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'Opera,' 'the Bible,'

Mollee Francisco — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:00:39 -0500

'Opera,' 'the Bible,' 'Ballet' and 'History of Hockey' would be my most feared categories if I were on the show. Love the 'Geography' categories though. Anyone else have dreaded Jeopardy categories?

(Mollee Francisco is a staff writer for the Chaska Herald. She can be reached at mfrancisco@swpub.com.)

I'm glad to have the whole

Mollee Francisco — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:59:09 -0500

I'm glad to have the whole buzzer thing explained at last. I love seeing the contestants get so frustrated as they try to buzz in unsuccessfully. Very interesting.

(Mollee Francisco is a staff writer for the Chaska Herald. She can be reached at mfrancisco@swpub.com.)

Banking on the brain trust: Advice from a Jeopardy! alumnus

Mark Olson — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:41:03 -0500

The quiz/knowledge bowl teams come immediately to mind when pondering dynasty programs at Chaska High School.

From 1983-2002, CHS teacher Jan Baker molded Chaska’s academic squads into lean, mean fighting machines. It’s a tradition that continues, with coaches Chris Lenius (a Jan Baker/CHS Quiz Bowl alumnus), Krista Hamman and Cheryl Petersen.

These teams, over the past several years, have brought back a wheelbarrow full of first-place trophies in knowledge bowl and quiz bowl state competitions.