I teach 6th through 10th graders. Every day, I wear a puzzle or trivia question on my shirt. This quiz is a selection of past questions with no particular commonality, except that each one has been solved by at least one kid. (N. B.: I work with some pretty clever kids.)
Some answers may not be unique. Some may even be arguable. Decision of the judge is final. :-)
| Rank | Player | Total | %ile | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Money Value (% Incorrect): | 66 | 42 | 54 | 91 | 88 | 15 | 59 | 74 | 22 | 54 | 79 | 27 | |||
| 1 | KonkelT | 475 | 98 |
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15 54 |
15 91 |
00 |
15 |
00 |
15 74 |
15 |
15 |
15 79 |
15 27 |
| 2 | LuskT | 458 | 96 |
15 |
15 |
15 54 |
00 |
15 |
15 |
15 59 |
15 74 |
15 |
15 |
15 79 |
15 27 |
| 3 | NathanL | 432 | 93 |
15 66 |
15 |
00 |
15 91 |
00 |
15 |
00 |
15 74 |
15 |
15 54 |
00 |
15 27 |
| 4 | jefe | 418 | 91 |
00 |
15 |
15 54 |
00 |
00 |
15 |
15 |
15 74 |
15 22 |
15 54 |
15 79 |
15 |
| 5 | PahkJ | 383 | 89 |
00 |
15 |
15 54 |
00 |
00 |
15 |
15 59 |
15 74 |
15 22 |
15 54 |
00 |
15 |
| 6 | WangS | 366 | 86 |
00 |
15 42 |
15 54 |
00 |
00 |
15 |
15 |
15 74 |
15 22 |
15 54 |
00 |
15 |
| 7 | HensleyB | 364 | 84 |
15 |
15 42 |
15 |
15 91 |
00 |
15 |
15 |
15 74 |
15 22 |
00 00 |
00 |
15 |
| 8 | WellsW | 331 | 81 |
15 66 |
15 42 |
15 54 |
00 |
00 |
15 15 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 79 |
00 |
| 9 | RalliP | 324 | 79 |
00 |
15 42 |
15 54 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 |
15 74 |
15 22 |
15 |
00 |
15 27 |
| 10 | JeziorskiM | 307 | 76 |
00 |
15 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 15 |
15 59 |
00 |
15 22 |
15 |
15 79 |
15 27 |
| 11 | DixonD | 300 | 74 |
15 |
15 42 |
15 |
00 |
15 |
15 15 |
15 59 |
00 |
15 22 |
15 |
00 |
15 27 |
| 12 | AllyScully | 282 | 71 |
15 66 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 15 |
15 |
15 74 |
15 22 |
15 |
00 |
15 |
| 13 | LiptonM | 272 | 69 |
00 |
15 42 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 15 |
15 59 |
00 |
00 |
15 54 |
00 |
15 27 |
| 14 | BoyerA | 265 | 67 |
00 |
15 42 |
15 |
00 |
15 |
15 15 |
00 |
00 |
15 22 |
15 54 |
00 |
15 27 |
| 15 | MercureT | 262 | 64 |
15 66 |
15 42 |
15 |
00 |
00 |
15 15 |
00 |
00 |
15 22 |
00 |
00 |
15 27 |
| 16 | JonesRW | 260 | 62 |
15 |
15 42 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 |
00 |
00 |
15 22 |
00 00 |
15 79 |
15 27 |
| 17 | SpraragenM | 255 | 59 |
00 |
15 42 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
15 |
00 |
15 74 |
15 22 |
15 |
00 |
15 27 |
| 18 | GoldsteinB | 252 | 57 |
15 66 |
15 |
15 54 |
00 |
00 00 |
15 15 |
15 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 27 |
| 19 | KolicM | 250 | 54 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 15 |
15 59 |
15 74 |
00 |
15 |
00 00 |
15 27 |
| 20 | IrwinK | 242 | 52 |
00 |
00 |
15 54 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
15 22 |
00 |
15 79 |
15 27 |
| 21 | RaiaB | 235 | 50 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 15 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 54 |
15 79 |
15 27 |
| 22 | Zogtastic | 222 | 47 |
15 66 |
00 00 |
15 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 |
15 59 |
00 |
15 22 |
15 |
00 |
00 |
| 23 | milton | 220 | 45 |
15 66 |
15 42 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
15 |
15 |
00 |
15 22 |
00 00 |
00 |
15 |
| 24 | WeikleB | 215 | 42 |
00 |
15 |
15 |
15 91 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 00 |
00 |
15 22 |
00 |
00 |
15 27 |
| 25 | FrostL | 214 | 40 |
15 66 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
15 88 |
15 15 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
| 26 | FeitelD | 196 | 37 |
15 |
15 42 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
15 15 |
00 |
00 |
15 22 |
15 |
00 |
15 27 |
| 27 | BlomE | 193 | 35 |
00 |
00 00 |
15 |
00 |
00 |
15 15 |
00 |
00 |
15 22 |
15 54 |
00 |
15 27 |
| 28 | AdamKing | 178 | 32 |
00 |
00 00 |
15 54 |
00 |
00 |
15 15 |
00 |
00 |
15 22 |
00 |
00 |
15 27 |
| 29 | MoyseyC | 156 | 29 |
00 |
15 42 |
15 54 |
00 |
00 |
15 15 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 |
| 29 | WeaverL | 156 | 29 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
15 |
15 15 |
15 59 |
00 |
15 22 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
| 31 | ConnorA | 144 | 25 |
00 |
15 42 |
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00 |
00 00 |
15 15 |
00 00 |
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15 |
00 |
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15 27 |
| 32 | brando3429 | 124 | 20 |
00 |
15 42 |
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00 |
00 00 |
15 15 |
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15 22 |
00 |
00 00 |
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| 32 | StoneE3 | 124 | 20 |
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00 00 |
15 15 |
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15 22 |
00 00 |
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15 27 |
| 32 | elfm | 124 | 20 |
00 00 |
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15 15 |
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15 22 |
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00 00 |
15 27 |
| 35 | quarterrican | 109 | 14 |
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00 00 |
15 15 |
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15 22 |
00 |
00 00 |
15 27 |
| 35 | SegalP | 109 | 14 |
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00 |
00 |
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00 |
15 15 |
00 00 |
00 |
15 22 |
00 00 |
00 |
15 27 |
| 37 | PrestonC | 97 | 10 |
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00 00 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
15 15 |
00 00 |
00 |
15 22 |
15 |
15 |
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| 38 | MangaserA | 67 | 7 |
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00 00 |
15 |
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00 00 |
15 |
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15 22 |
00 00 |
00 00 |
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| 38 | randalleng | 67 | 7 |
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00 |
00 |
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15 15 |
00 00 |
00 |
15 22 |
00 00 |
00 00 |
00 |
| 40 | Bloo | 30 | 3 |
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00 00 |
00 |
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15 15 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 00 |
00 |
| 41 | econgator | 0 | 1 |
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