Academic Team Holiday Trivia Challenge 2016

Ascorbic acid is a form of which essential vitamin?

How many times has Canada hosted the Summer Olympics?

Who painted this?

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

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

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

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

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

Which of these was NOT written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky?

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

What country's flag is shown here?

Which Shakespeare play features Shylock?

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

Which of these is not a Gas Giant?

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

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

What is the name of this 1948 Andrew Wyeth painting?

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

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

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

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

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

Which of these religious holidays is NOT in December?

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

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

What artist painted "The Kiss"?

What is the largest moon of Saturn called?

How many states border Erie Lake?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Calcium belongs to what chemical family?

Which of these temperatures are the warmest?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which country has a capital of Nairobi?

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

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

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

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

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

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

From which country does the poinsettia plant originate?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Who captained Jules Verne's submarine the Nautilus?

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

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

In which ocean would you find Christmas Island?

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

Who was Henry VIll's first wife?

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

Solve for x in the picture

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

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

Who painted this?

This anthropologist studied chimpanzee society in Tanzania.

Bannock, Chapati and Pumpernickel are types of what?

Which of these islands is farthest north?

This conquistador captured Tenochtitlan and rebuilt it as Mexico City.

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

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

The creation of eukaryotes involved which of the following processes?

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

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

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

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

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

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

What letter represents the number 50 in Roman numerals?

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

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

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

This pokémon begins as a bellsprout.

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

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

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

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

What is the title of this Rembrandt painting?

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

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

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

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