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by J. Young
Thu Oct 03, 2019 10:05 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Registration Open Cavalier Classic XXII - 10/26 at UVA
Replies: 2
Views: 4031

Re: Registration Open Cavalier Classic XXII - 10/26 at UVA

Would it be possible to get a field update?
by J. Young
Mon Jun 24, 2019 5:23 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: DC Metro 2019-2020 Date Claim Thread
Replies: 48
Views: 21446

Re: DC Metro 2019-2020 Date Claim Thread

Can this thread be stickied and the last season's archived? In addition, is there a way to display the calendar post above the chronologically first post in this thread, if possible?
by J. Young
Mon Jun 24, 2019 5:11 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: DC Metro 2019-2020 Date Claim Thread
Replies: 48
Views: 21446

DC Metro 2019-2020 Date Claim Thread

I'd like to thank Audrey for maintaining last year's thread. I will be stepping up to the plate again and managing the DC Metro quizbowl calendar for the 2019-2020 season. I will be including local college tournaments so that any colleges hosting tournaments for high schoolers can work around those ...
by J. Young
Wed May 29, 2019 5:02 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2019 HSNCT discussion
Replies: 144
Views: 56930

Re: 2019 HSNCT discussion

(Berwick-upon-Tweed with the only clue about it being at war for Russia If I recall correctly, also I can find literally no evidence that this ever happened, unless the bonus mentioned it as a legend of course. I would have to see it again). The Berwick clue was apparently based on a human interest...
by J. Young
Wed May 29, 2019 4:41 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2019 HSNCT discussion
Replies: 144
Views: 56930

Re: 2019 HSNCT discussion

Can I see conversion stats for the bonus on fictional metals (alloys?)? Curious as to how many teams converted the third part.
by J. Young
Thu Jul 19, 2018 3:27 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: DC Metro 2018-2019 Date Claim Thread
Replies: 49
Views: 32563

Re: DC Metro 2018-2019 Date Claim Thread

Can this thread be stickied and last season's be archived?
by J. Young
Mon Mar 19, 2018 6:37 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Virginia NASAT 2018?
Replies: 27
Views: 10452

Re: Virginia NASAT 2018?

Category split sounds like a good idea. I agree with this plan.
by J. Young
Thu Mar 01, 2018 8:42 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Virginia NASAT 2018?
Replies: 27
Views: 10452

Re: Virginia NASAT 2018?

I am interested in going, and will probably be able to make the tryouts.
by J. Young
Thu Feb 01, 2018 7:37 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: DC Metro 2017-2018 Date Claim Thread
Replies: 53
Views: 33853

Re: DC Metro 2017-2018 Date Claim Thread

UVa will be hosting the NAQT Virginia State Qualifier using SCT-18 on 31 March, per the NAQT.com schedule.
by J. Young
Tue Jan 23, 2018 8:08 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: DC Metro 2017-2018 Date Claim Thread
Replies: 53
Views: 33853

Re: DC Metro 2017-2018 Date Claim Thread

swimmerstar wrote:Is UVa not hosting the Virginia State Championship this year?
Presumably not given VHSL's use of the relevant NAQT set, as well as it being unlikely that many teams would be willing to play a college set.
by J. Young
Mon Oct 23, 2017 5:47 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: DC Metro 2017-2018 Date Claim Thread
Replies: 53
Views: 33853

Re: DC Metro 2017-2018 Date Claim Thread

Curious Homunculus wrote:The link for 12/2's NHBB Tournament at St. Anselm's goes to the wrong tournament. The correct link is here.
Corrected, thanks.
by J. Young
Sun Oct 01, 2017 12:24 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: HSAPQ and NAQT Joint Announcement
Replies: 18
Views: 11285

Re: HSAPQ and NAQT Joint Announcement

What about Virginia teams that compete in VHSL and intend to play tournaments run on the sets that are to be converted into VHSL format?
by J. Young
Sun Sep 03, 2017 6:03 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: DC Metro 2017-2018 Date Claim Thread
Replies: 53
Views: 33853

Re: DC Metro 2017-2018 Date Claim Thread

Could a moderator please unsticky last year's date claims and replace them with this thread?
by J. Young
Fri Aug 18, 2017 8:40 pm
Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
Topic: Odd Ways of Learning Things
Replies: 177
Views: 198278

Re: Odd Ways of Learning Things

I once powered a tossup on "Liberty or Death" because of my old Culpeper Flag Facebook profile picture.
by J. Young
Mon Aug 14, 2017 4:51 pm
Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
Topic: Proto
Replies: 15
Views: 13590

Re: Proto

I guess Kevin Kwok finally let Protobowl die.
by J. Young
Fri Jun 23, 2017 6:41 am
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: State tournaments
Replies: 8
Views: 25863

Re: State tournaments

In Virginia, we have two state championships, the Virginia High School League (VHSL) and the NAQT States. VHSL is "scholastic bowl" which uses a four-quarter format but is still high quality. Around 90% of the Virginia public schools do scholastic bowl, so the state championship is "c...
by J. Young
Fri Jun 16, 2017 7:08 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: DC Metro 2016-2017 Date Claim Thread
Replies: 55
Views: 38612

Re: DC Metro 2016-2017 Date Claim Thread

The new thread for 2017-18 is here.
by J. Young
Fri Jun 16, 2017 4:40 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: DC Metro 2017-2018 Date Claim Thread
Replies: 53
Views: 33853

DC Metro 2017-2018 Date Claim Thread

Thanks to everyone who has previously maintained this thread. I will be managing the calendar for quizbowl events in the DC Metro area for 2017-2018. I will also be including local college tournaments so that any colleges hosting tournaments for high schoolers can work around those - note that not a...
by J. Young
Fri Jun 16, 2017 4:36 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: DC Metro 2016-2017 Date Claim Thread
Replies: 55
Views: 38612

Re: DC Metro 2016-2017 Date Claim Thread

Sure, I'll do it.
by J. Young
Wed Apr 26, 2017 2:42 pm
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: 2016 NAQT MSNCT: Congratulations Middlesex!
Replies: 25
Views: 20691

Re: 2016 NAQT MSNCT: Congratulations Middlesex!

the return of AHAN wrote:
jonah wrote:Audio recordings of selected matches are now available.
That heavy breathing in round 5, tho...
(seriously, it's all but unlistenable)
Must be me stressing over negging. :wink:
by J. Young
Mon Apr 24, 2017 8:14 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Schedules & Stats
Replies: 9
Views: 5765

Re: Schedules & Stats

A related issue with the NHBB stats is the disappearance of 2016's National History Bee stats from the website, as the link is now dead, and the relevant statistics apparently were not converted into Excel files and posted to the website as previous year's stats were.
by J. Young
Thu Mar 23, 2017 5:29 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: DC Metro 2016-2017 Date Claim Thread
Replies: 55
Views: 38612

Re: DC Metro 2016-2017 Date Claim Thread

Please update the schedule to reflect that Georgetown moved its HFT Mirror to 4/29 from 3/18, according to their tournament announcement.
by J. Young
Thu Mar 23, 2017 5:29 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: DC Metro 2016-2017 Date Claim Thread
Replies: 55
Views: 38612

Re: DC Metro 2016-2017 Date Claim Thread

Please update the schedule to reflect that Georgetown moved its HFT Mirror to 4/29 from 3/18, according to their tournament announcement.
by J. Young
Wed Feb 01, 2017 7:30 pm
Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
Topic: State of QuizbowlDB
Replies: 2
Views: 5150

Re: State of QuizbowlDB

It is now officially dead, as a Japanese owner has bought the domain.
by J. Young
Thu Jan 19, 2017 7:54 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Virginia NASAT
Replies: 1
Views: 2894

Re: Virginia NASAT

Count me in.
by J. Young
Sun Dec 18, 2016 9:15 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: DC Metro 2016-2017 Date Claim Thread
Replies: 55
Views: 38612

Re: DC Metro 2016-2017 Date Claim Thread

3/4/17 Mountain Vista Open @ Lord Fairfax CC in Warrenton, IS-165A has been announced by their coach but hasn't yet been included in the calendar.
by J. Young
Tue Nov 15, 2016 6:50 pm
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: Fundraising
Replies: 5
Views: 12294

Re: Fundraising

You could do a "trivia night" after school. This has worked for Longfellow in the past.
by J. Young
Sun Jul 24, 2016 4:39 am
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: What to do to improve for history
Replies: 8
Views: 11967

Re: What to do to improve for history

I use spaced repetition software, but most of my studying is from reading history books. What books have helped you the most? Also, my weakest is at American history, being not American myself. What books would you recommend for the "hot" American topics like the Revolution, the Civil War...
by J. Young
Fri Jul 22, 2016 4:50 am
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: What to do to improve for history
Replies: 8
Views: 11967

Re: What to do to improve for history

I use spaced repetition software, but most of my studying is from reading history books.
by J. Young
Tue Jun 07, 2016 4:32 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2016 nAC
Replies: 72
Views: 35209

Re: 2016 nAC

FYI Lux is from Nebraska. According to the QU website, there were three Nebraska teams at the JNAC.
by J. Young
Sun May 22, 2016 5:23 pm
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: 2016 US Academic Bee and Bowl Nationals
Replies: 14
Views: 9992

Re: US Academic Bee and Bowl Nationals

Middlesex won the Bowl in a close final. William Wang, captain of Longfellow, won the Bee division by a large margin.
by J. Young
Fri Apr 29, 2016 5:38 pm
Forum: New Collegiate Teams
Topic: Map of Quiz Bowl
Replies: 21
Views: 22597

Re: Map of Quiz Bowl

There is essentially a black hole in quiz bowl coverage for the western states (Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska). If you are including college clubs that have ever played in a sectional championship, you are missing Mississippi State and UT Chattanooga ...
by J. Young
Thu Apr 28, 2016 5:16 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Discuss 2016 NHBB Nationals Here
Replies: 88
Views: 43821

Re: Discuss 2016 NHBB Nationals Here

Well the last one was the least important, anyway. For the first two: I am nigh-literally floored that either of those things were floated as ideas, much less BOTH, much less either happened, much less BOTH happened. There is no universe in which either of those are good ideas. Most importantly (no...
by J. Young
Tue Apr 26, 2016 5:06 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Discuss 2016 NHBB Nationals Here
Replies: 88
Views: 43821

Re: Discuss 2016 NHBB Nationals Here

Oh c'mon -- repeats between years with sets of this size and such specific subject matter are unavoidable and practically guaranteed! It probably was not necessary to use the same first line clue about Erika, why not instead use a clue from one of the other songs mentioned in the tossup, like Panze...
by J. Young
Mon Apr 25, 2016 1:17 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Discuss 2016 NHBB Nationals Here
Replies: 88
Views: 43821

Re: Discuss 2016 NHBB Nationals Here

In the set for the JV Bowl finals there was a tossup with mostly repeated clues from the 2014 Bee Nats set.
by J. Young
Fri Apr 22, 2016 11:20 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Oldest Tournament?
Replies: 8
Views: 3577

Re: Oldest Tournament?

quizbowllee wrote:I have contacted Blake Leeth at Snead State and have asked whether any of the questions from the tournaments held in the 1970s-1980s are still available if they could be scanned. I will let you know what I find out.
Is it possible that there could be results from the early Snead State Invitationals?
by J. Young
Thu Apr 14, 2016 6:10 pm
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: Charter Challenge 2016, Wilmington DE
Replies: 4
Views: 5208

Re: Charter Challenge 2016, Wilmington DE

Is it possible that complete stats could be uploaded to NAQT?
by J. Young
Wed Apr 06, 2016 5:22 am
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: Starting a new Quizbowl Team
Replies: 9
Views: 10416

Re: Starting a new Quizbowl Team

There is a large amount of useful information on these previous related topic threads. * http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=17888 * http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=14280 If you are from Lexington High in Massachusetts, your school already has a good qui...
by J. Young
Sun Mar 06, 2016 12:10 pm
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: List of Essential Resources (alpha)
Replies: 22
Views: 40098

Re: List of Essential Resources (alpha)

Neg 5 offers live tournament results. It worked very well at Charter Challenge last Saturday.
by J. Young
Sat Feb 06, 2016 1:41 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NHBB Opening Announcement for 2015-16 Varsity & JV Divisions
Replies: 16
Views: 7968

Re: NHBB Opening Announcement for 2015-16 Varsity & JV Divis

Cody wrote:Ah, yes, Hawaii. I like my tournaments as inaccessible as possible!
So what about the Hawaiian quiz bowl scene and the (re)invigorating effect IHO presence there will have?
by J. Young
Tue Feb 02, 2016 3:55 pm
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: Top MS Players?
Replies: 5
Views: 5672

Re: Top MS Players?

The middle school circuit in Virginia is pretty thin, with only two schools (Henley and Longfellow) going to last year's MSNCT. I've never actually seen Henley's best players in a tournament, so I can't provide any information on them. One of Longfellow's best players this year is William Wang, who ...
by J. Young
Wed Dec 16, 2015 6:21 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Interview Question: Why do you do Quizbowl? etc.
Replies: 9
Views: 1069

Re: Interview Question: Why do you do Quizbowl? etc.

Quiz bowl could possibly provide incentives to learn information which could be useful in an educational setting. Also many people like winning and that can drive participation.
by J. Young
Sat Nov 14, 2015 2:34 pm
Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
Topic: Quizlr: a new study resource
Replies: 15
Views: 11225

Re: Quizlr: a new study resource

When using it on safari, it still gives me a "There was an error with your data, please check that your browser's javascript is enabled." message even though my javascript is already enabled.
by J. Young
Sun Jul 19, 2015 3:53 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Studying for HS lit in MS
Replies: 10
Views: 6136

Re: Studying for HS lit in MS

I tend to study lit by reading the actual books, because I find that I can get powers better that way, and I have a lot of time now, since its summer. Can somebody please name some of the books that come up in almost every HS tournament?
by J. Young
Thu Jul 16, 2015 2:23 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NHBB & USGO 2016 Middle School Nationals: Chicago, Jun 10-12
Replies: 3
Views: 3197

Re: NHBB & USGO 2016 Middle School Nationals: Chicago, Jun 1

What is the National Citizenship Bee about? Is it buzzer based or is it like the subject exams?
by J. Young
Tue Jul 14, 2015 4:10 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Studying for HS lit in MS
Replies: 10
Views: 6136

Studying for HS lit in MS

What books generally come up in HS lit sets? I am in middle school but about half the tournaments my school attends are high school level, like TJIAT. I'm pretty good at the Western classics, but I don't know much of what comes up in the high school sets.
by J. Young
Sun Jul 12, 2015 4:36 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Acknowledging Marginalized-Group Membership in QB Questions
Replies: 54
Views: 21190

Re: Acknowledging Marginalized-Group Membership in QB Questi

There shouldn't be more emphasis on sexuality of writers because it would be unnecessary. The sexuality of writers who were homosexual and not from the modern period like Henry James wasn't known then and isn't well known now. Adding sexuality into tossups would also be making tossups at, for exampl...