useless trivia: What Word Means: Dotty - Unsound - Full Of Loops?

Questions

He invented the most common projection for world maps.?

He visited Australia and New Zealand, then surveyed the Pacific Coast of North America.?

How many stars are on the flag of New Zealand?

If its 4:00pm in Seattle Washington, what time is it in Portland Oregon?

In what city are the famous Tivoli Gardens?