Academic Quiz Team Practice

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

This anthropologist studied chimpanzee society in Tanzania.

Who painted this?

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

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

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

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

What letter represents the number 50 in Roman numerals?

Who was Henry VIll's first wife?

What is the name of the landform shown here?

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

What artist painted "The Kiss"?

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

The creation of eukaryotes involved which of the following processes?

This pokémon begins as a bellsprout.

Which Shakespeare play features Shylock?

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

Which of these is not a Gas Giant?

Which of these temperatures are the warmest?

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

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

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

Who captained Jules Verne's submarine the Nautilus?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What is the largest moon of Saturn called?

In which ocean would you find Christmas Island?

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

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

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

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

Calcium belongs to what chemical family?

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

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

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

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

Bannock, Chapati and Pumpernickel are types of what?

What is the title of this Rembrandt painting?

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

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

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

How many states border Erie Lake?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Solve for x in the picture

What is the name of this 1948 Andrew Wyeth painting?

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

What country's flag is shown here?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Who painted this?

Which of these islands is farthest north?

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

Ascorbic acid is a form of which essential vitamin?

This conquistador captured Tenochtitlan and rebuilt it as Mexico City.

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

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

Which of these was NOT written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

From which country does the poinsettia plant originate?

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

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

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

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

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

Which of these religious holidays is NOT in December?

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

Which country has a capital of Nairobi?

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

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