Academic Team Holiday Trivia Challenge 2016

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

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

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

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

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

This conquistador captured Tenochtitlan and rebuilt it as Mexico City.

The creation of eukaryotes involved which of the following processes?

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

Which country has a capital of Nairobi?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

What is the largest moon of Saturn called?

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

Which of these is not a Gas Giant?

What is the title of this Rembrandt painting?

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

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

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

Which of these islands is farthest north?

Bannock, Chapati and Pumpernickel are types of what?

In which ocean would you find Christmas Island?

Who was Henry VIll's first wife?

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

What is the name of the landform shown here?

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

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

What letter represents the number 50 in Roman numerals?

Ascorbic acid is a form of which essential vitamin?

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

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

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

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

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

Who painted this?

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

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

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?

How many times has Canada hosted the Summer Olympics?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which of these was NOT written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky?

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

Who captained Jules Verne's submarine the Nautilus?

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

Calcium belongs to what chemical family?

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

What artist painted "The Kiss"?

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

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

Solve for x in the picture

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

Who painted this?

From which country does the poinsettia plant originate?

This anthropologist studied chimpanzee society in Tanzania.

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

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

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

What country's flag is shown here?

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

How many states border Erie Lake?

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

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

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

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

Which of these religious holidays is NOT in December?

This pokémon begins as a bellsprout.

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

Which Shakespeare play features Shylock?

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

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

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

What is the name of this 1948 Andrew Wyeth painting?

Which of these temperatures are the warmest?

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

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