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51.
  Iconic Sports Pictures    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
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.
Average, 10 Qns, SixShutouts66, Jun 27 16
Category: USA Mixed
Average
SixShutouts66
390 plays
52.
  Sports Could Have Beens   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
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.
Tough, 10 Qns, SixShutouts66, Apr 14 17
Tough
SixShutouts66
274 plays
53.
  Dual Duel Survivors   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
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.
Average, 10 Qns, SixShutouts66, Sep 02 21
Recommended for grades: 8,9,10,11,12
Category: Who Am I?
Average
SixShutouts66
Sep 02 21
206 plays
54.
  Vacation White Houses    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Match the president with his vacation home or "Working White House". As a caution several presidents used more than one location.
Average, 10 Qns, SixShutouts66, Jan 04 24
Average
SixShutouts66
Jan 04 24
371 plays
55.
  The Other Cities of Europe    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
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.
Average, 10 Qns, SixShutouts66, Jul 28 16
Category: Europe - Travel
Average
SixShutouts66
431 plays
56.
  American College Football Rivalry Trophies    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
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.
Average, 10 Qns, SixShutouts66, Nov 17 18
Average
SixShutouts66
Nov 17 18
160 plays
57.
  The Jesuits    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
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?
Average, 10 Qns, SixShutouts66, Mar 11 19
Average
SixShutouts66
Mar 11 19
225 plays
58.
  Pioneers in Computing    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
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.
Tough, 10 Qns, SixShutouts66, Mar 25 19
Category: Scientists
Tough
SixShutouts66
Mar 25 19
132 plays
59.
  Geographical Penultimates    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
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.
Tough, 15 Qns, SixShutouts66, Jul 23 20
Tough
SixShutouts66
Jul 23 20
232 plays
60.
  Second Place    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
We have learned who or what is the first, highest, or best; but oftentimes the second member of a category is interesting.
Tough, 10 Qns, SixShutouts66, Feb 05 21
Tough
SixShutouts66
Feb 05 21
513 plays
61.
  Drop a Letter - Islands    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
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.
Tough, 10 Qns, SixShutouts66, May 21 21
Tough
SixShutouts66
May 21 21
153 plays
62.
  Olympic Heartbreaks, Disappointments & Miscreants    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
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.
Average, 10 Qns, SixShutouts66, Jul 01 21
Category: Olympic Games
Average
SixShutouts66
Jul 01 21
211 plays
63.
  Sports Controversies    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
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.
Tough, 10 Qns, SixShutouts66, Jun 20 16
Category: Sports Scandals
Tough
SixShutouts66
378 plays
64.
  Sports Flashes in the Pan    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
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.
Average, 10 Qns, SixShutouts66, Mar 25 17
Category: Sports Upsets
Average
SixShutouts66
188 plays
65.
  Your Momma Didn't Name You This    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
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
Average, 10 Qns, SixShutouts66, Nov 01 17
Average
SixShutouts66
Nov 01 17
469 plays
66.
  Sports Goats or Not    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
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.
Average, 10 Qns, SixShutouts66, Jun 04 16
Category: USA Mixed
Average
SixShutouts66
269 plays
67.
  Chasing the Laurel Wreath    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How much do you know about these famous people who surprisingly were Olympic competitors or nearly made Olympic teams?
Average, 10 Qns, SixShutouts66, Dec 03 20
Average
SixShutouts66
Dec 03 20
155 plays
68.
  What Day Is It? - World Calendars    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
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?
Average, 10 Qns, SixShutouts66, Apr 25 21
Category: Thematic Time
Average
SixShutouts66
Apr 25 21
149 plays
69.
  Tropical Paradises or Not    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
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.
Average, 15 Qns, SixShutouts66, Jul 28 22
Average
SixShutouts66
Jul 28 22
209 plays
70.
  Guide to U.S. Prisons Real and Fictional    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Not to make light of a serious and tragic situation, here's an opportunity to learn about some real and fictional prisons.
Average, 10 Qns, SixShutouts66, Aug 25 17
Category: Thematic Places
Average
SixShutouts66
Aug 25 17
335 plays
71.
  Sportsmen Who Should Have Stayed in Bed    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
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.
Tough, 15 Qns, SixShutouts66, Oct 18 20
Category: WWoS Tough
Tough
SixShutouts66
Oct 18 20
211 plays
72.
  Winning By Losing    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
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.
Tough, 10 Qns, SixShutouts66, Feb 02 17
Category: Sports Scandals
Tough
SixShutouts66
148 plays
73.
  U.S. Sports Connections    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
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.
Difficult, 10 Qns, SixShutouts66, Jul 23 17
Category: USA by Player
Difficult
SixShutouts66
Jul 23 17
247 plays
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