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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. What year was author J. D. Salinger born? 1919
2. What is Australia's highest mainland mountain? Mount Kosciuszko
3. Who played the role of Macauley Connor in the 1956 film "High Society"? Frank Sinatra
4. On what date did the Menendez murders take place? August 20, 1989
5. The material nylon is named after which 2 cities? New York and London
6. In the professional audio industry, what does AES refer to? Audio Engineering Society
7. What movie stars Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore and takes place in Hawaii? 50 First Dates
8. What year was the Amazon Kindle Fire first introduced? 2011
9. What is the name for the longest side of a right-angled triangle? Hypotenuse
10. Which US state is nickname the "Bluegrass State"? Kentucky
Tie Breaker At what age does a filly become a mare in thoroughbred horse racing? 4


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. During what war was the novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls" set? Spanish Civil War
2. What western US city is dubbed “The Valley of 10,000 Buffets”? Las Vegas
3. What John Wayne film, set during the Civil War, was based on a true story? The Horse Soldiers
4. Who used hypnotism to treat the hemophilia of Tsarevich Alexei? Rasputin
5. Which element has the atomic number 81? Thallium
6. What is a somnambulist? A sleepwalker
7. What is the most common swear word used in the TV series "Battlestar Galactica"? Frak
8. On a standard Monopoly board, what are the two least expensive properties? Mediterranean and Baltic
9. How many claws does a domestic cat have? 18
10. Where is the International Court of Justice? The Hague
Tie Breaker What year was Jesus Christ (Jesus of Nazareth) born in? 7 - 2 BC

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. Who painted "The 3rd of May"? Francisco de Goya
2. Which city is known as Motown? Detroit
3. What type of two-sailed vessel is particularly adept at sailing upwind? Sloop
4. What year did the US host their first Olympic Games? 1904
5. The Pathfinder spacecraft landed on what planet in 1997? Mars
6. Where on your pants can you often find the initials YKK? Zipper
7. What song earned Natalie Cole and Nat King Cole a Grammy Award in 1991? Unforgettable
8. In golf what would you put in your shag bag? Practice balls
9. What is botany the study of? Plants 
10. What US city is known as the "Cradle of Liberty"? Boston
Tie Breaker In religion, the assumption of an Earthly form by a god? Incarnation