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In which U.S. state is Disney World?
Florida
Which U.S. state has the most national parks?
California
What country was Pablo Picasso from?
Spain
What was the name of Dorothy's dog in 'The Wizard of Oz'?
Toto
Which prison in the San Francisco bay was the world’s most secure prison?
Alcatraz
Which US President founded NASA?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
How many languages are written from right to left?
12
Who was the first woman pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic?
Amelia Earhart
What was the first soft drink in space?
Coca-cola
What was the first toy to be advertised on television?
Mr. Potato Head
What were the four main characters' names in the TV series "Golden Girls" that ran from 1985-1992?
Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, and Sophia
Who is the patron saint of Ireland?
St. Patrick
What country touches the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Sea, and the Bay of Bengal?
India
What's the city with the most diversity in terms of language?
New York City
Which country borders 14 nations and crosses 8 time zones?
Russia
What country has the most natural lakes?
Canada
Which Central American country has a name which translates to English as “The Saviour”?
El Salvador
What is the loudest animal on Earth?
Sperm Whale
Vandalism and littering led Singapore to ban the import and sale of which chewy confectionary in 1992?
Gum
Milkshakes! Piña coladas! Frappuccinos! Oh, my! They're all much easier to make thanks to Stephen Poplawski's 1922 invention of what electrical kitchen appliance?
Blender
According to the song, when Peter Cottontail comes hoppin’ down the bunny trail, hippity-hoppity, what springtime holiday is on its way?
Easter
Introduced at the 1904 World’s Fair, what machine-spun sweet treat was invented by dentist William Morrison and candy maker John C. Wharton and was originally named “Fairy Floss”?
Cotton Candy
Although often misattributed as a French invention owing to its name and history, what macabre beheading-device was actually first used in Ireland in 1307, over 450 years before it was first used in France?
Guillotine
The Boston terrier is the official dog of what U.S. state?
Massachusetts
La Paz Waterfall Gardens in Costa Rica is a popular choice for tourists to admire the flora and fauna. This park attracts half of all of the 52 native species of what small hovering bird?
Hummingbird
Thanks to the work of Kate Sheppard, among others, New Zealand was the first country in the world to give votes in national elections to what group of people?
Women
Approximately one quarter of the world's production of what type of nut is used to make Nutella?
Hazelnut
The Road Runner of Looney Tunes fame has a four-letter word, repeated twice, that serves as his catchphrase. What is this word?
Beep Beep!
From which animated TV show are characters with the following first names: Daphne, Velma, and Fred?
Scooby-Doo!
Created in 1952, what is the name of the Frosted Flakes mascot who enthusiastically says, "They're Gr-r-reat!"?
Tony the Tiger
New Zealand is the country with the highest ratio of what farmyard animal to humans?
Sheep (Five sheep to every one person)
What fast food chain that uses a cowboy hat as a logo pays Ving Rhames to remind you that they “have the meats?”
Arby's
While building magnetrons at MIT in the 1940s, Percy Spencer noticed a melting chocolate bar in his pocket. Deeper investigation and exploration led to the invention of what household device?
Microwave
A baker's dozen typically represents what number?
13
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick. Jack jumped over the ______. What did Jack jump over?
candlestick
In 1917, Woodrow Wilson famously declared that "the world must be made safe for" what form of political system?
Democracy
What American TV show from the 1970s and 1980s still holds the record for the most watched finale ever with more than 100 million households tuning in?
M*A*S*H
What poker hand do you have when you combine a pair and a three-of-a-kind?
Full House
Sporting abundant hair and a love of happy trees, what was the first and last name of the guy who hosted the PBS television program "The Joy of Painting?"
Bob Ross
Exploding cigars, pianos, and watermelons are some of the unorthodox tactics used in a cartoon pitting Yosemite Sam in a mayoral race against what "wascal"?
Bugs Bunny
The Proverbs 17:22 passage "a merrie heart doth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones" led to the popular idiom that "______ is the best medicine." What word fills in the blank?
Laughter
What are the two most widely spoken languages in South America?
Spanish and Portuguese
What autumn holiday was described by writer O. Henry as "the one day that is purely American?"
Thanksgiving
What city does the Christ the Redeemer statue overlook?
Rio de Janiero
Archaeological research estimates that its initial nose was about 3 feet wide when it was first constructed around 2500 BC. What is this object?
The Sphinx
What breed of dog is Snoopy from the Peanuts comic strip?
Beagle
What best-selling children's book opens with the following lines? "I am Sam. Sam I am."
Green Eggs and Ham
Despite many famous appearances, who is the famous child actress that did not actually have curly hair but achieved her signature look with the following process?Her mother would put 56 pin curls in her hair every day, and she received weekly vinegar rinses.
Shirley Temple
The "Cutie" brand of produce primarily focuses on what miniature cousin of the orange?
Clementine
What document, officially taking effect in 1863, was deemed a "fit and necessary war measure" by Abraham Lincoln?
Emancipation Proclamation
What stringed musical instrument is found on Irish coins?
Harp
Despite being known as a summertime and warm-weather treat, what state was the location of the first Ben & Jerry's ice cream store?
Vermont
Transylvania is a real-life region in what country?
Romania
What was the name of the real gangster nicknamed "Scarface?" This man's seven-year reign as crime boss ended when he went to prison at age 33.
Al Capone
What brand's single product catapulted to fame with an orange box and Vulcan about to strike his anvil?
Arm and Hammer
What type of wooden chair was once described by a New England newspaper as "wooden narcotics?"
Rocking Chairs
When Abe Lincoln famously quoted "Four score and seven years ago" he meant how many years in the past?
87
Two different Queens have ruled Britain for at least 63 years. Name the one not named Elizabeth.
Queen Victoria
What "phony" and "lousy" book by J.D. Salinger was Mark David Chapman holding when he killed John Lennon?
Catcher in the Rye
What is the largest island in the Caribbean Sea?
Cuba