Hardcore General Knowledge #8

Which New York skyscraper was built overhanging a church and later underwent secret modifications?

What word refers to either the coating of a nut or a type of weapon originating in medieval China?

The USSR was occasionally led by a troika rather than a single dictator. Name any one of the three members of the shortest-lasting Soviet troika.

What is the pseudonym of the developer of the classic Cookie Clicker game?

Which molecule is an epimer of glucose?

What country produces the most cranberries per capita?

In what year did Kublai Khan die?

Who was the first performer at Woodstock?

What is the oldest military aircraft still in service?

Which country has an active-duty military of 12 soldiers?

Some people eat the hearts of animals. If you're eating the heart of a thistle, what are you most likely eating?

What animal appears in the first question of Jetpunk's General Knowledge Quiz #1?

Typically, the name used for the strongest storm in the Atlantic hurricane season is retired after the season to avoid confusion in later years. Name the most recent storm that was the strongest of its season but did not have its name retired.

In the summer, what is the second-southernmost Antarctic research station?

Which region was first declared the capital of the Esperanto community and then invaded by Germany less than a decade later?