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- Fri Oct 28, 2011 2:46 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Michigan 2011-12
- Replies: 76
- Views: 31335
Re: Michigan 2011-12
I talked to some Northville kids; they seem really good this year as well
- Mon Jul 04, 2011 3:45 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Michigan 2011-12
- Replies: 76
- Views: 31335
Re: Michigan 2011-12
Our new A team probably has a few holes to cover, and Novi is losing our coach, but there are some dedicated members on the team. To be honest, Novi"s performance might be pretty erratic. DCC- Swept the subject tournaments at Acequizbowlcamp, so they should be all around powerful. DCD- We found...
- Wed Jun 08, 2011 6:36 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2011 HSNCT discussion
- Replies: 214
- Views: 51162
Re: 2011 HSNCT discussion
Much of this nation's southern border lies along the Panj River. Khorugh, the capital of its autonomous province of Gorno-Badakhshan, lies on the (*) Pamir Highway, and the Anzob Tunnel connects its second-most populous city, Khujand, with its capital. The western end of the Ferghana Valley lies in...
- Wed Jun 08, 2011 5:42 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Michigan '10-'11
- Replies: 69
- Views: 17421
Re: Michigan '10-'11
Just a little bit of clarification. I'm actually graduating this year, so I'm not going to be at camp (It sounded like you were including me when you said 'hope to see you at camp'). Also our coach is becoming assistant principal so he will not be coaching next year (I still think Novi will be a ra...
- Mon May 30, 2011 3:06 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2011 HSNCT discussion
- Replies: 214
- Views: 51162
Re: 2011 HSNCT discussion
I found it a bit odd that there was a question on Syracuse and a question on Sicily in the same packet (I think it was Round 5). It seems like that would have favored those who are knowledgeable in Mediterranean history a lot.
- Sun May 29, 2011 3:48 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2011 HSNCT discussion
- Replies: 214
- Views: 51162
Re: 2011 HSNCT discussion
I feel like the questions this year were much, much more answerable than those from last year.
- Mon Apr 18, 2011 10:52 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Torrey Pines Quizbowl Database
- Replies: 108
- Views: 98955
Re: Torrey Pines Quizbowl Database
Dang... this is like ACFDB on a new level.
Now I have something "simple" to give people who want to become better quickly :)
Edit: Crap! Now people will be good at Geography!
Now I have something "simple" to give people who want to become better quickly :)
Edit: Crap! Now people will be good at Geography!
- Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:57 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Michigan '10-'11
- Replies: 69
- Views: 17421
Re: Michigan '10-'11
I'm not sure about those teams. Troy is having a really hard time with its extracurriculars- they're completely unfunded at the moment. Going to Atlanta would be a huge issue for an unfunded team in Michigan.
- Mon Mar 21, 2011 11:38 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: DCCAT (Novi, MI 2/26/11)
- Replies: 40
- Views: 20927
Re: DCCAT (Novi, MI 2/26/11)
Although he had a separated shoulder, Matthew Stafford was able to do this by throwing the game-winning touchdown pass in a game against the Cleveland Browns in 2009. After being dragged back to the underworld by Hermes, Sisyphus was forced to roll a boulder up a hill which always rolled back down,...
- Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:00 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Negs and how to avoid them
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6669
Negs and how to avoid them
Curiously, what should a team do if they're having the problem of negging questions frequently?
- Mon Feb 07, 2011 12:24 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Culver (IN) Jan. 29, 2011 Varsity and Frosh/Soph Tourneys
- Replies: 30
- Views: 8610
Re: Culver (IN) Jan. 29, 2011 Varsity and Frosh/Soph Tourneys
For the games between Novi A and DCC B, scores were 355-345 in the first game, 285-440 in the second, and 365-325 in the last. Due to Novi's excellent performance, their loss of Emaline Maxfield appears to be negligible. Congrats on another great tourney this year and to all the teams who performed...
- Mon Jan 31, 2011 2:33 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Culver (IN) Jan. 29, 2011 Varsity and Frosh/Soph Tourneys
- Replies: 30
- Views: 8610
Re: Culver (IN) Jan. 29, 2011 Varsity and Frosh/Soph Tourneys
For the games between Novi A and DCC B, scores were 355-345 in the first game, 285-440 in the second, and 365-325 in the last.
I also really liked the trash removal
I also really liked the trash removal
- Mon Nov 22, 2010 1:13 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: New Guy in Town!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1237
Re: New Guy in Town!
Look through this forum? There's a discussion on good books for quizbowl and a discussion on ways to get better....
- Mon Nov 22, 2010 1:11 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Social Science CANON LIST
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5582
Re: Social Science CANON LIST
I'm sort of suspicious that top programs/teams have things like this....
Psychology is a social science, btw... Take AP Psych lul... or you can go look up famous psychologists. AP reviews are nice :) http://quizlet.com/878192/ap-psych-revi ... ash-cards/
Psychology is a social science, btw... Take AP Psych lul... or you can go look up famous psychologists. AP reviews are nice :) http://quizlet.com/878192/ap-psych-revi ... ash-cards/
- Thu Nov 18, 2010 1:18 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Michigan '10-'11
- Replies: 69
- Views: 17421
Re: Michigan '10-'11
Yeah, Novi didn't play that great on Saturday. I think for the most part, there's going to be a lot of competition for 2/3/4th in the state teams. Troy A, GPN, DCD, DCC B, Novi A... This should be a fun year. What good/amazing teams out of state are coming to UM Autumn? I know Culver is attending th...
- Wed Nov 17, 2010 2:54 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Five Simple Ways to Get Better
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6442
Re: Five Simple Ways to Get Better
When looking over packets, which packets are "easier?" I never really got a grasp on this, although I suspect prisonbowl and fallnovice to be easier sets.
- Mon Nov 15, 2010 1:54 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Five Simple Ways to Get Better
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6442
Re: Five Simple Ways to Get Better
A better explanation might be: the question writers did a good job of selecting middle clues that reward real knowledge over studying old packets. What, then, is the general opinion concerning studying old packets? It shoudn't be done? What about studying old packets in comparison to studying lists...
- Mon Nov 15, 2010 1:37 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Five Simple Ways to Get Better
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6442
Re: Five Simple Ways to Get Better
I agree that lists aren't the way to improve. I feel like at best a player can become *average* through simply memorizing things on lists. I question their use as a starting point as well- I think reading AP prep books could be better at times. I could definitely be wrong- I've gotten better through...
- Thu Nov 11, 2010 7:25 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Bouncebacks on bonuses
- Replies: 54
- Views: 16646
Re: Bouncebacks on bonuses
Wow, I'm such an idiot. I was confusing that with something completely different. Sorry.
- Thu Nov 11, 2010 1:17 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Bouncebacks on bonuses
- Replies: 54
- Views: 16646
Re: Bouncebacks on bonuses
What do you guys think about the new bounceback policy for NAQT?
- Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:57 pm
- Forum: New High School Teams
- Topic: Books "for Quizbowl"
- Replies: 217
- Views: 225971
Re: Books "for Quizbowl"
0_Ograpesmoker wrote:Classical Electrodynamics, by J.D. Jackson.Ronnie the Bear wrote:What book do I read so I can have a giant green skull like your avatar?
What's in this book that has to do with a green skull?
- Thu Oct 07, 2010 11:34 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Michigan '10-'11
- Replies: 69
- Views: 17421
Re: Michigan '10-'11
Novi lost Yunbo Nie and Anand Salem, easily their two best players. Who else would they have lost that impacted their team that much? Spencer Kim has the ambition of Napoleon and look what happened when people underestimated him. Peter Jiang has tons of potential, too. He's already proved himself t...
- Wed Sep 29, 2010 1:52 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Detroit Catholic Central Fall Novice Mirror (10/2/10)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2862
Re: Detroit Catholic Central Fall Novice Mirror (10/2/10)
what's the field look like now?
- Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:52 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Michigan '10-'11
- Replies: 69
- Views: 17421
Re: Michigan '10-'11
I think Novi lost (and might be losing) more than just our two best players from last year....Newsteinleo wrote: Novi lost our two best players last year, but will try to remember. Our B-team last year certainly had potential, with Spencer Kim leading the team.
- Thu Jun 03, 2010 9:25 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Spending money
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1458
Spending money
My team has some spending money, and we'd like to know what sorts of books we should get. We're also looking for cheap yet good atlases to study Geography with- our team is weak in the subject.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
- Mon May 31, 2010 11:00 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Know your current events
- Replies: 42
- Views: 14442
Re: Know your current events
Thanks a bunch! Is the second source any good for US current events?Matt Weiner wrote: news.bbc.co.uk for global perspective
news.google.com for changing stories throughout the day
- Mon May 31, 2010 10:47 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Know your current events
- Replies: 42
- Views: 14442
Re: Know your current events
What's a good website for daily current events?
- Sun May 30, 2010 5:34 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2010 HSNCT discussion thread
- Replies: 194
- Views: 51710
Re: 2010 HSNCT discussion thread
On the math bonus with the two 8-sided dice, the moderator asked for an answer within 5 seconds for each part. Are we expected to solve math like that in such short time? (The first part of the bonus was simple, while the other parts were much more time-consuming) Sorry- I don't remember which Round...
- Fri May 14, 2010 4:49 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Getting Good at History
- Replies: 41
- Views: 12355
Re: Getting Good at History
Reading some breezy textbooks on the subject might work--for American history, I enjoyed "The Unfinished Nation" by Alan Brinkley. If your question writer is in a progressive state of mind, Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States" might work. For presidential elec...
- Sat May 08, 2010 12:18 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Getting Good at History
- Replies: 41
- Views: 12355
Re: Getting Good at History
What kinds of packets are nice to look over? I've been using the ACF packets recently....
- Fri May 07, 2010 8:24 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Getting Good at History
- Replies: 41
- Views: 12355
Re: Getting Good at History
Wow, guys, this is really helpful! I read "The Western Experience" by Chambers for my AP European class; how does it compare to the aftermentioned "History of the Modern World?" If I chose to learn through reading, would it be appropriate for me to learn non-western history throu...
- Thu May 06, 2010 9:39 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Getting Good at History
- Replies: 41
- Views: 12355
Re: Getting Good at History
Hmm... So let me get this straight. Usually, the best way to learn history is to read into specific time periods? How appropriate is looking through packets for history questions? and what's the general thought on textbooks that cover whole subjects? Western history appears to be overrepresented in ...
- Thu May 06, 2010 7:04 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Getting Good at History
- Replies: 41
- Views: 12355
Re: Getting Good at History
I've looked at the Culture Guide, but the information on it on history doesn't seem to appear often... and it's quite outdated (especially with current leaders).
Can you recommend any intro-level college textbooks?
Can you recommend any intro-level college textbooks?
- Wed May 05, 2010 10:29 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Getting Good at History
- Replies: 41
- Views: 12355
Getting Good at History
How can a team get better at History questions? What books are good to read to learn the necessary information? Where may I find resources that will help make people better at the subject?
My school plays NAQT questions.
My school plays NAQT questions.
- Wed Apr 21, 2010 2:50 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Quiz Bowl Memoirs of a Robot (A Guide to Improving at QB)
- Replies: 46
- Views: 22467
Re: Quiz Bowl Memoirs of a Robot (A Guide to Improving at QB)
If you look at old packets, is it important to look at bonuses?