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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. Who wrote "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"? Edgar Allan Poe
2. What country lies on Israel’s northern border? Lebanon
3. Which actress, famous for her fruit hats, was the inspiration for the Chiquita banana logo? Carmen Miranda
4. Who was assassinated by Giuseppe Zangara? Anton Cermak
5. Bruxism is a medical term for when a person does what? Grinds their teeth
6. What is the fear of the color purple called? Porphyrophobia
7. In which movie did Ione Skye portray a witch? Four Rooms
8. What two ingredients are used to make the standard Stinger cocktail? Cognac and white creme de menthe
9. Who was the first dog in space? Laika
10. Cape Cod juts into what body of water? Atlantic Ocean
Tie Breaker What is the name for what an archer carries his arrows in? Quiver


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. What is the third movement of a symphony called? Minuet
2. What river separates New Hampshire and Vermont? Connecticut River
3. In the cartoon "Wacky Races", who drove the Compact Pussycat? Penelope Pitstop
4. In what ship's 1945 sinking were there as many as eighty sailors eaten by whitetip sharks? The USS Indianapolis
5. What object is theorized to lie at the center of the Milky Way? A black hole
6. What is Ronald Biggs famous for? Being one of the Great Train Robbers
7. What character from "The Beverly Hillbillies" had the same name as Moses' father-in-law in the Bible? Jethro
8. What name is given to the full moon closest to the autumn equinox? Harvest moon
9. What gender are clownfish? They are hermaphrodites
10. Port Louis is the capital of which country? Mauritius
Tie Breaker On which wedding anniversary would you buy your partner leather? The 3rd

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. What is the name of the gypsy girl who Quasimodo fell in love with? Esmeralda
2. What city is the capital of Northwest Territories in Canada? Yellowknife
3. What 1990 hit song by Jane's Addiction begins with the sound of dogs barking? Been Caught Stealing
4. India became an independent country in what year? 1947
5. What is the syrup drained from raw sugar? Molasses
6. Which herb is used to make "Pesto Sauce" Basil
7. In The Simpsons, what was Homer doing when he realized he didn't know his middle name? Filling out a form
8. Who is Edson Arantes do Nascimento better known as? Pele
9. Who developed the classification we use for clouds? Luke Howard
10. What is the world's largest lake crossed by the equator? Lake Victoria
Tie Breaker The pasta shape called "farfalle" gets its name from the Italian word for what insect? Butterfly