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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. In what country was Zubin Mehta born? India
2. What body of water separates Connecticut and Long Island? Long Island Strait
3. What occupation did Mary Richards have on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"? Assistant producer
4. Which U.S. President signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act establishing NASA? Dwight D. Eisenhower
5. A duck-billed platypus is one of the only three mammals in the world that can do what? Lay eggs
6. What does barley become when prepared for brewing? Malt
7. In the world of music, what job did Simon Fuller get sacked from in 1997? Manager of the Spice Girls
8. What is the length-to-width ratio of a regulation pool table? 2:1
9. Wallace Carothers is known as the inventor of what? Nylon
10. What three countries share a land border with Somalia? Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya
Tie Breaker In the game of 9-ball, the pool balls are initially placed in a grouping of what shape? Diamond


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. In the novel "Don Quixote", what swiveling structures are mistaken for giants? Windmills
2. Devils Tower is located in what US state? Wyoming
3. Pete Best and Stu Sutcliffe were past ­members of what band? The Beatles
4. Which Egyptian queen was married to pharaoh Akhenaten? Nefertiti
5. Who discovered the planet Uranus? Sir William Herschel
6. What sort of meat is used in the dish "Guard of Honour"? Lamb
7. Virginia McMath became famous as which actress? Ginger Rogers
8. What sign of the zodiac are you if you were born on Leap Day? Pisces
9. How many minutes does it take sunlight to reach Earth? 8
10. The Banff Airport is located in which country? Canada
Tie Breaker What word is used to describe one and a half ounces of liquor? Jigger

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. The story of Cinderella was written by which French author? Charles Perrault
2. What US state name ends with three vowels? Hawaii
3. What was Doogie Howser's real first name? Douglas
4. Greeks consider Tuesday the unluckiest day of the week because what city fell on a Tuesday in 1453? Constantinople
5. Which element of the periodic table is named after the Norse god of thunder? Thorium
6. What do runners pass to each other in a relay race? Baton
7. What is Merlin's owl name in Disney's film "The Sword in the Stone"? Archimedes
8. In 1997, who became the first racecar driver to be featured on the front of a Wheaties box? Dale Earnhardt
9. How many grams is 1 ounce? 28.34 grams
10. Which of the New England states is the largest in size? Maine
Tie Breaker What is the official name for the "pound" or "number" symbol on the telephone keypad? Octothorpe