Apparently this isn't as rare as originally thought.
Any instances of Andrew Hart Grails?
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- Wed Jun 09, 2010 12:02 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: lengthy grail digression from PACE thread
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6074
- Tue Jun 08, 2010 9:42 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: PACE NSC: format changes, 2010 information
- Replies: 287
- Views: 134511
Re: PACE NSC: format changes, 2010 information
Not to distract from the Norse sea-god discussion, but I wanted to give my two cents about the NSC. First off, I wanted to congratulate every team we played for a fantastic match, especially State College for a well-deserved victory in the finals. We don't travel much to big tournaments up north, so...
- Tue Jun 01, 2010 8:26 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Rules on Pronunciation
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5502
Re: Rules on Pronunciation
I've always abided by the phonetic rule. However, I don't think that many readers are aware of this (at least from my experience)
Favorite example:
Given: Large Hadron (with a short 'a') Collider
Moderator: Sorry, the answer is Large Hadron (with a long 'a') Collider. Neg-5.
Favorite example:
Given: Large Hadron (with a short 'a') Collider
Moderator: Sorry, the answer is Large Hadron (with a long 'a') Collider. Neg-5.
- Tue Jun 01, 2010 6:42 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Quizbowl for Charity
- Replies: 35
- Views: 8130
Re: Quizbowl for Charity
Awesome.NoWayItsTanay wrote:I can write for this.
We still have room if anyone else is interested.
- Mon May 31, 2010 8:26 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: List places you'd like to see the 2011 HSNCT
- Replies: 127
- Views: 26339
Re: List places you'd like to see the 2011 HSNCT
Can we do this Olympic style and have bids?
But either way, I like Minneapolis as a venue as well as Nashville (assuming NASAT isn't there next year too) and maybe even a Texan city if that can garner enough support.
But either way, I like Minneapolis as a venue as well as Nashville (assuming NASAT isn't there next year too) and maybe even a Texan city if that can garner enough support.
- Sun May 30, 2010 8:57 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Organizational Help Urgently Requested
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2959
- Thu May 27, 2010 11:43 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Looking for a tournament to mirror
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1260
Re: Looking for a tournament to mirror
You could host the Quizbowl Charity event (http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic. ... 15&start=0)
A more formal announcement will be made by mid-June.
A more formal announcement will be made by mid-June.
- Mon May 24, 2010 10:19 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: HSAPQ National All Star Academic Tournament in 2010
- Replies: 161
- Views: 64877
Re: HSAPQ National All Star Academic Tournament in 2010
Wow. Before the completion of PACE? Impressive.Matt Weiner wrote:The writing of this set (20 packets of 23/21 each) is now entirely complete.
Editing/proofreading/polishing will continue to improve the questions until the week of the tournament.
- Sun Apr 25, 2010 6:13 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Quizbowl for Charity
- Replies: 35
- Views: 8130
Re: Quizbowl for Charity
As of now, I believe that a tournament difficulty of just over IS would be best, or just over Fall if this becomes a college endeavor. Just out of curiosity, why do you want a high school tournament over IS set difficulty? I think it was Charlie Dees who mentioned that there's a scarcity of novice ...
- Sun Apr 25, 2010 4:07 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Quizbowl for Charity
- Replies: 35
- Views: 8130
Re: Quizbowl for Charity
Andy is correct.
We will also make the mirror fees $10 per team like most other tournaments.
We will also make the mirror fees $10 per team like most other tournaments.
- Sat Apr 24, 2010 9:09 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Quizbowl for Charity
- Replies: 35
- Views: 8130
Re: Quizbowl for Charity
Here's the link to the Google Doc for anyone else who's interested.
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key= ... td1E&hl=en
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key= ... td1E&hl=en
- Fri Apr 23, 2010 7:04 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Quizbowl for Charity
- Replies: 35
- Views: 8130
Re: Quizbowl for Charity
I have a Google Doc prepared. I'm just waiting for a few more people to commit.Kwang the Ninja wrote:I can write and/or edit this. Should we set up a Google Doc or something to start writing?
- Thu Apr 22, 2010 6:57 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Quizbowl for Charity
- Replies: 35
- Views: 8130
Re: Quizbowl for Charity
This is a good idea.Arsonists Get All the Girls wrote:Perhaps a scholarship fund for new teams who want to attend HSNCT or NSC but are too out of the way/too poor to go?
Only problem is how to go about setting up an "official" scholarship fund.
- Thu Apr 22, 2010 7:06 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Quizbowl for Charity
- Replies: 35
- Views: 8130
Re: Quizbowl for Charity
I would prefer to see this charity be for quizbowl things. A tournament like this could do a whole lot of good to raise money for teams in the current atmosphere of budget cutting and help us to ensure that active teams aren't forced into dormancy by their administration. Agreed. I'm sure budget cu...
- Tue Apr 20, 2010 11:57 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Quizbowl for Charity
- Replies: 35
- Views: 8130
Quizbowl for Charity
Recently I've been thinking about creating some sort of collaborative tournament similar to that of the FNT, except all the proceeds going to a charity. After talking with Trygve Meade and Andy Watkins, I've concluded that this project seems feasible and could potentially succeed. That is if we have...
- Sun Apr 18, 2010 10:14 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: LASA Mirror of UGA Classic (2/13/10)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2285
Re: LASA Mirror of UGA Classic (2/13/10)
Just out of curiosity, did any of the other teams have a problem with the fact that LASA closed out a tournament at LASA?
I ask because in the SC area even letting a house-team play in play-offs occasionally spurs controversy.
I ask because in the SC area even letting a house-team play in play-offs occasionally spurs controversy.
- Tue Mar 30, 2010 6:23 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: My coach is making me help with philosophy
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5523
Re: My coach is making me help with philosophy
truth.Captain Sinico wrote:Hiyo? I think a typo may have been made and Socrates was meant.
MaS
- Mon Mar 29, 2010 5:38 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: My coach is making me help with philosophy
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5523
Re: My coach is making me help with philosophy
Just off the top of my head (I may have missed a few) Sophocles Plato Aristotle Bacon Locke Rousseau Mill Bentham Kant Hobbes Aquinas Derrida Descartes Chomsky Berkley Spinoza Machiavelli Hume Hegel Nietzsche Kierkegaard Sartre Schopenhauer James Pierce Heidegger Foucault Marx Russel Wittgenstein Hu...
- Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:03 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Weekend of Quizbowl (3/6+7/10)
- Replies: 44
- Views: 11501
Re: Weekend of Quizbowl (3/6+7/10)
Any word on the four teams "expressing interest"?
- Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:11 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Kindle and other eBooks
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1646
Re: Kindle and other eBooks
4shared and Scribd are good places to get books.
As are torrents if you go that route.
As are torrents if you go that route.
- Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:16 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Weekend of Quizbowl (3/6+7/10)
- Replies: 44
- Views: 11501
Re: Weekend of Quizbowl (3/6+7/10)
Dan-Don's? He wasn't at the original site was he?
- Wed Feb 24, 2010 10:39 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Weekend of Quizbowl (3/6+7/10)
- Replies: 44
- Views: 11501
Re: Weekend of Quizbowl (3/6+7/10)
Is Tommy not playing the lit singles?
- Mon Feb 01, 2010 12:56 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Any Quality Church Quizbowl Questions out there?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6242
Re: Any Quality Church Quizbowl Questions out there?
You could always check out the ACFDB and narrow it down to religion questions only, then pick out the ones you like.
- Sun Jan 31, 2010 6:43 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Dorman Cavalier Challenge - 1/23/10 (Spartanburg, SC)
- Replies: 46
- Views: 11755
Re: Dorman Cavalier Challenge - 1/23/10 (Spartanburg, SC)
In addition, were individual stats kept? If so, will they be posted? In a perfect world, perhaps, but we have found that keeping a tournament of this size moving while keeping individual stats is virtually impossible. We do keep individual stats at our two smaller spring tournaments (SC State Champ...
- Sat Jan 30, 2010 11:20 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: '09-10 HS Midseason Poll - Congratulations State College!
- Replies: 137
- Views: 22609
Re: '09-10 HS Midseason Poll
I thought these rankings were fairly accurate. One exception being LASA's 8th place. But, I guess that's my fault for not voting.
Also, I am surprised that Southisde B actually received votes since we haven't really done much.
Any news on when full ballots will be posted?
Also, I am surprised that Southisde B actually received votes since we haven't really done much.
Any news on when full ballots will be posted?
- Sun Jan 24, 2010 2:31 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Dorman Cavalier Challenge - 1/23/10 (Spartanburg, SC)
- Replies: 46
- Views: 11755
Re: Dorman Cavalier Challenge - 1/23/10 (Spartanburg, SC)
In addition, were individual stats kept? If so, will they be posted?Ben Cole wrote:In the same vein, will there be discussion, whether in this thread or another?RyuAqua wrote:Will these questions be posted?
- Thu Jan 21, 2010 7:08 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Wofford College (SC) Tournament 2/27/2010
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5500
Re: Wofford College (SC) Tournament 2/27/2010
Yeah. but HFT is a much bigger tournament than Wofford.Inkana7 wrote:They went to Harvard Fall earlier this year. I envy their ability to travel.Dark Ages: Fae wrote:Isn't it like a 6+ hr drive for you guys? Impressive trek.catheyme wrote:Field update:
Paul Laurence Dunbar
- Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:48 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Wofford College (SC) Tournament 2/27/2010
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5500
Re: Wofford College (SC) Tournament 2/27/2010
Isn't it like a 6+ hr drive for you guys? Impressive trek.catheyme wrote:Field update:
Paul Laurence Dunbar
- Tue Jan 19, 2010 10:36 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Weekend of Quizbowl (3/6+7/10)
- Replies: 44
- Views: 11501
Re: Weekend of Quizbowl (3/6+7/10)
Just an update, yes, this tournament is definitely still happening. We expect that as teams begin to hash out their spring schedule, we will get more official registration forms. The list of registered teams only includes those from whom I've gotten a form, and not those who have just mentioned tha...
- Sat Jan 16, 2010 11:11 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Winter Southeast at UGA (1/16)
- Replies: 74
- Views: 23799
Re: ACF Winter Southeast at UGA (1/16)
So we're apparently doing half games now. This is not good. Not good at all. whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Apparently there's a four-way tie for first place (or some championship-relevant place) and instead of deciding who's in the finals by playoff PPG or overall PPB or something, they're playing m...
- Sat Jan 16, 2010 11:00 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Winter Southeast at UGA (1/16)
- Replies: 74
- Views: 23799
Re: ACF Winter Southeast at UGA (1/16)
So we're apparently doing half games now. This is not good. Not good at all. whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Apparently there's a four-way tie for first place (or some championship-relevant place) and instead of deciding who's in the finals by playoff PPG or overall PPB or something, they're playing m...
- Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:16 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Weekend of Quizbowl (3/6+7/10)
- Replies: 44
- Views: 11501
Re: Weekend of Quizbowl (3/6+7/10)
Looking at the field, is this tournament still going to happen?
- Wed Dec 23, 2009 8:50 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: All videos of Quiz Bowl
- Replies: 206
- Views: 157386
Re: All videos of Quiz Bowl
http://collegiate.quizbowlpackets.com/a ... regs09.zipCharbroil wrote:Sorry to necro this, but the packet for this game seems oddly nonexistant.JackGlerum wrote:I only posted this in the UChicago Regs thread, so here it is.
Chicago A vs. Minnesota A
The Brown/Miami B Packet
- Tue Dec 15, 2009 10:52 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: HFT IV Discussion
- Replies: 37
- Views: 8265
Re: HFT IV Discussion
At the majority of tournaments, lots of teams don't know who Gordimer or Mishima are. Agreed. But the point I'm trying to make is that a bonus on Gordimer or Mishima (who comes up a LOT) would be 10 or 20 points for a "pretty solid" team (however you choose to define that), and 30 for a g...
- Mon Dec 14, 2009 10:59 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: HFT IV Discussion
- Replies: 37
- Views: 8265
Re: HFT IV Discussion
This was clearly my favorite high school set of the past 2.5 years I've been playing. A few things I'd like to bring up. In the first line of the Whorf tossup, the "empty gasoline drums" clue seemed a bit early. (Possibly since we just saw this come up pretty late in a Whorf-Sapir tossup a...
- Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:17 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: T-Party Southeast at Furman (2/13)
- Replies: 84
- Views: 24556
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: T-Party Southeast at Furman (2/27)
I'll staff. :D
- Mon Dec 07, 2009 5:16 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: How to get better/study for PACE
- Replies: 32
- Views: 6946
Re: How to get better/study for PACE
If you want my two cents, read all of the ACF Fall sets as well as MUT, EFT, Penn Bowl, and maybe Terrapin.
- Mon Dec 07, 2009 4:51 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Dunbar Invitational Tournament: 3/06/2010
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7238
Re: Dunbar Invitational Tournament: 3/06/2010
What set are you using?
EDIT: Alright, thanks.
EDIT: Alright, thanks.
- Mon Dec 07, 2009 4:47 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Weekend of Quizbowl (3/6+7/10)
- Replies: 44
- Views: 11501
Re: Weekend of Quizbowl (3/6+7/10)
It has just come to our attention that we will be missing 4 players on Sunday for various reasons. So sign up only 1 Southside team for the NAQT set.
Thanks
Thanks
- Mon Dec 07, 2009 8:13 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Weekend of Quizbowl (3/6+7/10)
- Replies: 44
- Views: 11501
Re: Weekend of Quizbowl (3/6+7/10)
Format: The Saturday tournament will exemplify the new PACE NSC format (20 tossups with powers, each with 30-point bonuses and bouncebacks) while the Sunday tournament will be an official NAQT event using NAQT questions and their timed format. All teams will be guaranteed at least 9 games on both S...
- Thu Nov 19, 2009 8:30 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Weekend of Quizbowl at Clemson?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4382
Re: Weekend of Quizbowl at Clemson?
I would love for this to happen.
And also, i agree with the suggestion of using MUT if possible
And also, i agree with the suggestion of using MUT if possible
- Thu Nov 19, 2009 8:10 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Winter Southeast at UGA (1/16)
- Replies: 74
- Views: 23799
Re: ACF Winter Southeast at UGA (1/16)
Southside is "expressing interest" for 1 or 2 teams.
- Sun Nov 08, 2009 11:02 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Bad Negs Again
- Replies: 494
- Views: 114820
Re: Bad Negs Again
At this past Fall:
Given: Zulu
Answer: Cyrus the Great
Given: The Decameron
Answer: Things Fall Apart
Given: Zulu
Answer: Cyrus the Great
Given: The Decameron
Answer: Things Fall Apart
- Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:06 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Negs
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3294
Re: Negs
Okay, so this is probably wrong in every aspect, but it's what came to mind. Negs are like the -1/4 point deduction on the SAT. They are there to encourage "guesses" based on Real knowledge only and to deter players from answering via illegitimate means (frauding, etc.). When paired with p...
- Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:17 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: New Home for the QBWiki
- Replies: 61
- Views: 16470
Re: New Home for the QBWiki
I'd still really appreciate some help with this project. I would love to help. What do you need done? See messages above. You're going through pages beginning with the assigned letters and deleting things that don't relate to quizbowl, aren't verifiable, etc (see above for more details). What is yo...
- Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:42 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: New Home for the QBWiki
- Replies: 61
- Views: 16470
Re: New Home for the QBWiki
I would love to help.Bentley Like Beckham wrote:I'd still really appreciate some help with this project.
What do you need done?
- Sat Oct 10, 2009 11:09 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Bad Negs Again
- Replies: 494
- Views: 114820
Re: Bad Negs Again
Given: Dali
Answer: Wittgenstein
On a clue about 2 animals
Given: Mao Mao Rebellion
Answer: Salt March
Answer: Wittgenstein
On a clue about 2 animals
Given: Mao Mao Rebellion
Answer: Salt March
- Sat Oct 10, 2009 10:57 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Centennial It's Academic Tournament (12/13)
- Replies: 104
- Views: 37249
Re: Centennial It's Academic Tournament (12/13)
Your tournament is on 12/13 Sunday?
And, if you guys opt to use house-written questions, could we have a sample of last year's set?
And, if you guys opt to use house-written questions, could we have a sample of last year's set?
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 5:57 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Fall Southeast at Georgia Tech - October 31, 2009
- Replies: 28
- Views: 7708
Re: ACF Fall Southeast at Georgia Tech - October 31, 2009
Southside is only bringing 1 team, Adam.
EDIT: We are now able to bring 2 if there is room.
EDIT: We are now able to bring 2 if there is room.
- Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:19 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: EFT Discussion
- Replies: 186
- Views: 28147
Re: EFT Discussion
Also, I'd like to know whether the two packets I wrote were played anywhere. I know at least one was used at the Macalester site and both were read for the finals at Brown. I would really like to compare the numbers for those packets with the rest of the field. They were used at the USC site as wel...