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by bdavery
Fri Apr 07, 2023 11:11 am
Forum: Theory
Topic: Is science cardable?
Replies: 6
Views: 4467

Re: Is science cardable?

Science is cardable, but you break it into subjects and major sub-topics. A few examples here that do come up a lot: biology: cell organelles, common human diseases/vaccines, organs of the human body chemistry: the first 20 elements, columns/groups within the Periodic Table, ideal gas laws physics: ...
by bdavery
Tue Feb 08, 2022 11:32 am
Forum: Theory
Topic: AGQBA Quizbowl
Replies: 22
Views: 7794

Re: AGQBA Quizbowl

Several years ago, I spoke with another vendor by phone, and somehow the AGQBA quizbowl contract came under discussion. He said that when he won the contract, he had expected extra income (besides the AGQBA payment) from schools wanting his questions in their tournaments/leagues so they could learn ...
by bdavery
Mon Nov 29, 2021 6:46 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Lloyd Busch has passed away.
Replies: 0
Views: 1590

Lloyd Busch has passed away.

This is from another website this past week. Written By Todd Leopold If you grew up in the Atlanta area and were inclined towards trivia and brain bowl-style games, you saw Lloyd Busch. If you needed reference materials at Emory University’s Woodruff Library, you met Lloyd Busch. And if you played o...
by bdavery
Sat Jan 16, 2021 11:27 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fall 2020 COVID-19 Challenge starts Mon, Oct. 5
Replies: 3
Views: 2027

Spring 2021 COVID-19 Challenge starts Mon, Jan. 18

The setup is similar to our past events. Sometime between Mon AM and Fri PM, get the team together online, one time, for up to an hour, appoint a typist, and start answering the questions, 60 for HS and 50 for MS. (Obviously, you're on the honor system to not look stuff up online.) When you're done,...
by bdavery
Tue Dec 29, 2020 1:17 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2020-2021 Discussion Thread
Replies: 83
Views: 27933

Re: Alabama 2020-2021 Discussion Thread

To (partly) answer the most recent 2 questions here: I was told that ASCA picked the same company (not mine, nor NAQT, I guess) for all 3 levels (MS, JV, HS). The request for proposals said 15 rounds per level, which is the same as past years, so my guess is, ASCA is planning to run it as close to n...
by bdavery
Tue Dec 15, 2020 9:21 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fall 2020 COVID-19 Challenge starts Mon, Oct. 5
Replies: 3
Views: 2027

Re: Fall 2020 COVID-19 Challenge starts Mon, Oct. 5

From our 3 competitions this fall, Hanover HS (NH) and Chamblee MS (GA) were our winners. Congratulations to both! Note we do offer in-person tournament questions for 2020-21, and the responses from Challenge contestants have encouraged us to do at least 3 more online/Zoom competitions after Christm...
by bdavery
Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:27 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fall 2020 COVID-19 Challenge starts Mon, Oct. 5
Replies: 3
Views: 2027

Fall 2020 COVID-19 Challenge continues Mon, Nov. 9

Just a bump, for those who are starting play now.

Details/signup at https://www.averyenterprises.net/COVID-19
by bdavery
Mon Sep 28, 2020 10:11 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fall 2020 COVID-19 Challenge starts Mon, Oct. 5
Replies: 3
Views: 2027

Fall 2020 COVID-19 Challenge starts Mon, Oct. 5

Our COVID-19 Quizbowl Challenge is back for Fall 2020! The first of 3 competitions begins next Mon. Oct.5. The setup is similar to past events. Sometime between Mon AM and Fri PM, get the team together online, one time, for up to an hour, appoint a typist, and start answering the questions, 60 for H...
by bdavery
Mon Aug 03, 2020 10:58 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: INTRODUCING THE AMERICAN QUIZBOWL LEAGUE
Replies: 23
Views: 10814

Re: INTRODUCING THE AMERICAN QUIZBOWL LEAGUE

As an indirect competitor, I say let capitalism/competition reign, and good luck! Note that NAQT wouldn't be what it is today if its founders 25 years ago hadn't put a lot of time and effort (and probably, money) behind their belief that they could do better than existing quizbowl organizations. The...
by bdavery
Thu Apr 23, 2020 9:37 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Buzzword: A New Online Competition from NAQT
Replies: 1
Views: 3862

Re: Buzzword: A New Online Competition from NAQT

As a competitor of NAQT for 15 years, I gotta say... y'all done good. This is fun; I can pretend I'm young again for a few minutes a week. :party: I played sample Game C, got 41/50 (+ 1 a human would have given me) for a score of 588 (over 600, with the extra one) and had celerity of .367. It would ...
by bdavery
Sat Apr 04, 2020 10:00 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: COVID-19 Quizbowl Challenges (weeks of Apr 20/27)
Replies: 5
Views: 2305

Re: Free COVID-19 Quizbowl Challenge (week of Mon Apr 7)

Just to be clear, Iowa KB's competition noted above is a different thing from ours. Go ahead and play quizbowl with both!
by bdavery
Thu Apr 02, 2020 7:02 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: COVID-19 Quizbowl Challenges (weeks of Apr 20/27)
Replies: 5
Views: 2305

Re: Free COVID-19 Quizbowl Challenge (week of Mon Apr 7)

We have over 90 schools combined at both levels, including one from Brazil, one from Chile and one from Hawaii, so if you have ever wanted to play against schools from those places, this is your opportunity.
by bdavery
Wed Apr 01, 2020 6:24 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: COVID-19 Quizbowl Challenges (weeks of Apr 20/27)
Replies: 5
Views: 2305

Re: Free COVID-19 Quizbowl Challenge (week of Mon Apr 7)

Judging by the more than 100 emails in my inbox, there will be enough teams at both levels to make this worthwhile. There is still time to sign up.
by bdavery
Mon Mar 30, 2020 4:05 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: COVID-19 Quizbowl Challenges (weeks of Apr 20/27)
Replies: 5
Views: 2305

COVID-19 Quizbowl Challenges (weeks of Apr 20/27)

Our no-cost nationwide COVID-19 Quizbowl Challenge last week attracted more than 60 middle schools from 15 states and more than 70 high schools from 26 states and 3 foreign countries. Georgia's Chamblee MS and New York's Hunter College HS won their respective divisions. Enough people asked for more,...
by bdavery
Mon Mar 30, 2020 4:02 pm
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: Free COVID-19 Quizbowl Challenge (week of Apr 7)
Replies: 0
Views: 1862

Free COVID-19 Quizbowl Challenge (week of Apr 7)

We are offering a no-cost nationwide COVID-19 Quizbowl Challenge for MS teams during the week of Mon. Apr. 7. This is similar to the Recent Events Challenge we used to run. To play, email bda@averyenterprises.net with your school name and location. If we get at least 10 teams, then on Monday April 7...
by bdavery
Mon Feb 11, 2019 8:10 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Oklahoma 19-20
Replies: 0
Views: 4106

Oklahoma 19-20

This may seem early to talk about next year already, but OSSAA is soliciting bids for state Academic Bowl vendor for next year and the 2 years after. For info on how to submit a bid, email Todd Goolsby at tgoolsby@ossaa.com. Deadline is April 4, 2019 (it actually says 2016 on the letter, so I'm maki...
by bdavery
Fri Jan 18, 2019 2:24 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Mythology
Replies: 10
Views: 8934

Re: Mythology

The link below is targeted for middle schoolers and is only for Greek myth, but if you skip the lesson plan/activity stuff and just read the material there, it's a good start. At the bottom of the page, there's a link to Encyclopedia Mythica, which should help in learning some of the other myths out...
by bdavery
Thu May 17, 2018 11:17 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: My Health
Replies: 11
Views: 8088

Re: My Health

I wish you all the best and a full recovery.
by bdavery
Sat Sep 23, 2017 12:30 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: The State of Good Quizbowl, State-by-State, 2017 Edition
Replies: 30
Views: 25387

Re: The State of Good Quizbowl, State-by-State, 2017 Edition

Going only by what I was told in writing when the last OK contract was awarded, the company that won was an OK firm who bid less than half of what QG and I both bid separately (as this was awarded before our merger). It is a firm I'd never heard of, before or since, neither in 16 years in the writin...
by bdavery
Thu Dec 08, 2016 5:02 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: MS History Bee ORQE???
Replies: 4
Views: 4132

Re: MS History Bee ORQE???

In past years with 3 of my own kids, the exam has always been in January. They announced postmark deadline for this year's entries as Dec 9 (and I just sent my kid's in), so by that, they wouldn't know who all to give the exams to until the end of next week anyway. For all I know, they may have the ...
by bdavery
Fri Jun 10, 2016 6:47 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NHBB for Middle and Elementary Levels (Chicago, IL 6/9-6/12)
Replies: 86
Views: 60148

Re: NHBB for Middle and Elementary Levels (Chicago, IL 6/9-6

My kids played the Bee on Friday. The questions were good IMO, and some players are truly amazing. My only complaint is--when you have 400 kids in a division, is there really any reason that a single group of 10 kids must basically play each other for 4 of the 5 rounds ? I understand the seeding may...
by bdavery
Wed Oct 07, 2015 4:43 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fall Recent Events Challenge, week of Sept. 28
Replies: 4
Views: 3562

Re: Fall Recent Events Challenge, week of Sept. 28

We had schools from 21 different states. Our HS winner was Pennsylvania's West Chester East HS, with 55 of 60. Our MS winner was Georgia's South Forsyth MS, with 43 of 50.
by bdavery
Thu Sep 24, 2015 9:53 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fall Recent Events Challenge, week of Sept. 28
Replies: 4
Views: 3562

Fall Recent Events Challenge, week of Sept. 28

Bump... We have schools signed up now from 16 states, which is roughly what we normally get. There's still room for your team! Signup link above.
by bdavery
Tue Sep 15, 2015 10:26 am
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: Fall Recent Events Challenge, week of Sept. 28
Replies: 0
Views: 2832

Fall Recent Events Challenge, week of Sept. 28

(Also posted on Misc HS page) Avery Enterprises announces our annual Fall Recent Events Challenge, which will take place during the week starting Mon. Sept. 28. If you've played before, the rules haven't changed. We anticipate middle schools will play from 8-10 different states, as in previous years...
by bdavery
Tue Sep 15, 2015 10:24 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fall Recent Events Challenge, week of Sept. 28
Replies: 4
Views: 3562

Fall Recent Events Challenge, week of Sept. 28

Avery Enterprises announces our annual Fall Recent Events Challenge, which will take place during the week starting Mon. Sept. 28. If you've played before, the rules haven't changed. We have schools from 7 states already signed up and anticipate 15-20 states total, as in previous years. If you would...
by bdavery
Sat Jul 25, 2015 11:37 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: The State of Good Quizbowl, State-by-State
Replies: 61
Views: 51593

Re: The State of Good Quizbowl, State-by-State

And I would be curious to know what exactly Chip asks that would cause girls to think of his stuff as gender-unbiased...
by bdavery
Thu Mar 12, 2015 11:36 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Ghosts of Quiz Bowl's Past that You (sorta) Miss....
Replies: 28
Views: 18311

Re: Ghosts of Quiz Bowl's Past that You (sorta) Miss....

With respect to Matt's food thing...in my day, most kids who saw food at a tournament ate it and were glad to get it. Even the weeks-old packaged Day's Inn danishes were scarfed up in record time. But in the last 7-10 years, since my kids started being teenagers, we've seen all kinds of food, brough...
by bdavery
Tue Jan 27, 2015 11:01 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: What to study for middle school quizbowl? Help
Replies: 13
Views: 9648

Re: What to study for middle school quizbowl? Help

If you have a Windows computer or iPhone/iPad, use the Fact Mountain apps for US Presidents, 19th-century American literature and Great Paintings. http://www.factmountain.net The US Presidents app got my younger kids enough history points to make the National History Bee finals last year.
by bdavery
Mon Jan 19, 2015 11:52 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Winter 2015 Recent Events Challenge, Jan. 12-16
Replies: 1
Views: 1768

Re: Winter 2015 Recent Events Challenge, Jan. 12-16

We had schools from 20 different states participate in the HS division. Congrats to La Follette HS, our winners! I have attached the rules and questions to show how it works. We will do the Recent Events Challenge again next Sept and Jan. The answers were given to participating schools but are not i...
by bdavery
Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:11 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Winter 2015 Recent Events Challenge, Jan. 12-16
Replies: 1
Views: 1768

Winter 2015 Recent Events Challenge, Jan. 12-16

Avery Enterprises is holding its Winter Recent Events Challenge this week (Jan. 12-16). Back in September, we had schools from 22 different states take part--so if you're looking to play against people from all over the country without leaving your classroom, you should try it. We have both HS and M...
by bdavery
Fri Mar 28, 2014 4:35 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fact Mountain app for iPhone/iPad--promo codes available
Replies: 2
Views: 2916

Re: Fact Mountain app for iPhone/iPad--promo codes available

The reviews here mentioned the stuff above and also said: "LOVE, LOVE, Love the president App." -- Claudette Smith, ASCA State President-Elect "Your app does a good job of teaching a limited amount of American literature." -- Mike Flandermeyer, Lutheran HIgh School of St. Charles...
by bdavery
Fri Mar 28, 2014 4:25 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fact Mountain app for iPhone/iPad--promo codes available
Replies: 2
Views: 2916

Re: Fact Mountain app for iPhone/iPad--promo codes available

People who have tried them out have noted things that I forgot to put in the "help" area of the app. Until I get to that, they are : 1) For U.S. Presidents, type last name only. You can type FDR, LBJ, JFK, Bush 41 or Bush 43 if it is the answer. A prompt is given if a shared last name is t...
by bdavery
Fri Mar 28, 2014 4:19 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fact Mountain app for iPhone/iPad--promo codes available
Replies: 2
Views: 2916

Fact Mountain app for iPhone/iPad--promo codes available

The first 3 apps in the series [U.S. Presidents, Russian Literature--written by Dallin Kelson (whom some of you know), and 19th-Century American Literature] are now available in Apple's App Store for iPhone/iPad: US Presidents https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fact-mountain-u.s.-presidents/id580766468...
by bdavery
Thu Feb 20, 2014 4:18 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Does quizbowl need a public Ginseng-analogue?
Replies: 22
Views: 10307

Re: Does quizbowl need a public Ginseng-analogue?

If all questions are written/edited before you assemble packets, it's much faster to put questions in by subject instead of by game. For a 10-round set, cut and paste the 10 chemistry questions in, one per round, from round 1 to round 10. Then the 10 bio, or 10 US hist, or whatever. Doing it that wa...
by bdavery
Tue Sep 10, 2013 11:15 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fall 2013 Recent Events Challenge
Replies: 0
Views: 1116

Fall 2013 Recent Events Challenge

Our Fall Recent Events Challenge will be held the week of Sept. 23-27. Rules, info, etc. at http://www.averyenterprises.net/quiz-bowl/current-events-challenge If you played KMO in the past and liked the competition against other schools without traveling, try us out once. We charge a lot less and do...
by bdavery
Mon Feb 11, 2013 2:53 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fact Mountain
Replies: 3
Views: 3732

Re: Fact Mountain

[MOD, please change the title of this thread to just "Fact Mountain", since the Challenge time period is over.] Fact Mountain apps are now available for Windows desktops/laptops. Go to http://www.factmountain.net/fact-mountain-free-sample-app to download the free installer program and a fr...
by bdavery
Mon Dec 03, 2012 2:06 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fact Mountain
Replies: 3
Views: 3732

Fact Mountain

This past summer, I hired several interns to work on a quizbowl app for me. One of those interns was Dallin Kelson, whom many of you know personally and who did a great job on Russian literature. The app he did should be available in January. In the meantime, the first app in the series, U.S. Presid...
by bdavery
Thu Oct 04, 2012 12:03 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2012 Recent Events Challenge
Replies: 4
Views: 2040

Re: 2012 Recent Events Challenge

Out of 73 schools from 25 states, the winner in the HS division was Minnesota's Roseville HS. The winner in the MS division was Georgia's Chamblee MS. Tournament organizers may contact me privately to request info on any schools in their area who took part and who may be interested in attending thei...
by bdavery
Tue Sep 11, 2012 9:39 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2012 Recent Events Challenge
Replies: 4
Views: 2040

2012 Recent Events Challenge

Our 2012 (third annual) Recent Events Challenge will be held in 2 weeks, from Sept.
24-28. All high school and middle school teams are invited to participate.

To get more info and enter, go to
http://www.averyenterprises.net/quiz-bo ... -challenge
by bdavery
Tue Mar 13, 2012 6:26 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Quizbowl internship for summer 2012
Replies: 33
Views: 10503

Re: Quizbowl internship for summer 2012

I appreciate the feedback (snarky as much of it was). I will use some of the feedback to update the offer as follows: My start-up company, Foothills Education LLC, is offering paid 14-week quizbowl internships for three college students from May 14 to August 17, 2012. You will be helping to write an...
by bdavery
Tue Mar 06, 2012 2:42 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Quizbowl internship for summer 2012
Replies: 33
Views: 10503

Quizbowl internship for summer 2012

My start-up company is offering paid 14-week quizbowl internships for between two and five college students from May 14 to August 17, 2012. You will work by computer wherever you are and e-mail me regular stuff, so there are no official work hours and no specific place you must show up. Each week, y...
by bdavery
Sun Oct 30, 2011 6:27 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Off-limits?
Replies: 16
Views: 4821

Re: Off-limits?

AFAIK, many major religions (or local churches) post material about themselves online, and so anything you find on any of those is not only fair game for questions because it's publicly available, but should have the added benefit of higher accuracy to help prevent protests. As an active Mormon, I k...
by bdavery
Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:57 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Packet Distribution Form
Replies: 4
Views: 2046

Packet Distribution Form

The attached form is intended to improve question distribution both within a packet and within a tournament. Editors may use multiple copies to ensure, for example, that in a 10-round tournament, they have more than (say) 2 world history questions but only 10 (say) chemistry questions. When putting ...
by bdavery
Sat Jul 17, 2010 9:04 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Me - Lee Henry
Replies: 76
Views: 19153

Re: Me - Lee Henry

If you are willing to relocate to Denver (and start weaning Colorado off Knowledge Bowl), I see a couple of English teacher jobs for middle school and high school at the Denver Public Schools website: http://teachindenver.dpsk12.org/all_positions For a more nationwide search (in case you haven't tri...
by bdavery
Wed Jun 02, 2010 5:31 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Missouri quizbowl 2010-11
Replies: 7
Views: 2035

Missouri quizbowl 2010-11

[Mod, please put this wherever you think it goes.] Here is the MSHSAA question proposal for this coming year. Note it requires 21 games of 50 tossups/20 bonuses + replacements, and that e-mail/fax proposals will _not_ be accepted. OTOH, you can now have some past connection to Missouri quizbowl prov...
by bdavery
Wed Feb 03, 2010 6:08 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Music Theory Help
Replies: 11
Views: 5203

Re: Music Theory Help

This site has a lot of theory/definitions, while the appendix link at the bottom of the page talks about composers and other useful stuff.

http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/
by bdavery
Tue Feb 02, 2010 11:13 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Elementary school quiz tournaments in Georgia
Replies: 0
Views: 1411

Elementary school quiz tournaments in Georgia

Mods, if you can put these in a good place (the Georgia section or whatever), that would be great. Upcoming Elementary School Tournaments 1) Rose Bowl Academic Challenge Jerger Elementary School, Thomasville, Georgia Saturday, March 6, 2010 Cost: $65/team Two divisions of competition -- Primary (1-3...
by bdavery
Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:35 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Oklahoma Academic Bowl contract
Replies: 9
Views: 2560

Oklahoma Academic Bowl contract

I received in the mail this week Oklahoma's request for a state Academic Bowl question provider, beginning in 2009-10 and for 2 more years after that. If someone would seriously like to bid, I will mail the paper copy of everything to you (but since I only have one copy, first come-first served). De...
by bdavery
Mon Jun 09, 2008 2:44 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Missouri 08-09 Contract Info
Replies: 1
Views: 981

Missouri 08-09 Contract Info

Next year's Missouri state championship question request is now out. Deadline to submit a proposal is July 14. To get an official copy from MSHSAA, contact stacy@mshsaa.org Past years have requested 13 rounds only, so this year's increase to 21 is interesting. Writers must promise not to use their 2...