Monday, January 28, 2013
Did you have what it takes?
On Friday, we gave you some questions from previous years on WGBH's High School Quiz Show, and today we have the answers. Don't forget, the episode with Chelmsford's team will air on WGBH on March 10. 1) What Shakespeare title character is warned by a soothsayer, “Beware the ides of March”? 2) What is the total sum of all interior angles in a pentagon? Answer: 540 degrees 3) In 1901 what educator and reformer published his autobiography Up from Slavery? Answer: Booker T. Washington 4) What French Impressionist painter is well known for his Water Lilies series, depicting his flower garden at Giverny? 5) Occurring about every five years and affecting weather patterns across the globe, El Niño refers to the warming of …
Friday, January 25, 2013
The Lions face off against Wellesley in Round One, here are some questions they had to answer last year.
The Chelmsford High Lions will tape their episode of WGBH's High School Quiz Show on Sunday, which will air on March 10 at 6:30 p.m. They'll face a tough test against Wellesley, but today we want to see if you have what it takes to make the team! Here are some questions from the show last year. We'll have the answers on Monday. 1) What Shakespeare title character is warned by a soothsayer, “Beware the ides of March”? 2) What is the total sum of all interior angles in a pentagon? 3) In 1901 what educator and reformer published his autobiography Up from Slavery? 4) What French Impressionist painter is well known for his Water Lilies series, depicting his flower garden at Giverny? 5) Occurring about every five years and affecting weather …
Monday, November 19, 2012
The show premieres on Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. on WGBH 2
WGBH’s High School Quiz Show has its final contestants for the 2012-13 season, and one of them is Chelmsford. Chelmsford High School joined 15 other contestants in the new tournament bracket that will hold four qualifying matchups to be announced over the next few weeks following a preliminary round that included dozens of high schools from across the state. This year’s contestants, along with Chelmsford, include More information on the show is available at its website.
Jim Stratton
6:25 am on Saturday, January 26, 2013
Well, it turns out, "no." I knew three, misremembered one (I *used* to know - probably when I was in high school mumble decades ago,) and had no idea for one of them. Good luck to the kids! more ›