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brownboy79

Really? And either way, I think saying that it can't be the Chunnel is wrong too. Even if some people don't know a term, that doesn't make it wrong. Like saying Mahesh for Shiva.

brownboy79

No, its not that, I just don't have a membership to OAC's forum. Not a big deal. And I understand that people are happy that they won, and I apologize for being overboard on my response. Our team this year is constantly being compared to the one last year, and I'm slightly tired of it. Especially af...

brownboy79

Because I can't respond on OAC's forum: In defense of my team, we played some really sub par matches today. We were also missing two of our starters. Not to mention the balance of those questions. I generally respect IS sets, but the distribution was crazy. I recall one painting tossup, no music tos...

brownboy79

Papa Chakravarthy. Dunbar A. Captain. My Social Security number is....

brownboy79

Thank you for a great tournament.

brownboy79

Practicing old NAQT nationals questions

Given: The Godfather
Answer: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Given: Spider monkey
Answer: Protozoa

brownboy79

But if you're doing Swiss pairs, that could really unbalance the seeding for the playoffs, yes?

brownboy79

Enormous=Baller.

brownboy79

Rally? I still could go for the kiwi one. But sadly, I don't remember the name.

brownboy79

Recently KAAC (Kentucky Association for Academic Competition, I think) changed a test from General Knowledge to Arts and Humanities. And people decided that this was better, because it fit into the type of learning that Kentucky wants to promote. Just like that, NAQT is making an effort to say that ...

brownboy79

I started a GovCup thread in the Theory forum, just to see what people think.

brownboy79

This is meant to spearate ideas of next year's GovCup from the criticism/praise for this years. Who knows, maybe someone will consider this stuff.

brownboy79

I disagree with the Cepheid vs. Cepheid Variables response by the last poster. I would accept one for the other. Anyhow, evidence for the discrimination is based almost entirely on circumstantial anecdotes which I have seen. Essentially, teams like Johnson, Manual, Danville, etc. often are on the ba...

brownboy79

Dunbar loses Shima and Rohit. Shima placed 3rd in lit and started. Rohit will be starting for NAQT states. Myself, Victor, Amit, and Sagar return as seniors for next year. As for seeding, I think Swiss pairs are the way to go. Definitely. I think 90% of GovCup protests are unnecessary and trivial. A...

brownboy79

There was a lot of stuff like that which really gets on my nerves. And while some teams may be considered "better" and don't deserve better treatment, the fact is, some times those teams actually are better. I really would rather that there is some form of seeding, especially after conside...

brownboy79

Props to KAAC on those questions. Not even I can complain about them, solid job. Well run tournament, too. Three Cheers for KAAC.

brownboy79

Yeah, everyone. Knock em dead. Not that it's possible for everyone to knock everyone else dead, but eh. You guys know what I mean.

brownboy79

Are they really? Fields can't be closed. We haven't even had NAQT states yet. And Dean said that there's like 40 spots left.

brownboy79

I responded to that 4 thing on the Tournament page, there are actually 6 teams qualified. But that possible Central Hardin Danville matchup in the second round looks pretty interesting.

brownboy79

Actually, NAQT is counting top 6, JV and Varsity. Therefore, it's 15% times the total number of teams that were there. I believe the other two were Madisonville North Hopkins and Dobyns Bennet. I'm pretty sure that's it, but I'll get back to everyone.

brownboy79

Granted, Winthrop has some quality losses, but what have they really won? Almost anyone can schedule well and play some good teams to lose, and their conference play is very impressive, that many wins is probably not a fluke. I know I'm a power conference partisan, but the idea of Winthrop being a t...

brownboy79

This randomness seems shady to me. But what does that matter?

brownboy79

Anyone with suggestions for the tournament for next year, please email me.
pchakravarthy79 at gmail dot com

brownboy79

That part of the bracket should be fun. I look forward to it. I still want to know how they choose teams for the bracket.

brownboy79

Sorry for not posting. I, for one was drained yesterday. It should be illegal to make students read questions that long. Labor laws or something, and every year Deano threatens to quit on us, and he hasn't yet. Eric, those are the correct results as I know them. Thanks to everyone who came and put u...

brownboy79

BuzzerZen wrote:
Next matchup:

A HINDENBURG TRANSFORMER

vs.

A TITANIC TRANSFORMER

The Hindenburg Transformer blows up, leading to fire, melting the infamous iceberg. Titanic Transformer throws down on any remains.

Next Matchup:

OWEN MEANY

vs.

PANIC! AT THE DISCO

brownboy79

I don't have the field yet. But as of now, it is approximately 20 teams in varsity and 8 in JV.

brownboy79

I think round robin would be great for state, but who knows. Dunbar had a below average region, but eh. I really think that while regional and district scores can be impressive and may give some idea about state scores, they are definitely not foolproof, and in some cases give horrible indications. ...

brownboy79

But, uh, I think you forgot that thrashing of Pitt at the hands of unranked Louisville. Also, I think Duke is the second or third 3 rather than a 2, but that's nitpicking. My seeds, in order: 1-UCLA, Florida, Wisconsin, UNC 2-Ohio St., Texas A&M, Kansas, So. Illinois 3-Pitt, Duke, Nevada, Wash. ...

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Dunbar will be hosting an NAQT tournament on March 3rd. It will feature NAQT questions as well as house written worksheets. Despite the addition of the worksheets, it is still an NAQT qualifier for NAQT nationals. We are expecting approximately 32 teams in the varsity division and 16 teams in the JV...

brownboy79

They told me that I could go to the ToC, but so far I haven't heard anything.

brownboy79

UERD: Jeopardy does want a variety, but the test doesn't provide for it. Most people have a problem with the timing issues of the test. Only the people who can digest the information quickly enough can pass the test. I think they said the average score with the time limit is like a 25 and the averag...

brownboy79

I disagree with the avoiding. But I do think that its about who they think will work well on TV. I mean, if you were a casting director, would you pick a genius who, albeit smart, might faint on TV. Granted, there's a ridiculous amount of luck and/or personality going into the choice, but discountin...

brownboy79

Referring to individual players:
Wouldn't the best ranking be a peer system? That is, have a large group vote for say, 50 people to vote. Those 50 could vote for whomever they choose on a monthly basis. That would be relatively easy? Maybe? I'm just shooting out an idea, disregard it if it's stupid.

brownboy79

Dunbar has been a tad odd this year. We're an enigma, even to ourselves. And my dark horse is Simon Kenton, they're a solid team.

brownboy79

I must say, hats off to KAAC. Those questions, the QR ones atleast, were the best GovCup questions I have had the pleasure of playing.
We (Dunbar) had a fairly solid performace, despite my own screwups. Good luck at Regionals everyone!

brownboy79

Does Kentucky send someone for this? Because this is the first I've heard of National Science Bowl.

brownboy79

I'll bite. So who do you guys think have good chances for the PAC team?

brownboy79

Actually, no. It said something about him being pioneering a home gym system or some other random clue. Schwarzenegger wasn't a bad guess, especially considering that the question was probably written before Mr. Norris reached the fame he has today.

brownboy79

From today, Charleston Catholic's tournament:
My answer: The Last Samurai
Answer: Comanche (the horse)

That sounds a lot worse that it was. But oh well.

From an online practice off of a published set:
My answer: Arnold Schwarzenneger, I dunno how to spell that
Answer: Chuck Norris
No excuses

brownboy79

I've got a few updates for all who were wondering. Dunbar has looked impressive when they have had their full complement of players. Papa is quite simply the fastest player in the state in terms of social studies this year. They had a great showing against us (Russell) at Vandy with what I believe ...

brownboy79

Chris, you have been listening to me too much. But I have opened my eyes. Judging from the first few league matches, Quick Recall has changed, probably for the better.

brownboy79

Dunbar has not had an excellent year so far. We finished in the final four at Ezell Harding, losing to Dorman. And then at Walton, we had horrible prelims, and lost in the second round of the playoffs, in what our coach called 'the worst game ever.' It was awesome.

brownboy79

Dunbar isn't going. Atleast, according to our coach, we aren't going. I think there's a mixup somewhere.

brownboy79

Green Bay and Atlanta
But I feel stupid for my picks the last two weeks

brownboy79

Miami New Orleans

brownboy79

Arizona, Washington

brownboy79

The Roman buzz was total crap. One word buzzes often involve quite a bit of luck. However, a few of them were decent, and they deserve props.

brownboy79

Today at practice on some old Yale sets:
Q:This trilogy...
A:(On accidental buzz) Lord of the Rings

brownboy79

I would play. What a party that would be.

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