Champions
| Year | Winner's Name | Home Town | Grade | Winning Sentence | Winning Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-2007 | Robert Marsland | Madison, Wisconsin | 12th | The hirsute professor maintains that his solipsism stems from a bona fide philosophical conviction rather than excessive narcissism. | Which word comes from the Latin for "alone"? | solipsism |
| 2007-2008 | Aliya Deri | Pleasanton, California | 11th | Joseph was not perturbed by his pal's peccadillo, but his parents apprehended it to be an unambiguous portent of future dereliction. | Which word comes from the Latin for "sin"? | peccadillo |
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Famous quotes containing the word champions:
“Did all the lets and bars appear
To every just or larger end,
Whence should come the trust and cheer?
Youth must its ignorant impulse lend—
Age finds place in the rear.
All wars are boyish, and are fought by boys,
The champions and enthusiasts of the state:”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)
“Myths and legends die hard in America. We love them for the extra dimension they provide, the illusion of near-infinite possibility to erase the narrow confines of most men’s reality. Weird heroes and mould-breaking champions exist as living proof to those who need it that the tyranny of “the rat race” is not yet final.”
—Hunter S. Thompson (b. 1939)
“While the Governor, and the Mayor, and countless officers of the Commonwealth are at large, the champions of liberty are imprisoned.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)