| Question Number | Question | Answer |
| 1. | Who wrote "The Ugly Duckling"? | Hans Christian Andersen |
| 2. | What natural "Wonder of the World" lies off the east coast of Australia? | The Great Barrier Reef |
| 3. | Who played the judge in the TV show "Night Court"? | Harry Anderson |
| 4. | What does the Latin word "circa" before a date mean? | About |
| 5. | What is the leaf of a fern called? | Frond |
| 6. | What word in the English language with three consecutive sets of double letters? | Bookkeeper |
| 7. | What actor's character ran "Blush" magazine on the TV show "Just Shoot Me"? | George Segal |
| 8. | The Winter Olympics Games were first held in which country? | France |
| 9. | What is the name of the largest known satellite of Pluto? | Charon |
| 10. | Klamath Lake is the largest lake in which US state? | Oregon |
| Tie Breaker | Which US city is home to the Second City Comedy Troupe? | Chicago |
| Question Number | Question | Answer |
| 1. | Who was awarded the very first Grammy award for best R&B performance? | Buddy Bruce |
| 2. | Phnom Penh is the capital of which Asian country? | Cambodia |
| 3. | What is the stage name of rapper Jayceon Taylor? | The Game |
| 4. | Who is credited with writing three quarters of the Federalist Papers? | Alexander Hamilton |
| 5. | What year was Neptune discovered? | 1846 |
| 6. | Apple Brown Betty is a dessert comprised of apples and what? | Brown sugar |
| 7. | What actress portrayed the title character in the 1965 big-screen Western "Cat Ballou"? | Jane Fonda |
| 8. | What sign of the zodiac are you if you were born on Leap Day? | Pisces |
| 9. | What is 40 percent of 40? | 16 |
| 10. | Where would one find Catalonia on a map? | In Spain |
| Tie Breaker | How many time zones are spanned by Russia? | Eleven |
| Question Number | Question | Answer |
| 1. | Francis Scott Key wrote what famous song? | The Star Spangled Banner |
| 2. | The island of Madeira belongs to which European country? | Portugal |
| 3. | Who voiced Rocky in the movie "Chicken Run"? | Mel Gibson |
| 4. | What US president was a personal friend of Sam Houston? | Andrew Jackson |
| 5. | What element did Pierre and Marie Curie discover in 1898? | Radium |
| 6. | In which decade was the first aluminum bat used in professional baseball? | 1970s |
| 7. | What's Mick Jagger's favorite soda, according to "You Can't Always Get What You Want"? | Cherry red |
| 8. | What color hair does Sega character Sonic the Hedgehog have? | Blue |
| 9. | What do pumpkins grow on? | Vines |
| 10. | What is the capital of Fiji? | Suva |
| Tie Breaker | In which US state is Yale University located? | Connecticut |