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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. Who wrote the epic poem "Aeneid"? Virgil
2. Which is Europe's second largest island after Great Britain? Iceland
3. In how many theatrically-released movies has Anthony Hopkins played the character Hannibal Lecter? Three - Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, and Red Dragon
4. Who was the US's first post-master general? Benjamin Franklin
5. How many carbon atoms are there in an aspirin molecule? 9
6. What is the nickname of the patient in the game "Operation"? Cavity Sam
7. What year did Cat Stevens officially change his name to Yusuf Islam? 1977
8. What would you add to a Welsh Rarebit to make a Buck Rarebit? Poached Egg
9. The fear of being poisoned is known as what? Toxiphobia
10. What US city is famous for its French Quarter? New Orleans
Tie Breaker The Italian Giovanni Schiaparelli is best known today for naming most of the canals where? Mars


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. What Shakespeare play is set on January 5? Twelfth Night
2. What river flows through Jackson Hole, Wyoming? The Snake River
3. What was Walt Disney's middle name? Elias
4. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. received his Ph.D. from which school? Boston University
5. What planet is named for the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Zeus? Jupiter
6. What shoulder should you throw spilled salt over? The left
7. Who played the role of the US president in the movie "Fail-Safe"? Henry Ford
8. How many times is a trains whistle blasted if it is about to move forward? two
9. What popular computer language shares its name with the vitamin formerly known as ascorbic acid? C
10. What tree appears on the national flag of Lebanon? Cedar tree
Tie Breaker What sports team used the Swinging Friar as its team emblem until 1984? The San Diego Padres

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. Whose crime was witnessed only by Cindy Lou Who? The Grinch's
2. What three-mile-wide New Brunswick island was FDR's summer home? Campobello
3. What film starred Michael Caine and Angie Dickinson? Dressed to Kill
4. Which US president lived in Prairie Chapel Ranch? George W. Bush
5. What invisible "color" can bees see on flower petals? Ultraviolet, or Bee purple
6. Bohea is a type of what? Tea
7. Whose music is featured in the musical movie Mamma Mia!? ABBA
8. How many players are there on a standard soccer team on field? 11
9. Phobos is the name of one of the moons of which planet? Mars
10. What is the capital of Turkmenistan? Ashgabat
Tie Breaker What airport did the first commercial Boeing 747 flight from JFK land at? London, Heathrow