Famous Failures
Before becoming one of the most successful basketball players of all time, this athlete was cut from his high school team.
Michael Jordan
Super Swap = Swap score with any other team. (Need to Swap)
Elected in 2008, he was the first African American president of the United States.
Barack Obama
The Eiffel Tower stands tall in this European country.
France
- Bonus = Answer the additional question and get 100 points
This Greek hero, known for his strength, performed twelve labors as punishment for killing his family in a fit of madness.
Hercules
- Double Points
Known for their ability to change color, these reptiles can blend into their surroundings, often found in tropical areas.
chameleon
This scientist’s early teachers thought he was mentally slow, but he later developed the theory of relativity.
Albert Einstein
- Bonus - Answer the additional Question and get 100 points
In 1928, this scientist discovered penicillin, the first widely used antibiotic.
Alexander Fleming
This country has two official languages: English and French.
Canada
- Bomb = ALL TEAMS RETURN TO 0
This goddess of wisdom, strategy, and warfare sprang fully grown from the head of Zeus.
Athena
These small marsupials are known for carrying their babies in a pouch and are found primarily in Australia.
kangaroos
- Bonus = Answer the additional question and get 100 points
This author was rejected by 12 publishers before her book was finally accepted.
J.K. Rowling
She was the first woman to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932.
Amelia Earhart
- Category Swap = Change the current category to one of your choice (from the board).
The ancient city of Petra is found in this Middle Eastern country.
Jordan
This Babylonian hero, featured in a famous poem, embarks on a journey to seek immortality.
Gilgamesh
- Super Swap = Swap scores with any other team.
The only mammal capable of true flight.
Bat
- Double Points
Fired from a newspaper job for "lacking imagination," this man went on to create one of the most iconic cartoon character.
Walt Disney
- Sniper Steal = If another team answers incorrectly, you can immediately buzz in and steal the question.
This city was the first to host the modern Olympic Games in 1896.
Athens, Greece
This country has Portuguese as its official language, though it’s located in Southeast Asia.
Timor-Leste / East Timor
- Good Samaritan = Give 100 points to an enemy team or lose this points.
This giant from Greek mythology, punished by Zeus, was bound to a rock where an eagle ate his liver every day.
Prometheus
- Good Samaritan?? = Give 1 team -200 points and give another team 200 points. (Should not be the same team)
This marine animal, also known as the “sea cow,” is a slow-moving herbivore that can be found in coastal areas of Florida and the Caribbean.
Manatee
- MINUS THE RIVAL/S = Give minus 100 to any teams
Before becoming a billionaire talk show host and producer, she was fired from a news job and told she was "unfit for TV."
Oprah Winfrey
In 1498, this Portuguese explorer was the first European to reach India by sailing around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope.
Vasco da Gama
-Shield = Avoid losing points if your answer is incorrect.
Known for its lush biodiversity, this country abolished its army in 1949 and invested in education instead.
Costa Rica
- MINUS THE RIVAL/S = Give minus 200 to any teams
In Egyptian mythology, this goddess is depicted as a lioness or woman with a lion’s head and is known for her fiery nature and warrior spirit.
Sekhmet
- Good Samaritan = Give 100 points to an enemy team or lose this points.
This animal, with a large, flattened bill and webbed feet, lays eggs, despite being a mammal.
Platypus
- MINUS THE RIVAL/S = Give minus 100 to any teams