This reminds me that there’s a third thing: a bowling ball.
What is Wilmer McLean’s claim to fame?
The first land battle of the Civil War was fought, in part, in his front yard in Manassas, Va. in 1861, and Lee surrendered to Grant in the parlor of McLean’s house in Appomattox, Va. four years later.
How does the Vatican State flag violate the laws of heraldry?
By having the colors of two heraldic “metals” - silver and gold, or white and yellow - side by side without an intervening color.
What is the only country to still have an emperor?
Japan.
Who are the only two Presidents to have come under enemy fire while in office?
James Madison, at the Battle of Bladensburg, Md. during the War of 1812; and Abraham Lincoln, during the Battle of Ft. Stevens in 1864.
What two male titles does Queen Elizabeth II hold?
Duke of Normandy and Lord of Mann.
Which English football (soccer) club has a name that starts with five consonants?
Would I be right in thinking that it hinges on a highly questionable definition of “consonants”? If so, I can think of a well-known non-league club whose name starts with seven consonants:Blyth Spartans
What about?Duke of Lancaster?
Who is the only U.S. President to also serve Chief Justice of the United States?
William Howard Taft.
Who was the heaviest U.S. President?
William Howard Taft.
Who was the last U.S. President to have facial hair while in office?
William Howard Taft.
What foreign nation’s capital city is named after a U.S. President?
Tafttown, Sierra Leone…just kidding. Monrovia, Liberia.
Re: the Queen’s male titles.
Sweet - that’s three! But she still only gets one iPod from the President.
pravnik, thanks for getting the Chief Justice’s exact title right. That’s a pet peeve of mine.
Frgrn’ Manchester United, mate!
You’re welcome. 
Nevermind :smack:
Crystal Palace.
What property is shared by Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan, and no other country?
They’re landlocked countries which are surrounded by landlocked countries?
Yep. Doubly landlocked.
OK, try this one: What is the only inhabited island divided between three internationally-recognised countries?
Borneo is parts Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. Any others?
Correct. The only other example would be Cyprus, but the Turkish zone in the North is not internationally recognised.
What career path normally takes a man from being a Mister, to being a Doctor, and back to being a Mister?
A Briton becoming a surgeon starts out being a Mister before he finishes medical school, is a Doctor once he earns his degree, and becomes a Mister again after he finishes the courses needed to become a surgeon. (This dates to the time when surgeons were barbers and considered manual laborers, as opposed to the high-class physicians.)
I didn’t know that!
“Why should I?” you may ask.
… Because Wilmer and I happen to share a surname!
OK, if that doesn’t count as a sports question, then presumably this doesn’t either:
- which five English Football League clubs’ names start and end with the same letter?
Liverpool, Aston Villa, York City, Northampton Town, Charlton Athletic
P.S. I used to ask ‘which five English Football League clubs have an ‘x’ in their name?’, but two of them have been relegated out of the League and I can’t remember the 5th one either! :o
Oxford United, Exeter City, Halifax Town, Crewe Alexandra, ?
York City have been out of the Football League for a while now as well, so your first question needs to be amended, too.
In the same vein:
Which is the only English League club that contains none of the letters of the word “mackerel”?
Swindon Town
Which is the only English League club where none of its letters contain a “closed loop” (letters with a “closed loop” being, for example, a, b, d etc., and those without such as c, f, i)?
Hull City