Academic Team Holiday Trivia Challenge 2016

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

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

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

Which of these is not a Gas Giant?

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

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

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

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

From which country does the poinsettia plant originate?

What is the title of this Rembrandt painting?

How many states border Erie Lake?

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

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

Who painted this?

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

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

Bannock, Chapati and Pumpernickel are types of what?

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

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

Which of these islands is farthest north?

This pokémon begins as a bellsprout.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which of these temperatures are the warmest?

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

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

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

What letter represents the number 50 in Roman numerals?

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

Which of these religious holidays is NOT in December?

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

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

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

Which Shakespeare play features Shylock?

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

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

Calcium belongs to what chemical family?

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

Which country has a capital of Nairobi?

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

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

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

What is the name of this 1948 Andrew Wyeth painting?

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

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

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

This conquistador captured Tenochtitlan and rebuilt it as Mexico City.

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

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

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

Which of these was NOT written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky?

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

Who was Henry VIll's first wife?

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

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

How many times has Canada hosted the Summer Olympics?

What is the largest moon of Saturn called?

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

What is the name of the landform shown here?

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

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

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

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

What country's flag is shown here?

Ascorbic acid is a form of which essential vitamin?

What artist painted "The Kiss"?

Solve for x in the picture

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

In which ocean would you find Christmas Island?

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

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

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

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

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

This anthropologist studied chimpanzee society in Tanzania.

Who captained Jules Verne's submarine the Nautilus?

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

The creation of eukaryotes involved which of the following processes?

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

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

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

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

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

Who painted this?

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

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

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

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