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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. What Nobel Prize-winning author committed suicide by gunshot in 1961? Ernest Hemingway
2. What is the only nation that shares a land border with San Marino? Italy
3. Who was banned from Saturday Night Live by viewer phone vote in 1982? Andy Kaufman
4. What year did Montenegro declare its independence from Serbia and Montenegro? 2006
5. What is the largest artery in the human body? The aorta
6. What is equinophobia the fear of? Horses
7. How is rockstar Vincent Furnier better known? Alice Cooper
8. What ingredients are needed to make a standard Mai Tai cocktail? Light rum, dark rum, lime juice, orgeat syrup and orange curacao
9. What is the name for a triangle with 2 equal sides? Isosceles
10. The Ohio River flows into what river? Mississippi River
Tie Breaker How many players are there in a standard beach volleyball team? Two


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. From what language did English borrow the word "glitch"? Yiddish
2. Which US state's two letter postal abbreviation is "MD"? Maryland
3. Who was the female star of the 1992 film "Basic Instinct"? Sharon Stone
4. Who, per her dying wish, is buried next to Wild Bill Hickok? Calamity Jane
5. When standing in sunlight, what vitamin does your body synthesize? Vitamin D
6. What coastal Atlantic US state has "The Shag" as their official state dance? South Carolina
7. What 1987 movie marked the first big screen starring role for Bruce Willis? Blind Date
8. How many holes are on a standard Chinese checkers board? 121
9. In what direction do most cyclones whirl in the Southern Hemisphere? Clockwise
10. What two countries share land borders with Tunisia? Algeria and Libya
Tie Breaker What is the shape of a carpenter's square, found in home workshops? L-shape

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. Whose novels include "The Chamber", "The Client", and "The Firm"? John Grisham
2. The Orient Express train originally ran from Paris to where? Istanbul
3. What decade did Marty McFly go back to in "Back to the Future"? 1950's
4. How many days were there in the ancient Egyptian year? 365
5. What type of plant is an Organ Pipe? Cactus
6. What was the original flavor of the cream in Twinkies? Banana
7. Which band member of The Blues Brothers died of drug overdose? John Belushi
8. Tennis player Rafael Nadal goes by what nickname? Rafa
9. Of the seven colors of the rainbow which is the middle one? Green
10. What city is home to the Telstra Tower? Canberra
Tie Breaker What faddish word comes from the Japanese for "single number"? Sudoku