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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. Which Stephen King novel is set at the "Overlook Hotel"? The Shining
2. Hagatna is the capital of which country? Guam
3. What movie director/producer owns Skywalker Ranch, in Marin County, California? George Lucas
4. During WWII how did the German Army make diesel fuel? Synthetically through the Fischer-Tropsch process
5. Which bees in a hive are there to fertilize the queen? Drone bees
6. What is a "Nutty Buddy"? An Ice Cream
7. Who played the character of Corie Bratter in the 1967 film "Barefoot in the Park"? Jane Fonda
8. "Cirque du Soleil" hails from what country? Canada
9. What do whales feed their young? Milk
10. Where is Mount Olympus? Greece
Tie Breaker What was the original name of the game Pac-Man prior to its release? Puck Man


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. What is the name of the hero in most of Tom Clancy's novels? Jack Ryan
2. What is the largest body of fresh water by volume? Lake Baikal
3. Who played the role of Grant in the 1966 film "Fantastic Voyage"? Stephen Boyd
4. What acclaimed novelist was a war correspondent during the Spanish Civil War and World War II? Ernest Hemingway
5. What is a group of lions called? Pride
6. What sport's lingo uses the term "Buttonhook"? Football
7. Rod Stewart's second album was called after which alley? Gasoline Alley
8. What juice is distilled to make cachaca? Sugarcane
9. What colorful name is often applied to a sequoia? Redwood
10. Cincinnati is located on the shores of what river? Ohio River
Tie Breaker What was the first soft drink to be consumed in outer space? Coca-Cola

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. Aron and Caleb Trask are twins in what novel? East of Eden
2. Banjul is the capital of which country? The Gambia
3. What comic strip character is Beetle Bailey's sister? Lois
4. In 1961, who sent in troops to eject the Portuguese from their colony of Goa? Jawaharlal Nehru
5. What amino acid is popularly linked to turkey's drowsiness-inducing properties? Tryptophan
6. What US city hosts the world's largest hot air balloon festival? Albuquerque
7. In The Simpsons, when Homer is trying to think un-sexy thoughts, he imagines who in a bikini? Barney
8. Which of Santa's reindeer is named for a female fox? Vixen
9. Whose "Difference Engine" is often described as the first computer? Charles Babbage's
10. Topeka is the capital of which US state? Kansas
Tie Breaker In France what is a Framboise? Raspberry