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- Sun Oct 02, 2016 10:15 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Early Fall Tournament @ NYU (October 1st, 2016)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10465
Re: Early Fall Tournament @ NYU (October 1st, 2016)
This tournament happened, Columbia Hamilton came back to win both games of an advantaged final against Yale A (who had the advantage). Stats are now up. What happened to the MATH bracket after prelims? I was told there was some screwup involving teams leaving Also when will stats be available? So wh...
- Thu Sep 29, 2016 10:10 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Early Fall Tournament @ NYU (October 1st, 2016)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10465
Re: Early Fall Tournament @ NYU (October 1st, 2016)
We are going to go ahead and close the field at 22 teams. I will send out an email tonight with reminders for the day of the tournament.
Teams that are registered, please let me know ASAP if you are planning on dropping. We need to make sure that we can adjust the schedule accordingly.
Teams that are registered, please let me know ASAP if you are planning on dropping. We need to make sure that we can adjust the schedule accordingly.
- Tue Sep 13, 2016 1:57 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Early Fall Tournament @ NYU (October 1st, 2016)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10465
Re: Early Fall Tournament @ NYU (October 1st, 2016)
The field is already more than half full so get your registrations in as soon as possible!
- Mon Sep 12, 2016 4:23 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Early Fall Tournament @ NYU (October 1st, 2016)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10465
Re: Early Fall Tournament @ NYU (October 1st, 2016)
Current Field [Teams/Buzzers/Moderators] Brown University [1/0/0] University of Vermont [1/0/0] Harvard University [2/4/0] Princeton University [2/0/0] Yale University [3/1/0] Columbia University [9/3/0] Amherst University [1/0/0] Rutgers University [2/0/0] University of Pennsylvania [1/1/0] Total ...
- Mon Sep 12, 2016 4:22 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Early Fall Tournament @ NYU (October 1st, 2016)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10465
Early Fall Tournament @ NYU (October 1st, 2016)
The New York University Quizbowl team is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a mirror of the Early Fall Tournament on Saturday, October 1st . We apologize for the extremely late announcement. We ran into some unexpected difficulties while trying to secure the rooms with our administration, b...
- Mon Aug 08, 2016 1:03 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Bride of the Guerrilla Tournament (Film 2016)
- Replies: 26
- Views: 12635
Re: Bride of the Guerrilla Tournament (Film 2016)
We ran a shootout of this at the NYC mirror on the Bailey, Nediger, Grames, Cheyne, Casalaspi and Magin packets. Stats: Kevin Koai: 95 points John Lawrence: 415 points Max Schindler: 150 points Marianna Zhang: 25 points (left after three packets) Sasha Daich: 35 points Alec Vulfson: 175 points Thoma...
- Sun Jun 05, 2016 8:45 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Summer Skype Practices
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6670
Re: Summer Skype Practices
Is the only mirror in St Louis? If so, I'm interested in a Skype mirrorCheynem wrote:Would there be any interest in a Skype mirror of NASAT (for those who are not playing one of the in person mirrors)?
- Sun May 08, 2016 5:14 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: radiohead can't spell the word "full"
- Replies: 5
- Views: 640
Re: radiohead can't spell the word "full"
I thought Burn the Witch was a really odd opener and the transition to Daydreaming was slightly jarring.
Otherwise the album is great and a step better than TKOL. Favorite songs (so far) are Daydreaming, Present Tense, Identikit, The Numbers and True Love Waits. Least favorite is Ful Stop I guess.
Otherwise the album is great and a step better than TKOL. Favorite songs (so far) are Daydreaming, Present Tense, Identikit, The Numbers and True Love Waits. Least favorite is Ful Stop I guess.
- Mon Jan 11, 2016 3:28 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Albums of 2015
- Replies: 171
- Views: 8228
Re: Best Albums of 2015
Carrie and Lowell
- Wed Jan 06, 2016 2:03 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Albums of 2015
- Replies: 171
- Views: 8228
Re: Best Albums of 2015
TPAB
Carrie and Lowell
Carrie and Lowell
- Sat Jan 02, 2016 12:48 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Albums of 2015
- Replies: 171
- Views: 8228
Re: Best Albums of 2015
MALIK SECTIONAL #1 To Pimp a Butterfly vs. #3 Summertime '06 Summertime '06 is a very very very worthy runner up in this category HORAN SECTIONAL #2 Hamilton vs. #4 In Colour Thank God In Colour prevailed over Adele. STYLES SECTIONAL #1 Currents vs. #3 Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just...
- Sun Dec 27, 2015 3:24 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Albums of 2015
- Replies: 171
- Views: 8228
Re: Best Albums of 2015
MALIK SECTIONAL #1 To Pimp a Butterfly (Kendrick Lamar) vs. #4 If You're Reading This, It's Too Late (Drake) #2 AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP (A$AP Rocky) vs. #3 Summertime '06 (Vince Staples) A$AP was good, but Vince killed it. Everything from "Lift Me Up" to "Señorita" to "Get Paid&qu...
- Sun Dec 20, 2015 4:35 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Albums of 2015
- Replies: 171
- Views: 8228
Re: Best Albums of 2015
MALIK SECTIONAL #1 To Pimp a Butterfly (Kendrick Lamar, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRK7PVJFbS8) vs. #8 Darkest Before Dawn (Pusha T, gotta look it up yourself) #2 AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP (A$AP Rocky, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEG2VTHS9yg) vs. #7 Compton (Dr. Dre, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
- Tue Jun 30, 2015 2:21 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: MD/VA/DC Area Discussion 2015-2016
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4331
Re: MD/VA/DC Area Discussion 2015-2016
Walter Johnson (HSNCT: 144; PACE: N/A) Although I think I heard that they might be having some trouble with their coach for next year. Last I talked to him, Mr. Safford said that he wanted to stop being the advisor for the Quizbowl club at WJ next year because of other duties, time commitments and ...
- Fri Apr 10, 2015 9:50 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Science Side Event 2015
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8674
Re: Science Side Event 2015
New writer, would love to help edit and write
- Wed Mar 04, 2015 1:06 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Blair Spring Tournament – Silver Spring, MD, 03/21/2014
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11048
Re: Blair Spring Tournament – Silver Spring, MD, 03/21/2014
Ditto40th Day after death wrote:I will be in town and would love to help out with this
- Thu Feb 05, 2015 12:36 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Minnesota Undergraduate Tournament (MUT) 2015 Announcement
- Replies: 32
- Views: 23275
Re: Minnesota Undergraduate Tournament (MUT) 2015 Announceme
Does the Penn State mirror have a date yet? Not sure; I'll follow up with them. I'll also have some more mirror info added to the OP shortly--there are plenty of regions left open though, so please contact me if you're interested in hosting! Any news on this? Also is there a possibility of another ...
- Thu Dec 11, 2014 1:52 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: HSQB's Favorite Hit Songs of 2014
- Replies: 48
- Views: 3450
Re: HSQB's Favorite Hit Songs of 2014
Bottom 10: 1) Fancy by Iggy Azalea - I hate how much this song tarnished "Clueless" for me. Unforgivable. 2) Black Widow by Iggy Azalea ft. Rita Ora - I'll just continue being mad at Igloo 3) Bang Bang by Jesse J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj 4) Maps by Maroon 5 - They stopped being good ...
- Thu May 29, 2014 10:21 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Wodern Morld - A Real Replacement Side Event That is Real
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10281
Re: Wodern Morld - A Real Replacement Side Event That is Rea
If WTTE were to be run here, would high schoolers be allowed to play?
- Tue May 27, 2014 9:19 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2014 PACE NSC: May 24-25 in Washington, DC
- Replies: 70
- Views: 52697
Re: 2014 PACE NSC: May 24-25 in Washington, DC
I think he also recorded the third place game.The Laughing Cavalier wrote:Jerry Vinokurov videotaped the finals and perhaps the All Star Game; I'm not sure how long it will be before he has an opportunity to post those.Einhard wrote:Were there any recorded games at NSC and will they be released somewhere soon?
- Mon May 26, 2014 1:51 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
- Replies: 158
- Views: 98913
Re: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
Blair also placed in the top half by finishing 27th, just behind RM A, and ahead of GDS. The real impressive thing is that of these teams, as far as I'm aware, only WJ, OM, and Cave Spring graduate significant scoring, which bodes very well for a highly competitive 2014-15 season! Whoops! Yeah I co...
- Mon May 26, 2014 12:54 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
- Replies: 158
- Views: 98913
Re: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
So the DC-Metro area was extremely successful this past weekend. Quick Rundown: I counted 22 DC-Metro area teams that attended NSC. Of those 22 teams that attended: - 11 teams placed in the top half of the field (WA, WC A, WJ, MW A, Centennial, RM A, Blair, GDS, OM, Cave Spring, WC B) - 2 teams in t...
- Tue May 06, 2014 7:27 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Question Specific Discussion (Maryland Spring 2014)
- Replies: 35
- Views: 8082
Re: Question Specific Discussion
Could I please see the following tossups:
Predation
Solvents
Hydrogen
Ravel (this may have been a bonus?)
Donizetti
Predation
Solvents
Hydrogen
Ravel (this may have been a bonus?)
Donizetti
- Tue May 06, 2014 7:22 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: General Discussion (Maryland Spring 2014)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 6539
Re: General Discussion
I enjoyed this set. I thought it was very well written and the answerlines were good and unique. I agree with Reese that the set may have overshot its targeted difficulty and that might be reflected by the PPB across the brackets, but i don't think that detracted too much from many people's experien...
- Thu May 01, 2014 8:51 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Where Will You Be Going To College Next Year? 2013-14
- Replies: 45
- Views: 20786
Re: Where Will You Be Going To College Next Year? 2013-14
I'll be at NYU next year, hopefully continuing to play quizbowl.
- Thu May 01, 2014 5:20 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Maryland Spring Tournament, 5/3/2014
- Replies: 25
- Views: 13187
Re: Maryland Spring Tournament, 5/3/2014
Dan we'll have a buzzer
- Fri Apr 25, 2014 6:54 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: What to do after you've been caught cheating at quiz bowl
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5314
- Sat Apr 05, 2014 7:01 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: TJIAT at Longfellow MS, Falls Church VA (w/ TJHSST)-04/05/14
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10161
Re: TJIAT at Longfellow MS, Falls Church VA (w/ TJHSST)-04/0
They played a tiebreaker on a half packet.B-Rob and Hemingway- showing the way wrote:Why is GDS credited with two consecutive wins over Gonzaga? You should fix that.
Charter A went undefeated and beat WJ in an advantaged final to take first place. GDS took third. Thanks TJ for running a fun tournament
- Sat Mar 29, 2014 11:05 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2014 BELLOCO Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4108
Re: 2014 BELLOCO Specific Question Discussion
The Nathaniel Hawthorne bonus mentioned that he wrote Scarlet Letter in a clue for the second part and then asked about it as a third part answer. That's the most egregious error that comes to mind at the moment.
- Thu Mar 06, 2014 7:40 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Question-specific Discussion
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4337
Re: Question-specific Discussion
That first line seems way too easy. I think even Hugh Selwyn Mauberley is less read than Ars Poetica and the "palpable and mute" line is literally the first line of Ars Poetica so it's immediately recognizable. I can see an argument for moving the Hugh Selwyn Mauberley clue earlier, and i...
- Tue Mar 04, 2014 8:42 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Question-specific Discussion
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4337
Re: Question-specific Discussion
20. Archibald MacLeish wrote that these entities “should be palpable and mute,” and “should not mean, but be.” The speaker of Ezra Pound’s Hugh Selwyn Mauberley mentions how he “strove to resuscitate the dead art” of this practice for three years. Persian (*) ghazals by Hafiz and Rumi were one type...
- Tue Mar 04, 2014 2:23 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Question-specific Discussion
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4337
Re: Question-specific Discussion
Can I see the full tossup on "poems"?
- Tue Mar 04, 2014 12:09 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Maryland NASAT Team
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2941
Re: Maryland NASAT Team
How many people can attend NASAT? The maximum is 6, but I don't know if MD will take the max. If I recall correctly, tryouts were not played last year because so few people showed up. Tryouts last year were cancelled because some could not show up and few expressed interest. I don't think the same ...
- Sun Mar 02, 2014 2:11 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Accidental Buzzes
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5041
Re: Accidental Buzzes
As I recall, the buzz occurred and was quickly stated to be an accident, the moderator cleared, several people on our side of the room looked quizzically at him and/or threw their hands in the air, and the moderator (who didn't appear to be very familiar with this particular rule) ruled the buzz to...
- Sun Mar 02, 2014 1:04 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Accidental Buzzes
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5041
Re: Accidental Buzzes
The ACF rule is: If the substantive portion of a tossup has not yet begun—for example, if the moderator has only said “Next tossup,” or “Next tossup. It was…” and not read anything that could possibly indicate what the answer is—and a player buzzes in and claims to have accidentally pressed the but...
- Sun Mar 02, 2014 12:27 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Accidental Buzzes
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5041
Accidental Buzzes
One of my teammates today was stretching his hands above his head while yawning when the reader started reading a tossup. He put his hands back down and while doing so accidentally pressed the buzzer. By the time he had pressed the buzzer the reader had barely gotten three words out, none of which i...
- Sun Mar 02, 2014 12:08 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Question-specific Discussion
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4337
Re: Question-specific Discussion
13. Shoe-leather costs can be incurred by rises in this quantity, while these quantities can be “sticky” due to high menu costs. Perfectly competitive firms are “takers” of this quantity, and firms exit the industry in the short run if it is below the shutdown point. Monopolies can maximize profit ...
- Thu Feb 20, 2014 7:44 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: High School Quizbowl Podcast
- Replies: 48
- Views: 18350
Re: High School Quizbowl Podcast
I really enjoyed the discussion on theory. Some really good analyses there. I also enjoyed listening to the tips, some of which I want to implement now to my study routine. Well done, Eric and crew
- Sun Feb 09, 2014 2:09 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
- Replies: 158
- Views: 98913
Re: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
They beat us at GSAC too! I was very impressed by how well rounded they wereEinhard wrote:Blacksburg has gotten wins over GDS and Cave Spring this year, congratulations to them for that!
- Tue Feb 04, 2014 10:07 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Question Specific Discussion
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1825
Re: Question Specific Discussion
IIRC, the tossup on Garcia-Marquez seemed very hard. Could I see it again?
- Tue Feb 04, 2014 4:28 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Untitled Oakland Mills Tournament (2/2/14) [HFT]
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7706
Re: Untitled Oakland Mills Tournament (2/2/14) [HFT]
I'm fairly sure our PPB against Centennial B is wrong, which would suck since that got us left out of the top bracket. By my account we won the game 550-35 and we had 20 PPB
- Mon Jan 27, 2014 11:39 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Maryland NASAT Team
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2941
Re: Maryland NASAT Team
Dan, I sent you an email regarding tryouts and such
- Sat Jan 11, 2014 11:48 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: High school preview for 2013-2014?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7320
Re: High school preview for 2013-2014?
Which room would this discussion be held in?
- Sat Jan 11, 2014 11:43 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Untitled Oakland Mills Tournament (2/2/14) [HFT]
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7706
Re: Untitled Oakland Mills Tournament (2/2/14) [HFT]
I sent an email with registration for 2 teams, 1 buzzer and 1 moderator yesterday, so we should be on there
- Sun Dec 08, 2013 3:28 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Metro-Richmond Invitational 2 (1/11/14; New Kent, VA)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4867
Re: Metro-Richmond Invitational 2 (1/11/14; New Kent, VA)
It's more than a month away from the tournament and more teams will usually sign up as we get closer to the date. Don't worry about thin registration right nowVishnuRachakonda wrote:Eleanor Roosevelt is interested in sending 2 teams, but will this tournament still be on? Registration seems a bit thin
- Sat Nov 02, 2013 9:16 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
- Replies: 158
- Views: 98913
Re: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
So um... RM is scary
- Wed Oct 16, 2013 6:24 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: UD Fall Tournament - 10/26/13 (Newark, DE)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 14301
Re: UD Fall Tournament - 10/26/13 (Newark, DE)
Yeah this tournament would probably attract a much greater field if it were using any other set. I understand that NAQT sets are not a viable option, but what about a non-NAQT set. I think IMSANITY is available (It's being mirrored on October 19th so it should also be ready for this date) and the c...
- Wed Oct 16, 2013 6:10 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: UD Fall Tournament - 10/26/13 (Newark, DE)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 14301
Re: UD Fall Tournament - 10/26/13 (Newark, DE)
Yeah this tournament would probably attract a much greater field if it were using any other set. I understand that NAQT sets are not a viable option, but what about a non-NAQT set. I think IMSANITY is available (It's being mirrored on October 19th so it should also be ready for this date) and the cl...
- Thu Oct 10, 2013 7:01 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
- Replies: 158
- Views: 98913
Re: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
I think you may have been the only person in the DC-Area to do this.Lawrence Simon wrote:I seriously underestimated WA
- Sun Sep 29, 2013 12:39 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: UD Fall Tournament - 10/26/13 (Newark, DE)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 14301
Re: UD Fall Tournament - 10/26/13 (Newark, DE)
Has there been any additions to the field? Walter Johnson is interested in attending