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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. In which country do Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy novels take place? Sweden
2. Which country borders Kyrgystan to the east? China
3. What actress played JR's wife on Dallas? Linda Gray
4. Whose tomb was found in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt? Tutankhamun
5. The name for this semi-precious stone comes from the Latin for "sea water"? Aquamarine
6. What is the name of the baby depicted on the Sacagawea dollar coin? Pomp
7. What was the name of the dolphin Ace Ventura was trying to find in the movie "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective"? Snowflake
8. Which Ferrari model translates literally from Italian as "red head"? Testarossa
9. What is produced when a magnet spins in a coil of wire? Electricity
10. Name the largest landlocked country in Europe? Belarus
Tie Breaker What is the other name for the card game Patience? Solitaire


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. What fictional island is constantly at war with Blefuscu over the correct way to eat a boiled egg? Lilliput
2. In what part of the former Soviet Union did the Chernobyl nuclear disaster occur? Ukraine
3. Who played the blind character in the movie "The Hotel New Hampshire"? Wallace Shawn
4. What American Civil War general was nicknamed "Young Napoleon"? General George McClellan
5. What year did the US issue a patent on the production of margarine? 1871
6. What do sumo wrestlers call their hair topknots? Chonmage
7. In the movie "Jerry Maguire", Jerry sings along to what Tom Petty song on his car radio? Free Fallin'
8. Architect Walter Gropius founded what famous German art school in Weimar in 1919? The Bauhaus
9. Eczema affects which part of the body? Skin
10. To which group of islands does Corfu belong? Ionian islands
Tie Breaker What is the line frequency of the North American power supply? 60hz

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. What musical instrument is sometimes called a "sweet potato"? Ocarina
2. What is the modern day equivalent of Ceylon? Sri Lanka
3. What Dennis Quaid baseball film shares its title with a Clint Eastwood cop film? The Rookie
4. Who was the first union president to occupy the Oval Office? Ronald Reagan
5. What is the hardest substance in the human body? Enamel
6. What do the initials stand for in PGP digital encryption? Pretty Good Privacy
7. What actor played Ross and Monica’s father, Jack, on the TV show "Friends"? Elliot Gould
8. What common object is designed to recall the bloodstained bandages of medieval times? A barber pole
9. In distance measuring, what does AU stand for? Astronomical Unit
10. What colours are on the Belgian flag? Yellow, black and red
Tie Breaker In which English city would you find The Christmas Steps? Bristol