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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. When did Benjamin Britten's opera "Death in Venice" premier? 1973
2. In what Australian state would you find Parkes? New South Wales
3. In what fictional town is the TV show "Veronica Mars" set? Neptune
4. In which decade did Mao Zedong come to power in China? 1940s
5. What animals lives in a lodge? The beaver
6. What is a popular 1990's slang for very short cutoff jeans? Daisy dukes
7. On what TV show did Roger Moore replace James Garner? Maverick
8. What is the Islamic equal to the Red Cross? Red Crescent
9. How many pairs of chromosomes are there in each human cell? 23
10. In what city would you find Grant Park? Chicago
Tie Breaker Dr Pepper was first sold in 1885 in which Texas city? Waco


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. The journey in Roald Dahl's "James and the Giant Peach" ends with the peach impaled on what? The Empire State Building
2. What is the only nation that shares a land border with Qatar? Saudi Arabia
3. The name of which Norwegian Black Metal band translates into Dark Fortress? Dimmu Borgir
4. What British Lord outlawed Christmas and, by extension, Santa, in 1647? Lord Oliver Cromwell
5. For which viral disease did Louis Pasteur develop a vaccine? Rabies
6. What is the point value of the outer bull's eye on the dartboard? 25 points
7. What 2007 film follows the crew of the Icarus II as they attempt to reignite a falling sun? Sunshine
8. When duct tape was first created in 1942, what was it known as? Duck Tape
9. Sigmund Freud believed a person’s psyche was composed of what three components? Id, the ego and the super-ego
10. In what sort of landscape would you find an erg? Desert
Tie Breaker How many strikes in a row earns you a perfect game in regular 10­ pin bowling? 12

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. Until Ben-Hur broke its record, what was the bestselling novel of the nineteenth century? Uncle Tom's Cabin
2. Which is the largest island of the Inner Hebrides? Skye
3. How old was Michael Jackson when he died? 50
4. What admiral of the American Revolution is considered to be the father of the US Navy? John Paul Jones
5. What is the more common name for the star cluster, Pleiades? Seven Sisters
6. What is a somnambulist? Sleepwalker
7. What is James Dean's middle name? Byron
8. What city is home to Amazon.com's headquarters? Seattle
9. What mission was the first successful manned mission to land on the Moon? Apollo 11
10. Which is the only independent state smaller than Monaco? The Vatican
Tie Breaker What gun manufacturer's first names were Horace and Daniel? Smith & Wesson