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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. What bestseller tells the story of the fishing boat "Andrea Gail"? The Perfect Storm
2. The English explorer Admiral John Franklin discovered what in the 1840s? The Northwest Passage
3. How many cars does Memphis have to steal to save his brother in "Gone In 60 Seconds"? 50
4. What legendary pirate helped defend New Orleans during the War of 1812? Jean Laffite
5. What did the "Manhattan" project set out to develop? Atomic bomb
6. The first American blood bank was established in 1937 in which city? Chicago
7. What was the name of Buddy Holly's back-up band? The Crickets
8. What is the fear of cats called? Ailurophobia
9. What instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure? Barometer
10. In which city would you find Red Square? Moscow
Tie Breaker Which University did Bill Gates drop out of to start his own company? Harvard


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. What was the four-letter nickname of French fashion designed Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel? Coco
2. Which US state has the shortest Atlantic coastline, at only about 13 miles long? New Hampshire
3. What movie takes place on February 2nd again and again? Groundhog Day
4. What country offered Albert Einstein its presidency in 1952? Israel
5. The zero of which two temperature scales is known as "Absolute Zero"? Kelvin and Rankine
6. What company invented the floppy disk in 1970? IBM
7. What double-word song title was a hit single by Naked Eyes? Promises, Promises
8. What two ingredients are used to make the standard Stinger cocktail? Cognac and white creme de menthe
9. Which acids make up gastric acid in the human stomach? Hydrochloric acid, potassium chloride and sodium chloride
10. In what country would you find the mouths of the Amazon river? Brazil
Tie Breaker What is the length-to-width ratio of a regulation pool table? 2:1

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. What Broadway musical featured the song "Hooverville"? Annie
2. What US city is home to the Field Museum of Natural History? Chicago
3. What was the real first name of David Soul's "Hutch" on "Starsky and Hutch"? Ken
4. George Washington was a member of which fraternal organization? The Freemasons
5. What natural disaster is measured on the Richter Scale? Earthquakes
6. What are the main ingredients of borscht? Beet roots and cabbage
7. In "Napoleon Dynamite", what type of animal is Napoleon's grandmother's pet, Tina? llama
8. Rioja wine comes from which country? Spain 
9. How many sides does a nonagon have? 9
10. What is the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo? Kinshasa
Tie Breaker What designer was the first man to appear on the cover of British Vogue? Manolo Blahnik