Round 1
 1  What film features Tom Cruise, Kirsten Dunst, Brad Pitt, & Christian Slater?    Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
 
 2  Whose 1991 trial, aired on TV, caused Patricia Bowman's face to be covered by a blue dot? William Kennedy Smith
 
 3  In the anthem America The Beautiful, what color are the "mountains majesty?"   purple
 
 4  "The personal attacks against me during the primary finally became so heavy that the state Republican chairman, Gaylord Parkinson, postulated what he called the Eleventh Commandment: Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican. It's a rule I followed during that campaign and have ever since." Those are the words of what dead POTUS?   He was referring to the 1966 California gubernatorial election; Ronald Reagan.
 
 5  What 2004 Oscar-winning film, centered in part around a company called Lacuna, Inc., took its name from the 1717 poem Eloisa to Abelard by Alexander Pope?    The film is based on the following quote from the Alexander Pope poem: "How happy is the blameless vestal's lot! The world forgetting, by the world forgot. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each pray'r accepted, and each wish resign'd;" Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
 
 6  Despite public defenses by both James Baldwin & Ralph Ellison, a large group of African-American critics reviled this author's 1967 novel The Confessions of Nat Turner.    William Styron
 
 7  "A mind is a terrible thing to waste." is the motto of what organization?    The United Negro College Fund
 
 8  Not including tonight, of the last 10 MLB All-Star games, how many have the National League won?  The American League is 9-0-1 the last 10 years; zero.
 
 9  The Eastern Shore of Maryland is composed of the state's 9 counties east of the what body of water?   The Eastern Shore of Maryland is east of the Chesapeake Bay.
 
10  What country was recently awarded the 2014 Winter Olympics?   The 2014 games will be held in Sochi, a Black Sea resort where the snow-capped Caucasus mountains rise from some of Russia's warmest beaches.
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                                                       Round 2
 1  2007 Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti is married to what foxy actress?   Ashley Judd
 
 2  Within 2, how many years elapsed between the 2 Shuttle disasters? (CTTP)    1986-2003 = 17
 
 3  As of this moment, how many losses does the Philadelphia Phillies franchise have, dating to their first loss in May 1883? 9,999; They go for their record 10,000th loss in St. Louis on Friday the 13th.
 
 4  The French called it La liberté éclairant le monde. What do we call it?   La liberté éclairant le monde is French for Liberty Enlightening the World, known more commonly as The Statue of Liberty.
 
 5  What 1982 novel was good enough to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, but w/21 total nominations for Tonys & Oscars, it only won one measly award; a Tony for Best Actress Lachanze? The Color Purple
 
 6  What 1937 fantasy novel may also be known by its secondary title There and Back Again?   The Hobbit
 
 7  Which sit-com character shares a name w/the father-in-law of Moses?    Alf, Cosmo, Gilligan, Huxtabull, Jethro, or Steptoe 
 
 8  The subject is largest living organisms: This tree, an individual Giant Sequoia w/a volume of 1489 m³, holds the title of the world's largest living organism. For what Civil War hero is this tree named?
Excluding multi-stem trees, the General Sherman tree, is the world's largest living organism.
 
 9  What capitol city lies on Chesapeake Bay?    Annapolis, Maryland
 
10  This musical started on Broadway in 1957. While in production, it was titled The Silver Triangle & included a child in a wheelchair. This child was switched to Winthrop the lisper. Name this musical is set in Iowa.  The Music Man
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& now it's time for Gay Doug's favorite moment of the Quizzo festivities -- the occasionally told, sometimes regrettable, often reviled, but mostly, not very funny -- RIJotW.  2 beggars are sitting on the pavement in Ireland. One is holding a large Cross & the other a large Star of David. Both are holding hats to collect contributions. As people walk by, they lift their noses @ the guy holding the Star of David but drop money in the other guy’s hat. Soon one hat is nearly full whilst the other hat is empty.
A priest watches & then approaches the men. He turns to the guy w/the Star of David & says, "Don't you realize that this is a Christian country? You'll never get any contributions in this country holding a Star of David."
The guy holding the Star of David turns to the guy holding the Cross & says, "Hymie, look who's trying to teach us Marketing."
 
Did you hear about the Polish girl who had 2 chances to get pregnant?
She blew both of them.
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shout-out  In 1958 Harry Winston mailed this priceless treasure to the Smithsonian in a brown paper parcel. They still have it.                        The Hope Diamond
shout-out  Pete Cahill is the only college basketball coach to achieve over 500 wins w/o ever offering a collegiate scholarship. For what university did he coach 29 years w/only one losing season? Princeton
shout-out  In what 2003 film does Joe Pantoliano's character say "I can't believe you guys. Do you get up in the morning, call each other up, 'Good morning, Marcus. Good morning, Mike. How you doin'? Ai'ight. So how we going to fuck up the captain's life today?"         Bad Boys II
shout-out  What heavy-metal babe had a hit in the 1980s w/the song Kiss Me Deadly?   Lita Ford
shout-out  Name a U.S. state that contains only one consonant? Ohio & Iowa
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                                       Round 4
 
 1  Name 1 of the 2 existential authors who got their start as members of the French Resistance co-editing a clandestine newspaper called Combat.  Jean Paul Sartre & Albert Camus
 
 2  What 58 year old legend ended his career atop Patchy Groundfog in 1990? A clue: His last name is an occupation.   Willie Shoemaker
 
 3  Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Doug Marlette was killed in a car accident this morning in Mississippi. His most famous creation is a syndicated comic strip that deals humorously w/rural Southern life, featuring characters such as the Reverend Will B. Dunn. Name that strip.  Doug Marlette, the North Carolina-born cartoonist who created the popular strip Kudzu, was 57.
 
 4  What Japanese electronics manufacturer's name means "Tokyo Electronic Science Production," but, thankfully, for American consumers its reduced to these 3 letters.    Tokyo Denkikagaku Kogyo = TDK
 
 5  What word is a unit of measure (sort of), a suburb of Detroit, & a Brad Pitt movie?   troy: a system of weights used for precious metals & gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound & an ounce of 480 grains.
 
 6  What book, published in 1911, has chapters titled The Shadow, The Never Bird & The Island Come True?   Peter Pan
 
 7  Its name possibly comes from a Celtic divinity or the Welsh word for apple. Identified w/Glastonbury, this island was inhabited by 9 sisters who were masters of the healing arts. The most famous of the sisters was Morgan le Fay. It's also a destination for shore travelers.       Avalon
 
 8  In 1979, in a game against the Colorado Rockies, Billy Smith of the New York Islanders became the first goalie accomplish waht?  Be credited w/scoring a goal
 
 9  The brightest star in the Centaurus constellation is Alpha Centauri. What is the 2nd brightest star in that constellation?  Beta Centauri
 
10  Cherish by Madonna, Don't Fear the Reaper by BOC, & Fire by Bruce Springsteen all mention the title of what play in their lyrics?  Romeo and Juliet
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