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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. On what date did the "Dennis the Menace" comic strip debut in newspapers? March 12, 1951
2. On which harbour is the Sydney Opera House located? Sydney Harbour
3. What actress earned an Oscar nomination for her first screen appearance in Children of a Lesser God? Marlee Matlin
4. How did Socrates commit suicide? By drinking poison hemlock
5. What metal is the essential ingredient in a dental amalgam filling? Mercury
6. An amendment to the US Constitution must be ratified by what fraction of all the states? 75%
7. Alanis Morrisette appeared on what 1980's TV show?  You Can't Do that On Television
8. What NHL team won the Stanley Cup six times during the 1970’s? Montreal Canadiens
9. What bird can swim but cannot fly? The Penguin
10. Which US state is the third largest state by land area? California
Tie Breaker What was originally sold in 1965 under the name "Chemgrass"? AstroTurf


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. What original literary work was the movie "Sabotage" based on? The Secret Agent
2. What is the capital of Peru? Lima
3. What 2015 big screen adaptation of an 1980s cartoon was pulled from cinemas after just two weeks due to poor ticket sales? Jem and the Holograms
4. In what year did Aaron Burr kill Alexander Hamilton in a duel? 1804
5. How many blowholes does a southern right whale have? 2
6. What kind of fruit juice is used to mix a Bloody Mary? Tomato
7. What famous rapper's real name is Earl Simmons? DMX
8. What do the S, V, and P stand for in RSVP? S'il vous plait
9. The Linke Scale is used to measure the blueness of what? The sky
10. What is the capital of the state of Mississippi? Jackson
Tie Breaker Which word, taken from the French, translates literally as "rotten pot"? Potpourri

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. Who wrote the book "Northanger Abbey"? Jane Austen
2. At the head of which Gulf does Saint Petersburg lie? Gulf of Finland
3. What Beatles' song title character "wears a face which she keeps in a jar by the door"? Eleanor Rigby
4. What was the series of campaigns to wrest the Holy Land from Muslim Turks? The Crusades
5. Mariner 9 was the first spacecraft to orbit what other planet? Mars
6. What country are eclairs said to have originated from? France
7. Which film featured the song "Springtime for Hitler"? The Producers
8. What is the Latin word for poison? Virus
9. Do identical twins have the same fingerprints? No
10. What volcano is the world's tallest mountain, when measured base to summit? Mauna Kea
Tie Breaker If you give something up for Lent, how many days are you going without? Forty