The Maumee River flows through the city of Toledo in which state?

The northern cardinal is the official bird of several Appalachian Mountain states -- including Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia and which other state?

The eastern goldfinch is the official bird of three states -- including which state that lies between the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers?

What is the term for the fast-moving winds found high in the atmosphere?

What is the term for grainy soil that has been saturated with water into a soupy mix that is less able to support weight?

More than 10 percent of the world's redheads live in Ireland.  Ireland is located just off the coast of which continent?

A minor league baseball player hit a grand-slam ball into the parking lot--and onto the windshield of his own truck.  The hit occurred in East St. Louis, Illinois, on which continent?

Thousands of years ago, some people carried water around in hollowed ostrich eggs.  These ancient water containers were used in the Kalahari Desert on which continent?

Which is the term for groups of craftspeople, such as shoemakers, who in the Middle Ages sought to improve their incomes and working conditions?

In the 17th century, what company founded in Amsterdam established outposts in Indonesia so they would have access to spices?

What system, with a long history in India, places people into social and occupational groups based on their ancestry?

Which country's capital is NOT near a coastline?

Which country does NOT include significant land area of tropical forests?

Which country is NOT due north of Libya?

What small country bordered by Germany, France, Italy, and Austria is a confederation of 26 cantons and has four official languages?

The Malagasy people, who believe ancestral spirits are involved in daily life, are native to which large island country east of Mozambique?

In the 1930s, Italian architects working in Tripoli designed buildings that were modern but still reflected the traditional culture of which North African country?

An English-based creole language is spoken by roughly half of the people in which former British colony on the Gulf of Honduras?

A busy McDonald's restaurant operates near the train station of Kiev, the capital of what European country?

In the late 1800s, French engineers began work on a canal that would link two oceans through what present-day Central American country?

The Chinatown section of Havana reflects the influence of Chinese indentured workers who tilled the sugarcane fields of which Latin American country?

With the purchase of Reykjavik City Card, tourists have free access to a Viking longhouse and other Nordic cultural sights on what island country?

After an earthquake destroyed much of its downtown, the city of Christchurch is using the opportunity to make a pedestrian-friendly downtown on South Island in what country. 

The port of Dunkirk, on the Strait of Dover, was rebuilt after World War II and is the third largest port in which country?