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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. What are the two cities in Charles Dickens' novel "A Tale of Two Cities"? London and Paris
2. The city of Liverpool, England is served by an airport named for what man? John Lennon
3. What actress earned an Oscar nomination for her first screen appearance in "The Turning Point"? Leslie Brown
4. Which river did Washington cross on Christmas night 1776? Delaware River
5. How often are brain cells replaced? Never
6. What Hindu god is known as "The Destroyer"? Shiva
7. Who played the male starring role in 1967 film "The Graduate"? Dustin Hoffman
8. What flavor was the original filling in Twinkies? Banana
9. What is a "Blenheim Orange"? Apple
10. The Kissimmee River flows into what lake? Lake Okeechobee
Tie Breaker What do you get by mixing ginger ale with grenadine and a cherry? A Shirley Temple


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. Who is Othello's wife? Desdemona
2. What largest lake of Central America is home to unusual freshwater sharks? Lake Nicaragua
3. What is the subject of Claude Lanzmann's award-winning nine-hour film "Shoah"? The Holocaust
4. Who was the first president of the American Red Cross? Clara Barton
5. Quercus is the Latin name of what tree? Oak
6. How many rings are on the Olympic flag? Five
7. What year did Johnny Depp receive his Hollywood Walk of Fame star in? 1999
8. What are wrapped in bacon to make the dish "Angels on Horseback"? Oysters
9. What is an external agent that alters foetal development is called? Teratogen
10. Andorra is landlocked by what two countries? France and Spain
Tie Breaker What nationality was Pope John Paul II? Polish

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. What term for elaborate, decorative lettering comes from the Greek meaning "beautiful writing"? Calligraphy
2. One of the Midwest's "Quad Cities" is named for what three-mile-long island in the Mississippi? Rock Island
3. What historical woman has been portrayed on stage and screen by Faye Dunaway, Elaine Paige, and Madonna? Eva Peron
4. What year saw the founding of the Michelin tire company? 1889
5. What takes exactly eight minutes and twenty seconds to reach the earth? Sunlight
6. Who created the original Barbie doll? Ruth Handler
7. What kind of bird is Wallace and Gromit's nemesis, Feathers McGraw? A penguin
8. What do Americans commonly call Emmental cheese? Swiss cheese
9. What's the name for the chemical and electrical connections formed at the gaps between nerve cells? Synapses
10. Which four US states share a border with Texas? Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma
Tie Breaker Pancetta is derived from the meat of what animal? Pig