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EricChang5 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 04, 2025 2:00 pm We're also still looking into potentially hosting a trash set on Sunday so be on the lookout for that...

I'm going to be in Kentucky for a wedding not long before this date, and I'd make the drive over for a trash tournament

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If/When it's academic is canceled, a lot of DMV high schools will completely end their quizbowl programs. When I was a kid, I felt differently, but it really does keep quizbowl alive far more than regional tournaments too. High School Quiz Show: Maine surviving the COVID years (namely 2022, it's ...

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Maine: B- (up from D- in 2017) Nic Pruitt’s arrival in 2021 finally got Maine off the shnide, and its fledgling circuit is beginning to sprout wings, with 2024-25 marking its fourth year. There were only three in-state tournaments, but a number of teams made treks down into Massachusetts to fill t ...

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In terms of lunch, we'll probably just do a group End Zone order again like last year. Hope to see y'all there!

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Hello Satvik, This format appears to be Rockland County Academic League, and it is a LIQBA Job. Actually one of our first jobs; we've been doing it since last season. They've had the same format since the 70s but only switched to pyramidal last year, so glad to hear that it's being perceived as ...

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Us at the Long Island Quiz Bowl Alliance are pleased to announce the second annual Keystone Cup, in person, in Pottstown, Pennsylvania! All pertinent information is below. Location and Dates The Keystone Cup II will be hosted at Pottstown High School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, at 750 N Washington ...

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We have a few Arkansas schools playing 30-20-10 (3-2-1 replacement) this year (both in HS, MS, and 9th Grade Division), will be interesting to see how they end up scoring That would be us! (and whoever else is playing, is the field public or will it release once the week is over?) I know you're ...

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We have a few Arkansas schools playing 30-20-10 (3-2-1 replacement) this year (both in HS, MS, and 9th Grade Division), will be interesting to see how they end up scoring

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I should have a working mac version of the preview working, I've uploaded a download link to my Github page, and you can view it here. I'm really liking the changes and the new look, though I hope that hsquizbowl allows uploads of the new schema sooner rather than later

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Due to issues with the archive parsing YellowFruit 4.0.0 files, stats for this tournament can be found here.

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The field is full and registration is now closed. Thanks to everybody who signed up. Logistics email will go out today.

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Field: Plymouth Regional High School (NH) (2) Windham High School (ME) (2) Yarmouth High School (ME) (2) Hebron Academy (ME) (2) Cony High School (ME) (1) Orono High School (ME) (1) Marshwood High School (ME) (1) Deering High School (ME) (1) Rangeley Lakes Regional School (ME) (1) Gould Academy (ME ...

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nicole. wrote: ↑Sat Sep 07, 2024 11:17 am Hello Bobby,

The Maine Quiz Bowl Alliance would like to claim Sunday, October 6th, for our third annual Season Starter Tournament. This will be at Gould Academy in Bethel, ME, and will be on some novice set. The Forum Post will be up when I secure the set and other details.

forums post is here

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I am pleased to announce, in affiliation with the Gould Academy Quiz Show Team, the Maine Quiz Bowl Alliance Season Starter Tournament III, in-person, in Bethel, Oxford County, Maine! All important information is below. The tournament will be directed by myself, with help from Adam Leff at Gould ...

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Hello Bobby,

The Maine Quiz Bowl Alliance would like to claim Sunday, October 6th, for our third annual Season Starter Tournament. This will be at Gould Academy in Bethel, ME, and will be on some novice set. The Forum Post will be up when I secure the set and other details.

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Registration is now open for all tournaments that currently have links on the website. There was an issue discovered with the form that prevented people from registering, and this has now been fixed. We hope to see you at one of our many tournaments this year.

-Nick and Joe

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I was reading about a format in Wisconsin called Academic Bowl , which appears to be a mix of individual tests in specific subjects (English, Social Studies, and Science), and a more traditional oral buzzer round. As somebody who comes from quiz bowl I've been perplexed by this description, though ...

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Based on staff and schedule logistics, the field cap for this tournament is being reduced to 16. As a reminder, registration closes tomorrow evening. Get those registrations in!

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curious since i’m more familiar with history bowl, does Vilonia normally place highly at agqba events, i know he does well at history bowl and history bee and with the liqba questions being somewhat close in format to that of history bowl i wonder if that gives those teams good at history bowl an a ...

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Field: (Teams/Staff)

Windham (4/3)
Hebron Academy (1/0)
Cony (1/?)
Deering (2/0)
Wells (1/0)
Brunswick (1/0)
NYA (1/0)

Total: 11/16

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I am proud to announce the second annual MEQBA (Maine Quiz Bowl Alliance) State Championships), an online tournament to be held for Maine teams exclusively on Saturday, May 11th, 2024. We will be using the high school regular difficulty set PLANETFALL . This tournament will replace an in-person ...

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Is this tournament still happening, and if so, is there a field update?

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Thanks to everybody who came out to the Keystone Cup on Saturday! A great day of Quiz Bowl was had by all, and we were happy to put on the largest tournament to happen in Eastern Pennsylvania in a long while. Anyways, for the results. Poolesville A took home the championship over Germantown Friends ...

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We've been disappointed as the number of tournaments locally continues to dwindle. Further disappointed that the number of teams competing in those tournaments continues to dwindle. But as a coach of a public, non-magnet school, I get why many schools don't want to spend their saturday getting ...

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In terms of Maine, Deering is planning on hosting a tournament on March 2nd. Question Set pending. As well, MEQBA States should be happening at Bates on March 23rd. More details for both should be out soon.

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I have a binary that works on my Sonoma machine for 3.0.1 (3.0.2 has unsupported fonts that haven't worked with any Mac version I've had). A link is here (download the zip file and it should be a working mac app since I don't know how to package software).

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Is there a field update for this tournament?

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Field (as of 9/15):

Wells High School (ME) (1)
Marshwood High School (ME) (1)
Windham High School (ME) (3)
Deering High School (ME) (2)

Total: 6 Teams

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I am thrilled to announce the second annual Jersey Shore Introductory Tournament, in-person, in Manasquan, New Jersey! All pertinent information is below. Location and Dates The Jersey Shore Introductory Tournament will be hosted at Manasquan High School, 167 Broad St, Manasquan, New Jersey, a few ...

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I am pleased to announce, in affiliation with the Windham High School Quiz Show Team, the Maine Quiz Bowl Alliance Season Starter Tournament II, in-person , in Windham, Cumberland County, Maine! All important information is below. The tournament will be directed by myself. Location and Dates: The ...

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Due to personal and scheduling reasons, I've decided to cancel this tournament. Thanks so much to all who were interested, and I encourage you to look into some of the other side events running through HSNCT weekend.

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Due to personal and scheduling reasons, I've decided to cancel this tournament. Thanks so much to all who were interested, and I encourage you to look into some of the other side events running through HSNCT weekend.

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In terms of our fall schedule, Maine Quiz Bowl Alliance is planning on hosting as follows.

September 23rd: MEQBA Season Starter @ Windham HS
Sometime in November: MEQBA Fall Tournament III @ Cony HS

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I have been informed that Game Rooms for NAQT Side Events do not generally open until 9-10 PM Friday Night. I'm still deciding on whether to push this to Saturday or to run a truncated schedule late on Friday. Sorry for any confusion that may have come of this. More details to come.

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I have been informed that Game Rooms for NAQT Side Events do not generally open until 9-10 PM Friday Night. I'm still deciding on whether to push this to Saturday or to run a truncated schedule late on Friday. More details to come.

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crosspost from Collegiate Announcements: I will be running Lightning Run V, an Open and HS Open duos tournament on MAKEMAKE at the HSNCT, on Friday, May 26th, 2023. In accordance with NAQT's side event policy , this event is not an official function of NAQT and is not sponsored or endorsed by NAQT ...

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I will be running Lightning Run V, an Open and HS Open duos tournament on MAKEMAKE at the HSNCT, on Friday, May 26th, 2023. In accordance with NAQT's side event policy , this event is not an official function of NAQT and is not sponsored or endorsed by NAQT. Date and Time: The tournament will occur ...

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I'm planning on doing IRL LIghtning Run (Lightning Run V) on Friday Night. This will be on MAKEMAKE, and have a HS and Open Division.

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I've been measuring this, and I have a few that I think fall under this 1. William Golden, very first tournament as a 7th grader, gets 50 powers and 128 ppg: https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/team.jsp?team_id=55618 2. Alex Schmidt, shows up to his first tournament as a freshman in high school ...

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Post in this thread if you are a high school senior who has committed to a college. You may also indicate your intent to remain involved with quiz bowl or how you plan on remaining involved. Do not post in this thread if you have not committed yet; you shouldn't be posting to say that you're ...

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Is there a field update for this tournament?

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Due to the postponement of Maryland Spring to 2024, this tournament will now be on the SCURVY set. This is the same difficulty as Maryland Spring, so there should be no issues. Hope everybody can make it on the 16th.

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The field for this tournament has filled. If you have signed up, you will get a discord server invite today. If you have not contacted myself or Andrew regarding payment, please do that before friday.

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Field: (School/County/Teams) Montverde Academy (Lake) (1) The Geneva School (Seminole) (1) Lake Highland Prep (Orange) (1) Midtown Classical (Leon) (1) Bishop Verot (Lee) (1) Vanguard (Marion) (1) OCP (Orange) (1) Flagler Palm Coast (Flagler) (1) Pensacola HS (Escambia) (1) Palmetto Ridge (Collier ...

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I am pleased to announce, in affiliation with the University of Florida Quiz Bowl Team, the 2023 FQBA State Championships, in-person, in Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida! All important information is below. The tournament will be directed by John Nienajadlo. You can contact him at johnnienajadlo ...

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Cheynem wrote: ↑Fri Mar 03, 2023 10:53 pm I'm eagerly anticipating the tossup on Freddy Got Fingered!

In that case I must buff up on my Zebras in America knowledge

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states is now at Bates College

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I am pleased to announce, in affiliation with the Harward Center for Community Partnership at Bates College, the 2023 NAQT/MEQBA Maine State Championships, in-person, in Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine! All important information is below. The tournament will be directed by myself, with Ronan ...

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MEQBA/NAQT Maine State Championships will be at Windham HS on March 25th, Maine schools only

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My old team at Ridgewood are most likely running their Maroon Bowl IV tournament on Sunday, April 16th, most likely on Maryland Spring

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