Academic Team Holiday Trivia Challenge 2016

The creation of eukaryotes involved which of the following processes?

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

How many times has Canada hosted the Summer Olympics?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bannock, Chapati and Pumpernickel are types of what?

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

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

Which of these is not a Gas Giant?

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

What is the name of this 1948 Andrew Wyeth painting?

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

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

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

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

Who painted this?

This conquistador captured Tenochtitlan and rebuilt it as Mexico City.

What is the name of the landform shown here?

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

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

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

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

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

What country's flag is shown here?

In which ocean would you find Christmas Island?

How many states border Erie Lake?

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

Ascorbic acid is a form of which essential vitamin?

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

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

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

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

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

Which Shakespeare play features Shylock?

Which of these was NOT written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky?

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

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

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

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

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

Who was Henry VIll's first wife?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Solve for x in the picture

Which of these islands is farthest north?

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

Which of these temperatures are the warmest?

What letter represents the number 50 in Roman numerals?

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

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

This anthropologist studied chimpanzee society in Tanzania.

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

Which country has a capital of Nairobi?

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

What is the largest moon of Saturn called?

Which of these religious holidays is NOT in December?

Who captained Jules Verne's submarine the Nautilus?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This pokémon begins as a bellsprout.

What is the title of this Rembrandt painting?

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

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

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

Who painted this?

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

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

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

What artist painted "The Kiss"?

Calcium belongs to what chemical family?

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

From which country does the poinsettia plant originate?

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