| Category | Question | Answer |
| Arts & Literature | Who wrote the book "Gulag Archipelago"? | Alexandr Solzhenitsyn |
| Geography | What US state capital is located on the Hudson River? | Albany |
| Entertainment | Who played the role of Daniel in the 1984 film "The Karate Kid"? | Ralph Macchio |
| History | What Harvard dropout held 535 US patents upon his death in 1991, second only to Thomas Edison? | Edwin Land |
| Science & Nature | How many sides does a decagon have? | Ten |
| Miscellaneous | What word for a retired professional comes from the Latin for "having earned a discharge"? | Emeritus |