| Question Number | Question | Answer |
| 1. | During what war was the novel "Simplicissimus" set? | Thirty Years' War |
| 2. | What is the capital of Norway? | Oslo |
| 3. | In the TV show "The Simpsons", what is the name of Springfield's retirement home? | Springfield Retirement Castle |
| 4. | In what type of container was Lord Nelson’s body returned to England? | Cask/barrel |
| 5. | What children's toy started out as wallpaper cleaner? | Play-Doh |
| 6. | Sauerbraten is a specialty beef dish that originated in what country? | Germany |
| 7. | Who played Mork and Mindy's baby? | Jonathan Winters |
| 8. | What is the fear of being tickled by feathers known as? | Pteronophobia |
| 9. | From what type of fat was margarine first made from in the US? | Beef |
| 10. | Yaren is the capital of which country? | Nauru |
| Tie Breaker | What Olympic field event's two main styles are the glide and the spin? | Shot put's |
| Question Number | Question | Answer |
| 1. | What disability do both Quasimodo and the judge who sentenced him suffer from in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"? | Deafness |
| 2. | Brookline, Cambridge and Quincy are suburbs of what US city? | Boston |
| 3. | Who won a Grammy Award for her song "Killing Me Softly"? | Roberta Flack |
| 4. | Which exiled South Asian leader returned home in 2007, only to be assassinated two months later? | Benazir Bhutto |
| 5. | What group of chemicals is responsible for the heat in chili peppers? | Capsaicinoids |
| 6. | Which NBA team plays its home games at Madison Square Gardens? | New York Knicks |
| 7. | In what country did Alfred Hitchcock die? | United States |
| 8. | Into how many numbered sections is a dartboard divided? | Twenty |
| 9. | In the computer world, what does the abbreviation RAM stand for? | Random Access Memory |
| 10. | What major river runs through Florence? | Arno |
| Tie Breaker | Julia Child, known as "The French Chef", was born in what country? | United States |
| Question Number | Question | Answer |
| 1. | What was the name of Vincent van Gogh's art dealer brother? | Theo |
| 2. | Which bird is the national bird of Finland? | Whooper swan |
| 3. | What band performed the theme song from the TV show "Friends"? | The Rembrandts |
| 4. | Who was the director of the FBI from 1924 to 1972? | J. Edgar Hoover |
| 5. | What vitamin group, important for vision and bone growth, includes retinol? | Vitamin A |
| 6. | From which US university did Richard Nixon obtain a law degree? | Duke |
| 7. | Who directed the film "Serpico"? | Sidney Lumet |
| 8. | What organization was formed to replace "The League of Nations"? | United Nations |
| 9. | Who won a Nobel Prize for discovering the neutron? | James Chadwick |
| 10. | What Briton with an American wife was the governor of the Bahamas during World War II? | King Edward VIII |
| Tie Breaker | What is known as "Adam's Ale"? | Water |