| Category | Question | Answer |
| History | Peter the Great is considered the founding father of what country? | Russia |
| History | What was the last country in the Americas to abolish slavery, in 1888? | Brazil |
| History | In what city is the Schloss Cecilienhof, site of a historic 1945 conference? | Potsdam |
| History | Where were the 1988 Olympics held? | Seoul, South Korea |
| History | Which US president signed the law making Martin Luther King Day a national holiday? | Ronald Reagan |