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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. What philosopher/author lived on the shores of Walden Pond? Henry David Thoreau
2. Kiev is the capital of which country? Ukraine
3. In the movie "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", what is the nickname of Indiana's young sidekick? Short Round
4. What were southerners who cooperated with the North after the Civil War known as? Scalawags
5. What name did Neil Armstrong give to the spot where man first touched down on the Moon? Tranquility Base
6. Whose emblem came from a sketch Lamar Hunt drew on a napkin in 1963? The Kansas City Chiefs
7. Which three family members released an album titled "Priority" in 1979? The Pointer Sisters
8. The candy PEZ was first sold in which country? Austria
9. In the body what may be endocrine or exocrine? Glands
10. What is the official state animal of Kansas? The buffalo
Tie Breaker What American company marketed the first home video game console ­the Odyssey ­in 1972? Magnavox


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. What was Tom Clancy’s first novel, publisher in 1984? The Hunt for Red October
2. Yerevan is the capital of which country? Armenia
3. What city was the setting for the 1994 movie "Miracle on 34th Street"? New York City
4. On what day was Nelson Mandela released from prison? February 11, 1990
5. What is the chemical name for lye? Sodium Hydroxide
6. Where is the Popliteal Fossa located? Back of the knee
7. What gangster movie was originally titled "The Menace" and eventually subtitled "The Shame of the Nation"? Scarface
8. What's the opposite of the Orient? The Occident
9. Who collaborated with Beno Gutenburg to devise a system of measuring the intensity of earthquakes? Charles Richter
10. What is the only Canadian Province which borders the Pacific Ocean? British Columbia
Tie Breaker What badge number was retired by the LAPD when Jack "Joe Friday" Webb died in 1982? 714

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. What period preceded Picasso's "Rose Period"? Blue Period
2. What does Mount Snowdon roughly translate to from Old English? Snow hill
3. Anthony Robert McMillan became famous as who? Robbie Coltrane
4. What was the ultimate destination for most travelers of the Underground Railroad? Canada
5. What are pouched animals called? Marsupials
6. What company opened its first Italian eatery at Brooklyn's Kings Plaza Shopping Center in 1967? Sbarro
7. What popular musician's last name is Douglas? Ashanti
8. What does the abbreviation "AT&T" stand for? American Telephone and Telegraph Company
9. What is the most common atom in the universe? Hydrogen
10. The Bitterroot Range of the Rockies is located on the border between what two US states? Idaho and Montana
Tie Breaker What are wrapped in bacon to make the dish "Angels on Horseback"? Oysters