2017 Academic Holiday Trivia Challenge

The Illinois State Fish

Which of these is the Day of Atonement; the holiest day in Judaism?

This psychologist won the 1904 Nobel Prize for his studies on conditioned response.

What car does Steve McQueen drive in the movie 'Bullitt'?

"O Captain, My Captain" is a poem by Walt Whitman written about...

Which of these Supreme Court cases stated that slaves are property and was later overturned?

Who wrote the opera "Carmen"?

Painted "Lady with an Ermine", best known for Vitruvian man & painting of Lisa del Giocondo

Who was nearly unanimously elected in 1820 and later signed the Missouri Compromise?

What was the original flavor of the filling in Twinkies?

Born in Haiti, name this naturalist and artist of Birds of North America.

Asia's largest desert; important role in silk road trading route

The brightest star is Sirius; what is its constellation?

Mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles,fish are all in which phylum?

Who painted The Scream?

How does Harry manage to breathe underwater during the second task of the Triwizard Tournament?

What is the common name of Canis lupus?

Bad joke time: Why do bananas do so well on the dating scene?

Who did the 11th Doctor marry?

The impressionist work "The Ballet Class, 1874" was painted by...

Turns colorless in acidic solutions and pink in basic ones. Used in titrations.

What is the traditional gift for a 40th wedding anniversary?

Painter of Nighthawks

Bad joke time: What do you call an alligator that wears a vest?

Name of Frank Lloyd Wright's innovative house in PA designed for the Kaufmann family in 1935.

Bronze is an alloy of

Gollum wasn't always Gollum. He was a hobbit of the River-folk. What was his name?

What luxury car manufacturer provided engines for Spitfire planes during WWII?

Which author wrote "Little Women" about the March family?

Bones of the fingers/toes are called....

Mythical island where Excalibur was forged, home of King Arthur after he died

What European country is shown in red here?

Which of these novels is NOT by Ray Bradbury?

What is the capital of Iceland?

In the movie Finding Nemo, what is the name of the pelican that visits the dentist's office?

Which range is the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia; Russia and Kazakhstan?

What is the most commonly spoken language?

What is the value of the Roman numerals MDCCLXXVI?

Home of Glacier Nat'l Park & Pompey's Pillar named by William Clark for Sacagawea's infant son.

Magnesium silicate; one of the softest minerals known and has a hardness of 1 on the Mohs scale

What is author Stephen King's real name?

Which American playwright wrote "A Streetcar Named Desire"?

The Father of Geometry who proved infinitude of prime numbers.

The highest mountain in North America is... (pictured here)

Showed an atom's positive charge was in the nucleus by firing particles at a thin sheet of gold

The primary sacred text of Hinduism

Which of these is NOT from Shakespeare's As You Like It?

3,400 mile long river; China's second-longest; Name comes from extraordinary amount of loess.

Bad joke time: Why did the cyclops close his school?

What painting is shown here?

Who is the oldest of the Kardashian sisters?

What is the clear jelly-like fluid within your eyeball (K)?

Which constitutional amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment by government?

In the Polar Express, what animal gets in the way of the train on its way to the North Pole?

What is the name of this Star Wars character, Jabba the Hutt's jester in Return of the Jedi?

Austrian monk, Father of Genetics; studied pea plants

How many Apollo missions were there?

Current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Which person wrote "Do not go gentle into that good night"?

Hippophobia is the fear of...

What is Wonder Woman's undercover pseudonym?

What make of car was the time-machine in the film Back To The Future? (Read all choices)

Current President of the People's Republic of China

Which cult TV show from the 1990's featured David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson?

The Wimbledon tennis tournament is played on what kind of surface?

The Battle of Waterloo was fought in 1815 in what present-day country?

Who holds the record for the most victories in a row on the professional golf tour?

What is the longest running best musical? (Stage pictured here)

Which London landmark is named after Sir Benjamin Hall?

The final battle of this war was fought at the Bad Axe River in Wisconsin in 1932

Bad joke time: What's the best thing about Switzerland?

When Mt. St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, how many people were killed?

The Gates of Hell is a detailed sculptural doorway created by this French artist.

What Italian composer wrote the opera Rigoletto?

George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion was the basis for which musical?

"Crusade in Europe" covered his role during the Battle of the Bulge and D-Day as commander.

What Academy Award winning Best Picture from 2002 had the name of a city as its title? 

Era of Earth's history which includes the Jurassic and Triassic Periods.

Which pain killer is sold as the brand name Bayer and was originally derived from willow?

What is the only US state with a state spider?

The Peace Corps had its greatest number of volunteers in which year?

For how many years have the Coaches Anderson been teaching?

Diploid cell resulting from fusion of gametes.

Name this Egyptian god of mummification and the afterlife who has the head of a jackal.

What is a fandango?

Who wrote "The Importance of Being Earnest"?

With 25 successful defenses, who is the longest reigning heavyweight boxing champion?

What unit of measure is equal to 3 miles?

Process producing energy for the cell that occurs in mitochondria.

Which British author wrote the popular children's novel "James and the Giant Peach"?

Which person has directed or produced about half of the top 10 money making films of all time?

Which of these was NOT written by Kurt Vonnegut?

What season begins in the southern hemisphere around December 21? 

In what US state does the Rio Grande begin?

What is the only bird which provides us with leather?

What is the capital of Belgium?

What is the official state animal of Oregon?

In Norse mythology, who guards the Bifrost Bridge?

A lock of this French leader's hair was sold for $5,536; they was beheaded on January 21, 1793.

Bad joke time: Why can't you hear a pterodactyl go to the bathroom?