| Category | Question | Answer |
| Arts & Literature | What is the first novel in George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series? | A Game of Thrones |
| Geography | What desert surrounds Las Vegas? | The Mojave Desert |
| Entertainment | The Heavy Young Heathens cover "The House of the Rising Sun" on the soundtrack of which 2016 remake? | The Magnificent Seven |
| History | What is the best-known invention of Nobel Prize founder Alfred Nobel? | Dynamite |
| Science & Nature | What two chemical elements make up the mineral quartz? | Silicon and oxygen |
| Miscellaneous | What was first marketed with hillbilly-themed advertising, since its name is an euphemism for moonshine? | Mountain Dew |