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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. What trumpet-like horn is jazz-man Chuck Mangione's instrument? The flugelhorn
2. What two lakes meet at the Straits of Mackinac? Lake Michigan and Lake Huron
3. Why did the Simpsons go to New York CIty? Retrieve a lost car
4. What Romanian communist president was shot in December 1989? Nicolae Ceausescu
5. The duck-billed platypus is one of only three mammals in the world that can do what? Lay eggs
6. What colour is the Ring of Death that signifies that your Xbox 360 is broken forever? Red
7. Adam West portrayed which superhero on television? Batman
8. Who led the NFL in rushing yards four out of five years from 1972 to 1976? O.J. Simpson
9. What constellation represents a hunter with a club a shield? Orion
10. What split up into Gondwanaland and Laurasia? Pangaea
Tie Breaker What word describes the dominance of one state over a group of other states? Hegemony


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. What literary work inspired Pink Floyd's "Chapter 24" song? The I Ching
2. Which European country replaced the Escudo with the Euro? Portugal
3. Who co-wrote, directed and starred in the 1971 movie "Bananas"? Woody Allen
4. Who took Barry Goldwater's seat when the longtime senator retired in 1986? John McCain
5. What is the nearest spiral galaxy to our own Milky Way? The Andromeda Galaxy
6. The name of what ancient game is derived from the Hindu word for twenty-five? Pachisi
7. What is the Ali G's full name? Alistair Leslie Graham
8. According to Toucan Sam, what should you always follow to find Froot Loops? Your nose
9. What color is malachite? Green
10. Which US state is home to both the highest and lowest points in the contiguous 48 US states? California
Tie Breaker What wine barrel contains 252 gallons? Tun

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. In "The Farmer in the Dell", what does the child take? A nurse
2. Where in Egypt is the Tomb of Tutankhamen? Valley of the Kings
3. The singer Shakira comes from what country? Colombia
4. Whose military textbook "Infantry Attacks" was read, famously by George Patton? Erwin Rommel's
5. What blood cell deficiency gets its name from the Greek meaning "being without blood"? Anemia
6. What is the official name for the "pound" or "number" symbol on the telephone keypad? Octothorpe
7. What Sophia Coppola movie is set in Tokyo? Lost In Translation
8. What is the name for what an archer carries his arrows in? Quiver
9. What is the proper term for a young whale? A calf
10. What is the largest city of Madeira? Funchal
Tie Breaker What is the traditional decorative sash worn around the middle of a Japanese kimono called? Obi