| Category | Question | Answer |
| History | Whose assassination brought Hosni Mubarak to power in Egypt? | Anwar Sadat |
| History | Which poisonous concoction was Socrates given to drink to carry out his death sentence? | Hemlock |
| History | In which decade was the Hindenburg disaster? | 1930s |
| History | What English legal document was signed in 1215? | Magna Carta |
| History | What US city was destroyed by an earthquake in 1906? | San Francisco |