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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. What power does "The Monkey's Paw" possess in the 1902 short story? It grants three wishes
2. What is the capital of Mozambique? Maputo
3. The first Rolling Stones song to hit the British Top 20 was a rendition of what Lennon-McCartney son I Wanna Be Your Man
4. What 20 year old boxer became the youngest WBL heavyweight champ in history, when he beat Trevor Berbick in 1986? Mike Tyson
5. Anthracite and bituminous are two types of what mineral? Coal
6. What two pins are left standing in bowling's hardest split to pick up? The 7 and 10
7. What is the name of the studio founded by Sidney Poitier, Barbra Streisand and Paul Newman in 1969? First Artists
8. The word alphabet comes from which 2 Greek letters? Alpha and Beta
9. What are the young of a rabbit called? Kittens
10. What island is the largest of the Canary islands? Tenerife
Tie Breaker What type of milk is a basic ingredient in Thai cuisine? Coconut milk


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. What year did E. M. Forster publish "Howards End"? 1910
2. In which continent would you find the Amazon river? South America
3. Which singer played "Breathless Mahoney" in the 1990 film "Dick Tracy"? Madonna
4. What Briton with an American wife was the governor of the Bahamas during World War II? King Edward VIII
5. The curlew is a type of what? Bird
6. What type of instrument is a Celesta? Keyboard
7. Which character did Jack Nicholson portray in the 1974 film "Chinatown"? J.J. Gittes
8. What MLB team lost in the 2010 World Series? Texas Rangers
9. What does a manometer measure? Pressure
10. Where does the famous "running of the bulls" take place? Pamplona
Tie Breaker In 2002, Sony ended production of its recorders using what doomed video standard? Betamax

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. Which writer coined the word "Cyberspace"? William Gibson
2. In which English county is Charnwood Forest located? Leicestershire
3. Who sang the track "Think" for the 1980 album "The Blues Brothers: Original Soundtrack Recording"? Aretha Franklin
4. What did Al Capone largely fund his criminal empire on? Illegal alcohol
5. What is the largest living bird on Earth? The ostrich
6. What Bruins and Rangers legend founded the Tampa Bay Lightning in 1991? Phil Esposito
7. Who played the role of Jack Tripper on the TV show "Three's Company"? John Ritter
8. How much storage space did the original Amazon Kindle device have? 256 MB
9. How many diagonals does a triangle have? None
10. The Khyber pass joins which two countries? Afghanistan and Pakistan
Tie Breaker In what year did Atari introduce the arcade game "Missile Command"? 1980