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Round 1

Question Number Question Answer
1. What painting was stolen in broad daylight from a museum in Oslo in 2004? The Scream
2. In what US state would you find Fort McHenry? Maryland
3. In what year did the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon debut? 1966
4. What city in Idaho was the first in the world to use electricity generated by nuclear power? Arco
5. What is the common name for the star Sirius? Dog Star
6. What is the longest running US game show? Price is Right
7. Who originally recorded "The Shoop Shoop Song"? Betty Everett
8. In the restaurant world, what does the term "Omakase" translate to in English? I'll leave it up to you
9. What colorless, odorless gas glows orange­-red when electricity is discharged through it? Neon
10. The Gadsden Purchase involved the lower portions of what are now which two US states? Arizona and New Mexico
Tie Breaker Which drink is known as the "Uncola"? 7-Up


Round 2

Question Number Question Answer
1. In the novel "Don Quixote", what swiveling structures are mistaken for giants? Windmills
2. Which two small states are surrounded by Italy? San Marino and the Vatican City
3. Which cartoon character has an arch enemy called "Hugo A-Go-Go"? Batfink
4. What pseudonym was Norma McCorvey given in a historic 1973 Supreme Court ruling? Jane Roe
5. What is the Larynx often referred to as? Voice box
6. In the military, what does the abbreviation G.I. stand for? Government Issue
7. Who plays the role of Martin Riggs in the Lethal Weapon movie series? Mel Gibson
8. What city is associated with Alcatraz? San Francisco
9. Which element is fourth on the periodic table? Beryllium
10. What country borders Egypt to the west? Libya
Tie Breaker Who was also known as "Black Dahlia"? Elizabeth Short

Round 3

Question Number Question Answer
1. What literary work inspired Bruce Springsteen's "The Ghost of Tom Joad" song? The Grapes of Wrath
2. What is the capital of Turkmenistan? Ashgabat
3. Which US actor with a stage name of Edward was born in Romania as Emmanuel Goldenburg? Edward G. Robinson
4. What was the first American space station to be launched into space? Skylab
5. If someone is taking your axillary temperature, where have they put the thermometer? Under your arm
6. Twin brothers Ross and Norris McWhirter are best known for creating what reference book? Guinness Book of World Records
7. In which film did Orson Welles play the role of Harry Lime? The Third Man
8. Twin brothers Ross and Norris McWhirter are best known for creating what reference book? Guinness Book of World Records
9. What is the significance of the moth found in the Harvard Mark I computer? First computer "bug"
10. Which country owns Easter Island? Chile
Tie Breaker What does the abbreviation HTML stand for? HyperText Markup Language