I'll give you a list of places, and you have to determine the connection between them (e.g. African rivers). Then identify which of your four choices is also a member of that list. Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

You probably know more about Seattle than you think you do. Here's to the city of Boeing, Microsoft, Amazon, Starbucks, grunge music, and my birthplace.

The English countryside contains many ruins of castles, abbeys, and other magnificent buildings that remind us of life in an earlier and sometimes magical day. Can you identify facts about these places?

Death waits for no man, nor the completion of his great achievement. Let's look at great works or landmark achievements that were left in an incomplete state by death.

Here's a list of once well-known and powerful leaders who have been relegated to the back pages of history. Let's rescue them from oblivion, at least for a short moment.

During our three years in the UK, we used Kodak's Treasure Houses of England as a guide to that country's great estates. Join us as we visit some of these stately homes and others - and try to identify the homes or facts about them.

Humans have the unfortunate tendency to deceive others, and just as unfortunately they often find others who fervently believe their deceptions. How well do you remember some of these hoaxes?

Stuttering affects about 1 percent of adults. For many this can be a severe handicap that limits their potential due to fear and embarrassment. Identify some surprising people who overcame the the trauma of stuttering. Recommended for grades: 8,9,10,11,12

I'm fascinated by short-lived periods of history, like the Russian government between the fall of the tsars and the ascendancy of Communism. These are often swept aside and forgotten. Identify these transitional periods in history.

Many sports moments involving American athletes have been captured in iconic photographs. I'll describe the picture and you'll identify the person or team.

A.E. Houseman wrote a famous poem about the athlete dying young, before his skills faded away. A more tragic case is the athlete who never had the chance to reach his or her full potential. Here's a tribute to many of them.

Many lives have been lost in senseless duels. Fortunately many duels ended with both combatants still alive. Follow the clues and name these misguided souls who went on to accomplish great things after surviving a duel. Recommended for grades: 8,9,10,11,12

Match the president with his vacation home or "Working White House". As a caution several presidents used more than one location.

I'm traveling through Europe, but I'm avoiding the capital city and the most populous city in each of the countries. If it's Tuesday, it may be Belgium; but it won't be Brussels.

American college football rivals often play for possession of a traveling trophy. For example, Florida and Georgia have a yearly battle for the Okefenokee Oar. Match the rivalry trophy with the pair of schools fighting for it.

The Jesuits are the largest religious order of the Roman Catholic Church. Founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540, they have been controversial movers and shakers for over 400 years. What do you know about the history of this order?

The computer systems of today were built on the efforts of these pioneers who laid the foundations for today. Many labored in obscurity behind the scenes. Match the pioneers with their accomplishments.

Here's a chance to honor wrong answers to all sorts of geography questions asking for the highest, lowest, or other best in category answers. Let's see if you can name the second best in various geographical categories.

We have learned who or what is the first, highest, or best; but oftentimes the second member of a category is interesting.

Drop a letter from the given phrase and rearrange the remaining letters to form the name of an island. For instance, if given PESKY, you would drop P and form SKYE as the island.

For every victor there are the vanquished. How much do you remember about the athletes who carried great hopes into the Olympic Games and saw their efforts vanish in a lack of success.

An unfortunate consequence of sports is that some results are tainted by bad decisions, cheating, or other factors that make the losing side unwilling to accept their defeat. Try to identify these incidents.

The sports world has had many one-hit wonders, schools or individuals who achieved unexpected victories or short term success before receding to their normal level of performances. See how many of these teams and individuals you remember.

Many people are known to us by their nickname, such as Red or Lefty; and many of us don't realize what first name they were given by their parents. This list is composed of Americans with emphasis on sporting figures

Athletes can have long and successful careers, but may be remembered most for one catastrophic mistake. In many of these instances the athlete has borne an unfair burden, given other mitigating circumstances.

How much do you know about these famous people who surprisingly were Olympic competitors or nearly made Olympic teams?

We're accustomed to our own (Gregorian) calendar; however, there are or have been many different calendars in the world. How much do you know about them?

Identify whether a country is in the tropics (between Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn), in the temperate zone, or partly in both. Country does not include far-flung colonies, protectorates, or territories. Roughly the tropics lie between Havana and Rio.

Not to make light of a serious and tragic situation, here's an opportunity to learn about some real and fictional prisons.

The margin between success and failure in sports is often very thin. Can you identify these athletes who suffered memorable failures in their pursuit of excellence.

Sometime long range success in sports is aided by a Machiavelian strategy of underperforming or losing along the way to gain an advantage in the end game. Identify the schemers and the ways they are foiled, or handicaps given to supposedly weaker foes.

I'll give you several names and ask what common connection they share or ask which suggested answer shares the same connection as the names in the question.