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Copyright 2006, Lisgar Trivia Team

Statistics

2001—3rd in Ontario
2002—7th in Ontario
2003—5th in Ontario
2004—5th in Ontario
2005—9th in Ontario at Reach for the Top, 1st in Canada at NAQT, top Senior and Junior NAQT players in Canada, invited to international competition
20067th in Ontario at Reach for the Top, 25th in North America at NAQT, 17th in North America at NAQT individual
2007—6th in Ontario at Reach for the Top, 33rd in North America at NAQT, top Senior player in North America and top Senior and Junior players in Canada
2008This year we’re going to the top!

We are the Trivia Team of Lisgar Collegiate Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Up until our 2005-2006 season, we were known simply as the Reach for the Top team. After a long absence from the Canadian trivia game Reach for the Top, our school team was reborn in 1999, and has been going strong ever since. We have made it into the top ten in the province every year since 2001; you may have seen us on TVOntario's broadcasts of the Ontario provincial finals. We hope to make it there again this year.

Two years ago, however, we decided to expand our repertoire, just as the US-based National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT) started expanding their range. For the first time, a NAQT high-school-level tournament was held in Canada. It was hosted by the University of Ottawa, where our coach Tamara Vardomskaya plays in NAQT tournaments at the university level. After a bit of coaching, we sent two teams to the tournament to try our skills against other Eastern Ontario high schools in this new game. Our “Lisgar B” team swept the field, winning with a 10-0 record and taking the top individual junior and senior titles, won by James Cooper and Nevin Hotson. This achievement made us the first Canadian team to ever be invited to the High School National Championship Tournament.

Without our generous sponsors and support staff, we would not be around. Please visit the Sponsors page, and check them out!

To learn more about our members, please go to the Team page.

To learn more about our club in general, and our upcoming ventures, including the Trivia Night we are hosting on February 22nd, please go to the Club page.

To learn more about this season's games, please go to the Games page.

Contact Information:
Lisgar Trivia Team c\o Ruth Crabtree
Lisgar Collegiate Institute
29 Lisgar Street
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K2P 0B9
Telephone: (613) 239-2696
Fax: (613)235-7497
Email: Ruth_Crabtree@ocdsb.edu.on.ca

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