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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. Who wrote the ballets "The Sleeping Beauty" and "The Nutcracker"? Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
2. What is the only nation that borders both Tajikistan and Russia? China
3. In the TV show "The Simpsons", who was the creator of the Malibu Stacy doll? Stacy Lovell
4. Who participated on the side of the Earp Brothers in the shootout at the OK Corral in 1881? "Doc" Holliday
5. What's the more common name for the retinal scotoma caused by the optic nerve? Your blind spot
6. What color is vermilion a shade of? Red
7. Which actress won an Oscar for her role in Monster's Ball? Halle Berry
8. What is the name for a gin martini garnished with a pickled onion instead of an olive? Gibson
9. What kind of twins are also called "dizygotic"? Fraternal twins
10. Luzon and Mindanao are the two largest islands of what country? The Philippines
Tie Breaker In 1975, what re-opened after an 8 year closure? Suez Canal


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. According to Langston Hughes, what might "dry up, like a raisin in the sun"? A dream deferred
2. Which seas border Ukraine to the south? Black Sea and Sea of Azov
3. On the TV show "Cheers", what was Sam's nickname when he pitched for the Boston Red Sox? May Day
4. Shirley Temple Black was the US ambassador to what nation at the time of its 1989 revolution? Czechoslovakia
5. Hydrargyrum is an old name for which element on the periodic table? Mercury
6. What was the original name of "Skype"? Sky peer-to-peer
7. How many episodes of "The Bob Newhart Show" were made? 142
8. Who gained notoriety in 1997 for her relationship with Vili Fualaau? Mary Kay Letourneau
9. At least 21 fragments of which comet smashed into Jupiter in July of 1994? Shoemaker-Levy 9
10. What is the capital of Bulgaria? Sofia
Tie Breaker What Pokemon do you get when you select the Dome Fossil? Kabuto

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. The Christmas carol "Jingle Bells" was first published in what year? 1857
2. What seaport's name is Spanish for "white house"? Casablanca
3. The ending vocal riff of what 1966 Frank Sinatra song inspired the name of cartoon character dog Scooby-Doo? Strangers in the Night
4. Who was the president of Uganda immediately before and after Idi Amin's reign? Milton Obote
5. What name is given to the study of volcanoes? Volcanology
6. What company did Craig Newmark found? Craigslist
7. What country singer recorded a popular album at Folsom Prison? Johnny Cash
8. What nickname was given to baseball hall-of-famer Honus Wagner? Flying Dutchman
9. The electric eel is native only to what continent? South America
10. What is the only nation that borders both Pakistan and Bangladesh? India
Tie Breaker What New York City avenue divides the east side from the west side? Fifth