| Category | Question | Answer |
| History | What year did Big Ben suffer its first major breakdown? | 1976 |
| History | In what year was Stanley sent to Africa to search for Livingstone? | 1871 |
| History | What was invented by Dr Albert P. Southwick in the 1880's? | Electric chair |
| History | Which royal house consisted of Henry IV, Henry V and Henry VI? | House of Lancaster |
| History | What rival faction split from the Bolsheviks at the Communist Party Congress of 1903? | The Mensheviks |