Academic Team Holiday Trivia Challenge 2016

This conquistador captured Tenochtitlan and rebuilt it as Mexico City.

Picasso's cubist mural "Guernica" depicts a 1937 bombing during what country's civil war?

Which is the heaviest of the following elements from the periodic table?

This Colombian author's novels include 100 Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera.

Who was the U.S. Secretary of State when Alaska was purchased?

The original statue of this actress in her hometown of Celoron, NY was so ugly it was remade.

What board game would a candlestick, lead pipe and revolver be found in?

Which country has a capital of Nairobi?

Which children's classic book was written by Anna Sewell in 1877?

In Friends, what is Phoebe's twin sister's name?

Name the world famous gardens situated ten miles outside of London, close to the River Thames

Bannock, Chapati and Pumpernickel are types of what?

What state contains Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks, and is nicknamed The Beehive State?

This pokémon begins as a bellsprout.

What is the name of the landform shown here?

Who captained Jules Verne's submarine the Nautilus?

From which country does the poinsettia plant originate?

In the Harry Potter series, what spell takes away your memory?

Which instrument in a full orchestra gives the tuning A to the rest of the musicians?

Calcium belongs to what chemical family?

This Hindu god of rain, thunder, and war defeated a dragon who had stolen the world's water.

Today is Jason's birthday! Which of these happened on his 4th birthday?

What is the largest moon of Saturn called?

What letter represents the number 50 in Roman numerals?

Who painted this?

Which of these is not one of Santa's reindeer?

Who became the 1st woman to lead an Islamic nation when she became Prime Minister of Pakistan?

What is the car's parking spot number in this image?

Which Civil War battle saw more than 12,000 Union & 10,000 Confederate soldiers die in 1 day?

In Zoolander, the main character is brainwashed to kill the Prime Minister of what country?

Which TV character was 1st played by William Hartnell in 1963 & most recently by Peter Capaldi?

If sin(30) = .5, what is cos(60)?

How many states border Erie Lake?

Which king died childless in 1066 which lead to the Norman Conquest?

Which of these lines is from Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind?

How old was Joan of Arc when she was burnt at the stake?

Who hosted the first women's rights conference in Seneca Falls, NY in 1848?

Whose 1911 Antarctic expedition was the 1st to reach the South pole?

The Iditarod celebrates the 1925 delivery of diptheria meds to Nome, AK by this dog's sled team

Which of these islands is farthest north?

In which ocean would you find Christmas Island?

Which pop star was born in Gary, Indiana on August 29th, 1958?

Which of these would not be classified as a dystopian novel?

What is the painting 'La Gioconda' more usually known as?

Which of these is NOT one of the 3 bones found in the ear?

This American composer created the opera Porgy and Bess and Rhapsody in Blue

What was the name of the ship on which Charles Darwin crossed the Atlantic Ocean?

What is the name of the holder of the 9 candles that are lit each night of Hanukkah?

Who was Henry VIll's first wife?

Originally developed in the 15th century, what does an anemometer measure?

Plant tissue that transports water and soluble nutrients from roots to leaves.

Which of these rivers was the main route for the Lewis and Clark expedition?

What is the name of the muscle found at the top of the arm and shoulder?

Which name won The Natural Environment Research Council's 2016 research vessel naming contest?

In October, S. Korean Samsung stopped production of their Note 7 phones after what happened?

Which of these religious holidays is NOT in December?

What is the name of this 1948 Andrew Wyeth painting?

John Glenn passed away at age 95 last Thursday. Which of these did he NOT do?

The type of electron configuration diagram shown here is named for this electron physicist.

What color jersey is worn by the winners of each stage of the Tour de France?

If you're at the Gabba watching Michael Clarke in the slips, what sport would you be watching?

In Roman mythology, who was the goddess of sorcery, witchcraft, and crossroads?

If you were painting with tempera, what would you be using to bind together color pigments?

Which of these is NOT one of the famed literary Brontë sisters?

Which of these temperatures are the warmest?

Solve for the speed limit as shown in this picture: 2x=(360÷4)

If you suffer from alopecia, it means that you are...

Which U.S. President signed the bill limiting the driving speed to 55mph to conserve fuel?

In the 1946 film, It's a Wonderful Life, what's the name of George Bailey's guardian angel?

This battle bet. the British & the combined French and Spanish Navies occurred on Oct 21, 1805:

What paper does Spider-Man take pictures for in his other identity?

What was the first name of the main character in the Christmas film Home Alone?

What country's flag is shown here?

Ascorbic acid is a form of which essential vitamin?

Solve for x in the picture

What is the dot over the letter "i" and "j" called?

Who is the author of Rikki Tikki Tavi, about a valiant young mongoose?

Angel Falls, the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall is in which country?

In 'The Twelve Days Of Christmas', what were there eight of?

This anthropologist studied chimpanzee society in Tanzania.

The creation of eukaryotes involved which of the following processes?

Which of these was a classic tv show starring a talking horse?

Who painted this?

Who discovered the proton during his famous "Gold Foil" experiment?

Who was President of the U.S. immediately before Abraham Lincoln?

In 1612 who became the first person to observe the planet Neptune?

Which of these is the cyclops son of Poseidon and Thoosa?

Following a failed 2016 coup in his country, Recep Erdogan remained President of what country?

Which Rodgers & Hammerstein musical is set in Nazi occupied Austria?

In the UK, what is celebrated on the day after Christmas?

The diameter of the Earth is closest to which of these?

How many times has Canada hosted the Summer Olympics?

A bag contains 10 blue marbles, 6 green, and 4 yellow, What is P(blue) marble is drawn?

Which Shakespeare play features Shylock?

Which of these is not a Gas Giant?

Which of these was NOT written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky?

What Star Wars movie do Ewoks make their first appearance in?

What is the title of this Rembrandt painting?

What artist painted "The Kiss"?

Which one of the following people did not get his head chopped off?