Music

Lowell Mason composed over 1600 hymns, including the well-known arrangement of "Joy to the World" and "Nearer, My God, to Thee". What children's nursery rhyme did he put to music in the 1830s?

"Mary had a Little Lamb"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell_Mason

Astronomy

Using 0 degrees as perfectly vertical axis, approximately how many degrees off is the Earth's current axis?

23.4 degrees
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axial_tilt

Astronomy

During what season (in the Northern Hemisphere) is the Earth closest to the Sun?

Winter
http://www.space.com/3304-earth-closest-sun-dead-winter.html

Sports

What sports film was the first to win an Oscar for Best Picture?

Rocky
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky

Languages

From what country does the Flemish language originate?

Belgium
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flemish

U.S. History

What 2 mountains are the only volcanoes in the contiguous United States to erupt in the 20th century?

Lassen Peak and Mount St. Helens
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lassen_Peak

Geography

What 2 Utah counties are named after elements from the periodic table?

Carbon and Iron
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Utah

World History

From 1783-1784 a volcano erupted that has been estimated to have cause the death of 6 million people. On what island did the volcano erupt?

Iceland (the Laki volcano)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laki

Geography

The Grand Canal stretches from Beijing to Hangzhou and is the longest canal in the world and was built during the 5th and 6th centuries. Which major Chinese river flooded in 1855, destroying large portions of the canal?

The Yellow River
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Canal_(China)

History

As of 2011, how many people have died attempting to climb Mt. Everest?

At least 216
http://sometimes-interesting.com/2011/06/29/over-200-dead-bodies-on-mount-everest/

Names

The surname prefixes of Mac and Mc are common among people of Irish and Scottish descent. What does Mac/Mc mean?

Son of
http://www.houseofnames.com/wiki/mac-prefix

Astronomy

In 1807, the first well-documented meteorite to fall in the New World hit near the town of Weston in what U.S. State?

Connecticut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weston_meteorite

Biology

Considered to be the world's largest spider (by leg-span), the giant huntsman spider was discovered in 2001 in what southeast Asian country?

Laos
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_huntsman_spider

Movies

In real life, Georg von Trapp married Maria in 1927, and, not including the 7 from Georg's previous marriage, had how many children together?

Three
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_von_Trapp

Geography

The Principality of Sealand is an unrecognized "micronation" occupied by a family since 1967. The nation occupies a sea fort off the coast of what country?

United Kingdom
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand

Geography

Built between 25-200 AD, the city of Shi Cheng now sits under 100 feet of water. What event in 1959 caused the area to be flooded?

The Xin'an River Dam project created a lake where the city once was
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qiandao_Lake