| Category | Question | Answer |
| History | The composer Berlioz married Harriet Smithson in which year? | 1833 |
| History | In what year did the San Francisco 49ers become the first five-time Super Bowl champs? | 1995 |
| History | What was the nationality of the first man to conquer the summit of mount Everest? | New Zealander |
| History | Which cabinet post did Winston Churchill hold between 1924 and 1929? | Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| History | Who was the sadistic commander of the HMS Bounty? | Captain Bligh |