as being the bass player for what former band? Nirvana
4. What year was Stonehenge added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites? 1986
5. The flowers of the curry tree are what color? White
6. The Caldecott Medal is an award given in what field? Children's book illustration
7. What rock group took its name from the chief river of Hades in Greek mythology? Styx
8. What nickname was given to baseball hall-of-famer Honus Wagner? Flying Dutchman
9. Which scientist is credited with being the first one to isolate DNA material in 1869? Friedrich Miescher
10. Which is Europe's second largest island after Great Britain? Iceland
Tie Breaker What was the nickname of professional boxing champion Thomas Hearns? Hitman


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. Sidney Paget is famous for creating the visual image of which literary character? Sherlock Holmes
2. In which country would you find the world's oldest golf course? Scotland
3. Who provided the voice of Iago in Disney?s Aladdin? Gilbert Godfried
4. In which decade was the Panama Canal completed? 1910s
5. What's the collective noun for a group of gulls? Colony
6. Roger Bannister, the first athlete in history to run one mile in less than four minutes, was a native of what country? Great Britain
7. Leonardo DiCaprio played which Shakespearian character in a 1996 movie? Romeo
8. What baseball great was nicknamed the Iron Man? Cal Ripken Jr.
9. Myopia is also known by what other name? Nearsightedness
10. What are the three colors of the flag of the United Kingdom? Red, White and Blue
Tie Breaker What is Santa Claus more commonly called in Britain? Father Christmas

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. In what ominous numbered room is Winston Smith strapped to a chair at the end of "Nineteen Eighty-Four"? Room 101
2. Ladin is primarily spoken in which area of the world? Northern Italy
3. Whose "Adagio for Strings" is best known as the theme from the movie "Platoon"? Samuel Barber's
4. At the time the US was celebrating its bi-centennial who was the President? Gerald Ford
5. What is a group of mosquito eggs called? Pallia
6. How many bytes are there in a kilobyte? 1024
7. What TV show premiered in 1974 and opened each week with an answering machine playing a different message? The Rockford Files
8. In which Olympic games did Nadia Comăneci become the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10.0? 1976 Olympic Games
9. What is the sternum more commonly known as? Breastbone
10. Which African capital city is named from the Greek meaning of "three towns"? Tripoli
Tie Breaker What position did football hall-of-famer Joe Montana play? Quarterback