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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. What does Miss Havisham constantly wear in Dickens' "Great Expectations"? Her wedding dress
2. What was Banlgadesh formerly known as until its independence? East Pakistan
3. What ABC TV star is the great-grandson of a billionaire oilman? Balthazar Getty
4. What wiped out Napoleon's Caribbean troops, leading him to scrap plans to conquer the New World? Yellow Fever
5. What is the atomic number of the chemical element gold? 79
6. Who invented basketball? James Naismith
7. What is singer Wynonna Judd's real name? Christina Clair Ciminella
8. The delicacy known as fois gras traditionally comes from what part of the duck or goose? The liver
9. How many wings does a butterfly have? Four
10. What city is home to the eighty-eight storey Petronas Twin Towers? Kuala Lumpur
Tie Breaker In which sport might you see a "Crucifix" being performed? Gymnastics


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. What popular statue was designed by Fredric-Auguste Bartholdi? Statue of Liberty
2. Kodiak Island is the largest island in which US state? Alaska
3. Who does Eddie Murphy trade places with in the 1983 movie "Trading Places"? Dan Aykroyd
4. Which archaeologist discovered King Tut's tomb in 1922? Howard Carter
5. What hinged surfaces on a plane's wingtips allow the aircraft to roll? Ailerons
6. How high is the crossbar on a football goal post? 10 feet
7. What is the name of the cat in the Disney movie "Cinderella"? Lucifer
8. Who wrote the mIRC chat software? Khaled Mardam-Bey
9. A tree which is deciduous does what? Loses its leaves every year
10. What is the largest salt-water lake in the US? Great Salt Lake
Tie Breaker Who spoke the first recorded message “Mary had a Little lamb”? Thomas Edison

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. What species are mingled to produce a Griffin? Eagle and lion
2. What is the capital of Norway? Oslo
3. When was actor Humphrey Bogart born? 1899
4. What tanker ran aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, on March 24, 1989? Exxon Valdez
5. What is the name for the study of fluids? Hydraulics
6. How many pockets are there on a snooker table? Six
7. What is Private Ryan's first name? James
8. What sportsmen are divided into naturals and goofy-foots? Surfers
9. A Phon is a unit of what? Loudness
10. In what Australian state would you find Parkes? New South Wales
Tie Breaker Maria Sklodowska became famous under what name? Marie Curie