| Question Number | Question | Answer |
| 1. | What children's books character is friends with Christopher Robin? | Winnie the Pooh |
| 2. | What is the capital of Puerto Rico? | San Juan |
| 3. | Whose normal heartbeat is 242 per minute? | Spock's |
| 4. | The 2008 Summer Olympic Games were held in what city? | Beijing |
| 5. | With what is sulfur and saltpeter mixed to make gunpowder? | Charcoal |
| 6. | The game "cat's cradle" is played using what material? | String |
| 7. | Who is Charlie's nephew on the TV show "Two and a Half Men"? | Jake |
| 8. | How many times are traditional Mexican refried beans fried? | Once |
| 9. | What does the Scoville scale measure? | The spicy heat of chili peppers |
| 10. | Which is the Earth's largest continent? | Asia |
| Tie Breaker | What is the most common first name in the world? | Muhammad |
| Question Number | Question | Answer |
| 1. | What year did writer Arthur C. Clarke die? | 2008 |
| 2. | What US city is known as the "birthplace of jazz"? | New Orleans |
| 3. | Which famous artist was shot and wounded by Valerie Solanas In 1968? | Andy Warhol |
| 4. | Which fish, previously thought to be extinct was rediscovered In 1939? | The Coelacanth |
| 5. | Under what brand name does Roche market the sedative diazepam? | Valium |
| 6. | What is the fear of becoming cold called? | Frigophobia |
| 7. | How many bottles unexpectedly appear in the last verse of Police song "Message in a Bottle"? | A hundred billion |
| 8. | What L.A. Dodgers pitcher famously skipped his World Series starting assignment in 1965 because it fell on Yom Kippur? | Sandy Koufax |
| 9. | What does a pulsar emit? | Electromagnetic radiation |
| 10. | On Homeland Security's Color-Coded Advisory System, what does the color blue mean? | Guarded, second from the bottom |
| Tie Breaker | "Entry of the Gladiators" is best known as the song that is heard when/where? | At the circus |
| Question Number | Question | Answer |
| 1. | What children's classic first chapter is titled "The River Bank"? | The Wind in the Willows |
| 2. | The Himalayas are located on which continent? | Asia |
| 3. | Which band member of The Byrds died of drug overdose? | Gram Parsons |
| 4. | Who was the president of Uganda immediately before and after Idi Amin's reign? | Milton Obote |
| 5. | What is the name of Neptune's largest moon? | Triton |
| 6. | What was the original brand of cereal whose mascot was Sugar Bear? | Super Sugar Crisp |
| 7. | What country singer recorded a popular album at Folsom Prison? | Johnny Cash |
| 8. | What colour is the Ring of Death that signifies that your Xbox 360 is broken forever? | Red |
| 9. | In what organ of the human body would you find the pyloris? | The stomach |
| 10. | Nyala are a type of antelope that are indigenous to which continent? | Africa |
| Tie Breaker | Bill Gates dropped out of which of educational institution? | Harvard |