Academic Team Holiday Trivia Challenge 2016

What artist painted "The Kiss"?

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

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

Which country has a capital of Nairobi?

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

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

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

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

This conquistador captured Tenochtitlan and rebuilt it as Mexico City.

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

The creation of eukaryotes involved which of the following processes?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which of these is not a Gas Giant?

Which of these religious holidays is NOT in December?

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

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

In which ocean would you find Christmas Island?

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

What is the name of this 1948 Andrew Wyeth painting?

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

Bannock, Chapati and Pumpernickel are types of what?

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

Who painted this?

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

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

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

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

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

Which of these temperatures are the warmest?

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

How many states border Erie Lake?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which Shakespeare play features Shylock?

Which of these was NOT written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky?

What country's flag is shown here?

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

This pokémon begins as a bellsprout.

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

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

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

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

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

What is the largest moon of Saturn called?

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

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

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

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

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

From which country does the poinsettia plant originate?

Ascorbic acid is a form of which essential vitamin?

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

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

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

What is the title of this Rembrandt painting?

How many times has Canada hosted the Summer Olympics?

This anthropologist studied chimpanzee society in Tanzania.

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

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

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

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

Calcium belongs to what chemical family?

What letter represents the number 50 in Roman numerals?

What is the name of the landform shown here?

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

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

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

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

Who captained Jules Verne's submarine the Nautilus?

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

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

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

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

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

Solve for x in the picture

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

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

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

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

Who painted this?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which of these islands is farthest north?

Who was Henry VIll's first wife?

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