Moon Phase

What is the name of the phase of the Moon when the size of the illuminated portion is greater than half but not full?

Big Bird

To the nearest foot, how tall is Sesame Street's Big Bird?

Dec. 23rd Holiday

What semi-fictitious holiday is celebrated today with the Airing of Grievances, Feats of Strength, and the Aluminum Pole?

Borborygmus

What is a Borborygmus?

Uniquely Elected President

What US President came into power in 1825 without having won either the popular vote or a majority in the electoral college?

Space Woman

What year was the first woman in space?

Carry Nation

What did Carry Nation(1846 - 1911) frequently attack with her hatchet?

Sleep before Lightbulbs

How many hours of sleep did most people get before Thomas Edison’s electric light was invented?

Brass

Brass is an alloy of what two elements?

Dmitri Mendeleev

Dmitri Mendeleev's achievements include producing the first standard for Russian Vodka and what else?

Blank Page

What is the name for a blank page in the front or back of a book?

Paper Name

What is the name for paper cut to the size of 8.5 by 13.5 inches, traditionally used as writing paper in Europe and the British Commonwealth?

Representative of Youth

According to the US Constitution, what is the minimum age for a person to be elected to the House of Representatives?

European Lands

Name 5 out of the 6 European countries that have the word "land" in their names.

Common Sound Effects

What is the name for someone who reproduces everyday sounds for use in filmmaking?

Cygnets

The young of what animal are known as cygnets?

QWERTY in order

Name a set of three letters that appear in alphabetical order on the QWERTY keyboard.

Northernmost in Africa

What is the northernmost country in Africa?

Ladies & Cats

A group of old ladies meet for an afternoon tea party. They
bring all their cats. In all, there are 22 heads and 72 feet. How
many old ladies and how many cats are in the room?

Group of Jellyfish

What is the word for a group of jellyfish?

First Names

What 1960's band name is derived from the first names of two blues musicians?

California's "Neighbor"

When California became a state in 1850, what was the closest neighboring state?

Mythological Creature

What Greek mythological creature has the head of a bull and the body of a man?

Sea of Tranquility

Where is the Sea of Tranquility?

Number B

What is the smallest integer that, when written out, contains the letter B?

A Blushing Crow

What is the name of a transposition of the initial sounds of two or more words?

All-Time Best Seller

What book, first published in 1859, has sold more copies than any other novel?

Penumbra

During what occasional event might you observe a penumbra?

Left of Evil

What English word can mean "evil or corrupt" and also means "On or toward the left hand"?

People on the Flag

What English-speaking country has the only national flag containing a depiction of human beings?

AM and FM

What do the radio terms AM and FM stand for?

World's Largest Organism

The largest organism on Earth is a member of what biological kingdom?

Elvis' Hair

What's the name of the hairstyle that Elvis wore?

The Parthenon

What Greek goddess is the Parthenon dedicated to?

Longest River in Europe

What is the longest river in Europe?

Nix v. Hedden

The 1893 US Supreme Court case Nix v. Hedden decided that what food is a vegetable?

Dick Grayson

Dick Grayson was the name of what comic book superhero?

The Club

Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Brian Jones, Janis Joplin and Kurt Cobain all died at what age?

Yen Sid

The character named Yen Sid appears in what Disney movie?

Largest Enclosed Body of Water

What is the largest enclosed body of water in the world?

No Moon

What planets in our solar system have no moon?

Stanley Kirk Burrell

Popular in the early 90's, Stanley Kirk Burrell is better known by what stage name?

Kal-El

What fictional character started out his life known by the name Kal-El?

Most Popular Video Game

In 2009 Wii Sports surpassed what previous record holder for most popular video game of all time?

Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde

The characters Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde have what origin?

Fewest States from Canada to Mexico

Through what three landlocked states could one drive from Canada to Mexico?

Alternate Tooth Fairy

In parts of Spain, Italy, Scotland, and France (among other countries) what kind of creature takes the place of the Tooth Fairy?

Waggle Dance

What creature communicates via the Waggle Dance?

Big Moons

What two moons in our solar system are larger (by radius) than Mercury?

The

What part of speech is the word "the"?

Natural Born President

How many U.S. presidents were not natural born U.S. citizens?

Cover Time

The face of what US President has appeared on the cover of Time magazine more times than any other individual?

Arthur's Wife

Who was the legendary King Arthur's wife?

Miles per Pencil

How many miles can the average pencil write (+/- 5mi)?

...

What is the name for an ...?

Pocket Alternative

Since most kilts do not have pockets, what part of Scottish Highland dress performs the same function?

First Color Photograph

When Scottish scientist James Clerk Maxwell took the first color photograph in 1861, what did he choose for his subject matter?

Old Creature

What creature is believed by some to have been first spotted by St. Colomba in the 6th century?

Jewish Population

After the U.S. and Israel, what country has the highest total Jewish population?

Language or Shiny

What Heteronym can either refer to a proper name of a language, or the act of making smooth or shiny?

Sir Galahad's Favorite Color

According to Monty Python and the Holy Grail, what was Sir Galahad's favorite color?

Apairy

What does one keep in an Apiary?

Armsaye

What is an armsaye?

The Wiz

Which Wizard of Oz character did Michael Jackson play in The Wiz?

Mile

How many feet are in a mile?

The Last of It's Kind

The 2005 movie A History of Violence was the last major Hollywood to ever have what?

Asteroid Belt

The main asteroid belt is located between what two planets?

Oceans 2

What country is located on both the Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean?

Canada's Big Day

In what decade did Canada gain full sovereignty from the United Kingdom?

Cartoon Voice

Who was the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester the Cat, Wile E. Coyote, Woody Woodpecker, Barney Rubble, Mr. Spacely, Heathcliff, and many others?

Face Forward

What is the only US coin to feature a president facing forward?

Tom Cruise

What's Tom Cruise's last name?

Month Number

What is the only month with the same number of letters as its place in the year?

His Name is What?

Popular in the early 1990's, what is Robert Matthew Van Winkle's stage name?

Frederick Austerlitz

What was the stage name of Frederick Austerlitz, who was born in Omaha in 1899?

Longest Run

What play has been running continuously since 1952, giving it the longest initial run in history?

Most Oscars

What person, who died in 1966, won more Oscars than any other individual?

Name of the Numbers

What is the mathematical name for a positive integer that is the sum of its positive divisors (excluding the number itself)?

Pi

What is Pi to the 5th decimal place?

Trivial Vacation

I'm in Seattle and Portland this week, so there will be no trivia until next Wednesday. Give your brain a rest.

Smallest Capital

What is the least populous US state capital?

Fool's Mate

How many moves is the quickest possible checkmate in the game of chess?

The Points of Backgammon

How many total triangular points are on a Backgammon board?

Oldest State Capital

Of the U.S. State Capitals, which is the oldest city? (Surprisingly, it's located West of the Mississippi!)

"CH" Oval Sticker

"CH" is the international vehicle registration code (oval sticker) for what European country?

General Facial Hair

What style of facial hair is named after a Civil War general?

Known Name

Barbara Millicent Roberts is commonly known by what name?

Fame in Common

What do Ritchie Valens, Stephen Colbert, Stevie Wonder, and Paul the Barista have in common?

First Auto Patent

What car company's name contains the name of the world's first person to patent a gasoline-powered automobile?

Dorothy Who?

In the "Wizard of Oz," what was Dorothy's last name?

2nd Largest Country

What is the world's second largest country by total area? (Russia is the largest.)

Roll the Dice

What is the most common sum of a roll of two dice?

US Debt

Which US president, featured on our currency, was the only one to briefly eliminate the national debt?

First US President

Which one of these men was first to go by the title of President: Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock, George Washington, or John Adams?

Shah Mat

"Shah Mat" is an ancient version of a term used in what game?

The Latest Invasion

What present-day US state contains the site of the most recent invasion and occupation of US soil?

2008 Girl Names

Can you name one of the 5 most popular baby girl names in the US in 2008?

mt ending

What word in the English language ends in 'mt'?

South State

Which US State extends the farthest South?

Perfect Game

Name two sports in which a "perfect game" is possible.

All The Vowels

What English word contains all 5 vowels in alphabetical order?

Bas-Relief

Located in the US, what is the world's largest bas-relief?

State Flag

The British Union Jack can be found in the flag of which US state?

Holy Cave

What city is the burial site of Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebecca, Jacob, and Leah?

Google, USA

What Midwestern city recently changed its name temporarily to Google?

Five Vowels

What word, common in British usage, is the only English word that contains 5 consecutive vowels?

M & M Colors

What three M & M colors have been produced continuously since 1940?

Farthest North

Which of the contiguous US states extends farthest north?

Rule of the Road

Name 2 out of the 3 most populous countries in which cars drive on the left side of the road.

MN Capital Switch

Here's a good one from Michelle: Before being stolen and hidden, a bill was approved to move Minnesota's capital from St. Paul to what city?

First Celebrity Fundraiser

In 1971 George Harrison & Ravi Shankar organized the first major celebrity fundraiser event for the relief of those in what country?

African History

What African nation was not colonized in the 19th Century?

Commonwealths

What four US states officially designate themselves as Commonwealths?

WWII Safekeeping

During World War II, where did the Declaration of Independence, US Constitution, and the Hungarian Crown of St. Stephen reside?

RMS Queen Mary

In 1942 the RMS Queen Mary set what record that has yet to be broken?

The First Smurfs

The Smurfs first appeared as a comic in what country?

Not so Eroica

What famous person did Beethoven dedicate his 3rd symphony to, only to later retract that dedication?

Celebrity Mutation

Christopher Walken, David Bowie, and Michael Flatley share what biological oddity?

Magazine Circulation

What magazine has the largest circulation in the world?

State of Letters

Besides X, Y, and Z, what three letters do not begin the name of any U.S. state?

1980 Olympic Boycott

Why did the US boycott the 1980 Summer Olympic Games?

Where Nimoy Hadn't Gone Before

What 1987 movie, starring Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, and Ted Danson, was the first non-Star Trek movie directed by Leonard Nimoy?

Frist Rock Intro

What song is heard during the opening credits in the movie Blackboard Jungle?

Long Syllables

Name a nine letter one-syllable English word.

Beatles in the Crosswalk

In what order are the Beatles crossing the street on the cover of Abbey Road?

Anybody Want a Peanut?

What former French farm boy was known, among other names, as The Eighth Wonder of the World, and Monster Roussimoff? He was the first to be inducted into his profession's hall of fame.

Peace Prize

What laureate has won the Nobel Peace Prize three times?

Super Bowl Acts

What act has performed for four Super Bowl halftimes, more than any other?

Lorax Island

What tiny island nation fell from having one of the top per capita incomes in the world in the 60's and 70's to 192nd today?

Them Bones Then Bones

The Hyoid bone is the only bone in the human body not attached to another bone. Approximately where is it?

Tallest Presidents

Lincoln was the tallest president of the 19th century. Who was the tallest president of the 20th century?

Novel Police

The author of what classic novel was also a founder of London's first police force?
Clue: His novel shares its name with a Welsh singer.

Soap Opera

What was the longest-running soap opera in production, running from 1937 - 2009?

Tallest Mountain

Mount Kosciuszko is the tallest mountain on which continent?

First Sale

What American company sold its first item, a broken laser pointer, for $14.83?

Pirate Flag

What is the name for the skull and crossbones flag of piracy?

Since this question is on the easy side, I've got a follow-up bonus question. What 2009 movie had a reference to a hotel of this name?

note: I've decided to post the correct answer in the comments section the day after the question. That way you'll have to click to see it.

Famed Quotes

What do the quotes, "Beam me up, Scotty,"
"Luke, I am your father," and
"It's Elementary, my dear Watson"
have in common?