| Category | Question | Answer |
| History | What metal was found in Nevada's famed Comstock Lode? | Silver |
| History | Florence Nightingale tended the soldiers in which war? | Crimean |
| History | In which battle was Nelson killed? | Battle of Trafalgar |
| History | For what occassion did George Frideric Handel compose the anthem "Zadok the Priest"? | Coronation of King George II |
| History | Who was the first man to swim the English channel? | Captain Mathew Webb |