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- Sat Sep 19, 2020 7:56 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: Longhorn Invitational Tournament - Canada (September 19)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1036
Re: Longhorn Invitational Tournament - Canada (September 19)
This happened. McGill A beat Queen's A in the first game of an advantaged final to win the tournament. Joe will have final stats up shortly (EDIT: STAAAATS: https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/6551/). All the staff deserve major thanks for helping this tournament to run pretty smoothly for an onli...
- Fri Aug 28, 2020 10:52 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: Longhorn Invitational Tournament - Canada (September 19)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1036
Re: Longhorn Invitational Tournament - Canada (September 19)
Field:
UBC (2, prior permission granted from editors when mirror was granted)
Toronto (4)
McGill (2)
McMaster (1)
Queen's (2)
Ottawa (1)
Field is now closed at 12 as of Sept. 16. Server info and the like will go out tomorrow (17th).
UBC (2, prior permission granted from editors when mirror was granted)
Toronto (4)
McGill (2)
McMaster (1)
Queen's (2)
Ottawa (1)
Field is now closed at 12 as of Sept. 16. Server info and the like will go out tomorrow (17th).
- Fri Aug 28, 2020 10:51 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: Longhorn Invitational Tournament - Canada (September 19)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1036
Longhorn Invitational Tournament - Canada (September 19)
I'm happy to announce the Canadian LIT mirror will be occurring on Discord on September 19, 2020. I am the TD. Full information on the set is available here: https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=22780 This is the regional mirror for Canada; it is open to Canadian schools only, subje...
- Mon Jul 06, 2020 3:22 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: Ontario Hybrid 2020 Announcement (Trash + Academic)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3820
Re: Ontario Hybrid 2020 Announcement (Trash + Academic)
Not Erik, but it hasn't been played in Canada yet (y'know, the home market of this tournament), so probably not.
- Fri May 01, 2020 10:15 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: 2020 Canadian Circuit Player Poll
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6609
Re: 2020 Canadian Circuit Player Poll
Player Poll (Top 25 + Top 5 Open players) Open 1 - Aayush Rajasekaran 1. Derek So 2. Rein Otsason 3. Jay Misuk 4. Chris Sims - I thought about putting Chris third, given his consistency, ability to grab in multiple categories at a high level, and Jay’s wild variability due to his penchant for the -5...
- Tue Apr 28, 2020 11:24 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: -5 for Fighting
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1052
Re: -5 for Fighting
Thank you. Thank you for this. I don't know if I'll be able to play, but I'm sure reading it will be just as awesome. (as an aside, I hope you're not counting the great players Jacob Ardown and Olly Postanin as "meme" content.) I think you mean Nolli Postagain, noted consumer of burgers...
- Sat Mar 28, 2020 10:46 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: Which Online School are you Going to Next Year? (Collegiate 2020)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8454
Re: Which Online School are you Going to Next Year? (Collegiate 2020)
After I finish my PhD in (fingers crossed) July, I'll be moving to Montreal to take up a postdoc at UdeM, based at the Montreal Botanical Garden. I can staff tournaments in Montreal, if there are any, or perhaps as far as Ottawa. But I will never call packets "[the thing Canadians call them].&...
- Mon Feb 11, 2019 7:43 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2019 NAQT Canada SCT at Queen's (9 Feb 2019)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5909
Re: 2019 NAQT Canada SCT at Queen's (9 Feb 2019)
Fyi, I apparently asked the wrong question, and got the answer I told you as a result. When the field is common among the among the playoff bracket (as in this case), we rank first by playoff bracket, then by *total* record. The rankings are being updated. I apologize for the confusion. Problem sol...
- Mon Feb 11, 2019 6:09 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2019 NAQT Canada SCT at Queen's (9 Feb 2019)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5909
Re: 2019 NAQT Canada SCT at Queen's (9 Feb 2019)
Anyone perusing the official NAQT results for this tournament will encounter a troubling peculiarity in the Div II results. Namely, that a 6-4 team is ranked second, ahead of a 7-3 team with better statistics across the board. Dennis has passed on to us NAQT's position that in these situations, res...
- Sat Feb 09, 2019 10:27 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2019 NAQT Canada SCT at Queen's (9 Feb 2019)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5909
Re: 2019 NAQT Canada SCT at Queen's (9 Feb 2019)
This tournament happened. Stats: http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/5617/. McGill A cleared the field in Division 1 at 10-0; Toronto C did the same at 10-0 in Division 2. Note that for NAQT reporting purposes, Toronto J is listed as Toronto B, which bumps down each subsequent Toronto team by one l...
- Thu Feb 07, 2019 10:58 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2019 NAQT Canada SCT at Queen's (9 Feb 2019)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5909
Re: 2019 NAQT Canada SCT at Queen's (9 Feb 2019)
Logistics have gone out to all the team contacts.
We'll be running house teams in each division to have six teams in D1 and eight in D2.
We'll be running house teams in each division to have six teams in D1 and eight in D2.
- Fri Feb 01, 2019 3:25 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2019 NAQT Canada SCT at Queen's (9 Feb 2019)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5909
Re: 2019 NAQT Canada SCT at Queen's (9 Feb 2019)
Is there a recommended parking lot? Would the ones beside and below Frank Tindall Field be fine? Will be in your logistics email, but the recommended parking is the above-ground lot beside Tindall Field (the below-ground lot is permit-holders and locks on the weekend, so you can't get into it witho...
- Tue Jan 15, 2019 6:45 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2019 NAQT Canada SCT at Queen's (9 Feb 2019)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5909
Re: 2019 NAQT Canada SCT at Queen's (9 Feb 2019)
Field
Division I
McGill A
Carleton A
Toronto A
Toronto B (aka Toronto J)
Toronto C
Division II
McGill B
Carleton B
Waterloo
McMaster
Toronto D
Toronto E
Toronto F
Division I
McGill A
Carleton A
Toronto A
Toronto B (aka Toronto J)
Toronto C
Division II
McGill B
Carleton B
Waterloo
McMaster
Toronto D
Toronto E
Toronto F
- Thu Jan 03, 2019 9:41 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2019 NAQT Canada SCT at Queen's (9 Feb 2019)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5909
2019 NAQT Canada SCT at Queen's (9 Feb 2019)
The Queen's University Trivia Club is happy to announce the Canadian NAQT Sectional on February 9, 2019 in Kingston, Ontario. Location & Logistics We are once again in Jeffrey Hall, where most of our recent tournaments have been held. Please meet in the control room, Jeffrey Hall 126, for 9:30 A...
- Sat Oct 27, 2018 7:30 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Penn Bowl at Queen's - October 27, 2018
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3645
Re: Penn Bowl at Queen's - October 27, 2018
Congratulations to Toronto A, who cleared the field at 8-2, ahead of Toronto J, Toronto C and the Open Team, who all went 6-4. Thank you to all the teams who came from Toronto and the US today (seriously, everyone who played was from one of these two locations). Infinite thanks are due to my staff t...
- Thu Oct 25, 2018 9:13 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Penn Bowl at Queen's - October 27, 2018
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3645
Re: Penn Bowl at Queen's - October 27, 2018
Logistics have gone out to the teams, and the field is now closed at six teams. See you Saturday!
- Tue Oct 23, 2018 1:58 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Penn Bowl at Queen's - October 27, 2018
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3645
Re: Penn Bowl at Queen's - October 27, 2018
We have late permission to allow open teams at this site to boost field size from Penn, which is now reflected in the addition of Erik Christensen's team in the latest field update. I'm going to close the field on Thursday to give time for anyone else who would also like to come. (edited to add regi...
- Sat Oct 20, 2018 6:17 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Penn Bowl at Queen's - October 27, 2018
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3645
Re: Penn Bowl at Queen's - October 27, 2018
What are the eligibility restrictions/ policies on open teams for this tournament? I just realized this tournament is less than three hours away from me and I might consider coming if I don't have to play solo. Penn Bowl is closed, unfortunately, but this is a nice reminder that Kingston is only ab...
- Sun Oct 14, 2018 3:10 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: EFT 2018 - Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 51
- Views: 9598
Re: EFT 2018 - Specific Question Discussion
Can I see the tossup on British anthropologists? I (and at least one other room) negged with France on the structuralism clue (seemed like bait for Lévi-Strauss)
- Mon Oct 01, 2018 1:32 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Penn Bowl at Queen's - October 27, 2018
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3645
Re: Penn Bowl at Queen's - October 27, 2018
Field
Toronto (4)
Michigan State (1)
Erik Christensen et al
Toronto (4)
Michigan State (1)
Erik Christensen et al
- Wed Sep 26, 2018 5:54 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Penn Bowl at Queen's - October 27, 2018
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3645
Penn Bowl at Queen's - October 27, 2018
The Queen's University Trivia Club is happy to announce the Canadian mirror of Penn Bowl on October 27, 2018 in Kingston, Ontario. More information about Penn Bowl can be found in the global announcement (http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=21304). Location and Logistics We are ...
- Tue Apr 10, 2018 4:52 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2-Day HSNCT Mirror @ Toronto (July 7-8, 2018)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5211
Re: 2-Day HSNCT Mirror @ Toronto (July 7-8, 2018)
I'll be working New York at this time and would love to play this event and maybe run FTP 3 on the second day, Let me know if you'd like to play with me or if you could give some advice on getting to Toronto from NYC. VIA Rail/Amtrak does a joint day-train (8am-8pm) either direction from Toronto to...
- Sun Mar 18, 2018 5:58 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Canadian Hybrid Tournament at Queen's (March 18, 2018)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2369
Re: Canadian Hybrid Tournament at Queen's (March 18, 2018)
The Ottawa-based team of Ian Dewan, Brendan McKendy, Shelby Robert and Rodrigo Morante defeated the Martingrove alumni team of Paul Kasinski, Erik Christensen, Ian Grieg and Mark Grieg in the first game of an advantaged final. Thank you to everyone who came to Kingston today, and especially to the q...
- Wed Feb 28, 2018 9:13 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: SMT 2018 Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 81
- Views: 16492
Re: SMT 2018 Specific Question Discussion
Could I see the tossup on Québec please? From memory, it felt basically like an old-timey Geo question asking physical features in the empty space in Northern Québec, without much else there.
- Tue Jan 30, 2018 7:35 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: 2018 ACF Regs packets, recordings, and detailed stats survey
- Replies: 67
- Views: 18636
Re: Packets, recordings, and detailed stats warm-up survey
I think this perception may also stem from the differences in question length between ACF and NAQT - the character cap on NAQT questions leads to shorter questions than in ACF. So while the hypothetical power numbers are similar in terms of the percentage distribution, you're hearing more question ...
- Tue Jan 30, 2018 5:55 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: 2018 ACF Regs packets, recordings, and detailed stats survey
- Replies: 67
- Views: 18636
Re: Packets, recordings, and detailed stats warm-up survey
Here's a thought experiment - what if ACF Regionals had powers? Not to argue for whether it should or not, but rather to test difficulty predictions / presumptions. In my experience editing, power marks usually are somewhere between 40 and 70 percent of the way through the vast majority of tossups ...
- Mon Jan 08, 2018 4:29 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Canadian Hybrid Tournament at Queen's (March 18, 2018)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2369
Canadian Hybrid Tournament at Queen's (March 18, 2018)
The Queen's University Trivia Club is happy to announce the main site of the Canadian Hybrid Tournament on Sunday, March 18, 2018 in Kingston, Ontario. More information about the Canadian Hybrid Tournament can be found in the global announcement (http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&am...
- Tue Nov 07, 2017 12:43 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2018 ACF Regionals Global Announcement (1/20/18)
- Replies: 43
- Views: 40833
Re: 2018 ACF Regionals Global Announcement (1/20/18)
I sent in a registration on Friday in which I said I needed to write a pack and emailed yesterday to ask for a distribution. Can someone please get back to me and give me a distribution?
- Wed Oct 25, 2017 7:45 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: PB 2017: Specific Questions Discussion
- Replies: 43
- Views: 8008
Re: PB 2017: Specific Questions Discussion
In case this hasn't been caught yet, Bonus 20 of Pack 14 incorrectly claims that Nikos Katzantzakis wrote The Gospel According to Jesus Christ.
- Mon Oct 23, 2017 7:51 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: PB 2017: Specific Questions Discussion
- Replies: 43
- Views: 8008
Re: PB 2017: Specific Questions Discussion
Glad you enjoyed the set, Christopher. The ancient Egyptian history bonus was intended to have Memphis as middle and translating hieroglyphics as hard. I don't have much real knowledge of Egyptian archaeology, so it is certainly possible that the hard part was not difficult enough. I don't think it...
- Sat Oct 21, 2017 7:08 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Penn Bowl at Queen's (October 21, 2017)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2227
Re: Penn Bowl at Queen's (October 21, 2017)
Stats are done: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/4596/
Thank you to everyone for coming today - we hope you enjoyed the tournament.
Thank you to everyone for coming today - we hope you enjoyed the tournament.
- Sat Oct 21, 2017 6:19 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Penn Bowl at Queen's (October 21, 2017)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2227
Re: Penn Bowl at Queen's (October 21, 2017)
McGill beat Toronto to win in the second game of an advantaged final. Derek So was top scorer. Full stats in an hour or so.
- Tue Oct 17, 2017 12:51 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Penn Bowl at Queen's (October 21, 2017)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2227
Re: Penn Bowl at Queen's (October 21, 2017)
Current Field:
McGill
Toronto
Carleton
House (x3)
The field is now closed.
McGill
Toronto
Carleton
House (x3)
The field is now closed.
- Thu Sep 14, 2017 8:27 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Penn Bowl at Queen's (October 21, 2017)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2227
Penn Bowl at Queen's (October 21, 2017)
The Queen's University Trivia Club is happy to announce the Canadian mirror of Penn Bowl on October 21, 2017 in Kingston, Ontario. More information about Penn Bowl can be found in the global announcement (http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=19987). Location and Logistics This to...
- Sun Jul 09, 2017 10:10 pm
- Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
- Topic: Your Travel Disaster Stories
- Replies: 51
- Views: 40901
Re: Your Travel Disaster Stories
Two stories for this thread, now that I have a functional car: The Friday before SCT 2013 there was a massive snowstorm across Ontario and into the Northeastern US. For whatever reason, there were two SCT sites that year within range of Ottawa - at McMaster in Hamilton, and at Buffalo. Being Canadia...
- Fri Mar 17, 2017 11:30 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: (This) Tournament is a Crime Mirror @ Toronto (12.03.17)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4964
Re: (This) Tournament is a Crime Mirror @ Toronto (12.03.17)
Hey I need to get other stuff done tonight and tomorrow so final stats for this and ACRONYM aren't gonna be up until Tuesday. A hodge-podge team of Rafael, Ian, Huma, and Paul won the tournament. Are you referring to Rafael Krichevsky? Yes, this is noted Canadian Rafael Krichevsky being referred to.
- Sat Feb 18, 2017 6:26 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2017 ACF Regionals at Queen's University (February 18, 2017)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2983
Re: 2017 ACF Regionals at Queen's University (February 18, 2
Toronto A went 10-0 to clear the field. McGill finished second at 8-2. Ottawa won the UG title by virtue of being the lone UG team to make the top bracket. Toronto C placed highest of the two Division 2 teams, one game clear of Waterloo B. Ian Dewan of Ottawa was the top scorer (both overall and amo...
- Sat Feb 18, 2017 10:49 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2017 ACF Regionals at Queen's University (February 18, 2017)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2983
Re: 2017 ACF Regionals at Queen's University (February 18, 2
Live Stats (round robin): http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournament ... und_robin/
Live Stats (playoffs): http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournament ... /playoffs/
Live Stats (playoffs): http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournament ... /playoffs/
- Tue Jan 24, 2017 7:48 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2017 WAO: Joey's stuff (phil, painting, Brit lit, &VisOFA)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1548
Re: Joey's stuff (philosophy, painting & British lit [&VisOF
Other bit of errata: [from Horton/Swift/Ankit], Michael Moore directed Bowling for Columbine, not Bowling for Columbia.
- Tue Jan 24, 2017 5:51 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2017 WAO: Joey's stuff (phil, painting, Brit lit, &VisOFA)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1548
Re: Joey's stuff (philosophy, painting & British lit [&VisOF
Errata: Tom Thomson died (in 1917) before the Group of Seven "officially" formed in 1920; as such he's only associated with/influenced it, rather than actually being a member.
- Wed Dec 07, 2016 11:28 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2017 ACF Regionals at Queen's University (February 18, 2017)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2983
Re: 2017 ACF Regionals at Queen's University (February 18, 2
Current Field:
McGill A
McMaster A
Ottawa A
Toronto A
Toronto B
Toronto C
Waterloo A
Waterloo B
Link to the ACF field Spreadsheet.
McGill A
McMaster A
Ottawa A
Toronto A
Toronto B
Toronto C
Waterloo A
Waterloo B
Link to the ACF field Spreadsheet.
- Tue Dec 06, 2016 5:10 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2017 ACF Regionals at Queen's University (February 18, 2017)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2983
2017 ACF Regionals at Queen's University (February 18, 2017)
The Queen's University Trivia Club is happy to announce that the Canada/Niagara mirror of 2017 ACF Regionals will take place at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, on February 18, 2017. More information about ACF Regionals can be found in the global announcement: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forum...
- Mon Dec 05, 2016 5:21 pm
- Forum: Scheduling reform
- Topic: 2016-17 Tournament Schedule: Planning, Discussion, etc.
- Replies: 65
- Views: 43706
Re: 2016-17 Tournament Schedule: Planning, Discussion, etc.
Minnesotans, is there any word one way or another on if MUT will happen this year?Periplus of the Erythraean Sea wrote: Spring: MUT?
- Mon Nov 07, 2016 11:30 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: PB2016: Epistle to the Sons of the North
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2388
Re: Epistle to the Sons of the North
It's come to my attention that a screenshot of this thread's original post was posted in a Canadian quizbowl groupchat before Penn Bowl was played in Canada, which meant that a question had to be replaced. Apparently, these Canadian writers not only can't be trusted with writing questions, they can...
- Tue Apr 26, 2016 11:05 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Where Are You Going Next Year? (Collegiate 2016)
- Replies: 46
- Views: 26437
Re: Where Are You Going Next Year? (Collegiate 2016)
I'm moving to Queen's University to pursue a MA in Economics and a JD (combined program). I still intend to play tournaments.
- Tue Apr 26, 2016 11:04 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open Team Formation
- Replies: 22
- Views: 14155
Re: Chicago Open Team Formation
I'm looking for a team. What little I answer will likely be history.
- Sun Apr 24, 2016 6:14 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Waterloo Trash Tournament (and side-events!) - April 24th
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3616
Re: Waterloo Trash Tournament (and side-events!) - April 24t
ACRONYM stats. Team "I love Kanye" (Aayush/Ian/Mark) defeated the Eukaryotes of Fire (Jay/Adam/Patrick/Cole) in a one-game final.
- Tue Apr 12, 2016 2:57 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Canadian MYSTERIUM [email protected] (April 23,2016)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7451
Re: Canadian MYSTERIUM [email protected] (April 23,2016)
Signing up as a free agent, given the paucity of interest from my current and future universities. I also will bring a buzzer set.
EDIT: I have become "American" and joined Michigan State.
EDIT: I have become "American" and joined Michigan State.
- Tue Mar 29, 2016 6:14 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2016 MUT: Errata
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4275
Re: Errata
In Pack 5, bonus 8 (Carthage/Rome), the bonus seems to suggest (or did when I played this set) that the Battle of Cannae came after the Battle of the Metaurus River, which is incorrect.
- Tue Feb 09, 2016 6:51 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: "Stanford Housewrite" @ Waterloo (28/02/2016)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10584
Re: "Stanford Housewrite" @ Waterloo (28/02/2016)
Since this is Sunday I can play this now, so sign me up.