People and Places
Whats the only US state to border the Canadian Provence of New Brunswick?
Maine
What sitcom's title character was named after Rusty Malcolm, the fictional NASCAR driver who designed the in-car urination system?
Malcolm in the Middle
What fish were said to be so plentiful in NFLDs waters that they slowed down ships, in the 1500s?
Cod
What medical measurement included systolic and diastolic values?
Blood pressure
What form of exercise includes "Kripalu" which stresses awareness of the inner self while holding a posture?
Yoga
Which Canadian provincial capital is nestled by the side of the Saint John River?
Fredricton
What low tech pleasure did Stephen King confer to Time Magazine he wouldn't give up until "you pry my cold, dead fingers off" it?
a book
Which dictator always missed deadlines after WR Hearst commissioned him to be a columnist?
Adolf Hitler
what P word denotes a scientist's "sugar pill"?
a placebo
What G-word denoted a mix of oats, nuts, seeds, organic dried fruits and unprocessed honey in the 1970s?
Granola
Which Canadian Province was said to have a POW economy- potash, oil and wheat?
Saskatchewan
What whining figure skater turns up in Torill Love's Oscar-nominated animated film 'My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts'?
Tonya Harding
Who left Bristol, England on May 2, 1497 to search for a route to India in a 40-meter ship with 18 men?
John Cabot
What bag of muscles is located just below the diaphragm?
the stomach
What did an ice cream man invent when he ran out of dishes, at the 1904 St Louis World's Fair?
ice cream come
What was the country of origin of Nova Scotia's 18th century Ludenburgers?
Germany
What playwright was the source for the title of John Herbert's 1967 Canadian play 'Fortune and Men's Eyes'?
What country lost its entire Air Force when Russia destroyed a single plane in September of 1999?
Chechnya
What sweet stuff didi early Europeans ferment to make mead?
Honey
Who became the first player in the NHL to score his 50th goal of the season on a penalty shot, in 1997?
Mario Lemieux
Which nation is linked by causeway to the 35-island archipelago of Bahrain
Saudi Arabia
What 17th-century Spanish novel spawned the expressions: "a wild goose chase," "to smell a rat" and "born with a silver spoon in his mouth"?
Don Quixote
Which Nova Scotian was the last of the 36 Fathers of Confederation in 1915 at the age of 95?
Charles Tupper
What climbing plant was named after professor Caspar Wistar?
Wisteria
Whats the only Grand Slam tennis event that has historically paid little heed to ATP Tour rankings in determining seeding?
Wimbledon