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- Sat Mar 27, 2021 4:41 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Music for the Masses - Late 2021 Music Trash Event
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3183
- Sun Mar 07, 2021 8:13 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2021 WORKSHOP: Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 43
- Views: 5141
Re: 2021 WORKSHOP: Specific Question Discussion
I didn't play (only modded) and don't have the brainpower to remember specific tossups very much, but thanks for finally cluing the Liège Revolution <3
- Sun Feb 14, 2021 2:52 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: sports! 2021: The Bob Gibson Memorial Set
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4481
Re: sports! 2021: The Bob Gibson Memorial Set
Will motorsport be included in "Other"?
- Fri Dec 20, 2019 6:28 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Festivus 2019 (December 23rd, Discord)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1709
Festivus 2019 (December 23rd, Discord)
Once again we've reached that time of year without a Festivus thread, so here it is! As the thread title suggests, this will be happening on the main quizbowl Discord server, where you can read your packets either through voice chat or by copy-pasting your packet clue by clue into the text chat. You...
- Thu Mar 07, 2019 2:49 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Let's Remember Some Guys II: Let's Remember Some More Guys (HSNCT)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 14775
Re: Let's Remember Some Guys II: Let's Remember Some More Guys (HSNCT)
write more motorsport please
I liked the Mark Martin tossup the first time around
I liked the Mark Martin tossup the first time around
- Wed Jan 23, 2019 2:27 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Spartan Housewrite: Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 65
- Views: 8251
Re: Spartan Housewrite: Specific Question Discussion
All other gripes aside (I thought the tournament was generally quite good) and not counting my slight breakdown in the last round from fatigue, I basically only have one remark:
Uh, why were there two separate tossups with the answerline "Yukon"?
Uh, why were there two separate tossups with the answerline "Yukon"?
- Tue Sep 04, 2018 11:23 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: GEOCACHE (Summer 2019)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2520
Re: GEOCACHE (Summer 2019)
I like this development very much.
- Mon Jul 30, 2018 5:34 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
- Replies: 577
- Views: 457474
Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Yes please.Dominator wrote:If this is what we're doing, I've got 3 packets of IHO Sports I can read if anyone is interested. It's not a hard set, and it tries not to be too American-centric.
- Thu Apr 05, 2018 7:04 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
- Replies: 224
- Views: 30323
Re: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
plsAKKOLADE wrote:Renaud - Hexagone
Rush - Working Man
Rush - 2112
Rush - Fly by Night
- Tue Apr 03, 2018 8:13 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2018 Name of the Year Tournament
- Replies: 8
- Views: 893
Re: 2018 Name of the Year Tournament
I fully endorse Mahogany Loggins for the final victory.
- Sun Apr 01, 2018 3:06 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Entirely Real Landscapes online (April 1st)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3813
Re: Entirely Real Landscapes online (April 1st)
Looks like my habit of searching new places on Google Images helped a lot, even if it's not the best way of revising for quizbowl! Thanks for running the whole thing, Conor, it was very enjoyable and helped be get through this flu-stricken evening.
- Sun Mar 25, 2018 12:09 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: The Best Two-Way Players
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7152
Re: The Best Two-Way Players
I can only speak for the UK, but I would strongly back Joe Crowther in such a tournament. Broad knowledge across the board, scaled pretty well in certain areas at CMST, and absolutely monstered the field at the Cambridge trash open.
- Tue Feb 27, 2018 3:20 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
- Replies: 224
- Views: 30323
Re: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
Gainsbarre better show up in this bracket in some form, or else...I'll be mildly annoyed.AKKOLADE wrote:Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin Ballade de Melody Nelson
- Wed Feb 21, 2018 8:13 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
- Replies: 224
- Views: 30323
Re: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
This better be to let La bombe humaine into the bracket. Also Rockollection is a kick-arse song, and you know it.AKKOLADE wrote:Laurent Voulzy Rockollection
Téléphone Hygiaphone
Téléphone Crache ton venin
- Sun Feb 18, 2018 7:30 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
- Replies: 224
- Views: 30323
Re: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
This is a declaration of war.AKKOLADE wrote:Plastic Bertrand Ca plane pour moi
Telex Moskow Diskow
- Thu Feb 15, 2018 7:12 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
- Replies: 224
- Views: 30323
Re: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
This is less annoyance at it being cut, and more general surprise at it being on the list in the first place.AKKOLADE wrote:Lio Le Banana Split
- Sun Feb 11, 2018 7:14 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
- Replies: 224
- Views: 30323
Re: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
I disagree with this opinion.AKKOLADE wrote:Claude François Alexandrie Alexandra
- Wed Feb 07, 2018 6:54 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
- Replies: 224
- Views: 30323
Re: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
No way!AKKOLADE wrote:The Angels [Australia] - Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again?
User was reminded not to swear in the high school section. -mgmt
- Sat Jan 27, 2018 8:42 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2018 ACF Regionals @ Oxford Brookes (27/01/18)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2967
Re: 2018 ACF Regionals @ Oxford Brookes (27/01/18)
Stats are now up: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournament ... standings/
I forgot to report it in the stats, but only Oxford C and Warwick B were undergraduate or D II eligible.
I forgot to report it in the stats, but only Oxford C and Warwick B were undergraduate or D II eligible.
- Tue Jan 09, 2018 3:34 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Entirely Real Landscapes [Announcement]
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8551
Re: Entirely Real Landscapes [Announcement]
Yes, please.
- Sun Dec 17, 2017 11:14 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
- Replies: 735
- Views: 154487
Re: ROUND 0 PART 1 VOTING NOW: Best Song of the 2000s Bracke
Little Lion Man – Mumford and Suns vs. Can’t Get You Out of My Head – Kylie Minogue I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys vs. Since U Been Gone – Kelly Clarkson 1234 – Feist vs. Not Ready to Make Nice – Dixie Chicks Me and Giuliani Down by the Schoolyard (A True Story) – !!! vs. Do ...
- Mon Nov 20, 2017 8:34 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2018 ACF Regionals @ Oxford Brookes (27/01/18)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2967
2018 ACF Regionals @ Oxford Brookes (27/01/18)
The Oxford Brookes University Quiz Society is proud to announce that we will be hosting the transatlantic mirror of ACF Regionals on January 27th 2018 ! You can find the announcement thread for the tournament at http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=20005 and register for the tour...
- Thu Nov 16, 2017 6:09 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
- Replies: 48
- Views: 36217
Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
I'm sure you'll all be crestfallen to learn that I will not be reading a new and improved F1 packet at this year's Festivus.
- Mon Nov 06, 2017 1:48 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: GEODUCK - Geography Side Event (NEW: Online Mirror Update)
- Replies: 37
- Views: 22026
Re: GEODUCK - Geography Side Event (NEW: Online Mirror Updat
When can we expect this set to be posted? Only about half the packets were read in Cambridge, and I'd love to play the rest in practice.
- Sun Oct 22, 2017 1:18 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: PSA - Don't be a Luddite
- Replies: 62
- Views: 30875
Re: PSA - Don't be a Luddite
We used this at Oxford yesterday and most rooms didn't have two moderators and the tournament ran to schedule. Many people (including me) preferred using this system to paper scoring, and I think it is probably faster. I don't think anyone but me had used it before, and no one looked at how to use ...
- Thu Oct 19, 2017 10:53 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Quizbowl and Mental Health
- Replies: 30
- Views: 25206
Re: Quizbowl and Mental Health
I'd like to open by saying that quizbowl is possibly one of the best things that's happened to me since I started university. It has given me a reliable point in the week where I can reliably go and think about something other than my studies. Going to practice and playing tournaments has become a r...
- Sat Jul 22, 2017 7:18 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Kate Kohn's Colossal Conundrum
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6628
Re: Kate Kohn's Colossal Conundrum
I'm quite looking forward to being really bad at this.
- Mon Jun 19, 2017 12:57 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: SINS: A Sports Side Tournament
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5212
Re: SINS: A Sports Side Tournament
As I will not be in Toronto then (by virtue of residing on a different continent), I just may contribute some content to this.
- Tue Jun 13, 2017 9:23 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: First One Hunna Days (Election 2016) **UPDATE** read OP
- Replies: 47
- Views: 25059
Re: First One Hunna Days (Election 2016) **UPDATE** read OP
Yeah, I should be able to stay awake for this.
- Fri Jun 09, 2017 4:43 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Sivakumar Day Inter-Nationals
- Replies: 32
- Views: 14685
Re: Sivakumar Day Inter-Nationals
This was tonnes of fun to play, and I expect it to be better once fully packetised. Thanks for writing this, Jakob!
- Mon Jun 05, 2017 8:46 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: UK Player Poll 2017: Now With More Tweed
- Replies: 27
- Views: 19289
Re: UK Player Poll 2017: Now With More Tweed
Because it seems like the thing to do... Thomas De Bock The sole constant member of the Brookes quiz team, I've had to become a generalist by default. I still have major gaps in knowledge, even at easier difficulty, and I don't scale particularly well for harder stuff. I'm probably best at geography...
- Wed May 31, 2017 2:28 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: UK Player Poll 2017: Now With More Tweed
- Replies: 27
- Views: 19289
Re: UK Player Poll 2017: Now With More Tweed
Joe Crowther buzzes really early on anything related to prog rock Finally, we have found the words that will form my epitaph. Out of interest, and without wishing to sound too egotistical (this is a lie, I am being completely egotistical here) what was the difference between 25th and 26th place? Ex...
- Tue May 30, 2017 8:23 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: UK Player Poll 2017: Now With More Tweed
- Replies: 27
- Views: 19289
Re: UK Player Poll 2017: Now With More Tweed
This poll got more of a response than I expected, and I'd like to thank all 17 people other than myself (Tom Hill, Joey Goldman, Oliver Clarke, Chris Stern, Ben Salter, Francis Clark-Murray, Daoud Jackson, Freddy Potts, Theo Howe, Ellie Warner, Freddy Leo, George Corfield, Hugh Oxlade, Ewan MacAulay...
- Sun May 28, 2017 1:58 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: UK Player Poll 2017: Now With More Tweed
- Replies: 27
- Views: 19289
Re: UK Player Poll 2017: Now With More Tweed
What's the UK group consensus on whether or not we include Marianna Zhang and Nathan Weiser in these rankings, who both played EFT for British universities but have since returned to playing for their regular US teams? Considering active players from the 2016-17 season, they would both deserve a To...
- Wed May 24, 2017 7:59 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Sivakumar Day Inter-Nationals
- Replies: 32
- Views: 14685
Re: Sivakumar Day Inter-Nationals
Lit, history, meta and geography? Count me in.
It's quite late for me, but it's also election night, so I'll be awake and being disproportionally jumpy.
It's quite late for me, but it's also election night, so I'll be awake and being disproportionally jumpy.
- Tue May 23, 2017 5:56 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: UK Player Poll 2017: Now With More Tweed
- Replies: 27
- Views: 19289
Re: UK Player Poll 2017: Now With More Tweed
Meanwhile, Americans will be conducting the "most stereotypically British-sounding name" poll, in which Oliver Sweetenham is an early favorite. Quite French, actually. He's literally named after the character from Le Chanson de Roland. Meaning he has a more French name than myself, noted ...
- Tue May 23, 2017 7:32 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: UK Player Poll 2017: Now With More Tweed
- Replies: 27
- Views: 19289
Re: UK Player Poll 2017: Now With More Tweed
Thank you for adding this, Edmund.Edmund wrote:Varsity Stats
I should also add the stats for Scot Bowl for completeness.
- Sun May 21, 2017 6:03 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: UK Player Poll 2017: Now With More Tweed
- Replies: 27
- Views: 19289
UK Player Poll 2017: Now With More Tweed
This poll appears later than its North American counterparts because of the slightly later end to the general quizbowl season. The concept remains the same: list your top 25 players of the year, and I put them together in a nice and pretty ranking after an arbitrary length of time has elapsed. I do ...
- Sun May 21, 2017 2:30 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: British Student Quiz Championships 2017 (20/5/2017, Warwick)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1716
Re: British Student Quiz Championships 2017 (20/5/2017, Warw
I can say with confidence that I did not expect Oxford Brookes to do this well. Previously, we'd never won more than 2 games in a day, so to win 7 was very much a pleasant surprise. All in all, it was a very pleasant day, well-run (though with slight delays that could not be pinned on Edmund), well ...
- Mon May 15, 2017 6:50 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Sam Brochin Packet 3 (full title in post)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3838
Re: Sam Brochin Packet 3 (full title in post)
This packet is done! And I read it! With no prior announcement! Final score (roughly, because I wasn't paying close attention to the scoring): Parth: 345 Jakob: 95 (left after 10) Alistair: 50 Chloe: 45 Krishna: 10 Yared: 10 More readings will be held, this time with a specified date and time. If s...
- Sat May 13, 2017 11:27 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: FTP 2: A 5 Round Tossup/Bonus Trash set
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5361
Re: FTP 2: A 5 Round Tossup/Bonus Trash set
This is where I begin the campaign to include motorsport (in all forms) in the overarching category of "Sports".
There are lots of sports.
There are lots of sports.
- Sat May 13, 2017 11:17 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Where are You Going Next Year (Collegiate 2017)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 20176
Re: Where are You Going Next Year (Collegiate 2017)
Hopefully, if the UK circuit would let me play, I'll be able to fly into the UK and play a couple of tournament either solo as Michigan State or Zurich or on a team at an open tournament. We collectively let Jay Misuk play solo for McMaster at the UK mirror of ACF Fall 2015, so I don't see why this...
- Sun May 07, 2017 9:08 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: a Game of Thrones Set
- Replies: 33
- Views: 15800
Re: a Game of Thrones Set
Exam revision is going more smoothly than I feared, so I'll be taking part after all.
- Mon Apr 10, 2017 6:59 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: a Game of Thrones Set
- Replies: 33
- Views: 15800
Re: a Game of Thrones Set
That puts it the evening before my first exam, unfortunately.
- Wed Mar 29, 2017 2:53 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: a Game of Thrones Set
- Replies: 33
- Views: 15800
Re: a Game of Thrones Set
Unless I've got it wrong, that would make it 6PM, which is fine with me.Jewish Pugilist wrote:How does a tentative time of 1 PM Eastern work for y'all?Negger Extraordinaire wrote:Sounds great, if you could pick a time for the skype reading that allows people on the other side of the atlantic to play as well, that would be wonderful
- Fri Mar 24, 2017 6:15 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Alex Wallace's Tremendous Trash Packet
- Replies: 36
- Views: 16147
Re: Alex Wallace's Tremendous Trash Packet
I have a meeting at 6 PM so 5 might be cutting it close - the meeting's usually over by 7 though. Also something may come up Saturday - I'm unknown on that front (coincidentally it's a chance at reading this packet in person to local high schoolers). I should be able to make it by 7 edt. If we star...
- Wed Mar 22, 2017 4:47 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chuck Berry Memorial Tournament: A Rock Tournament
- Replies: 36
- Views: 18498
Re: Chuck Berry Memorial Tournament: A Rock Tournament
I would play the everloving crap out of this.
- Tue Mar 21, 2017 5:27 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Oxford Open 2017: Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4422
Re: Specific Question Discussion
I apologise for that previous comment. At that point in time, I was quite tired and only read half of the tournament, so I was quite easily influenced by the thoughts of others who had played the tournament. In hindsight, my comment on TTIC was unfair.
- Tue Mar 21, 2017 5:10 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Oxford Open 2017: Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4422
Re: Specific Question Discussion
In particular, I wrote roughly a third of the misc. and geography, as well as a smattering of assorted other things.
- Tue Mar 21, 2017 4:13 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Oxford American Tournament 2017 (OAT)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9364
Re: Oxford American Tournament 2017 (OAT)
We're waiting for the opening of a private discussion forum in order to take in some feedback/criticism. Obviously, we want to make the set better and more generally enjoyable while keeping it fun.