| Question Number | Question | Answer |
| 1. | Who is the Roman goddess of love? | Venus |
| 2. | Lanzarote is part of which island group? | The Canaries |
| 3. | What Charleton Heston movie won 11 Oscars in 1960? | Ben-Hur |
| 4. | What country's population hit the one billion mark in May 2000? | India |
| 5. | What does the Saffir-Simpson scale measure? | Hurricane strength |
| 6. | Who invented basketball? | James Naismith |
| 7. | Who recorded the international hit single "Poker Face" in 2008? | Lady Gaga |
| 8. | Bacon is the flesh of what barnyard animal? | Pig |
| 9. | What is an uncastrated, adult male horse called? | Stallion |
| 10. | What is the capital of the US state of Maryland? | Annapolis |
| Tie Breaker | What is Santa's name in Spain? | Papa Noel |
| Question Number | Question | Answer |
| 1. | Who turned all he touched to gold? | King Midas |
| 2. | In what city would you find Gorky Park? | Moscow |
| 3. | Krist Novoselic is best known as being the bass player for what former band? | Nirvana |
| 4. | Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic ocean? | Amelia Earhart |
| 5. | What fruit has a regeneration rate? | The apple |
| 6. | Which politician was given the nickname Tarzan? | Michael Heseltine |
| 7. | What classic movie starred Vivien Leigh and Scarlett O'Hara? | Gone With the Wind |
| 8. | Who founded the e-commerce retailer Amazon? | Jeff Bezos |
| 9. | What subatomic particle has no charge? | Neutron |
| 10. | Columbia University is located in which US city? | New York |
| Tie Breaker | What do you get when you mix whiskey, sweet vermouth and angostura bitters? | A Manhattan |