Don’t let onions make you cry today; celebrate them instead! June 22 is National Onion Rings Day, an annual holiday in the U.S. honoring one of America’s tastiest fast-food creations. No one knows the exact origins of the onion ring, but a recipe is thought to have appeared first in an 1802 cookbo…

Quizlet is headed to ISTE this year and we want to meet you! If you're attending the conference or live in the San Antonio area, check out and register for our events below: Teacher Appreciation Happy Hour Tuesday, June 27 — 6-8pm Barriba Cantina, San Antonio River Walk Join members of the Quizlet…

On June 14 every year, we celebrate the adoption of the American flag's current design. In 1777, the Second Continental Congress passed the Flag Resolution, which outlined a design with 13 stars in white on blue to match the 13 stripes in red and white. The nation and the flag have grown since then…

Want to take your Quizlet Live game up a serious notch? Check out two great examples of successful Quizlet Live tournaments and learn how to put on your own. English teacher Joanna Górzyńska, who specializes in business and technical English, recently reached out to tell us about a Quizlet Live com…

When more than 20 million people use your service each month, how and when you roll out a redesign matters. When considering making a big update, we knew we had to make it better for our users not just aesthetically but also functionally — with no disruption to studying. Over the past year, we’ve b…

"Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!" Today marks the 83rd birthday of Donald Duck, the famously short-tempered, sailor-suit-sporting feathered friend of Mickey Mouse. Donald made his on-screen debut in the 1934 animated short film "The Wise Little Hen." Walt Disney designed the character after he heard impre…

June is National Great Outdoors month — and the perfect time to go camping and visit our national parks! Get to know the 59 designated US National Parks, complete with their location and stunning landscapes. If you're going camping this weekend, learn to identify some flowers, birds and insects you…

We celebrate Sally Ride each year on her birthday, May 26, because she was the first American woman in space — a pretty big accomplishment considering the odds stacked against her. She first went into space on the Challenger space shuttle in 1983, and did another trip the following year. After sett…

This is a contributed post by Tanya Rozanes Olevsky, a teacher, language specialist, and manager of LinguaCom, which provides language training and academic assistance. Inclusion — a challenge? In my opinion, inclusion is the understanding that each and every classroom is heterogeneous to a certain…

Need a song to motivate you for finals? Check out "I Need A Quizlet" — an incredibly catchy tune and accompanying music video that AP Human Geography teacher, Craig Gaslow from Westlake High, recently shared with us. A group of Westlake students wrote the lyrics (which include references to their 3…

We first heard about Sylvie Lamontagne last spring when she placed 4th in the Scripps National Spelling Bee — and credited Quizlet with helping her get prepped for the big bee. After her 4th place finish, Sylvie went on to win the Spelling Bee of China's North American bee and win the Spelling Bee…

We messed up. Earlier today, during finals week for many students and crucial end-of-year studying for others, we inadvertently broke Quizlet for about 6 hours. We know how much people rely on Quizlet, and how painful it is when it goes down. We work hard to make sure that planned downtime occurs wh…

Last week we received over 5,000 entries to our Teacher Appreciation Week Giveaway. Teachers from all 50 states were nominated with thoughtful testimonials from students, colleagues, partners, and parents. Thank you to everyone who participated! We're happy to announce that the winner and recipient…

Quizlet is a fantastic learning site — and not just because we have fun classroom games or sweet learning algorithms. Quizlet is made great because you, the students and teachers who use Quizlet, have been feeding interesting and useful content into the site for over ten years now. And we don’t want…

We’re thrilled to announce that the new Learn is now available on Android! Learn is the perfect way to study when you’re just starting out with new material. It seamlessly moves you through flashcards to more challenging question types like true/false and multiple choice, and adapts as you progress…

For Teacher Appreciation Week, we're featuring a few of our amazing Teacher Ambassadors. Nominate an amazing, Quizlet-savvy teacher like Mr. Chambers to win free upgrades for their entire school's faculty and a visit from Quizlet's founder, Andrew Sutherland! Learn more about our Teacher Appreciati…

For Teacher Appreciation Week, we're featuring a few of our amazing Teacher Ambassadors. Nominate an amazing, Quizlet-savvy teacher like Joanie or Doug to win free upgrades for their entire school's faculty and a visit from Quizlet's founder, Andrew Sutherland! Learn more about our Teacher Apprecia…

For Teacher Appreciation Week, we're featuring a few of Quizlet's stellar Teacher Ambassadors. Nominate an amazing, Quizlet-savvy teacher like Wayne to win free upgrades for their entire school's faculty and a visit from Quizlet's founder, Andrew Sutherland! Learn more about our Teacher Appreciatio…