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Teacher Lore
Teacher Lore
Who played professional soccer in Spain?
Mr. Diaz
Known as "Leo the Lion," this roaring feline mascot has opened feature films produced by WHICH iconic Hollywood studio since 1924?
MGM / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Running through nine South American countries, what river is the largest in the world by water volume and flows into the Atlantic Ocean?
The Amazon River
Written by William Shakespeare, what famous play features two star-crossed lovers from rival families in Verona?
Romeo and Juliet
What House on campus currently has the largest number of students?
Burnett House
Who speaks 3 languages?
Ms. Long
Every year on WHICH autumn holiday, do the Detroit Lions host an early afternoon game, a tradition that began in 1934?
Thanksgiving Day (US)
Made up of thousands of individual reefs off the coast of Queensland, Australia, what is the world's largest coral reef system?
The Great Barrier Reef
What is the name of the fictional country that is the home of the Marvel character the Black Panther?
Wakanda
Joseph Burnett, founder of SM, famously invented what food item?
Vanilla Extract
Who played competitive ultimate frisbee in college?
Ms. Caron
The common name of which yellow wildflower comes from the French phrase meaning "lion's tooth"?
Dandelion
Which country (and its overseas territories) contains the most time zones (12!)?
France
What annual horse race, held on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs, is known as "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports"?
The Kentucky Derby
Thieriot
Who was on the team that created the first ESPY (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly) awards?
Ms. Salvatore
Derived from the Malay words for "Lion City," WHAT Southeast Asian island city-state features a national symbol called the Merlion?
Singapore
A desert is defined by low precipitation (rain or snow). What is the largest desert in the world?
The Antarctic Desert (A polar desert)
Discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming, what antibiotic became the first effective modern medicine against bacterial infections?
Penicillin
1977
Who is descended from both a WWII war hero and a WWI war criminal?
Mr. Bergdahl
During the Thirty Years' War, King Gustavus Adolphus of WHAT nation earned the nickname "The Lion of the North" for his military tactics?
Sweden
What is the only country with THREE capital cities?
South Africa
In Pixar's Up, Carl Fredricksen ties thousands of helium balloons to his house to travel to what famous fictional South American waterfall?
Paradise Falls
How many total elevators and lifts are there on campus? (Exact number)
13 (10 elevators, 3 lifts)