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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. Who was the composer of the classical piece known as "Zadok the Priest"? George Frideric Handel
2. What is Moscow's famed opera house? The Bolshoi Theatre
3. What movie contains the line "I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse"? The Godfather
4. Which Cuban President was overthrown by Fidel Castro in 1959? General Fulgencia Batista
5. A nilometer measures the level of what? The river Nile
6. What of the so-called original six teams was the NHL's first US franchise? The Boston Bruins
7. What was the first name of the main character in the 1986 movie "Crocodile Dundee"? Michael
8. What do polyandric women have more than one of? Husband
9. What does the Scoville scale measure? Chili pepper hotness
10. In which country is the Commandaria wine region? Cyprus
Tie Breaker In 2009 what did the "Sears Tower" had its name changed to? Willis Tower


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. What color hair does the "Mona Lisa" have? Black
2. In which country was the Rosetta Stone found? Egypt
3. Which actress got her start at age 13 playing the 12-year old prostitute Iris in a 1976 thriller? Jodie Foster
4. Which duo was the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953? Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
5. What type of skin cancer starts in the pigment cells, often after too much sun exposure? Melanoma
6. The piri piri pepper is commonly called what? African bird's eye chili
7. Who played Lester Burnham in "American Beauty"? Kevin Spacey
8. What were the surnames of Bonnie and Clyde? Parker and Barrow
9. Which effect makes the average Earth's temperature around 15 degrees centigrade? The greenhouse effect
10. After Central Park was completed, New York City's 4th Avenue, above 32nd Street, was renamed what? Park Avenue
Tie Breaker In 1946, Yvon Petra was the last Wimbledon champion to do what? Wear trousers

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. What do the boys use to start a signal fire in the book "Lord of the Flies"? Piggy's glasses
2. Which US state is nicknamed the "Sunshine State"? Florida
3. Who is Carlos Estevez better known as? Charlie Sheen
4. In what year did Pac-­Man make its US debut? 1980
5. Which bird lays the largest eggs? Ostrich
6. What was unusual about Tyrell's car in the 1976 Swedish Grand Prix? It had six wheels
7. What TV show did "Trapper John, M.D." spin off from? M*A*S*H
8. The "Boss of the Plains" was a type of what? A hat
9. What is the common name for solid carbon dioxide? Dry ice
10. Lilongwe is the capital of which country? Malawi
Tie Breaker What was the pseudonym of famous cross-dresser Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin? George Sand