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by o'b
Fri Jan 06, 2012 2:23 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2012 NAQT HSNCT: Congratulations to Bellarmine!
Replies: 100
Views: 54780

Re: 2012 NAQT HSNCT: May 26-27, Atlanta

Is any information available yet in regards to signing up as a staff member?
by o'b
Thu Aug 11, 2011 10:31 pm
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: Moving Away From The "Long Island" Quiz Bowl Team Stereotype
Replies: 9
Views: 6145

Re: Moving Away From The "Long Island" Quiz Bowl Team Stereotype

This is really a split of hairs... Hills is not disproportionately expensive. You're kidding right? The HHHW tournament is $90 a team. Even the Harvard Fall Tournament, one of the more expensive non-National high school tournaments, is only $70 a team. On a more practical note, other local tourname...
by o'b
Sun Aug 07, 2011 12:30 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2010-11 NAQT IS sets: question-specific discussion
Replies: 135
Views: 26831

Re: 2010-11 NAQT IS sets: question-specific discussion

"The Blue Boy" is clearly on the You Gotta Know list, but at the same time the average high school student (i.e., most of the people who attend A-set tournaments) will have neither seen the You Gotta Know list nor memorized facts about Thomas Gainsborough. Also on that list is Mondrian's B...
by o'b
Wed Aug 03, 2011 10:30 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2010-11 NAQT IS sets: question-specific discussion
Replies: 135
Views: 26831

Re: 2010-11 NAQT IS sets: question-specific discussion

Would you be able to post any Thomas Gainsborough questions from this year? I believe there may have been one at an A-set tournament early on.

Thank you.
by o'b
Mon Jul 04, 2011 2:13 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY Discussion 2011-12
Replies: 11
Views: 4323

Re: NY Discussion 2011-12

While I have to agree that Kellenberg will be taking a step back next year, I would never write Joe off as merely a B-team powerhouse. Although he negs more than any person I can remember being in the club, he is still a strong history buff who dabbles in some literature. The reason this was not ref...
by o'b
Thu Jun 02, 2011 12:32 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Bull Bowl in Buffalo - November 12, 2011
Replies: 17
Views: 5617

Re: Bull Bowl in Buffalo - November 12, 2011

So, I'll be going to University at Buffalo next fall and just learned through this that there was a Quiz Bowl team.

Could you add me to any sort of mailing list type things for future updates?

P.S. I'll be glad to help out with Bull Bowl.
by o'b
Sun Oct 03, 2010 4:39 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: LIFT X 10/16/2010
Replies: 27
Views: 7429

Re: LIFT X 10/16/2010

Kellenberg is still looking for teams for this tournament.

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