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Teacher Lore
Lions*
World Geography
General Trivia
St. Mark's Wildcard
100

Who played professional soccer in Spain?

Mr. Diaz

100

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

100

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

100

Written by William Shakespeare, what famous play features two star-crossed lovers from rival families in Verona?

Romeo and Juliet

100

What House on campus currently has the largest number of students?

Burnett House

200

Who speaks 3 languages?

Ms. Long

200

Every year on WHICH autumn holiday, do the Detroit Lions host an early afternoon game, a tradition that began in 1934?

Thanksgiving Day (US)

200

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

200

What is the name of the fictional country that is the home of the Marvel character the Black Panther?

Wakanda

200

Joseph Burnett, founder of SM, famously invented what food item?

Vanilla Extract

300

Who played competitive ultimate frisbee in college?

Ms. Caron

300

The common name of which yellow wildflower comes from the French phrase meaning "lion's tooth"?

Dandelion

300

Which country (and its overseas territories) contains the most time zones (12!)?

France

300

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

300
T-House North and T-House South are two Houses/dorms on campus. How do you spell the actual name of the building?

Thieriot

400

Who was on the team that created the first ESPY (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly) awards?

Ms. Salvatore

400

Derived from the Malay words for "Lion City," WHAT Southeast Asian island city-state features a national symbol called the Merlion?

Singapore

400

A desert is defined by low precipitation (rain or snow). What is the largest desert in the world?

The Antarctic Desert (A polar desert)

400

Discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming, what antibiotic became the first effective modern medicine against bacterial infections?

Penicillin

400
When did St. Mark's merge with the Southborough School and formally become a coeducational institution?

1977

500

Who is descended from both a WWII war hero and a WWI war criminal?

Mr. Bergdahl

500

During the Thirty Years' War, King Gustavus Adolphus of WHAT nation earned the nickname "The Lion of the North" for his military tactics?

Sweden

500

What is the only country with THREE capital cities?

South Africa

500

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

500

How many total elevators and lifts are there on campus? (Exact number)

13 (10 elevators, 3 lifts)