Set Name
Sentinel CYBER #1A
Difficulty
Middle School / Novice High School
Fee
$14 for each team that competes (including house teams). Hosts must agree to not alter any questions or release any information about this set outside of their tournament until August 31, 2024. The set will be discounted to $12/team for hosts who agree to publicly post their stats.
Length
12 packets consisting of 24 tossups paired with three-part bonuses. The last four tossups and bonuses are marked as replacements.
Format
Tossups are pyramidal, power-marked, and generally 4-5 lines long (<500 characters). Bonus sets have lead-ins, and each of the three parts is typically 1-2 lines long.
Availability
All 12 packets are available to mirror now through Aug. 31, 2024.
Distribution (Tossups/Bonuses)
4/4 History (1/1 American, 1/1 British, 1/1 European, and 1/1 World)
4/4 Science (1/1 Biology, 1/1 Chemistry, 1/1 Physics, and 1/1 Other - no computational math)
4/4 Literature (1/1 American, 1/1 British, 1/1 European, and 1/1 World or Classical)
2/2 Fine Arts (1/1 Visual and 1/1 Music)
2/2 Geography (1/1 American and 1/1 World)
1/1 Religion
1/1 Mythology
0.5/0.5 Social Science
0.5/0.5 Sports
0.5/0.5 Pop Culture
0.5/0.5 Current Events
Head Editor
Tate Osborne
Assistant Editors
Robin Osborne and Leo Osborne
Writing Staff
The Sentinel CYBER is written by Scholars' Bowl players at the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering (ASCTE). I'm also assisting with the set.
Writers
Tate Osborne
Leo Osborne
Robin Osborne
Elizabeth Orton
Eugene Park
Amie Conrey
Contact
E-mail me at [email protected] if you have questions or would like to reserve this set.
The first tournament to use this set was the Sentinel Invitational Tournament, held at ASCTE in Huntsville, AL on Oct. 14, 2023. This tournament had both MS and Elem divisions. Stats can be found here: https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/8296/
Mirror Sites
- 10/28/23: Titan Takedown (in-person) at Northview High School in Johns Creek, GA, hosted by Vivek Vishwanath viewtopic.php?t=27345
- 11/18/23: Cave Spring Invitational XVIII (in person) at Cave Spring High School in Roanoke, VA, hosted by Tamara Carson
https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/8575/
- 12/02/23: Sandy Fall Novice Charity Tournament (online), hosted by Saurish Arora of the Eastern Seaboard Academic Competition Alliance
viewtopic.php?t=27397
- 1/04/24 - 3/1/24: Green Meadows Conference (in person) in Northwest Ohio, reserved by Sally Kovar
- 1/06/24: Interlake Invitational Quizbowl Tournament (online), reserved by Matt Daniels
viewtopic.php?t=27514
- 1/20/24: Kaneland High School Academic Challenge for JV and Varsity (in person), in Maple Park, IL, hosted by Brock Feece
- 1/27/24: Quaker Bowl (in person) run by the Early College at Guilford on the campus of Guilford College in Greensboro, NC, hosted by John Haynes
- 1/30/24: Peoria Area League JV tournament (in person) at Brimfield High School in Illinois, hosted by Aaron Barrington
- 4/6/24: Weaubleau Middle School Invitational (in person) in Missouri, hosted by Brandon Delmont
viewtopic.php?t=27729
- 4/6/24: Big Cat VII for 6-8 grade (in person) at Columbia Independent School in Missouri, hosted by Lisa McClary
- 4/20/24: Putnam County Middle School Challenge (in person) in Cookeville, TN, hosted by Sam Matson
- 4/27/24: Darien Spring Academic Competition (in person) at Middlesex Middle School at Columbia Independent School in Darien, CT hosted by Ken Romeo
viewtopic.php?p=399193&hilit=Cyber#p399193