| Category | Question | Answer |
| History | What Spanish explorer is credited with discovering the Mississippi River? | Hernando De Soto |
| History | Checkpoint Charlie was the gate that divided the east and west portions of what city? | Berlin |
| History | Who was crowned king of England on December 25, 1066? | William the Conqueror |
| History | In 1991, who erected three thousand blue and yellow umbrellas on the coasts of California and Japan? | Christo |
| History | What US state has been led by William McKinley and Salmon P. Chase? | Ohio |