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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. "The Cardinal of the Kremlin" is the sequel to what 1984 Tom Clancy novel? The Hunt for Red October
2. By area, what is the smallest of the Great Lakes? Lake Ontario
3. Which band member of Milli Vanilli died of drug overdose? Rob Pilatus
4. When did Indira Gandhi's first term as Prime Minister of India begin? 1966
5. Which British designer invented the Dual Cyclone bagless vacuum cleaner? James Dyson
6. Sweetbread is derived from what organ? Pancreas
7. Who was the actor who played Charles in the movie Four Weddings and a Funeral? Hugh Grant
8. Which car manufacturer's name translates from Latin as "to roll"? Volvo
9. What astronomical unit of distance equals about 5.88 trillion miles? 1 light year
10. What city is located across the Columbia River from the city of Vancouver? Portland
Tie Breaker The Hugo Award is an award given in what field? Science fiction


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. In Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew", who is the shrew's father? Baptista Minola
2. The Colorado River flows into what body of water? Gulf of California
3. The character of Miss Piggy was performed by whom until the early 2000's? Frank Oz
4. Which Cuban President was overthrown by Fidel Castro in 1959? General Fulgencia Batista
5. Ranger VII was the first US spacecraft to send back pictures of what? The moon
6. In 1997, who became the first racecar driver to be featured on the front of a Wheaties box? Dale Earnhardt
7. Who voiced "Howl" In Howl's Moving Castle? Christian Bale
8. What is the fear of puppets known as? Pupaphobia
9. How many chromosomes does a goat have? 60
10. Which bird is the national bird of Finland? Whooper swan
Tie Breaker Which Biblical character wrestled an angel in Genesis 32? Jacob

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. Who was the Greek god of the sea? Poseidon
2. The path known as "Silk Road" stretched for 4,000 miles from China to where? Rome
3. What famous TV cops drove a 1974 Ford Torino? Starsky & Hutch
4. Billed as "The Crime of the Century", in which US city did the Great Brink's Robbery take place, in 1950? Boston
5. In 1643 Evangalista Torichelli invented the first what? Barometer
6. What chain introduced "the Blizzard" in 1985? Dairy Queen
7. Whose first hit single was the song, "Bye Bye Love"? The Everly Brothers
8. What Volkswagen car model appears in the International Radio Alphabet? Golf
9. How many fingerlike projections does an African elephant have at the end of its trunk? Two
10. What strait separates Spain from Morocco? Strait of Gibraltar
Tie Breaker What horse set a Kentucky Derby record in 1973? Secretariat