ACTS
PROGRAMS
COACHES
PERFORMANCES
RECOGNITION
100
Which of these acts has NOT been performed by Gymkana?
A. Baton Twirling B. Contortion
C. Magic D. Comedy Trampoline
E. All have been performed
E. All have been performed
100
Starting at what age can a child enroll in Gymkana Summer Camp?
5
100
This former Director served as the Director from 1946 - 1953.
David Field
Founding Director & Head Coach
100
This hometown city of a Gymkana director is an annual destination for Gymkana performances.
Hagerstown, MD
Hometown of George Kramer
100
The Best Act Award was renamed in 2012 to honor this individual.
Joseph Murray
Dr. Joseph F. Murray Best Act Award
200
TRUE or FALSE:
The original ladders act was an all-female act.
TRUE
First performed in the 1947-1948 season
200
In what year did Gymkana first establish its summer camp?
1986
200
Which active coach is an avid skydiver?
Todd Supple
Assistant Coach, 1992 - Present
200
In 2012, which of these events did Gymkana NOT perform?
A. New York Knicks basketball game
B. Beauty pageant
C. Cherry Blossom Parade
D. Danish National Acrobatic Team Exhibition
E. UMD Women's Basketball game
D. Danish National Acrobatic Team Exhibition
Performed in 2015
200
TRUE or FALSE:
A person has never been awarded the Best Trouper Award more than once.
FALSE
Jean Nichols won in 1962 & 1963. Subsequently the rule was added that made prior winners ineligible. "Once a Best Trouper, Always a Best Trouper."
300
The 2020 Best Act Award featured a tie between Dance and Teeter.
TRUE or FALSE: This was the first time there was a tie for the Best Act Award.
FALSE
1980 - High Bar & Men's Doubles Balancing
2003 - Men's Doubles & Women's Quads
300
Has Gymkana ever run an overnight camp?
Yes
1986 only
300
Only 3 coaches in Gymkana history were not former members of the Troupe. Name one.
Kaye Quinn (1976 - 1977)
Tom Cockley (1978 - 1980)
Bob Nelligan (1981 - 2008)
300
In what season did Gymkana first perform its now annual Flip-A-Thon fundraiser?
2005-06
February 2006
300
In what year did Gymkana appear in the semi-final round of America's Got Talent?
2011
400
When was the last time Gymkana performed the Living Statuary act?
2002
Home Show, Cole Field House
400
In what year did Gymkana establish its Saturday Program?
2000
400
This former Director once dismantled the basketball team's practice hoops as retaliation for not resetting Gymkana's equipment.
George Kramer
400
Where was Gymkana's first performance?
Ritchie Coliseum
UMD v. GWU Basketball Halftime Show
1/10/1947 "Rolls, Pitches, and Dives" tumbling act
400
In what year were the first Best Troupers recognized?
1948
Gloria Myers and Chuck Finch
500
When was vaulting through fire first performed by Gymkana?
1953
The "Spectacular Dive Through Fire" was performed through a 30in hoop.
500
How many camper registrations did Gymkana Summer Camp receive in 2019?
A. 512 B. 782 C. 839 D. 910
D. 910
Largest Gymkana summer camp to date
500
Who was the first ever female coach?
Jean Nichols
Assistant Coach, 1963-1965
500
What location is the furthest that Gymkana has traveled to perform?
Iceland
1953
500
In what year did an all female act first win Best Act?
1960
"The Tridettes" Women's Triples Balancing
In total, all female balancing groups have won Best Act 8 times