| Question Number | Question | Answer |
| 1. | Who wrote the short novel "The Old Man and the Sea"? | Ernest Hemingway |
| 2. | What US state includes the telephone area code 505? | New Mexico |
| 3. | In the 1991 movie "Thelma and Louise" who plays the part of Louise? | Susan Sarandon |
| 4. | Who was elected to the Senate seat vacated by New York Democrat Daniel Patrick Moynihan on January 3, 2001? | Hillary Rodham Clinton |
| 5. | What do you call a fat that is liquid at room temperature? | Oil |
| 6. | Mageirocophobia is a fear of what? | Having to cook |
| 7. | What is the subject of Claude Lanzmann's award-winning nine-hour film "Shoah"? | The Holocaust |
| 8. | London's Old Bailey is a what? | Criminal court |
| 9. | Of the seven colors of the rainbow which is the middle one? | Green |
| 10. | What language is spoken in the Pacific capital city of Yaren? | Nauruan |
| Tie Breaker | Which Scotland Yard detective lead the hunt for Ronnie Biggs in the sixties? | Jack Slipper |
| Question Number | Question | Answer |
| 1. | What name is given to the overweight boy with glasses in the book "Lord of the Flies"? | Piggy |
| 2. | What is the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean? | Milwaukee Deep |
| 3. | What song by Don McLean talks about the day Buddy Holly died? | American Pie |
| 4. | Which fashion designer was shot dead in the summer of 1997? | Gianni Versace |
| 5. | What are the three primary ingredients of gunpowder? | Sulfur, saltpeter and charcoal |
| 6. | What do sumo wrestlers call their hair topknots? | Chonmage |
| 7. | What role did Matthew McConaughey play in the 1995 film "Boys on the Side"? | Abe Lincoln |
| 8. | Traditional Scottish Highland Games feature which event where competitors throw a tapered 19 foot and 6 inch long log? | Caber Toss |
| 9. | What is the only bird that can fly backwards? | Hummingbird |
| 10. | In which South American country is the Atacama desert? | Chile |
| Tie Breaker | What is the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum also known as? | The Grand Old Lady |