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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. What is the more common name for serigraphy? Screen printing
2. What is the capital of Greece? Athens
3. What year were the first Grammy Awards awarded? 1959
4. What type of machine was Isaac Singer granted a patent for in 1851? Sewing machine
5. What is the name of the cord joining a mother and her unborn child? Umbilical cord
6. Which sign of the zodiac is represented as a man pouring water from a jar? Aquarius
7. Who was the actor who played Charles in the movie Four Weddings and a Funeral? Hugh Grant
8. What does barley become when prepared for brewing? Malt
9. What is a woolly bear? Caterpillar
10. What line on a map connects places of equal rainfall? Isohyet
Tie Breaker What nationality is tennis player Novak Djokovic? Serbian


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. What children's classic first chapter is titled "The Old Sea-dog at the Admiral Benbow"? Treasure Island
2. What kind of stone is the Taj Mahal made of? Marble
3. Who are Nathan Wind, Vic Colfari, and Sir Stewart Wallace? Characters in the Beastie Boys music video "Sabotage"
4. Which historic figure is famous for having said, "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death"? Patrick Henry
5. What is the fear of tapeworms known as? Taeniophobia
6. What number is represented in Morse code by 5 dots? 5
7. How many pounds did Johnny Depp have to lose for the role of Edward Scissorhands? 25
8. What color is New York's Staten Island Ferry? Orange
9. What is the only moon in our solar system to spin in a direction opposite of its planet's rotation? Triton
10. Lesotho is landlocked by which country? South Africa
Tie Breaker The Arabic word for "season" gave us what name for South Asia's rainy season? Monsoon

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. What author wrote "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" short story? Edgar Allan Poe
2. What bay is actually the United States' largest tidal estuary? Chesapeake Bay
3. The shoe-obsessed Spats Colombo is the villain of what 1959 comedy? Some Like It Hot
4. What year was Queen Elizabeth II born? 1926
5. What is a group of apes called? A shrewdness
6. What company, founded by Jack Ma, shares its name with Arabian folktale hero? Alibaba
7. What is the name of the girl Bruce Springsteen is singing to in the song "Born to Run"? Wendy
8. What is Indianapolis Speedway also known as? The Brickyard
9. What shape is produced by bees when constructing a honeycomb? A hexagon
10. Which is the highest state in the US? Colorado
Tie Breaker What does the abbreviation IMHO mean? In My Humble Opinion