| Question Number | Question | Answer |
| 1. | What William Faulkner novel presented its plot from four different points of view? | The Sound and the Fury |
| 2. | What strait connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman? | Strait of Hormuz |
| 3. | What song is playing during Tom Cruise's underwear dance in the movie "Risky Business"? | Old Time Rock and Roll |
| 4. | What did the Pony Express transport to California? | |
| 5. | People suffering from hyalophagia do what? | Eat glass |
| 6. | What homerun hitter was nicknamed the "Sultan of Swat"? | Babe Ruth |
| 7. | Nick Carter was a member of which boy band? | Backstreet Boys |
| 8. | Which letter stands for the Roman number 50? | L |
| 9. | What is the chemical symbol for Helium? | He |
| 10. | Belgrade lies on the Danube and which other river? | Sava |
| Tie Breaker | Who earned the moniker "Lady Lindy"? | Amelia Earhart |
| Question Number | Question | Answer |
| 1. | Whose chest contained the "Treasure Island" map? | Billy Bones' |
| 2. | In what Australian state would you find the city of Launceston? | Tasmania |
| 3. | What rapper was born Marshall Bruce Mathers III? | Eminem |
| 4. | In what year was Harvard University founded? | 1636 |
| 5. | What two mammals spend their entire lives in the water? | Whales and manatees |
| 6. | If you were given a quarter, a cent, 2 dimes and a nickel, how many cents would you have in total? | 51 |
| 7. | What are the names of the three Nirvana band members? | Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl |
| 8. | In NATO's phonetic alphabet, what is the letter "C" referred to as? | Charlie |
| 9. | What is a Supersonic Combustion Ramjet better known as? | Scramjet |
| 10. | What US city is home to the International UFO Museum and Research Center? | Roswell |
| Tie Breaker | On what video game platform did the Gran Turismo game series debut? | Playstation |
| Question Number | Question | Answer |
| 1. | Which character do the events of the narrative's plot revolve around and with whom the audience identifies itself with? | The Protagonist |
| 2. | A person from North Carolina is properly known as a what? | North Carolinian |
| 3. | "Take the A Train" was the signature tune of whose band? | Duke Ellington |
| 4. | In 1892, 15-year-old Alonzo "Lonnie" Clayton became the youngest winner of which sporting event? | The Kentucky Derby |
| 5. | Which planet has a year that lasts 88 days? | Mercury |
| 6. | Before starting to make cars, what was Toyota's first product? | A loom |
| 7. | Who created the characters Wallace and Gromit? | Nick Park |
| 8. | In 2003, who became the first LatinAmerican to hit 500 career home runs in Major League Baseball? | Sammy Sosa |
| 9. | Edward Jenner developed an effective vaccine for which disease? | Smallpox |
| 10. | Which is the world's northernmost capital city? | Reykjavik |
| Tie Breaker | What US city and its surroundings is the basis for a standard US Monopoly board? | Atlantic City |