Question: The taxing of what item caused rioting and attacks in Western Pennsylvania in 1794, enough that militia troops were dispatched to squelch it?
Answer: Whiskey

Question: Judged by Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy, what Fox show features a panel of finalists who dance with and against each other for fan votes?
Answer: So You Think You Can Dance

Question: What is the name of the tough fibrous structural protein found in fingernails and toenails?
Answer: Keratin

Question: Which insect, native to central Africa, is notorious for causing the sleeping sickness?
Answer: Tsetse fly

Question: Citizen (of watch fame), JVC, and Olympus are all companies based in what country?
Answer: Japan

Question: Knitting uses needles. What tool does crocheting use?
Answer: Hooks

Question: With a truck body on a car chassis, what Chevrolet product, produced from 1959-60, and 64-87, was a competitor to the Ford Ranchero?
Answer: El Camino

Question: The catchphrase of what Toy Story character was “To Infinity and Beyond”?
Answer: Buzz Lightyear

Question: The application of what rule, which, according to their tweets, even Major League Baseball doesn't understand, played a pivotal role in the 2012 National League Wild Card Playoff game?
Answer: Infield Fly Rule

Question: The Japanese art of growing meticulously groomed miniature trees in indoor containers is known as what?
Answer: Bonsai

Question: What CNN news anchor was the “moderator” of yesterday’s presidential debate at Hofstra University in NY?
Answer: Candy Crowley

Question: Name the 1979 movie from its’ IMDB plot summary: “A Los Angeles Rams quarterback, accidentally taken away from his body by an over-anxious angel before he was supposed to die, comes back to life in the body of a recently-murdered millionaire.”?
Answer: Heaven Can Wait

Question: What lifted the capsule that Felix Baumgartner rode some 24 miles into the stratosphere before his historic jump this week?
Answer: Helium Balloon

Question: Snidely Whiplash was the arch-enemy of Dudley Do-Right, while Simon Bar Sinister faced off against Underdog. Who is the arch-enemy of Mighty Mouse?
Answer: Oil Can Harry

Question: What brand of gum, packaged in a red, white, and blue wrapper, includes a small comic featuring a black eye patch, blue hat wearing character with each individually wrapped piece?
Answer: Bazooka bubble gum

Question: “Sometimes you feel like a nut / Sometimes you don’t /Almond Joy’s got nuts,” who don’t?
Answer: Mounds

Question: Consisting of a metal bob, or ring, and a strike plate, what ornamental door furniture is used in place of a door bell?
Answer: Door knocker

Question: What Rocky Mountains range forms part of the border between Idaho and Wyoming, and created the valley known as Jackson Hole?
Answer: Tetons

Question: For a point each, name the 2 countries that share a physical border with the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
Answer: India, Burma

Question: Futurama chef Elzar is a parody of what celebrity chef, whose catchphrases include “kick it up a notch” and “BAM!”?
Answer: Emeril Lagasse

Question: Formerly used in navigation, and now a tool used in surveying, a theodolite is used to measure what?
Answer: Angles

Question: Which East Coast body of water has given its name to a breed of retriever?
Answer: Chesapeake Bay

Question: Played by Paul Marcarelli, the Verizon test man would end each advertisement by picking up a phone and asking what question?
Answer: Can you hear me now?

Question: Spelunking is the recreational pastime of exploring what?
Answer: Caves

Question: What is the name of the 6 year-old star of the TLC series Here Comes Honey Boo?
Answer: Alana

Question: Prohibition era gangster Al Capone was convicted of what crime on Oct 17, 1931, and subsequent sentenced to 11 years in federal prison?
Answer: Tax evasion

Question: Known as the Peace Garden State or the Roughrider State, what was the 39th state to join the Union on November 2, 1889?
Answer: North Dakota

Question: What is the general classification for trees that lose their leaves every autumn?
Answer: Deciduous

Question: "Om nom nom nom" is one of the favorite phrases of which Sesame Street character, known for his voracious appetite?
Answer: Cookie Monster

Question: First introduced by the Peter Paul Company in 1936, what candy bar consists of a coconut center and two almonds enrobed in a layer of milk chocolate?
Answer: Almond Joy

Question: On October 18, 1867, the US took possession of Alaska, following its purchase from what country?
Answer: Russia

Question: October 20, 1944, saw General Douglas MacArthur fulfill his famous "I shall return" promise when he landed where?
Answer: Philippines

Question: What famous brand of shortening gets its name from the phrase crystallized cottonseed oil?
Answer: Crisco

Question: Although he pines for the little red haired girl, which Peanuts character, who has an October birthday, has a crush on Charlie Brown?
Answer: Peppermint Patty

Question: A cultural, retail, manufacturing, health care, and educational hub for the region, what is the most populous city in all of North Dakota?
Answer: Fargo

Question: Although rarely used, what is the internet top-level domain for America?
Answer: .us

Question: What super hero, born Steve Rogers, wields a shield made of vibranium alloy?
Answer: Captain America

Question: "More saving. More doing." is the current advertising slogan for what home improvement behemoth?
Answer: The Home Depot

Question: What is the nickname for the sports teams from Western Washington University, the pride of Bellingham?
Answer: Vikings

Question: What is the name for the common alloy of silver that consists of 92.5% by mass of silver and 7.5% by mass of other metals, usually copper?
Answer: Sterling silver

Question: Describing a verb used as a noun, a gerund must end in what letters?
Answer: Ing

Question: Now owned by Kellogg, Wally Amos started the Famous Amos company in 1975 to produce what?
Answer: Chocolate Chip Cookies

Question: October 21, 1833 saw the birth of what Swedish chemist, engineer, and inventor, responsible for creating dynamite?
Answer: Alfred Nobel

Question: Masking tape was originally invented for what purpose?
Answer: To mark areas while painting

Question: The leading agricultural machinery manufacture in the world, which company uses a distinctive shade of bright green paint with yellow trim for its' products?
Answer: John Deere

Question: After much anticipation, Dick's has announced the location of their newest store. Where will the new location be?
Answer: Edmonds

Question: Oct 21, 1797 saw the launch of what famous frigate, the world's oldest commissioned warship, in Boston Harbor?
Answer: USS Constitution

Question: Although the awards ceremony is not until December, the winners of the Nobel prizes have been announced. The US has had the most number of recipients with 325. Which country ranks second with 115?
Answer: Uk

Question: What English poet, founder of the Romantic Movement (along with William Wordsworth), wrote such works as Kubla Khan and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner?
Answer: Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Question: Knitting uses needles. What does crochet use?
Answer: Hooks

Question: According to the nursery rhyme, who's pocket did Kitty Fisher find?
Answer: Lucy Locket

Question: The surveying for the Mason-Dixon line was complete on Oct 18, 1767. Which two states does the line separate?
Answer: Maryland and Pennsylvania

Question: What male singing voice lies between bass and tenor?
Answer: Baritone

Question: What's missing: Woods, putters, chippers
Answer: Irons

Question: Kentucky has their Colonels. Not to be outdone, what landlocked state awards the honorary title of Admiral (Formally Admiral in the Great Navy of the State of blank)?
Answer: Nebraska

Question: Crenshaw, crane, musk, horned, and honeydew are all types of what?
Answer: Melons