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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. In which issue of the comic series "Tales of Suspense" did Iron Man first appear? 39
2. What is the second largest continent? Africa
3. Which 1985 song was co-written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie? We Are The World
4. In which decade did Winston Churchill win the Nobel prize for literature? 1950s
5. What was patented by Eli Whitney in 1749? Cotton gin
6. What NHL team won the 2011 Stanley Cup in hockey? Boston Bruins
7. Carlos Irwin Estévez is best known by what stage name? Charlie Sheen
8. What are brails and buntlines on a ship? Ropes
9. What are the four stages of cell mitosis? Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
10. Baku is the capital of which country? Azerbaijan
Tie Breaker What year was cricketer Phil Tufnell born? 1966


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. Which literary work's title character is named Oliver Mellors? Lady Chatterley's Lover
2. Which country's capital city lies on the River Aar? Switzerland
3. In the TV show "The Simpsons", Lenny has a master's degree in what field? Nuclear Physics
4. What bird did Ben Franklin suggest replace the bald eagle as a national emblem? The wild turkey
5. Who was the first American scientist to win a Nobel prize? Albert Michelson
6. Who wrote the mIRC chat software? Khaled Mardam-Bey
7. What oddly worded catchphrase earned Whitney Houston a "Big Quote" nomination from VH-1 in 2005? Hell to the no!
8. Which popular candy bar is named after the maker's favorite horse? Snickers
9. What is a group of locusts called? Plague
10. The Guggenheim Museum is located in what city? New York
Tie Breaker Which car company produced a model named the Celica? Toyota

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. What four groups of instruments play in a modern symphony orchestra? Strings, woodwinds, percussion and brass
2. What is the former name of Istanbul? Constantinople
3. Who plays Ashley Judd's parole officer in the 1999 movie "Double Jeopardy"? Tommy Lee Jones
4. Who installed the first Archbishop of Canterbury in 597 AD? Pope Gregory l
5. What is it that turns red litmus paper blue? Basic solution
6. Vodka and orange juice make up what cocktail? Screwdriver
7. Which two TV series from the 1980s featured a character named Uncle Jesse? Full House and The Dukes of Hazzard
8. What is the Christmas dinner of choice for families in Burgundy, France? Turkey and chestnuts
9. A camel's hump contains mostly what? Fat
10. Which city in Tennessee is the country music capital? Nashville
Tie Breaker In 1990, what did the World Health Organization officially remove from its list of "mental illnesses"? Homosexuality