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.
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.
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.
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.
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.