Teachers' Tournament
Category: Inventors
A: In 1702 Thomas Savery wrote of one of his designs, "Such an engine will do the work of labour of ten or twelve" these.
Q: What are Horses?
Thursday January 29th
Category: Ranks & Titles
A: In 1858, rule of India went from the East India Co. to the British Crown & Lord Canning became to first holder of this title.
Q: What is Viceroy of India?
Wednesday January 28th
Category: Medieval Literature
A: Characters in this epic 4,002-line poem include Count Ogier, Duke Thierry, & Archbishop Turpin of Reims.
Q: What is the Song of Roland?
Tuesday January 27th
Category: Best Actor Oscars
A: 1 of 2 performers to win 2 Best Actor Oscars for films that won Best Picture.
Q: Who are Marlon Brando and Dustin Hoffman?
Monday January 26th
Category: U.S. Cities
A: In 1846 it had 200 people; 14 years later, thanks to a discovery, it had over 50,000, making it no.15 in the country.
Q: What is San Francisco?
Friday January 23rd
Category: Rivers
A: This North American river first sailed by Europeans in 1534 is named for a man who was martyred in Rome in the 3rd century.
Q: What is the St. Lawrence River?
Thursday January 22nd
Category: Candy
A: An early TV ad for this candy bar featured a Fleur-de-Lis flag & a song with the lyrics "Fun for All".
Q: What is Three Musketeers?
Wednesday January 21st
Category: Fiction
A: A line is this short story is "slowly, awkwardly trying out his feelers, which he now first learned to appreciate...".
Q: What is Metamorphosis?
Tuesday January 20th
Category: Last Words
A: In 1170 he said, "I am ready to die for my Lord, that in my blood the church may obtain liberty and peace".
Q: Who is St. Thomas Beckett?
Monday January 19th
Category: British Business Names
A: Still around, these 2 rival companies began with a 1744 sale of "scarce & valuable books" & a 1766 sale of chamber pots.
Q: What are Christie's and Sotheby's?
Friday January 16th
Category: Epitaphs
A: His headstone in Rome reads in part: "This Grave Contains All That Was Mortal, of a Young English Poet".
Q: Who is John Keats?
Thursday January 15th
Category: Business History
A: Found near Amsterdam in 2010, a 1606 stock certificate from this long-defunct company has been valued at $750,000.
Q: What is the Dutch East India Company?
Wednesday January 14th
Category: U.S. States
A: The difference of this southern state's highest & lowest points is only 345 feet, the smallest disparity among the states.
Q: What is Florida?
Tuesday January 13th
Category: Broadway Musicals
A: "Iowa Stubborn" was the second song heard in this show when it opened on Broadway in 1957.
Q: What is The Music Man?
Monday January 12th
Category: 20th Century Brits
A: Dr. Hugh Cairns, who tried but couldn't save the life of this man in May 1935, became a pioneer in the use of motorcycle helmets.
Q: Who is T.E. Lawrence?
Friday January 9th
Category: Famous Americans
A: In 1982, 72 years after his death, he became the first person inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians.
Q: Who is Mark Twain?
Thursday January 8th
Category: Artists
A: He said a 2009 exhibit was the 1st time taxpayers' money was used "to hang my pictures up rather than scrape them off".
Q: Who is Banksy?
Wednesday January 7th
Category: Historical Nicknames
A: In the Red Star in 1976, Capt. Yuri Gavrilov coined this nickname for a U.K. politician who had made a speech against the USSR.
Q: What is Iron Lady?
Tuesday January 6th
Category: Asia
A: Meaning "Waterless Place" this 500,000-square-mile area lies in what's called a "rain shadow" of the Himalayas.
Q: What is Gobi?
Monday January 5th
Category: Olympic Host Cities
A: This European city hosted the northermost Summer Games, also the first where Soviet athletes participated.
Q: What is Helsinki, Finland?
Friday January 2nd
Friday February 13th
Category: Historic Names on the Map
A: Nothing is known of his early life in England before 1600 or of the end of his life in North America after June 22,1611.
Q: Who is Henry Hudson?
Thursday February 12th
Category: World Geography
A: Not in the 10 longest, this 1,560-mile river in the fertile basin flows by 29 cities of over 100,000 people.
Q: What is the Ganges?
Wednesday February 11th
Category: Reference Book Makers
A: In 1863 he used the epigraph "I have gathered...other men's flowers, & nothing but the thread that binds them is mine own".
Q: Who is John Bartlett?
Tuesday February 10th
Category: Broadway Musicals
A: Winner of a Tony for Best Musical, it culminates with an induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Q: What is Jersey Boys?
Monday February 9th
Category: 19th Century Writers
A: After his death, he was given full military honors in Greece before his body was returned home for burial at his baronial seat.
Q: Who is Lord Byron?
Friday February 6th
Category: Shakespeare
A: After England, more Shakespeare plays are set in this present-day country than in any other.
Q: What is Italy?
Thursday February 5th
Category: Lists
A: Efforts to save historic treasures threatened by the creation of the Aswan High Dam led UNESCO to create this list.
Q: What is World Heritage Sites?
Wednesday February 4th
Category: State Flags
A: It is mentioned in the motto on Minnesota's flag & is depicted on Alaska's flag.
Q: What is the North Star?
Tuesday February 3rd
Category: Math Terms
A: This word for a process that leads to the solution to a problem comes from the Arabic name of a 9th Century mathematician.
Q: What is Algorithm?
Monday February 2nd
Category: Historic Names on the Map
A: Nothing is known of his early life in England before 1600 or of the end of his life in North America after June 22,1611.
Q: Who is Henry Hudson?
Thursday February 12th
Category: World Geography
A: Not in the 10 longest, this 1,560-mile river in the fertile basin flows by 29 cities of over 100,000 people.
Q: What is the Ganges?
Wednesday February 11th
Category: Reference Book Makers
A: In 1863 he used the epigraph "I have gathered...other men's flowers, & nothing but the thread that binds them is mine own".
Q: Who is John Bartlett?
Tuesday February 10th
Category: Broadway Musicals
A: Winner of a Tony for Best Musical, it culminates with an induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Q: What is Jersey Boys?
Monday February 9th
Category: 19th Century Writers
A: After his death, he was given full military honors in Greece before his body was returned home for burial at his baronial seat.
Q: Who is Lord Byron?
Friday February 6th
Category: Shakespeare
A: After England, more Shakespeare plays are set in this present-day country than in any other.
Q: What is Italy?
Thursday February 5th
Category: Lists
A: Efforts to save historic treasures threatened by the creation of the Aswan High Dam led UNESCO to create this list.
Q: What is World Heritage Sites?
Wednesday February 4th
Category: State Flags
A: It is mentioned in the motto on Minnesota's flag & is depicted on Alaska's flag.
Q: What is the North Star?
Tuesday February 3rd
Category: Math Terms
A: This word for a process that leads to the solution to a problem comes from the Arabic name of a 9th Century mathematician.
Q: What is Algorithm?
Monday February 2nd
Category: Libraries
A: The street address of his presidential library is 40 Presidential Drive.
Q: Who is Ronald Reagan?
Friday January 30th
Category: Inventors
A: In 1702 Thomas Savery wrote of one of his designs, "Such an engine will do the work of labour of ten or twelve" these.
Q: What are Horses?
Thursday January 29th
Category: Ranks & Titles
A: In 1858, rule of India went from the East India Co. to the British Crown & Lord Canning became to first holder of this title.
Q: What is Viceroy of India?
Wednesday January 28th
Category: Medieval Literature
A: Characters in this epic 4,002-line poem include Count Ogier, Duke Thierry, & Archbishop Turpin of Reims.
Q: What is the Song of Roland?
Tuesday January 27th
Category: Best Actor Oscars
A: 1 of 2 performers to win 2 Best Actor Oscars for films that won Best Picture.
Q: Who are Marlon Brando and Dustin Hoffman?
Monday January 26th
Category: U.S. Cities
A: In 1846 it had 200 people; 14 years later, thanks to a discovery, it had over 50,000, making it no.15 in the country.
Q: What is San Francisco?
Friday January 23rd
Category: Rivers
A: This North American river first sailed by Europeans in 1534 is named for a man who was martyred in Rome in the 3rd century.
Q: What is the St. Lawrence River?
Thursday January 22nd
Category: Candy
A: An early TV ad for this candy bar featured a Fleur-de-Lis flag & a song with the lyrics "Fun for All".
Q: What is Three Musketeers?
Wednesday January 21st
Category: Fiction
A: A line is this short story is "slowly, awkwardly trying out his feelers, which he now first learned to appreciate...".
Q: What is Metamorphosis?
Tuesday January 20th
Category: Last Words
A: In 1170 he said, "I am ready to die for my Lord, that in my blood the church may obtain liberty and peace".
Q: Who is St. Thomas Beckett?
Monday January 19th
Category: British Business Names
A: Still around, these 2 rival companies began with a 1744 sale of "scarce & valuable books" & a 1766 sale of chamber pots.
Q: What are Christie's and Sotheby's?
Friday January 16th
Category: Epitaphs
A: His headstone in Rome reads in part: "This Grave Contains All That Was Mortal, of a Young English Poet".
Q: Who is John Keats?
Thursday January 15th
Category: Business History
A: Found near Amsterdam in 2010, a 1606 stock certificate from this long-defunct company has been valued at $750,000.
Q: What is the Dutch East India Company?
Wednesday January 14th
Category: U.S. States
A: The difference of this southern state's highest & lowest points is only 345 feet, the smallest disparity among the states.
Q: What is Florida?
Tuesday January 13th
Category: Broadway Musicals
A: "Iowa Stubborn" was the second song heard in this show when it opened on Broadway in 1957.
Q: What is The Music Man?
Monday January 12th
Category: 20th Century Brits
A: Dr. Hugh Cairns, who tried but couldn't save the life of this man in May 1935, became a pioneer in the use of motorcycle helmets.
Q: Who is T.E. Lawrence?
Friday January 9th
Category: Famous Americans
A: In 1982, 72 years after his death, he became the first person inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians.
Q: Who is Mark Twain?
Thursday January 8th
Category: Artists
A: He said a 2009 exhibit was the 1st time taxpayers' money was used "to hang my pictures up rather than scrape them off".
Q: Who is Banksy?
Wednesday January 7th
Category: Historical Nicknames
A: In the Red Star in 1976, Capt. Yuri Gavrilov coined this nickname for a U.K. politician who had made a speech against the USSR.
Q: What is Iron Lady?
Tuesday January 6th
Category: Asia
A: Meaning "Waterless Place" this 500,000-square-mile area lies in what's called a "rain shadow" of the Himalayas.
Q: What is Gobi?
Monday January 5th
Category: Olympic Host Cities
A: This European city hosted the northermost Summer Games, also the first where Soviet athletes participated.
Q: What is Helsinki, Finland?
Friday January 2nd
Category: 20th Century America
A: In 1923 Fanny Brice made news by having this procedure, later rejected by a woman portraying her.
Q: What is a Nose Job?
Thursday January 1st
Category: Television
A: Set to the song "You've Got Time", a montage of real women who were incarcerated is in the opening credits of this series.
Q: What is Orange is the New Black?
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