| Question | Answer |
| The name of which pre-Columbian Mexican city can be translated as 'in the house of flowers?' | |
| Which Greek woman, wife of Socrates, had a name meaning 'blonde horse?' | |
| Who was the first Greek philosopher to claim to be writing explicitly for future generations? | |
| The inaugral games of which action sports event were held in Rhode Island in 1995? | |
| Which co-founder of the Jesuit Order pioneered the spread of Catholicism in east Asia? | |
| Which Persian king succeeded Darius the Great upon his death in 486 BC? | |
| Which corporation was founded in 1906 as the Haloid Photographic Company? | |
| Which 1911 revolution overthrew the Qing, China's last imperial dynasty? | |
| Which Greek philosopher is known for his descriptions of life in ancient Greece and Persia? | |
| Which Chinese city was known as Chang'an before the Ming dynasty? | |
| What did Wilhelm Röntgen discover on November 8th 1895? | |
| Which TV talent show, launched in the UK in 2005, has had 65 winners worldwide? | |
| Which city was the summer capital of Kublai Khan's Yuan dynasty in China? | |
| Which 1798 diplomatic episode lead to the Quasi War between France and the USA? | |
| Who was the god of death in Aztec mythology? | |
| Which Microsoft game console was released in 2002 to compete with Sony's PlayStation 2? | |
| Four of which small sailing vessel were launched by the French Navy in 1750? | |
| The earliest evidence of which percussion instrument is in southeast Asia during the 9th century? | |
| Which Chinese press agency, founded in 1931, began broadcasting overseas in English in 1944? | |
| Which South African people lost most of their land in the Cape Frontier Wars of 1779-1879? | |