Round 1 Question 1 What major general fought for American forces against the British during the American Revolutionary War, only to change sides, ultimately leading to his name becoming a…

Round 1 Question 1 What American reality game show television series, which is based on a Swedish programme called Expedition Robinson and has had several international spin-off series since it…

Round 1 Question 1 In what year is the next leap year? 1 point Question 2 The rivers Rio Grande, Mississippi, Iguazu, Guadalquivir, Futaleufú, and Avenmore all have names that…

Round 1 Question 1 Cal-Maine Foods, Proteína Animal, and Rose Acre Farms are the world’s three largest producers of what animal-derived foodstuff? 1 point Question 2 One of the oldest…

Round 1 Question 1 The forecast high temperature for Christmas Day at the North Pole is -22°C. Is the high temperature for the South Pole for the same day higher…

Round 1 Question 1 Giant, Trek, Yeti, Mongoose, Shimano, Colnago, and Bianchi are all manufacturers of what type of item? 1 point Question 2 Harvested in southern Europe from late…

Round 1 Question 1 Whose music is the subject of the Las Vegas show All Shook Up? 1 point Question 2 Appearing in both the book and television series, The…

Round 1 Question 1 What world-changing event occurred in the area now known as Chicxulub on Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula approximately 66 million years ago? 1 point Question 2 Which country’s…

Round 1 Question 1 Which former French president was released from prison on November 10, three weeks into a five year sentence he received for accepting election funding from Libyan…

Round 1 Question 1 Painted by an Italian and kept in a French museum, what painting is known as La Gioconda in Italy and La Joconde in France? 1 point…