Scholastic Bowl: General Misc 2 (90 Q's)

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

How many times has Canada hosted the Summer Olympics?

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

Calcium belongs to what chemical family?

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

Which country has a capital of Nairobi?

Who was Henry VIll's first wife?

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

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

How many states border Erie Lake?

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

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

What is the title of this Rembrandt painting?

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

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

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

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

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

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

The creation of eukaryotes involved which of the following processes?

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

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

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

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 Star Wars movie do Ewoks make their first appearance in?

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

Who painted this?

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

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

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

What letter represents the number 50 in Roman numerals?

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

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

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

Which of these islands is farthest north?

Which of these was NOT written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky?

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

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

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

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

What is the name of the landform shown here?

What is the largest moon of Saturn called?

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

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?

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

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

What country's flag is shown here?

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

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

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

Which Shakespeare play features Shylock?

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

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

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

Bannock, Chapati and Pumpernickel are types of what?

This pokémon begins as a bellsprout.

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

Who captained Jules Verne's submarine the Nautilus?

What artist painted "The Kiss"?

Which of these temperatures are the warmest?

Who painted this?

Ascorbic acid is a form of which essential vitamin?

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

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

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

Solve for x in the picture

This anthropologist studied chimpanzee society in Tanzania.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This conquistador captured Tenochtitlan and rebuilt it as Mexico City.

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

What is the name of this 1948 Andrew Wyeth painting?

Which of these is not a Gas Giant?

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

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

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

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

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