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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. What author created the character of Roderick Alleyn? Ngaio Marsh
2. In what city would you find the Golden Gate Park? San Francisco
3. In Star Wars, what was the vulnerable spot on the Death Star? A small thermal exhaust port
4. What Apache chief rode in Teddy Roosevelt's inaugural parade in 1905? Geronimo
5. What amino acid is popularly linked to turkey's drowsiness-inducing properties? Tryptophan
6. A plague is a group of what insect? Locust
7. What movie, set in Vietnam, won an Oscar for "Best Picture" in 1987? Platoon
8. Who created the Tabasco sauce? Edmund McIlhenny
9. The water moccasin snake is also known as what? Cottonmouth
10. What is the capital of the US state North Carolina? Raleigh
Tie Breaker What is the European Union's equivalent to the North American's "911" emergency number? 112


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. What author created the character of Tom Sawyer? Mark Twain
2. Which river does the Brooklyn Bridge cross? East River
3. Who starred as David in the TV show "The Hogan Family"? Jason Bateman
4. What year was John Beckley appointed as the first librarian of the US Library of Congress? 1802
5. What is May's birthstone? Emerald
6. In what U.S. City was French’s mustard first produced? Rochester, New York
7. Which 1956 film did Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra star in? High Society
8. What color is cerulean? Blue
9. What is the function of the Thyroid Gland? To regulate growth and metabolism 
10. What leaf appears on the Canadian flag? The Maple Leaf
Tie Breaker Which champagne company took over the perfume of the Givenchy fashion house in 1981? Veuve Clicquot

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. How old was writer Arthur C. Clarke when he passed away in 2008? 90
2. Dakar is the capital of which African country? Senegal
3. What sport is the focus of the movie "National Velvet"? Horse racing
4. Which amendment to the US Constitution deals with women's suffrage? Nineteenth
5. The lumbar spine consists of how many vertebrae? Five
6. Who are the 3 original owners of the Planet Hollywood chain of restaurants? Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger
7. Craig Phillips was the first winner of the UK version of which TV reality show? Big Brother
8. In 1992, what city hosted the first World Series game ever played outside the US? Toronto
9. What is the name of a small object orbiting the sun made of ice, dust and frozen gas? Comet
10. What two countries share land borders with Tunisia? Algeria and Libya
Tie Breaker Whose profile is displayed on the Purple Heart medal? George Washington