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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. What Ray Bradbury novel is named for temperature at which paper catches fire? Fahrenheit 451
2. What major river runs through Buenos Aires? Rio de la Plata
3. What record company did Berry Gordy Jr. start in 1959? Motown
4. The Vanderbilt fortune initially began in what industry? Shipping Industry
5. Quercus is the Latin name of what tree? Oak
6. What type of pasta is usually shaped like little wagon wheels? Rotelle
7. What song by Don McLean talks about the day Buddy Holly died? American Pie
8. The fear of being poisoned is known as what? Toxiphobia
9. Which is the largest planet in our solar system? Jupiter
10. Warsaw is the capital of which European country? Poland
Tie Breaker The Pritzker Prize is an award given in what field? Architecture


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. Who is the Greek equivalent of the Roman god Vulcan? Hephaestos
2. Where would you find the active volcano "Erebus"? Antarctica
3. Gene Kelly sings "Singin' in the Rain" over the end credits of what 1971 movie? A Clockwork Orange
4. What year did James Garfield start and end his presidency? 1881
5. What type of bird is the Brown Thrasher? Songbird
6. Bibliophobia is a fear or hatred of what? Books
7. Whose first hit single was titled "Stubborn Kind of Fellow"? Marvin Gaye's
8. Hawaii's Kalaupapa was known as a refuge for those suffering from what disease? Leprosy
9. What was the main method of food preservation used by the Incas to store their potatoes? Freeze drying
10. In which city does the Ponte Vecchio span the Arno river? Florence
Tie Breaker What was the name of Underdog's girlfriend? Polly

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. What author created the character of Tom Swift? Victor Appleton
2. What is the capital of Mauritius? Port Louis
3. In what movie does Walter Brennan annoy people with the question "Was you ever bit by a dead bee"? To Have and Have Not
4. Which Egyptian queen is said to have died following a bite from an asp? Cleopatra
5. On what kind of triangle are all sides unequal, and all angles are different in measure? Scalene
6. In sports, what does LPGA stand for? Ladies Professional Golf Association
7. What rockstar's ashes were scattered both in the Ganges River and San Francisco in 1996? Jerry Garcia's
8. What two things are being compared in a stock's "P/E ratio"? Share price and earnings
9. What is measured in Kelvins? Temperature
10. What US city is known as the "Biggest Little City in the World"? Reno
Tie Breaker From which US university did Richard Nixon obtain a law degree? Duke