| Category | Question | Answer |
| History | Sir Frances Walshingham was what English monarch's "spy-master"? | Elizabeth I's |
| History | What was Liu Bang, founder of the Han Dynasty, posthumously known as? | Emperor Gaozu of Han |
| History | Which country were the 1988 Winter Olympic Games held in? | Canada |
| History | Who became president after William McKinley was assassinated? | Theodore Roosevelt |
| History | Who became the earl of Stockton on his 90th birthday? | Harold Macmillan |