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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. What year was the novel "A Brave New World" written? 1931
2. What famous street follows the line of a twelve-foot stockade begun in 1653 by Peter Stuyvesant? Wall Street
3. What TV show starred Frankie Muniz playing the role of Malcolm? Malcolm in the Middle
4. What organisation was given the only Nobel peace prize awarded during World War I? International Red Cross
5. Edward J. Claghorn was granted the first patent for what safety device in 1885? Safety belts
6. How many dice are used to play Yahtzee? Five
7. What does Arnold Schwarzenegger pretend to do for a living in the movie "True Lies"? Computer salesman
8. What disease devastated America's population of Elm trees? Dutch Elm Disease
9. What pitcher lent his name to ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction? Tommy John
10. In which US state can you find permafrost? Alaska
Tie Breaker What does the Latin word "Verbatim" means? Word for word


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. Whose hat featured a sign reading: "In this style 10/6"? The Mad Hatter's
2. Which continent are the Guiana Highlands located in? South America
3. Who is Kyle's brother on the TV show "South Park"? Ike
4. What is widely considered to be man's first celestial observatory? Stonehenge
5. Karl Landsteiner won a Nobel prize in 1930 for which medical discovery? Blood groups
6. What Kimberly-Clark product was advertised as having a snug elastic fit and an hourglass shape? Huggies diapers
7. What was the name of the Ewing's ranch on the TV series "Dallas"? Southfork
8. Artist Bono shared Time's "Man of the Year" honors with what other man and his wife? Bill Gates
9. What bird can swim but cannot fly? The Penguin
10. Into which sea does the Nile river flow? The Mediterranean
Tie Breaker Live Aid was organized to benefit which starving country?  Ethiopia

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. Who was poet Sylvia Plath married to? Ted Hughes
2. What is the capital of Armenia? Yerevan
3. Which singer sang "I Believe In Father Christmas''? Greg Lake
4. What year was the first modern set of headphones developed? 1910
5. What never works at night and requires a gnomon to tell the time? A sundial
6. On what day of celebration did Harry Houdini die in 1926? Halloween
7. Who played the role of Jenna Maroney on the TV show "30 Rock"? Jane Krakowski
8. What kind of tea takes its name from the Chinese for "Black dragon"? Oolong
9. A benzene ring is made up of atoms of what element? Carbon
10. What is the main currency on the island of Oahu? US dollar
Tie Breaker What US city gave birth to the Grasshopper cocktail? New Orleans