Holidays

Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. was established as the last Thursday in November when Abraham Lincoln was president. Canada celebrates Thanksgiving on the second Monday of what month?

October
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving

Musical Instruments

Scottish bagpipes are inflated by blowing air into the bag. Irish uilleann pipes, however, are inflated by what method, allowing the player to sing while playing?

A bellows inflates the bag when squeezed between the elbow and waist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uilleann_pipes

Geography

What nation became the proud new owners of a newly created volcanic island on Nov. 21 2013?

Japan
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=27723447&nid=1200&title=volcano-raises-new-island-far-south-of-japan&fm=home_page&s_cid=queue-8

Geography

What monster of a lake in Scotland is so deep that it holds more fresh water than all the lakes of England and Wales combined?

Loch Ness
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Ness

Geography

The Flying Dutchman is a mythical ship supposedly lost at sea near what nice-sounding location, discovered by Bartolomeu Dias in 1488?

The Cape of Good Hope
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Dutchman

Astronomy

A "maven" is a Hebrew word meaning "one who understands". NASA recently used the term MAVEN as an acronym for its latest mission that launched on November 18, 2013. What does NASA's MAVEN stand for?

The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/maven/main/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maven

Sports

In 1957, the Brooklyn dodgers moved from New York to Los Angeles. What other MLB team moved from New York that same year?

The Giants (From New York to San Francisco)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Brooklyn_Dodgers

Biology

Ratites are large, flightless birds that generally live in the southern hemisphere. What are the 5 living families of ratites?

Ostrich, Emu, Cassowary, Rhea, and Kiwi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratites

Languages

The name "James" in English is the same as "Tiago" in Portuguese, "Diego" in Spanish, and "Jacques" in French. But all are derived from what other Old Testament name?

Jacob
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James,_son_of_Zebedee

Flags

Six U.S. states have flags with only 2 colors. Which six are they?

Alabama, Alaska, Indiana, New Mexico, Oregon, South Carolina
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_the_U.S._states

Geography

At an elevation of 7,260 ft and founded in 1610, what state capital city is both the highest and oldest in the U.S.?

Santa Fe, New Mexico
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Fe,_New_Mexico

U.S. History

Two months before the Declaration of Independence was signed, which colony declared its independence from Great Britain on May 4, 1776. They were also the last colony to ratify the constitution?

Rhode Island
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island

Geography

With a population of less than 8,000, what U.S. state capital is the smallest?

Montpelier, Vermont
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montpelier,_Vermont

U.S. History

What U.S. city rejected to host the 1976 Winter Olympics, due to cost?

Denver
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Winter_Olympics

Geography

Nearly half of the world's land drains into which ocean?

The Atlantic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drainage_basin

Geography

At over 40,000 miles long, what mountain range is the longest on Earth?

The Mid-Ocean Ridge
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Ocean_Ridge

Geography

San Marino claims to be the oldest Constitutional Republic in the world. What European country completely surrounds it?

Italy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Marino