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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. The journey in Roald Dahl's "James and the Giant Peach" ends with the peach impaled on what? The Empire State Building
2. What city was Russia's capital before Moscow? St. Petersburg
3. Who starred as Buffy in the TV show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"? Sarah Michelle Gellar
4. What disease grounded astronaut Ken Mattingly from Apollo 13? The measles
5. Toxiphobia is a fear of what? Being poisoned
6. An English fire hydrant is said to be the inspiration behind the unique bottle of what liquor brand? Tanqueray
7. Rupert Giles was the librarian-mentor on what popular TV show? Buffy the Vampire Slayer
8. Who was the number 1 ­ranked female tennis player in the world 7 out of 9 years between 1988 and 1996? Steffi Graf
9. What type of cloud can form a tornado? Cumulonimbus
10. What US city is known as the "birthplace of jazz"? New Orleans
Tie Breaker What type of alcohol is typically used to make a mint julep? Bourbon


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. What year was the novel "The Day of the Jackal" released? 1971
2. Minsk is the capital of which country? Belarus
3. Until their 2007 breakup, Peter Hook spent almost three decades as the bassist for what band? New Order
4. Which country were the 1992 Summer Olympic Games held in? Spain
5. Which drug can be extracted from the bark of the cinchona tree? Quinine
6. What is "nori" made from? Seaweed
7. What 1960's television series was set at the fictitious Coral Key Park & Marine Preserve? Flipper
8. At 8:00 p.m. in Miami, what time is it in Boston? 8:00 p.m.
9. What is measured using a Richter scale? Earthquakes
10. When did the Republic of South Sudan gain its independence? July 9, 2011
Tie Breaker Which religious ceremony comes from the Greek word meaning "to dip"? Baptism

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. The red Oslo sky in what 1893 painting has been explained as a result of the eruption of Krakatoa? The Scream
2. What two states share a border with Florida? Alabama and Georgia
3. Helen Mirren won best actress Oscar, beating out Meryl Streep, for which 2006 movie? The Queen
4. How long did the Mau Mau Uprising last? 8 years
5. What inert gas gets trapped in the blood when a diver gets "the bends"? Nitrogen
6. What gets changed by the process of transubstantiation? The Catholic Eucharist wafer and wine
7. "Citizens on Patrol" and "Mission to Moscow" are subtitles of sequels to what 1980’s series of movies? Police Academy
8. What nationality was the architect Le Corbusier? Swiss
9. What is the temperature, at which dew forms, called? Dew point
10. What is Ethiopia's main commercial crop? Coffee
Tie Breaker What nationality was the architect Le Corbusier? Swiss