| Category | Question | Answer |
| Arts & Literature | What children's book by Louis Sachar features a palindromic protagonist named Stanley Yelnats? | Holes |
| Geography | The shoreline of which US state is broken by Albemarle Sound? | North Carolina |
| Entertainment | What actor founded the Purple Rose Theater Company in Michigan? | Jeff Daniels |
| History | In which decade was the Hindenburg disaster? | 1930s |
| Science & Nature | Which mole-like mammal has given its name to a mean spirited or bad tempered woman? | Shrew |
| Miscellaneous | What country's population hit the one billion mark in May 2000? | India |