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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. Who tells the stories in "One Thousand and One Nights"? Scheherazade
2. Acadia was the original name of which Canadian province? Nova Scotia 
3. What basketball player starred alongside Jean Claude Van Damme in the movie "Double Team"? Dennis Rodman
4. In relation to the Halloween holiday, what is the archaic meaning of the word "Hallow"? Saint
5. In the body what may be endocrine or exocrine? Glands
6. The Grasshopper cocktail originated from which New Orleans bar? Tujague's
7. What 1980s TV show starred Bruce Willis in a detective agency? Moonlighting
8. What sport's lingo uses the term "Bonspiel"? Curling
9. What color does blue litmus paper change to in acid? Red
10. Phoenix is the capital of which US state? Arizona
Tie Breaker What is the fear of light flashes called? Selaphobia


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. Who made his West End debut playing alongside his mother in "South Pacific"? Larry Hagman
2. In what city would you find the Golden Gate Park? San Francisco
3. In the TV show "Family Guy", where did Stewie first meet his archenemy, Bertram? Inside Peter
4. Who became prime minister of Cuba in 1959? Fidel Castro
5. A nanosecond is what fraction of a second? One billionth
6. Which politician was given the nickname Tarzan? Michael Heseltine
7. What position was first held by Muhammad Naguib? President of Egypt
8. What is the point value of the letter Q in the standard game of Scrabble? 10
9. What is crossed with a blackberry and loganberry to produce a boysenberry? Raspberry
10. Saipan is the capital of which country? Northern Mariana Islands
Tie Breaker What do you get by mixing ginger ale with grenadine and a cherry? A Shirley Temple

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. In folklore, what mysterious ghost ship can never go home and was doomed to sail the oceans forever? The 'Flying Dutchman'
2. What city is located at the junction of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River? Pittsburgh
3. What actor played Bill Murray's love interest in the movie "Groundhog Day"? Andie MacDowell
4. When did the "Eighty Years War" end? 1648
5. How many times did John Glenn circle the earth in 1962, when he became the first American in orbit? 3
6. What is the Canadian dollar coin called? Loonie
7. Which actor starred in both the 1961 and 1991 versions of the film "Cape Fear"? Gregory Peck
8. In which sport would you be judged on your pike or your jack knife? Diving
9. What is the medical term for fainting? Syncope
10. Addis Ababa is the capital of which African country? Ethiopia 
Tie Breaker Creme de Cacao, cream, and cognac make up which type of cocktail? Brandy Alexander