Frequency Lists--attached below is a pdf of all the topics that show up most in High Q questions!
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HighQers,
Below is a list of topics that we are both lacking in or that would give us an advantage over other teams. I suggest researching them on google or wikipedia and drilling yourself a little. It will expand your knowledge and your recall ability.
Additionally, above are links to some helpful practices and NAQTs own website with a list of "you gotta know" topics. One of my favorites is "protobowl." Some of the best quizbowl teams in the nation use this to practice their recall skills. Check it out! You can play together!
I'm trying to get hold of a couple books through the district but YOU can order them on Amazon.
Topics to research
Below is a list of topics that we are both lacking in or that would give us an advantage over other teams. I suggest researching them on google or wikipedia and drilling yourself a little. It will expand your knowledge and your recall ability.
Additionally, above are links to some helpful practices and NAQTs own website with a list of "you gotta know" topics. One of my favorites is "protobowl." Some of the best quizbowl teams in the nation use this to practice their recall skills. Check it out! You can play together!
I'm trying to get hold of a couple books through the district but YOU can order them on Amazon.
- The Cultural Literacy Guide
- The New York Times Book of Essential Knowledge
Topics to research
- The Bible (know the books and main characters)
- World Sports and their trophies (Cricket, Rugby, The Olympics)
- Baseball history (World Series champions, MVPs, and a who's who of baseball lore is a good thing to know)
- Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Stan Musial, Hank Aaron, Cal Ripken, Jr., Ken Griffey, jr., Ty Cobb, Sandy Kofax, Yogi Berra, Johnny Bench, Pete Rose, Ted Williams, Roberto Clemente, Jackie Robinson, Barry Bonds, the curse of the Billy Goat, and many, many more.
- Russian authors and their famous works
- Composers and their famous piece
- Heisman trophy winners
- Super Bowl champions
- The mascots and cites of the 4 major american sports (MLB, NHL, NBA, NFL)
- British Romantic poets and their most famous lines (Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, Shelly, Byron, etc)
- Alfred, Lord Tennyson and The Charge of the Light Brigade (I can't count how many times I've heard a question on this poem about the battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War...research the Crimean War.
- World War Two and World War I.
- World War Two generals (especially Patton)
- Oscar Winners
- General Geography
- World Religions and philosophies
- Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Norse mythology
- Nobel Prize Winners
- Famous inventors
- American Authors and their works
- The American Civil War (key battles and figures)
- The American Revolution (key battles and figures)
- The French Revolution (key figures)
- Scientific theories and laws
- The Crusades
- Key battles in World History
- Salamis
- Marathon
- Plataea
- Thermopylae
- Gaugamela
- The Punic Wars (battle of Cannae and Zama)
- Chalons
- Adrianople
- Tours
- Agincourt
- Hastings
- Stamford Bridge
- Bosworth Fields
- The Spanish Armada
- Trafalgar
- Waterloo
- Balaclava
- The Marne
- The Somme
- Tsushima
- Pearl Harbor
- Midway
- Guadalcanal
- Leyte Gulf
- Stalingrad
- Siege of Leningrad
- Kursk
- Invasion of Normandy (Operation Overlord)
- Battle of the Bulge
- Iwo Jima
- Okinawa
- Dien Bien Phu
- Key wars and rebellions in World History
- Yellow Turban revolt
- Ionian revolt
- Greco-Persian Wars
- Alexander the Great's conquests
- Punic Wars
- Roman Civil War (the triumvirates)
- Roman conquests
- Roman downfall (Huns, Visigoths, and Vandals-oh, my!)
- Muslim invasions of Europe
- The Crusades
- 100 years war
- 30 years war
- American Revolution
- French Revolution
- Napoleonic Wars and War of 1812
- American Civil War
- Mexican-American War
- Spanish American War
- World War I
- World War II
- Korean War
- Vietnam War
- The Gulf Wars
- African politics and geography
- The Age of Exploration...so famous explorers
- Roman History
- Philosophers (ancient and modern)