| Question Number | Question | Answer |
| 1. | Who created the fictional detective Nero Wolfe? | Rex Stout |
| 2. | What is the capitol of Chechnya? | Grozny |
| 3. | What future celebrity made an appearance as Iris in "Taxi Driver"? | Jodie Foster |
| 4. | Who was assassinated by Leon Czolgosz? | President William McKinley |
| 5. | What element has the atomic number 26? | Iron |
| 6. | Epistemophobia is the fear of what? | Knowledge |
| 7. | At what New York hotel was Sid Vicious accused of killing Nancy Spungen? | The Chelsea Hotel |
| 8. | Which US state's official flower is the Saguato Cactus? | Arizona |
| 9. | What do goldfish lose if kept in dimly lit or running water? | Their color |
| 10. | What African country in which the entire population speaks the same language? | Somalia |
| Tie Breaker | What animal is on the cover of the Beach Boys' album "Pet Sounds"? | Goat |
| Question Number | Question | Answer |
| 1. | Who created the character of Winnie-the-Pooh? | A. A. Milne |
| 2. | What's the opposite of the Orient? | The Occident |
| 3. | Who narrates the movie "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels"? | Alan Ford |
| 4. | In 1990, in a postcommunist transition, union leader Lech Walesa became President of what country? | Poland |
| 5. | Which scientist is credited with being the first one to isolate DNA material? | Friedrich Miescher |
| 6. | What did Little Jack Horner pull out of his Christmas pie? | A plum |
| 7. | What sport is the focus of the movie "Blue Chips"? | Basketball |
| 8. | How old is a Jewish boy who has a bar mitzvah? | 13 |
| 9. | How many blowholes does a southern right whale have? | 2 |
| 10. | Which ocean surrounds the Union of the Comoros? | Indian Ocean |
| Tie Breaker | What Japanese company was responsible for publishing the game Space Invaders? | Taito |
| Question Number | Question | Answer |
| 1. | What prospector is cremated in poet Robert Service's most famous ballad? | Sam McGee |
| 2. | James Bay forms the southern end of what larger bay? | Hudson Bay |
| 3. | In Disney's "The Jungle Book", what is King Louie's greatest desire? | To obtain fire |
| 4. | In which city was Joan of Arc burnt to death? | Rouen |
| 5. | What element's chemical symbol is Pb? | Lead's |
| 6. | What's the opposite of the Orient? | The Occident |
| 7. | Who had a hit with the song "Jacob's Ladder"? | Huey Lewis and the News |
| 8. | Ham is taken from what part of a pig? | The hind leg |
| 9. | In the Northern Hemisphere, the day with the earliest sunrise falls in what month? | July |
| 10. | What city was founded by Brigham Young in 1847? | Salt Lake City |
| Tie Breaker | Pony, Shot and Jigger are all units to measure what? | Spirits |