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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. How were composer George Gershwin and lyricist Ira Gershwin related? They were brotheres
2. In what country would you find the active volcano "Pelee"? Martinique
3. Rod Stewart's second album was called after which alley? Gasoline Alley
4. Which treaty organisation was set up as a counterpart to NATO? Warsaw Pact
5. What animal has been dubbed nature's skyscraper? The giraffe
6. What do the Roman Numerals MCLXV represent? 1165
7. What ventriloquist had dummies named Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd? Edgar Bergan
8. What nationality was Dr. James Naismith, the inventor of basketball? Canadian
9. What is February's birthstone? Amethyst
10. What is the second smallest country in the world? Monaco
Tie Breaker What is the point value of the letter Z in a standard Scrabble game? 10


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. Who replaced Severus Snape as Potions Master at Hogwarts School? Horace Slughorn
2. Which two countries share the Matterhorn? Italy & Switzerland
3. What major does David Bowie's "Space Oddity" refer to? Major Tom
4. Who gave the "Cross of Gold" speech at the 1896 Democratic National Convention? William Jennings Bryan
5. What children's toy started out as wallpaper cleaner? Play-Doh
6. What does a Collier do? Makes charcoal
7. What was Shari Lewis' hand puppet called? Lamb Chop
8. What horse set a Kentucky Derby record in 1973? Secretariat
9. Which English philosopher believed that people in a state of nature are violent? Thomas Hobbes
10. Which US state was established by William Penn in 1681? Pennsylvania
Tie Breaker Elvis Stojko was an ice skating champion hailing from what? Canada

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. Whose military textbook "Infantry Attacks" was read, famously by George Patton? Erwin Rommel's
2. What island-country is located east of Mozambique? Madagascar
3. What good little witch is Casper's friend? Wendy
4. Who uttered the line "There you go again" during a debate? Ronald Reagan
5. What is known as the "Droste Effect"? The effect of an image appearing within itself
6. What thin cotton fabric used in summer suits takes its name from Persian words for "milk and sugar"? Seersucker
7. What did Francis Coppola call his re-edited version of the movie "Apocalypse Now"? Apocalypse Now Redux
8. According to the 1940s jingle, after what two men pitched did Boston Braves fans "pray for rain"? Spahn and Sain
9. To which tree family does the osier belong? Willow
10. In what country is Magyar spoken? Hungary
Tie Breaker Which car manufacturer's name translates from Latin as "to roll"? Volvo