| Question Number | Question | Answer |
| 1. | Captain Nemo is a character in which book? | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea |
| 2. | What language do natives call Farsi? | Persian |
| 3. | What Guns N' Roses star decided his real name, William Bailey, wasn't cool enough? | Axl Rose |
| 4. | What city was Elizabeth Short killed in? | Los Angeles |
| 5. | Which is larger, the U.S. gallon or the Imperial gallon? | The Imperial |
| 6. | What is nephophobia the fear of? | Clouds |
| 7. | Who was Stan Laurel's partner? | Oliver Hardy |
| 8. | What is the fourth sign of the Zodiac? | Cancer |
| 9. | What is the more common term for sternum? | Breastbone |
| 10. | What city is the eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway? | Vladivostok |
| Tie Breaker | What are Common Darter and Southern Hawker types of? | Dragonflies |
| Question Number | Question | Answer |
| 1. | What painter popularized soup cans and Brillo soap pad boxes? | Andy Warhol |
| 2. | Before being renamed, what was Mumbai called? | Bombay |
| 3. | Who finds E.T.? | Elliot |
| 4. | What nickname was given to General Thomas J. Jackson during the Civil War? | "Stonewall" Jackson |
| 5. | Which element appears tenth on the periodic table? | Neon |
| 6. | What are the four main levels of India's caste system? | Brahman, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras |
| 7. | Besides "Hey Jude", what other Beatles song title begins with the word "Hey"? | Hey Bulldog |
| 8. | What sports term is the shortest word ever to decide the National Spelling Bee? | Luge |
| 9. | What part of the body does an orthopedic doctor treat? | Bones |
| 10. | What are the three colors in the Jamaican flag? | Black, green and yellow |
| Tie Breaker | On April 11, 1990, California Angel Mike Witt combined with which starter to pitch a no-hit victory? | Mark Langston |
| Question Number | Question | Answer |
| 1. | Kandor is the former capital city of what fictional planet? | Krypton |
| 2. | What country proclaimed the birth of its billionth citizen in 2000? | India |
| 3. | Which actress-turned-diplomat won a special Oscar for "outstanding contribution to screen entertainment" in 1934? | Shirley Temple |
| 4. | St. Albans was the start and Bosworth field was the finish of what? | War of the Roses |
| 5. | What disease was once nicknamed "the white plague"? | Tuberculosis |
| 6. | What kind of fruit juice is used to mix a Lasky? | Grape |
| 7. | In what film did real life siblings Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal play brother and sister onscreen? | Donnie Darko |
| 8. | What did Coco Chanel call her bestselling perfume because it was her lucky number? | No. 5 |
| 9. | What element has the chemical symbol K? | Potassium |
| 10. | In what Australian state would you find the major port town Fremantle? | Western Australia |
| Tie Breaker | What is the Darlington Raceway also known as? | The Track Too Tough to Tame |