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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. What mythological creature grew two new heads for each one that was cut off? Hydra
2. Which US coast is the state of Maryland located on? East
3. What was the last name of the main family on the TV show "3rd Rock From the Sun"? Solomon
4. What ended the Austro-Hungarian monarchy? World War I
5. The vernal equinox is the beginning of what? Spring
6. Which letter stands for the Roman number 50? L
7. In which movie does Al Pacino play a character named Ricky Roma? Glengarry Glen Ross
8. When was the first Wal-Mart store opened? 1962
9. Karl Landsteiner won the "Nobel Prize Physiology or Medicine" in 1930 for his discovery of what? Blood groups
10. What is the only National Park located in Michigan? Isle Royale National Park
Tie Breaker What Big US East school took the cryptic name for its sports teams from the Greek word for "what"? Georgetown


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. Who is Dinah, whom Alice thinks about nostalgically as she falls down the rabbit hole to Wonderland? Her cat
2. Juba is the capital of which country? South Sudan
3. Which African country was the setting for the TV serial "The Flame Trees of Thika"? Kenya
4. Which saint founded a monastery at Iona in the sixth century? Saint Columba
5. The North Star is also known as? Polaris
6. Mean Joe Greene helped what team win four Super Bowls? Pittsburgh Steelers
7. What movie was the first US movie to have a soundtrack album? Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
8. Which numbers are either side of the number sixteen on a dart board? 7 and 8
9. What is the name for a baby crocodile? Crocklet
10. On the banks of which river is the Taj Mahal? Yamuna
Tie Breaker Mean Joe Greene helped what team win four Super Bowls? Pittsburgh Steelers

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. What century saw the death of Paul Cezanne? 20th
2. The US shares a physical border with how many countries? Two
3. How many brothers did Ryan lose in the movie "Saving Private Ryan"? Three
4. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? It freed all the slaves in the Confederacy
5. Who developed the classification we use for clouds? Luke Howard
6. What type of a tree killed Sonny Bono? Pine
7. Who played the title role in the 1985 film "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome"? Mel Gibson
8. What material is denim made from? Cotton
9. What type of skin cancer starts in the pigment cells, often after too much sun exposure? Melanoma
10. What is the capital of Tunisia? Tunis
Tie Breaker Kiwano is a type of what? Fruit