| Question Number | Question | Answer |
| 1. | What duo composed the operetta "Porgy and Bess"? | George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin |
| 2. | Which US state is home to the southernmost reaches of the Appalachian Mountains? | Alabama |
| 3. | What trumpeter is considered the pioneer of cool jazz? | Miles Davis |
| 4. | What was the Allie's code name for the "D-Day" invasion of Normandy? | Operation Overlord |
| 5. | Which bone is known as the Patella? | The kneecap |
| 6. | What's the official title of the chief electrician on a movie set? | Gaffer |
| 7. | What sport is the focus of the movie "Days of Thunder"? | Car racing |
| 8. | What does the "touch of Midas" turn everything into? | Gold |
| 9. | What is the name for the study of fluids? | Hydraulics |
| 10. | What is the capital of Ethiopia? | Addis Ababa |
| Tie Breaker | In Australian slang, what kind if food is a mystery bag? | Sausage |
| Question Number | Question | Answer |
| 1. | How many ghosts appear to Scrooge in Dicken's A Christmas Carol? | Four |
| 2. | By what name is the island of Rapa Nui better known? | Easter Island |
| 3. | What director played a psychiatrist's psychiatrist on "The Sopranos"? | Peter Bogdanovich |
| 4. | Sir Frances Walshingham was what English monarch's "spy-master"? | Elizabeth I's |
| 5. | What apparatus do monkeys use in the "infinite monkey theorem" thought experiment? | Typewriters |
| 6. | A Virgin Mary is a Bloody Mary without which ingredient? | Vodka |
| 7. | The TV show "Seinfeld" is a show about what? | Nothing |
| 8. | The Pope is guarded by soldiers form what country? | Switzerland |
| 9. | How many wings does a flea have? | Zero |
| 10. | Mt. Blanc is the highest peak in what mountain range? | The Alps |
| Tie Breaker | What word refers to minimum attendance necessary for US Congress to conduct business? | Quorum |
| Question Number | Question | Answer |
| 1. | In which city is A Midsummer Nights Dream set? | Athens |
| 2. | Which bird is the national bird of Finland? | Whooper swan |
| 3. | Who was the first president of the Academy of Motion of Picture Arts and Sciences? | Douglas Fairbanks Jr. |
| 4. | Which London palace was destroyed by fire in 1936? | The Crystal Palace |
| 5. | What fruit comes in Key and Kaffir variety? | Limes |
| 6. | What year did Ferdinand Porsche and his team finish the design of the VW Beetle? | 1938 |
| 7. | What slogan is painted on the nose of Robert Duvall's Wagner-blasting helicopter in "Apocalypse Now"? | Death from above |
| 8. | What 1996 Olympic event had two US squads playing each other for the gold medal? | Beach volleyball |
| 9. | What is the study of space called? | Astronomy |
| 10. | What major river runs through Boston? | Charles |
| Tie Breaker | Where in New York is the 30 Rock building located? | 30 Rockefeller Center |