REACH FOR THE TOP
GB ALUMNI RE-CONNECT EDITION – Questions Only (No Answers!)
Prepared by Dennis Bayomi, GB’77
MAY 13/2017
PART I (First Half):
- WARM-UPS
- GORDON BELL HISTORY
- REMEMBERING OUR DEPARTED
- TEAM NAMES OF COMPETING SCHOOLS
- WHO AM I
- SIBLINGS WHO TAUGHT AT GB
- SHORT SNAPPERS
PART II (Second Half):
- WARM-UPS
- REMEMBERING OUR DEPARTED (PART II)
- GB PRINCIPALS
- SPORTS
- GB TEACHERS WHO WERE GB STUDENTS
- MORE TEAM NAMES OF COMPETING SCHOOLS
- SHORT SNAPPERS
WARM-UPs …
Here are some easy questions to get you warmed up …
For 10 points each, I’ll name a teacher who attended last year’s Re-Connect, you name the main subject she or he taught.
Bill Patterson?
Henry Huber?
Bob Fallis?
Dave Coulter?
John Barsby?
GORDON BELL HISTORY …
Let’s start with some Gordon Bell History, the following are each worth 10 points:
Multiple choice: When was Gordon Bell School first established?
1920 1926 1930 or 1936?
Where was Gordon Bell first located?
Multiple choice – in what year did Gordon Bell relocate to its current location?
1957 1960 1963 1966
Multiple choice … over the years, how many Principals has GB had?
5 7 9 or 11?
What profession was Gordon Bell?
What were Dr. Bell’s specialties?
REMEMBERING OUR DEPARTED …
For 10 points each, I’ll name this dearly departed teacher, you name the subject she or he taught.
Bert Brady?
Therese Coyle?
Mike Gaston?
Grace Martin?
Guenter Poschadel?
TEAM NAMES OF COMPETING SCHOOLS …
Everyone knows the “Panthers” are GB’s mascot. I’ll name some mascots or team names of GB’s competitors – for 10 points each, you name the school.
Clippers?
Maroons?
Bulldogs?
St. Paul’s?
Glenlawn?
WHO AM I?
For 40 points:
- I was born in Winnipeg on April 25, 1917 and served under Duff Roblin as a member of the Manitoba Legislature from 1958 to 1966
Second clue, for 30 points:
- I taught at GB from 1970 to around 1980
Third clue, for 20 points:
- I was educated at the U Alberta and at the Juilliard, and spent 3 years in the seminary, intending to go into the Ministry
Last clue, for 10 points:
- I served as the Musical Director of the Sokol Polish Folk Ensemble, Musical Director at CJAY TV and was Concertmaster and Assistant Conductor of the Winnipeg Symphony for twelve years
SIBLINGS WHO TAUGHT AT GB …
I’ll name the primary subjects the following siblings taught, you name the full name of the sibling who we’re asking about.
One brother taught Math, the other Social Studies, who taught Math?
And for 10 points, name the brother who taught Social Studies?
One taught Social Studies, the other sibling Science, who taught Social Studies?
And who taught Science?
A brother taught English, the other Science, which brother taught English?
And who taught Science?
SHORT SNAPPERS …
Where did Dr. Gordon Bell receive his medical degree?
After serving as Mulvey’s Principal from 1907 to 1926, who became GB’s first Principal?
Who played Officer Krupke in West Side Story?
Which subject had its main classroom Room #114?
Since 1960, which teacher taught at GB the longest?
What sport did Mike Gaston play professionally before teaching at GB?
Which CBC sportcaster and one of the hosts of Winnipeg’s Reach for the Top broadcasts was a GB alumnus?
In one of GB’s legendary Reach for the Top games, Matt Ellis answered the following question correctly – what is your answer to “What cheese is made backwards?”
— FINAL SCORE GAME #1: TEAM MARYLAND 200 – TEAM BROADWAY 90 —
(HALF-TIME BREAK – SELECT NEW PARTICIPANTS)
WARM-UPS
I’ll name you two teachers, you name the subject they primarily taught.
Bruce Clark and Jim Ferguson?
Jim Conly and Dave Quinton?
Henry Huber and Jay Ingram?
Bob Lawler and Bob Brown?
REMEMBERING OUR DEPARTED (Part II) …
For 10 points each, I’ll name this dearly departed teacher, you name the subject she or he taught.
Peter Pura?
Esther Kiernan?
Marian Wolynec?
Russ Duthoit?
Rene Desmet?
GB PRINCIPALS …
Which Principal served in both the 1970s and 80s?
Who succeeded Principal Beckett in 1932 when GB became a high school, continuing until 1955?
Who was GB’s Principal when the school relocated to its current address?
Who followed Principal Gow, overseeing development of the new school during the late 60s and early 70s?
SPORTS …
In what decade did Gordon Bell win its only Varsity Boys Basketball Provincial Championship, defeating the Westwood Warriors?
Which Phys Ed teacher coached that team to the championship?
Which GB student participated in 3 consecutive Winter Olympic games in speed skating?
In which games did Burka first compete?
In what years did Gordon Bell win back-to-back city championships in football?
Who were the brothers who starred on both of those teams?
GB TEACHERS WHO WERE GB STUDENTS …
For 10 points each, I’ll give you a clue, you name the GB teacher who was also a student.
Who was his class president and coached numerous basketball and football teams while a teacher?
He was a science teacher in the 70s and a student in the 60s?
An avid runner, who taught Social Studies and was a student in the 60s?
Yet another “Bob”, who also coached Panther football and basketball teams while a teacher in the 70s, and was quite an athlete while a student during the 60s?
MORE TEAM NAMES OF COMPETING SCHOOLS …
I’ll name some other team names of GB’s competitors, you name the school.
Tigers?
Warriors?
Spartans?
Lancers?
Hornets?
SHORT SNAPPERS …
In the 70s, which subject had as its large classroom Room 129?
What is the name of the sports field recently developed to the west of the school building?
What well-known Winnipeg sports writer and broadcaster was a Gordon Bell graduate?
Spell “Coulter” as in Mr. Coulter?
Which streets intersect at the southeast corner of GB?
Which elementary school is closer to Gordon Bell – John M King, Mulvey, or Victoria Albert?
In the 70s, what did the abbreviation I.S. stand for in a student’s timetable?
In what year will Gordon Bell’s Centennial?
— FINAL SCORE GAME #2: TEAM BROADWAY 160 – TEAM MARYLAND 100 —