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Round 1
- How many puzzle pieces make up a tangram set? Seven
- The Beaufort scale is used to measure what? Wind speed (or storm strength, etc.)
- Founded in 1693, what is the second-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States? College of William and Mary
- Name the four railroads on a U.S. Monopoly board.
- Reading
- Pennsylvania
- B & O
- Short Line
- What adjective meaning “very large” comes from the name of an elephant exhibited in the 19th century by P.T. Barnum? Jumbo
- What does the acronym “DNA” stand for? Deoxyribonucleic acid
Round 2
- Rickets is a disease primarily caused by a deficiency of what vitamin? D
- What four U.S. Presidents have first and last names that begin with the same letter?
- Woodrow Wilson
- Calvin Coolidge
- Herbert Hoover
- Ronald Reagan
- What is the name of the youngest Von Trapp child in The Sound of Music? Gretl
- What are the only two books of the Old Testament named for women?
- Esther
- Ruth
- What is the title of the poem inscribed on a plaque at the Statue of Liberty, and who was its author? The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus
- What television series, running from 1955 to 1965, used Charles Gounod’s “Funeral March for a Marionette” as its theme song? Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Round 3
Provide the full title for each song, film, etc. below fitting its respective category. Titles may or may not contain words besides the category prompt. For instance:
- (U.S. states) 1965 song by The Beach Boys → “California Girls”
- (Countries) 1985 film directed by Terry Gilliam → Brazil
Containing names of U.S. states
- 1972 song by The Rolling Stones “Sweet Virginia”
- 1977 film directed by John Landis The Kentucky Fried Movie
- 1990 film starring Christopher Walken King of New York
- 2004 song by Loretta Lynn and Jack White “Portland, Oregon”
- 1984 film directed by Wim Wenders Paris, Texas
- 1973 song by Frank Zappa “Montana”
- 1988 film starring Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe Mississippi Burning
- 1991 film directed by Gus Van Sant My Own Private Idaho
Containing names of foreign countries
- 1987 film directed by Barry Levinson Good Morning Vietnam
- 2004 film starring Don Cheadle Hotel Rwanda
- 1999 song by Tom Waits “Big in Japan”
- 1998 animated film by DreamWorks Pictures The Prince of Egypt
- 1980 single by the Dead Kennedys “Holiday in Cambodia”
- 2004 song by Arcade Fire “Haïti”
- 1977 song by Randy Newman “In Germany Before the War”
- 2008 film directed by Baz Luhrmann Australia
Containing the word “America” or “American”
- 1973 song by Grand Funk Railroad “We’re an American Band”
- 1928 symphonic work by George Gershwin An American in Paris
- 2003 TV mini-series starring Al Pacino Angels in America
- 1984 film directed by Sergio Leone Once Upon a Time in America
- 2003 album by Madonna American Life
- 1998 film starring Edward Norton American History X
- 1970 album by The Guess Who American Woman
- 1988 film directed by John Landis Coming to America
Round 4
- What was the name of the first U.S. space station, launched in 1973? Skylab
- On what day of the year is Bastille Day celebrated in France? July 14
- After Pac-Man, what is the second-best-selling arcade game in history in terms of hardware units sold? Space Invaders
- On what street in Springfield do the Simpsons live? Evergreen Terrace
- What two MLB teams have met more frequently in the World Series than any other pair?
- Yankees
- Dodgers (7× in Brooklyn, 4× in Los Angeles)
- What Cabinet member immediately follows the Secretary of State in the order of Presidential succession? Secretary of the Treasury
Round 5
- In 1985, who was named People magazine’s first Sexiest Man Alive? Mel Gibson
- Name either of the two Broadway performers to have won Tony Awards for playing a character of the opposite sex (not cross-dressing).
- Mary Martin
- Harvey Fierstein
- What is the chemical formula for ozone? O₃
- The word “robot” came into the English language from a play written in what language? Czech (from Czech “robota” meaning “labor; drudgery”)
- In what city is Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure set? Vienna
- How many furlongs are there in one mile? Eight
Final question (Category: Cars)
The classic Volkswagen microbus introduced in 1949 was last manufactured in December 2013 in what country?
Brazil