<p>Middlebury was featured on last night's episode of Jeopardy.</p>
<p>The Final Jeopardy answer was:</p>
<p>"In 2008, Middlebury College in Vermont won its 2nd straight championship in this sport introduced in a 1997 novel."</p>
<p>Question: What is Quidditch?</p>
<p>Screen shot: Middlebury</a> on (Final) Jeopardy MiddBlog</p>
<p>Yes, I was so excited when I saw it!</p>
<p>This Final Jeopardy question was, for obvious reasons, far easier for me than most…</p>
<p>At the accepted days, part of the Sun. evening entertainment was a great presentation by the guy (now graduated) who started quiddich. He talked mostly about all the fun of the World Cup, now an international competition thanks to McGill participating.</p>
<p>I saw that particular show too. As an alumnus I find the link between Middlebury and Quidditch to be kind of embarrassing. It seems to trivialize the school. Just my $0.02 worth.</p>
<p>Gee Lax… you just TRYING to start a quibble? 
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<p>Now that there are about 40 or so schools that have a team, just like there are 40 or so schools who now claim an environmental studies major, does it still seem as embarrassing or it is that Midd is just a leader in all things? :)</p>
<p>I stand corrected. There’s nothing wrong with intercollegiate Quidditch.</p>
<p>In other news, Middlebury has just announced a new major in Narniology.</p>