Class Descriptions
Washington College
(Chestertown, MD)
20th-Century American Poetry
This class gives players a solid foundation of the works of the most-quizzed American poets and the movements in which they worked.
American Government
This class covers legislation passed by Congress, amendments to the Constitution, and significant historical figures that have played a role in American government.
Architecture
This class covers quizbowl-relevant architects and structures from the 1400s to today.
Art Movements
This class covers prominent art movements including impressionism, surrealism, futurism, and more.
Biology
This class covers a wide range of topics such as biochemistry, cell structures & cell division, genetics, taxonomy and more.
Chemistry
This class focuses on the scientists, experiments, and big ideas of chemistry that appear most frequently in quizbowl.
Coaches' Panel Discussion
This class is a panel discussion of topics relevant to leading a quizbowl team, including practice strategies, player recruitment, and fundraising.
Earth Science
This class looks at earth science from five distinct perspectives - Earth (tectonics, earthquakes, minerals); Air (meteorology, climatology); Water (oceanography, glaciers); Fire (volcanoes); Heart (paleontology, US National Parks).
European Monarchs
This class covers major European monarchs with a focus on British and French monarchs.
Human Anatomy
This class focuses on the cells, tissues, and organ systems of the human body along with the diseases that affect them.
Jazz
This class covers quizbowl-relevant jazz musicians and their works.
Latin American Writers
This class looks at major Latin American authors and their works.
Opera
This class covers quizbowl-relevant operas, focusing on works by Verdi, Puccini, Rossini, and Mozart.
Pulitzer Prize Winning Novels
This class looks at quizbowl-relevant novels that have won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction.
Question Writing 101
This class teaches the basics of question writing, giving students a starting point to become a better player through writing.
Shakespeare
This class examines Shakespeare's works, with discussion of the plots and characters of his major plays.
World Leaders
This class covers major world leaders throughout history, with a focus on leaders of South American, African, and Asian countries.