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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. What "Lady of the Lamp" was named for the Italian city where she was born? Florence Nightingale
2. Nevada is nicknamed the "Silver State" in honor of what? Silver mines
3. What is the occupation of Mary Poppins? Nanny
4. Before being surpassed, what was the world's tallest building fort just a few months in 1930? The Chrysler Building
5. What spectral class does our sun belong to? G
6. In a deck of Bicycle brand playing cards, what type of character is depicted riding a bicycle on the Joker card? A king
7. Which popular artist was born Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner? Sting
8. What must a Las Vegas blackjack dealer do when he reaches 16? Take a card
9. Wallace Carothers is known as the inventor of what? Nylon
10. What country borders only Brazil, Argentina, and the Atlantic Ocean? Uruguay
Tie Breaker The eggs of what sturgeon are the preferred form of caviar? Beluga


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. Which is the only Shakespeare play with the name of an English town in the title? The Merry Wives of Windsor
2. Which country contains the most forested area? Russia
3. Who won her first Best Actress Oscar for the movie "Sophie's Choice"? Meryl Streep
4. What year was boxer John L. Sullivan born? 1858
5. How many yards are there in a chain? 22
6. What is a group of crows called? A murder
7. Which Disney's cartoon character's love interest is named Prince Eric? Ariel's
8. What McDonald's item is known as "Le Royal" in France? Quarter Pounder
9. How many days can a cockroach live up to without its head? 9
10. The Arc de Triumphe is to Paris, as the Brandenburg Gate is to what other European capital city? Berlin
Tie Breaker What religious day follows Halloween? All Saint's Day

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. In 1853, what author founded a successful daily journal called "Le Mousquetaire"? Alexandre Dumas
2. What is the only nation that borders both Nigeria and Gabon? Cameroon
3. Which movie introduced Indiana Jones to the public? Raiders of the Lost Ark
4. Before being hanged, whose last words were "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"? Nathan Hale
5. What flying insects are classified in two main families, "hesperioidea" and "papilionoidea"? Butterflies
6. What company produced the Cabbage Patch Kids dolls until 1989? Coleco
7. Who played Uncle Buck in the movie "Uncle Buck"? John Candy
8. Which company makes the "Golden Crisp" cereal? Post
9. Before the 2004 launch of Space Ship One, who was the last American ever to go into space alone? Gordon Cooper
10. Greenland is a dependency of what European country? Denmark
Tie Breaker What computer language uses as its logo a blue mug with red steam rising from it? Java