Season 12 registration + Free Quiz #9!
Hi everyone!
This is a free quiz series made up of an extra question from each quiz of a past week of School of Trivia. It's open for anyone to play, and you can still catch up with Quizzes #1-8, linked below. Feel free to forward this along to those who might be interested! You can check your scores on the "Sunday" tab of the leaderboard page.
Season 12 starts tomorrow!
Season 12 starts tomorrow (Monday, November 28) and registration will be open through Monday, December 5. If you've enjoyed these Sunday quizzes, I hope you'll consider joining the league! More info about how it all works (plus some more sample quizzes) can be found at schooloftrivia.com. To join the league, click the link below:
Join the league! Season 12 starts Monday Nov. 28
Recap: School of Trivia players on Jeopardy!
Pam Schoenberg, Rowan Ward, and Cindy Zhang competed in the Jeopardy Second Chance competition, with Rowan winning 2 matches to earn a spot in the Tournament of Champions!
Brian Chang, John Focht, Andrew He, Zach Newkirk, Tyler Rhode, Mattea Roach, Courtney Shah, Rowan Ward, and Christine Whelchel competed in the Tournament of Champions! Mattea won a special exhibition match against Matt Amodio and eventual ToC winner Amy Schneider! John, Andrew, Tyler, and Mattea earned a spot in the semifinals, and Andrew won 2 games in the finals, finishing in 2nd place!
This past week, David Stiasny appeared on Jeopardy! and put up a great fight against current superchampion Cris Pannullo!
Congrats everyone!! It was so thrilling to watch you all play!
Links
School of Trivia leaderboard — docs.google.com
leaderboard.schooloftrivia.com
Sunday Quiz #1 — docs.google.com
Sunday Quiz #2 — docs.google.com
Sunday Quiz #3 — docs.google.com
Sunday Quiz #4 — docs.google.com
Sunday Quiz #5 — docs.google.com
Sunday Quiz #6 — docs.google.com
Sunday Quiz #7 — docs.google.com
Sunday Quiz #8 — docs.google.com
Lakes theme entries
Lake Maracaibo: largest lake in South America and the place with the most frequent lightning on Earth
Pyramid Lake: largest natural lake in Nevada
Lake of the Woods: Minnesota-Ontario-Manitoba lake located on the northernmost point of the contiguous 48 states
Lake Louise: lake in Alberta's Banff National Park
Lake Chad: Central African lake that has shrunk as much as 95%
Sunday Quiz #9
[Q1] Day 6 - "Electricity in the Air": ACCORDING TO THE THEME SONG OF THIS 1960s TV SERIES THAT'S BEEN CALLED "THE AQUATIC LASSIE," THE TITLE ANIMAL IS "FASTER THAN LIGHTNING"
[Q2] Day 7 - "Pyramidal Questions": COMPLETED IN 1988, A 70-FOOT-TALL GLASS PYRAMID DESIGNED BY I.M. PEI IS PART OF A POPULAR MUSEUM IN THIS WORLD CAPITAL
[Q3] Day 8 - "Northernmost Exposure": ENYA SANG ABOUT SAILING AWAY ON THIS RIVER THAT FLOWS THROUGH VENEZUELA, THE NORTHERNMOST OF SOUTH AMERICA'S 4 MAJOR RIVER SYSTEMS
[Q4] Day 9 - "Geez Louise": THIS AUTHOR NAMED LOUISE HAS CERTAINLY MADE COIN WITH HER BEST-SELLING SERIES OF MYSTERY NOVELS STARRING CHIEF INSPECTOR ARMAND GAMACHE
[Q5] Day 10 - "Honey, I Shrunk the Quiz": IN THE NAME OF THE TISSUE-SHRINKING BRAND PREPARATION H, WHICH HAS BEEN SAID OVER THE YEARS TO BE ONE OF THE MOST SHOPLIFTED MEDICATIONS ON THE MARKET, THE H STANDS FOR THIS
Sunday Quiz #9 — docs.google.com
Good luck! As always, feel free to reply to this email or reach me on Twitter with any questions, feedback, etc.
Alex