Recent Guest Quizmasters
- Hon. Ralph Northam, Governor of Virginia
- Hon. Larry Hogan, Governor of Maryland
- Sen. Charles Schumer of New York
- Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland
- Sen. Chris Von Hollen of Maryland
- Sen. Angus King of Maine
- Hon. Elaine Chao, US Secretary of Transportation
- Hon. Terry McAuliffe, former Governor Virginia
- Sam Davis, Managing Editor, Baltimore Sun
- Eugene Robinson, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, Washington Post
- Carol Loennig, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, Washington Post
- Chuck Todd, host of “Meet the Press”
- Andrea Mitchell, NBC News
- Jessica Kartalija, WJZ News Anchor
- Gordon Reid, President, Giant Food, Inc.
Fiftieth Anniversary Guest Quizmasters
- Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer
- Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
- Hon. Janet Napolitano – Sec. of Homeland Security
- Hon. Robert Gates – Secretary of Defense
- Hon. Timothy Geithner – Secretary of the Treasury
- Hon. Ken Salazar – Secretary of the Interior
- Hon. Hilda Solis – Secretary of Labor
- Hon. Gary Locke – Secretary of Commerce
- Hon. Shaun Donovan – Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- Hon. Steven Chu – Secretary of Energy
- Hon. Ray LaHood – Secretary of Transportation
- Admiral Mike Mullen – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Hon. Susan Rice – Ambassador to the United Nations
- Hon. Ben Bernanke – Chairman, Federal Reserve Board
- Sen Jim Webb – US Senator from Virginia
- Sen Carl Levin – US Senator from Michigan
- Sen. Ben Cardin – US Senator from Maryland
- Sen. Barbara Mikulski – US Senator from Maryland
- Sen. Mark Warner – US Senator from Virginia
- Astronaut Tim Creamer – recorded in space
- Katharine Weymouth – Publisher, the Washington Post
- David Rubenstein – Chairman of the Board, The Kennedy Center
- Dean Baquet – Chief of the Washington Bureau, New York Times
- Jim Riggleman – Manager, Washington Nationals
- Jorge Dezcallar de Mazarredo – Ambassador from Spain
- Claudia Fritsche – Ambassador from Liechtenstein
- Carolyn Barlow – leader of the Annapolis Midshipmen
- Jose Alvarez – CEO, Stop and Shop and Giant Food
- Douglas Shulman – Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service
- David Ferriero – Archivist of the United States, National Archives
- Lynda Carter – Actress
- Dr. Wayne Clough – Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
- Gen Jack Dailey – Director of the National Air and Space Museum
- Thomas Donahue – President, US Chamber of Commerce
- Mary Elcano – Acting President, American Red Cross
- Jose Miguel Insulza – Secretary-General, Organization of American States
- John Berry – Director of the National Zoo
- Michael Kahn – Artistic Director of the Shakespeare Theatre
- Ted Leonsis – owner of the Washington Capitols
- Dr. Donald Mote – President, University of Maryland
- Rusty Powell – Director, National Gallery of Art
- Dr. Earl Richardson – President, Morgan State University
- Cal Ripken – Hall of Fame baseball player
- Leonard Slatkin – Conductor, National Symphony
- Joseph Sweeney – President, AFL-CIO
- Joe Urschel – Director, The Newseum
- Michael Wilson – Ambassador of Canada
- Dr. Elias Zerhouni – Director of the National Institutes of Health
- Septime Webre – artistic director of the Washington Ballet
- Molly Smith – artistic director of Arena Stage
- Dr. Jim Garvin – chief scientist at NASA/Goddard
- Dr. John Mather – winner of the Nobel Phyics Prize
- Jim Vance – Anchor, NBC4 News
- Doreen Gentzler – Anchor, NBC4 News
- Chris Matthews – “The Chris Matthews Show”
- The late Tim Russert – Moderator, “Meet the Press”
- Norah O’Donnell – MSNBC
- David Gregory – Moderator, “Meet the Press”
- Brian Williams – Anchor – NBC Nightly News
- Aaron Williams – Director of the Peace Corps
- Justin Wilson – Mayor of Alexandria, VA
