| Category | Question | Answer |
| Arts & Literature | What short story begins "$1.87. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies"? | The Gift of the Magi |
| Geography | What US city is known as the "birthplace of jazz"? | New Orleans |
| Entertainment | What was the maiden name of "Leave It to Beaver" TV mom June Cleaver? | Bronson |
| History | Where was the Salvation Army's Christmas collection kettle first introduced? | San Francisco |
| Science & Nature | Which two numbers are used in the binary system? | Zero and one |
| Miscellaneous | What is Takeru Kobayashi famous for? | Competitive eating |