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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. Who wrote the novel "Of Mice and Men"? John Steinbeck
2. Which two US states share a border with Delaware? Maryland and Pennsylvania
3. What Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins record produced later became the drummer in Garbage? Butch Vig
4. Which US president walked down the aisle with a three-months pregnant Nancy? Ronald Reagan
5. What colour are mosquitos most attracted to? Blue
6. What name was given to textile workers who opposed modernisation during the 19th century?  Luddites 
7. "Love Bites" was the only song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for which rock band? Def Leppard
8. What is Plutophobia the fear of? Wealth
9. Who took a leave of absence in the mid 1940's from his position at Cal Tech to direct the Manhattan Project? Robert Oppenheimer
10. What large US city is located near Lake Mead? Las Vegas
Tie Breaker What name is given to a year with 366 days? Leap


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. In Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, what is Juliet's surname? Capulet
2. What country borders Egypt to the south? Sudan
3. In what film does Jack Nicholson famously say, “Heeeeere’s Johnny!”? The Shining
4. Which famous painting was stolen from an Oslo museum in 1994? The Scream
5. What word describes the enlargement of bone or tissue at the joint between the big toe and the foot? Bunion
6. What was the first Pokemon to be trademarked? Mew
7. What was Bo Donaldson's backing band? The Heywoods
8. The alcoholic beverage "Poteen" originates from which country? Ireland
9. What type of cloud can form a tornado? Cumulonimbus
10. What is the capital of Wales? Cardiff
Tie Breaker What year did Brett Favre officially retire from his football career? 2011

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. Who wrote "The Crucible"? Arthur Miller
2. What country has the largest number of citizens living within the Arctic Circle? Russia
3. In the opening scene of the credits for "The Brady Brunch", which of the females appears in the upper corner? Marcia
4. Who won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for his work at ending the Russo-Japanese War? Theodore Roosevelt
5. What type of natural perfume comes from beavers? Castor
6. What was the last desktop computer made by Commodore? The Amiga 4000
7. What was the name of Edgar Bergen's dummy? Mortimer Snerd
8. "Tennis bracelets" are so named because of a 1987 incident involving what athlete? Chris Evert
9. What element do you need to avoid goitre? Iodine
10. Which states share a border with South Carolina? Georgia and North Carolina
Tie Breaker What Canadian city was figure skater, Elvis Stojko, born in? Newmarket