| Question Number | Question | Answer |
| 1. | What year did H. G. Wells publish the novel "The Time Machine"? | 1895 |
| 2. | What US city is home to Pike Place Market? | Seattle |
| 3. | An adventurous penguin Tennessee Tuxedo had a sidekick named what? | Chumley |
| 4. | Who was the US president when the Dow Jones Industrial Average financially regained its pre-1929 peak? | Eisenhower |
| 5. | What has the largest eyes in the world? | Colossal Squid |
| 6. | What position was first held by Steve Allen? | Tonight Show host |
| 7. | What three letter name did the band formerly known as "Slut Bank and Twisted Kites" finally settle on? | R.E.M. |
| 8. | What is the study of stamps called? | Philately |
| 9. | What is a Kissing gourami? | Tropical fish |
| 10. | What word means a British village without a church? | Hamlet |
| Tie Breaker | What position did football hall-of-famer Joe Montana play? | Quarterback |
| Question Number | Question | Answer |
| 1. | Which doctor did Hugh Lofting write a series of books about? | Dr. Dolittle |
| 2. | What US state capital city lies at the western edge of its state's Bluegrass Region? | Frankfort |
| 3. | Who played the role of David Duchovny's daughter on the TV show "Californication"? | Madeleine Martin |
| 4. | When it was first created in 1938, what was the minimum federal wage in the US? | 25 cents per hour |
| 5. | What did an IBM 7090 computer calculate to 100,265 decimal places in 1961? | Pi |
| 6. | Which car manufacturer's name means "to hear"? | Audi |
| 7. | Michael Jackson was called the King of what? | Pop |
| 8. | What game awards the Stanley Cup? | Ice hockey |
| 9. | What is the common name for the infection known as "tinea pedis"? | Athlete's foot |
| 10. | What postal code has Canada Post assigned to Santa Claus's residence at the North Pole? | H0H 0H0 |
| Tie Breaker | What is the only New World member of OPEC? | Venezuela |
| Question Number | Question | Answer |
| 1. | What famous chorus from Verdi's "Il Trovatore" is sung by hammer-wielding Spanish gypsies at dawn? | The Anvil Chorus |
| 2. | What is the capital of Cyprus? | Nicosia |
| 3. | What type of wine does Miles refuse to drink in the movie "Sideways"? | Merlot |
| 4. | Which 1912 maritime disaster was responsible for numerous changes and improvements in maritime safety? | RMS Titanic |
| 5. | Osteoporosis primarily affects what? | Bones |
| 6. | Kainolophobia is the fear of what? | Novelty, or new |
| 7. | Who played Sandy in the made for TV adaptation of Grease Live? | Julianne Hough |
| 8. | Avian flu in China led to 2006 price hikes in what piece of sporting equipment? | Badminton birdies |
| 9. | What is the only mammal naturally capable of true and sustained flight? | The bat |
| 10. | Where does the famous "running of the bulls" take place? | Pamplona |
| Tie Breaker | Calamarata pasta is shaped like what? | Wide rings |