Flags

Two countries have flags with dragons on them. One is part of Great Britain, the other is in Asia. What are the two countries?

Wales and Bhutan

Wales:

Bhutan:

Native American Words

If you are driving a Tacoma, what mountain is your truck named after?

Mt. Rainier
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Rainier

U.S. History

What U.S. state was admitted to the Union during the Civil War and thus has the words "Battle Born" written in the corner of their blue flag?

Nevada
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Nevada

Geography

Cappadocia, Turkey, is a land of chimney rocks that looks much like some landscapes in Utah. But what type of dwellings did the occupants live in?

Cave dwellings
http://dornob.com/underground-cities-3500-years-of-cappadocian-cave-homes/#axzz2QGZqd2h9

Flags

The flags of Malaysia and Liberia most closely resemble what other nation's flag?

The United States of America

USA:

Malaysia:

Liberia:

Geology

The Naica Mine in Mexico looks like Superman's Fortress of Solitude, with 36 foot long crystals. What mineral are the crystals made of?

Gypsum
http://www.stormchaser.ca/caves/naica/naica.html

World History

What Bronze Age empire was based in present day Turkey?

The Hittites
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hittites

Geography

What is unique about the rivers in the Yucatan Peninsula?

They are all underground
http://www.yucatantoday.com/en/topics/cenotes-underwater-sinkholes

Geography

Russia and China are tied for the most borders with other countries. How many nations do they each border?

14
http://www.infoplease.com/askeds/country-shares-most-borders.html

Flags

What is the only difference between the flags of Indonesia and Monaco?

Indonesia's flag is a longer rectangle than Monaco's
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Indonesia
Indonesia:

Monaco:

World History

Totaling 63 years and seven months, whose reign was longer than any other British monarch and the longest of any female monarch in history?

Queen Victoria (1819 – 1901)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Victoria

Zoology

What type of whale uses "monkey lips" to echolocate?

Sperm Whale
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sperm_whale

World History

What was the name of the British ship whose mutineers eventually settled on Pitcairn Island in the South Pacific?

Bounty (Mutiny on the Bounty)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutiny_on_the_Bounty

Flags

Romania and Chad have flags that are nearly identical. What are the 3 colors on their flags?

Blue, yellow, and red
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad%E2%80%93Romania_relations
Romania:

Chad:

World

Other than that they are all dead, what links the following: Leonardo Da Vinci, Chiang Kai-Shek, John F. Kennedy, Marco Polo, George Best, Charles de Gaulle and John Lennon?

All have had airports named for them
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_eponyms_of_airports

World Records

Ahe Arsenal’na subway station in the city of Kiev, Ukraine is the deepest in the world. How deep is it?

105.5 meters (346 feet)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenalna_(Kiev_Metro)

Geography

What European country was the first to declare its independence from the former USSR?

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

US History

In 1859, the US and Great Britain were nearly brought to the brink of war over the shooting of what farm animal on the San Juan Islands in present day Washington state?

A Pig
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_War

Geography

The largest lake in South America is also the highest navigable body of water on Earth at 12,507 ft. What is its name?

Lake Titicaca
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Titicaca

World History

What language did the United States use during World War II so that the Japanese could not understand their communications?

Navajo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_talker#Use_of_Navajo

US History

The Fighting McCooks were a family that contributed many fighters to the Union Army in the Civil War. What state did they come from?

Ohio
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighting_McCooks

April Fools!

In 1996 Taco Bell played a practical joke on Americans by saying that they had purchased naming rights to what historical item?

The Liberty Bell (The "Taco" Liberty Bell)
http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/archive/permalink/taco_liberty_bell