Obscure History
Chemistry w/ an E
That's What I got
This or That man?
Scholastic Lore
100

It was at this university where John F Kennedy made his famous "We choose to go to the moon" speech

What is Rice University?

100

Part of the four bases of nucleic acids that make up strands of DNA, this compound paired with Adenine and commonly confused with Uracil. 

What is Thymine?

100

This Richlands Native who aspires to attend MIT, has coined, and commonly uses the phrase "That's What I Got!" at the end of every round in scholastic bowl when coachs are prompted as to what score they got (P.S.A this member is not a coach or judge)

Who Is Owen B.?

100

This Book by HG Wells is commonly confused with a novel of a similar name but is missing a key article.

What is The Invisible Man?

100

In the Southwest District of Virginia Who are the top 3 biggest dweebs in the extracaricular of scholastic bowl

Who are (The) Joey Simmons, Owen (Thats What I got) B., and Gavin (takes the ) L.?

200

This American author and former president of this National Rifle Association was a key player in the congressional hearings over the Iran-Contra affair

Who is Oliver North?

200

This type of electron is described as the outermost electron on the atomic shell.

What is Valence?

200

This Specimen from Marion, Virginia was able to throw of the Richlands captain when jokingly, but also very deliberately using the phrase "That's What I Got."

Who is Wyatt Hall?

200
Published in 1952, and Ralph Ellison's first novel, this book is commonly confused with a 1897 novel featuring Arthur Kemp. 

What is Invisible Man?

200

This Scholastic bowl coach is considered to be an ancient Eldridge Horror, who is also commonly referred to as Goopy Poopy

Who is Shane Micheal Goodpasture?

300

In this year, the Cambodian regime the Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, dropped the national life expectancy to 19 years

What is 1977?

300

This two time novel prize receiver, and renown radiologist was born in Poland, however she spent the later years of her life in France.

Who is Marie Curie?

300

Taking inspiration from concrete heavy brustalist architecture, and stylistic inspiration from a prison, This building is located within Richlands Virginia  

What is Richlands Middle School?

300
Released in 2020, this movie featuring actors Elizabeth Moss and Nash Edgerton is an adaption of a science fiction novel.

What is The Invisible Man?

300

This Band wrote the song "I Gotta Feeling" commonly referenced in tandum and by Garrett Vernon

Who are the Black Eyed Peas?

400

Failing three times to win the oval office this man, and former speaker of the house for two years, ran for president first in 1824, a second time in 1832, and a third and final time in 1844.

Who is Henry Clay?

400

Commonly found in the Earth's crust, this element, and substitute for chlorine in pools is naturally a reddish liquid.

What is Bromine?

400

This area, close to Richlands, is home to a Walmart Subway sandwich restaurant. 

What is Pounding Mill?

400

With the latter half of the novel taking place in New York, the book Invisible Man, features this character who is intentionally made nameless.

Who is the Narrator?

400

In Marion senior highschool they're considered the 3 scholastic rizzlers in the extracurricular of scholastic bowl

Who are Sean (The Oppresing Victim) Stuart, Ty (Uss Ty) Osborne, and Garrett (Mewing Unspoken Rizz) Vernon?

500

Akhenaten, the pharaoh responsible for the Egyptian deity, Aten originally went by this name.

Who is Amenhotep IV?

500

After a build up of gasses, these two reactors subsequently blew up in the Fukushima disaster.

What are one and three?

500

At Which Competition did the Richlands Marching Blue Tornadoes win the fan favorite award in the 2023 marching season

What is The George Wythe marching band competition?

500

This 1920's movie featuring the character "Innkeeper" is one of the most influential silent films to date.

What is Nosferatu?

500

In 2023, this Scholastic Bowl coach was 30 minutes late to leave the hotel room in Europe

Who is Robin Prescott?