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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. What category of writing are the Hugo and Nebula awards given for? Science Fiction
2. Mount Rushmore is located near which town in South Dakota? Keystone
3. What European city do Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy wander in the movie "Before Sunrise"? Vienna
4. The first action of which war took place at Lexington? American Revolution
5. The Ishihara Test is a color perception test used to detect deficiencies for which colors? Red and green
6. Before switching to the Euro, what was the monetary unit of Italy? Lira
7. Which actor from the cast of the movie "Rain Man" won an Oscar? Dustin Hoffmann
8. Hawaii's Kalaupapa was known as a refuge for those suffering from what disease? Leprosy
9. What's the name for the chemical and electrical connections formed at the gaps between nerve cells? Synapses
10. The Colorado River flows into what body of water? Gulf of California
Tie Breaker In 1934, five years before his retirement, who became the first athlete to appear on a Wheaties box? Lou Gehrig


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. What was the original title of the novel "Pride & Prejudice"? First Impressions
2. What mountain is the tallest point in Australia? Kosciusko
3. In The Simpsons, what is the name of Ned Flanders' specialty store? The Leftorium
4. What is the famous brewery founded in Dublin in 1759? Guinness
5. What is the fear of lice called? Pediculophobia
6. What kind of fish is lox made from? Salmon
7. What US state is home to the Sundance Film Festival? Utah
8. What specific animal appeared above the "Don't Tread on Me" motto on early American flags? A rattlesnake
9. How many chromosomes does a chicken have? 78
10. In which country is the Great Sandy Desert located? Australia
Tie Breaker Which bird is the national bird of Finland? Whooper swan

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. Whose military textbook "Infantry Attacks" was read, famously by George Patton? Erwin Rommel's
2. The islands called Islas Malvinas by the Argentinians are referred to by what name by the British? The Falklands
3. What is the name of the long pole with a microphone attached at the end on a movie set? A boom
4. What year was the computer mouse patented? 1970
5. What is the atomic number of magnesium? 12
6. What are you shopping for if you're sized up by a Brannock device? Shoes
7. Who was the first winner of the British version of the TV reality show "Big Brother"? Craig Phillips
8. On Mount Rushmore, which one of the presidents is wearing a jacket? George Washington
9. What is the common name for the Aurora Borealis? Northern lights
10. Avarua is the capital of which country? Cook Islands
Tie Breaker In NATO's phonetic alphabet, what is the letter "B" referred to as? Bravo