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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. Who owned a chimp called Chee-Chee? Doctor Dolittle
2. What city named its airport after Toussaint Louverture? Port-au-Prince
3. What famous musician played the guitar on David's Bowie's smash hit "Let's Dance"? Stevie Ray Vaughn
4. The ocean liner RMS Carpathia played a role in what historical event? Sinking of the Titanic
5. Who is the drug morphine named after? Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams
6. What's the international radio code word for the letter "V"? Victor
7. What actor was the narrator in the movie "Alive"? John Malkovich
8. What is the Hebrew word for peace, used as both a greeting and a farewell? Shalom
9. What is the largest living fish? The whale shark
10. What country is sometimes called the Land of Fire and Ice? Iceland
Tie Breaker What is the complementary colour of red? Green


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. How many children did poet Sylvia Plath have? 2
2. Concord is the capital of which US state? New Hampshire
3. What is the general subject of the books sold by Hugh Grant's character in the movie "Notting Hill"? Travel
4. Which poisonous concoction was Socrates given to drink to carry out his death sentence? Hemlock
5. What is a Supersonic Combustion Ramjet better known as? Scramjet
6. When were the first Winter Olympic Games held? 1924
7. Bob Eubanks was the original host of what game show where couples competed against each other? The Newlywed Game
8. How many gallons does a tun barrel typically hold? 252
9. What winds bring warm, dry, smog-free weather to southern California every autumn? The Santa Ana winds
10. The English explorer Admiral John Franklin discovered what in the 1840s? The Northwest Passage
Tie Breaker What thin cotton fabric used in summer suits takes its name from Persian words for "milk and sugar"? Seersucker

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. In which city was the composer Ludwig Van Beethoven born? Bonn
2. What US state has a Thames River? Connecticut
3. Who recorded the album "Wings Over America" in 1976? Paul McCartney and Wings
4. What year was actor Stan Laurel born? 1890
5. What does DNA stand for? Deoxyribonucleic acid
6. What sport uses a "pigskin"? Football
7. What Bob Marley song did Eric Clapton cover for a #1 hit? I Shot the Sheriff
8. What is the official name for the "pound" or "number" symbol on the telephone keypad? Octothorpe
9. Ranger VII was the first US spacecraft to send back pictures of what? The moon
10. What bay is actually the United States' largest tidal estuary? Chesapeake Bay
Tie Breaker Who's responsible for "The Ballad of A Thin Man"? Bob Dylan