Academic Team Holiday Trivia Challenge 2016

Which of these islands is farthest north?

What country's flag is shown here?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ascorbic acid is a form of which essential vitamin?

Solve for x in the picture

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

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

What is the largest moon of Saturn called?

Which of these was NOT written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky?

This conquistador captured Tenochtitlan and rebuilt it as Mexico City.

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

Who was Henry VIll's first wife?

The creation of eukaryotes involved which of the following processes?

How many states border Erie Lake?

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

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

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

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

Who painted this?

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

This anthropologist studied chimpanzee society in Tanzania.

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

How many times has Canada hosted the Summer Olympics?

What is the title of this Rembrandt painting?

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

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

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

Who captained Jules Verne's submarine the Nautilus?

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

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

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

Bannock, Chapati and Pumpernickel are types of what?

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

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

Which Shakespeare play features Shylock?

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

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

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

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

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

What artist painted "The Kiss"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Who painted this?

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

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

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

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

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

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 letter represents the number 50 in Roman numerals?

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

From which country does the poinsettia plant originate?

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

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

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

What is the name of the landform shown here?

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

Calcium belongs to what chemical family?

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

This pokémon begins as a bellsprout.

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

What is the name of this 1948 Andrew Wyeth painting?

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

Which country has a capital of Nairobi?

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

Which of these temperatures are the warmest?

In which ocean would you find Christmas Island?

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

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

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

Which of these religious holidays is NOT in December?

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

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

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

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

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