Question Number | Question | Answer |
1. | Arturo Toscanini played what instrument before conducting? | The Cello |
2. | From what Gaelic word is "Dublin" derived? | Dublind |
3. | In the TV show "The Simpsons", what is the name of Krusty the Clown's helper monkey? | Mr. Teeny |
4. | What US state has been led by Zell Miller and Alexander Stephens? | Georgia |
5. | What lizard can be 10 feet long? | The Komodo dragon |
6. | American Hamilton Smith patented what in 1858? | A washing machine |
7. | Which band member of The Sex Pistols died of drug overdose? | Sid Vicious |
8. | Prior to 2016, which pitcher was the last to win back to back Cy Young Awards in the American League? | Pedro Martinez |
9. | What animal is part of the eternal dilemma of what came first? | The chicken |
10. | What is the capital of Cuba? | Havana |
Tie Breaker | What fish is known as poor mans lobster? | Monk Fish |
Question Number | Question | Answer |
1. | What detective novel begins with a dinner hosted by the mysteriously absent "Mr. U. N. Owen"? | And Then There Were None |
2. | What is the capital of Suriname? | Paramaribo |
3. | What nationality are the members of the 80's pop band "A-ha"? | Norwegian |
4. | Which US president lived in Prairie Chapel Ranch? | George W. Bush |
5. | What is kept in a ship's binnacle? | Compass |
6. | What year did tennis player, Martina Hingis, turned professional? | 1994 |
7. | What actress earned an Oscar nomination for the first screen appearance of Mary Poppins? | Julie Andrews |
8. | What is the "Bishop's Stone"? | Amethyst |
9. | What is the atomic number of tin? | 50 |
10. | Mount Kosciuszko is located in which country? | Australia |
Tie Breaker | At what university was Gatorade invented, in 1965? | The University of Florida |
Question Number | Question | Answer |
1. | What two-word Latin phrase means "the reverse order"? | Vice versa |
2. | What is the Paris Gare Du Nord? | A railway station |
3. | What is the birth country of Russell Crowe? | New Zealand |
4. | In 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill polluted the waters of what body of water? | Gulf of Mexico |
5. | What does an agoraphobiac fear? | Open spaces |
6. | Creme de Menthe, fresh cream and what other ingredient are combined to make a Grasshopper cocktail? | Creme de Cacao |
7. | What is the name of the Green Hornet's car? | Black Beauty |
8. | What designer introduced the miniskirt in 1965? | Mary Quant |
9. | What is the more common name for grape sugar? | Glucose |
10. | How many US states border Ohio? | 5 |
Tie Breaker | Which US state's official flower is the Saguato Cactus? | Arizona |