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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. Which influential French novelist was a close friend of Paul Cezanne? Emile Zola
2. What is the literal translation of Montenegro's name? Black mountain
3. In the movie "Days of Thunder", what car is Cole told to hit in his first race? The pace car
4. During which battle did the charge of the Light Brigade take place? Balaclava
5. How many claws does a housecat have? Eighteen
6. What does the Latin phrase "ad hoc" literally mean? For this
7. What former sitcom costars play the two lead boys in 2004's "The Polar Express" movie? Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari
8. How many squares on a side is a daily "New York Times" crossword puzzle? 15
9. What is the main food of the Oystercatcher? Mussels
10. What "island", the southern-most tip of Brooklyn, has three miles of famous boardwalk? Coney Island
Tie Breaker The "canebrake", "timber" and "pygmy" are types of what? Rattlesnakes


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. Who wrote "Great Expectations"? Charles Dickens
2. What US state is nicknamed the "Grand Canyon State"? Arizona
3. Who directed the 2011 movie "Red State"? Kevin Smith
4. In what city did Anne Frank write her diary? Amsterdam
5. What term for an adult male gorilla comes from a distinctive patch of hair? Silverback
6. What nickname was given to mafia boss Charlie Luciano? "Lucky" Luciano
7. Who played the blind character in the movie "Daredevil"? Ben Affleck
8. Doraphobia is the fear of what? Fur
9. What "imaginary" number is defined as the square root of -1? i
10. What is the official language of Egypt? Arabic
Tie Breaker What company invented the floppy disk in 1970? IBM

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. What original literary work was the movie "Charly" based on? Flowers for Algernon
2. How many South American Countries does the equator pass through? Three
3. What 1980s movie soundtrack gave us the #1 hit by the band Berlin entitled "Take My Breath Away"? Top Gun
4. What company introduced the first canned ham in the US in 1926? Hormel
5. What tree gives us prunes? The plum tree
6. What are the two fruit juices in a cosmopolitan? Cranberry and lime
7. Who on TV played Jeeves to Hugh Laurie's Bertie Wooster? Stephen Fry
8. What sport's lingo uses the term "Scrum"? Rugby
9. What is the process of splitting atoms called? Fission
10. Which US state is home to the southernmost reaches of the Appalachian Mountains? Alabama
Tie Breaker What does the Latin word "Verbatim" translate into? Word for word