Last Breath

The last breath of what inventor is was saved in a test tube?

Holy Magazine

What old-time publication had a hole in the corner that was often used for hanging it in the outhouse?

1974 Gum

What was special about a pack of Wrigley's gum purchased at 8:01am on June 26th, 1974?

$2 President

What president is on the face of the $2 bill?

Least Used Letter

What is the least frequently used letter in the English language?

Dodo

What 19th Century author of children's literature was also a mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon, and photographer?

Corperate People

What US State has more corporations than people?

Chocolate Factory Sequal

What's the name of the sequel book to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

The APPP

What country has an Anti PowerPoint Party that claims use of the software "causes national-economic damage amounting to 2.1 billion CHF"?

Who Done It

Who shot J.R. (on the 80's TV show Dallas)?

3 Two Termers

This is the 2nd time in US history to have 3 two-term presidents in a row.  Name one of the 3 presidents from the previous group.

First "Hall of Fame"

What state is home to the US's first Hall of Fame (The Hall of Fame for Great Americans, completed in 1900)?

Gmail?

Google bought the "gmail.com" domain name from the website of what comic strip character?

Great Lake(s)

Which two Great Lakes are sometimes considered a single body of water because their water levles are always at near equilibrium?

Largest Circulation English Newspaper

The English language newspaper with the largest circulation comes from what country?

Cricket Toothpaste

What word is both a term in the sport of cricket and the word for a wavy dab of toothpaste?

Last Unopposed

Who was the last US President to run unopposed for office?

"MEA" Weekend

What is the current official name of the weekend formerly know as "MEA" (in Minnesota)?

Doggie First

What did Laika the dog do that no other animal had ever done?

YKK

YKK produces over 90% of the world's supply of what common item?

MTV First

What 1983 music video was the first by a black artist to get major air time on MTV?

1st Debate

The first general election presidential debate was between what two candidates?

The back side of the coins of what currency can be pieced together like a puzzle to form the country's Royal Shield?

Farrokh Bulsara

What 70's rock superstar was born with the name Farrokh Bulsara?

Best Selling Computer

What was the best-selling computer model of all time?

Guitar Pioneer

What pioneering guitar player used a left hand that was permanently injured in a gypsy caravan fire?

Coffee City

What coffee drink is named after a port city in Yemen?

J. What? Rowling

What's J.K. Rowling's middle name?

Churchill Chat

According to the OED, what popular IM abbreviation was first recorded in a 1917 letter to Winston Churchill?

Labor Day First

What US state was the first to adopt Labor Day?  Hint: The state's name begins with a vowel.

City Colors

What is the only city in the United States in which all professional sporting teams share the same colors?

MSP Biggers 'Burb

What is the Twin Cities' most populous suburb?

American Gothic

What is the relationship between the two people depicted in the painting American Gothic?

mmm... Chocolate

What country consumes the most chocolate per person?

HHGTTG

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy first appeared in what form of media?

1 time zone

What is the largest country with only one time zone?

Returning Olympic Sports

Name one of the two sports that had previously been discontinued from the Olympics and are making a comeback at the 2016 games.

Bassless

What famous rock band performed without a bass guitar player from 1965-1971?

Whiskey Plates

Minnesota and what other US state have special license plates for DUI offenders?

100 minute commercial

What 1989 Fred Savage movie promoted the release of Super Mario Bros. 3?

Personal Zip Code

What American fictional character has his own zip code (20252)?

"One Billion, He He He"

Approximately how many decades would it take to count to 1 billion (assuming you count about once per second, which isn't actually a safe assumption)?

Stanley Kirk Burrell

Stanley Kirk Burrell is better known by what stage name?

Dihydrogen Monoxide

There's a mock Internet movement to ban Dihydrogen Monoxide.  What is it?
http://dhmo.org/

Captor Empathy

What is the name of the psychological phenomenon in which hostages express empathy and have positive feelings towards their captors?

Star-Spangled President

"The Star-Spangled Banner" became the official anthem of the United States under what 20th c. President?

Dudeism

The "religion" of Dudeism seeks to spread the philosophy and lifestyle of what movie's main character?

My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady was based on the play Pygmalion by what Irish playwright?

Best Selling VHS

What Disney movie became the best selling VHS tape of all time?

Not a Nut

What common "nut" is actually a legume?

Star-Spangled

"The Star-Spangled Banner" was inspired by what battle?

Congressional Muppet

What Muppet testified before a congressional committee in 2002, advocating funding for music in public schools?

Paper Folding

If it were possible to fold a piece of paper in half 42 times it would reach to the height of what commonly known object?

French Wine

What Minnesota company was the first to import a container of French wine into the US?

Elaborate Single

What 1975 single had the most expensive production to date at the time of its release?

Decoration Day

Decoration Day, the precursor to Memorial Day, was established after what war?

Cheese

The family name of what comic actor was originally Cheese?

ESL President

What president was a native Dutch speaker, and the only US president to speak English as his 2nd language?

No Brown M&M's!

What rock band had a clause in their concert contract requiring that no brown M&M's be served backstage?

1st Citizen President

Who was  the first president born a citizen of the United States?

Triple Crown

The U.S. Triple Crown consists of what three thoroughbred races?

Seawise Giant

The longest ship ever built, the Seawise Giant, was what kind of a vessel?

Malawi

Name one of the three countries that border Malawi.

MN Blue Laws

Liquor stores and what other type of business are not allowed to operate on Sunday in Minnesota?

GPS Limits

Why does GPS stop working if you're going higher than 60,000 feet or faster than 1200 mph?

Donkey Dems

The image of the Democratic party as a donkey dates back to a political cartoon directed against what US Presidential candidate?

Oh Minnesota

What part of Minnesota started legal action in 1997 in an effort to join Canada?

First Kiss

What American TV show had the first kiss between a white actor and and African American actress?

HandMade Films

George Harrison financed which Monty Python movie?

Country Clone

The first successfully cloned mammal, a sheep born in 1996, was named after what country singer?

Knork

What is a knork?

Shaft Director

What Life Magazine photographer directed the 1971 movie Shaft?

Banana No No

The original Chiquita banana song contains the admonition against doing what with a banana?

Titanic Cemetary

The majority of those killed on the Titanic are buried in what city?

Game of Death

The actual funeral of what actor is featured in his 1978 movie Game of Death?

The Brink

Who was the only Russian President to have his "nuclear suitcase" activated and prepared for launching an attack?

Holiday Today (4/9/12)

What is the name of the official holiday observed today in England (and many other countries)?

and Ladders

The board game Chutes and Ladders largely goes by what other name outside the US?

Suess is the Bomb

What Dr. Suess book is an allegory for the Hiroshima bombing and the American occupation of Japan?

Oldest Country

What country has the oldest population - with 23% over 65 years old?

Halley's Days

What American author was born when Halley's Comet was visible and died 74 years later during the next appearance of Halley's Comet?

Last Stand

The last attempted bank robbery by the James-Younger Gang occurred in what town?

Monopoly Guy

What's the name of the man in the top hat from the game Monopoly?

Capital McD's

What is the only state capital in the United States that does not have a McDonald's franchise within city limits?

Pencil Part

What is the name for the metal band that connects a pencil to its eraser?

Monopoly Places

The properties featured in the game Monopoly are named after places around what US city?

Billionaire City

What city boasts the world's largest number of billionaires?

Country on the Red Radio

What Country singer intercepted Soviet radio broadcasts for the US Air Force during the Korean War and was the first American to hear of Stalin's death?

Toxic Nut

What common nut is never sold in its shell because the shell contains a toxin that's chemically related to that of poison ivy.

Non-Leap Year

What was the most recent year which was divisible by 4, and yet not a leap year?

Manic Monday

What Minnesota musician wrote The Bangles' hit song "Manic Monday"?

Prince

What first name did Prince's parents give him?

Longest-Running Sitcom

What is the longest-running sitcom in US history?

"Presidents' Day"

In what decade did the federal holiday honoring George Washington's birthday move from Feb. 22nd to the 3rd Monday in February?

Li'l Folks

What comic strip first appeared under the name "Li'l Folks" in the Pioneer Press?

Calvin's Age

How old is Calvin in the Calvin and Hobbs comic strip?

Love Birds

What English poet first associated St. Valentine's Day with romantic love?

Trivial Cafe Returns!

I'm opening the coffee shop again! Look forward to three or so new questions a week.