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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. Who's the palindromic protagonist of Dickens' "Great Expectations"? Pip
2. What river flows into the Pacific Ocean between Oregon and Washington? Columbia River
3. Who played Sam Spade in the 1941 movie "The Maltese Falcon"? Humphrey Bogart
4. Who installed the first Archbishop of Canterbury in 597 AD? Pope Gregory l
5. How many pairs of chromosomes does the average human have? 23
6. Who was the number 1 ­ranked female tennis player in the world 7 out of 9 years between 1988 and 1996? Steffi Graf
7. What broadcast television network debuted on October 9, 1986? FOX
8. What is the fear of tapeworms known as? Taeniophobia
9. What is the sound a camel makes called? Nuzzing
10. What mountain chain extends from western Canada down through Northern California? The Cascades
Tie Breaker Which French district does Claret come from? Bordeaux


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. Who wrote the children's classic "Green Eggs and Ham"? Dr. Seuss
2. Which US state is nicknamed the "Green Mountain State"? Vermont
3. On what island was Jurassic Park located? Isla Nublar
4. What organization was formed to replace "The League of Nations"? United Nations
5. What unit of land measurement equals 43,560 square feet? An acre
6. What cocktail do you get if you add green Creme de Menthe to cognac? Green Hornet
7. What movie did the villain Mrs. Danvers appear in? Rebecca
8. What Cajun dish is a mixture of rice, sausage, chicken, shrimp, oysters, spices and more? Jambalaya
9. What is believed to be created when a star collapses? A black hole
10. What city in Ohio is known as the "Queen City"? Cincinnati
Tie Breaker What nuts are used to make a Satay sauce? Peanuts

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. What original literary work was the movie "Christmas with the Kranks" based on? Skipping Christmas
2. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park is located along the shores of what lake? Lake Michigan
3. Who played Kate Austen on the ABC series "Lost"? Evangeline Lilly
4. Which war did the Treaty of Portsmouth end in 1905? The Russo-Japanese War
5. Lodgepole, Pinyon and Ponderosa are species of what plant? Pine tree
6. What is added to a Cosmopolitan martini to make it pink? Cranberry juice
7. What animal is Indiana Jones afraid of? Snakes
8. What university is home to the Fighting Irish? University of Notre Dame
9. The first atomic bomb test split an atom of what fissionable element? Plutonium
10. What is the capital of Libya? Tripoli
Tie Breaker What baseball hall-of-famer was nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank"? Hank Aaron