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- Fri Mar 30, 2018 9:30 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Quizbowl, College Admissions, and Choices
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1607
Quizbowl, College Admissions, and Choices
Hey everyone. Graduating senior here. I'm not totally sure how much time I will dedicate to Quizbowl in the fall (if at all), but someone I recently became friends with reminded me that I don't need to be involved in/play Quizbowl to be friends with those who are/do. Members of this community (you k...
- Mon Mar 19, 2018 8:13 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Announcing the Connecticut Quiz Bowl Alliance (CTQBA)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10434
Re: Announcing the Connecticut Quiz Bowl Alliance (CTQBA)
Not a suggestion, but I just wanted to say that the web design looks really nice--good work!
- Sun Feb 11, 2018 9:44 pm
- Forum: Best of the Best
- Topic: How Can We Make Quizbowl More Approachable and Inclusive
- Replies: 64
- Views: 54328
Re: How Can We Make Quizbowl More Approachable and Inclusive
1. Laughing at inappropriate times at maybe inappropriate material. NASAT 2016, there was a TU on "cervix," that my brother answered, leaving the other team in hysterics. Being the only female in the room, it was pretty unnerving. 2. Moderators blatantly taking sides/favoring one team over...
- Sat Sep 16, 2017 7:20 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: HSQBRank 2017-18: Now with a Patreon page!
- Replies: 122
- Views: 90065
Re: HSQBRank 2017-18: Now with a Patreon page!
A thought: perhaps people should spend more time worrying about actually learning things and playing quizbowl then whether some person in Kentucky's system has ranked their team a spot or two higher than other teams very far away in drastically different circumstances, most of which they will never...
- Sun Jun 18, 2017 8:42 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 NSC set discussion
- Replies: 85
- Views: 53926
Re: 2017 NSC set discussion
eh i guess we all try to have lives?Father Comstock wrote:My bad, I did not know that was banned. I'm genuinely curious though, why haven't the sets been posted?
User was tempbanned for three days for blatantly disregarding moderator requests to stop making content-free posts in this thread. -- the Mgmt
- Fri Jun 16, 2017 3:39 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '17-'18
- Replies: 154
- Views: 92986
Re: Illinois '17-'18
is that bro a triplet? if so, yesssss multiplesEl Salvadoreno wrote:*Sandburg- Aristotle is proving to be a really good player.AGoodMan wrote:Govind is one of the best history players in the nation. Ethan is an FA God
- Thu Jun 01, 2017 10:16 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Parts of the Lit Canon worth the time to read
- Replies: 37
- Views: 26076
Re: Parts of the Lit Canon worth the time to read
tennessee williams
- Wed May 31, 2017 11:29 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 HSNCT discussion
- Replies: 105
- Views: 59590
Re: 2017 HSNCT discussion
There was a bonus part on some Chinese road in Round 9 (I think) that seemed intriguing. Do you mind posting it?
- Sun May 07, 2017 5:28 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 Cooper Awards - Congratulations to Winners
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6886
Re: 2017 Cooper Awards - Congratulations to Winners
Yes, Jackie!!!!!!
- Tue Apr 25, 2017 11:14 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Activities Outside of Quiz Bowl
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3050
Re: Activities Outside of Quiz Bowl
So, here goes nothing. I take photographs, specifically monochrome symbolistic compositions. With them, I strive to make people think beyond what is actually depicted. My sister typically models for them, although she'll be in college next year so there goes that endeavor. When not contemplating my ...
- Sat Mar 04, 2017 3:10 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Fundraising for PACE NSC
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4883
Re: Fundraising for PACE NSC
bretthogan43 wrote:extort money
- Thu Mar 02, 2017 10:41 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Quizbowl Resource Center Blog
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9891
Re: Quizbowl Resource Center Blog
LOL Myers. Too obvious to be a solution.JakobeanEra wrote:Or maybe people could, like, post stuff about quiz bowl on it?
- Wed Jan 11, 2017 11:26 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: What keeps you doing quizbowl?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15278
Re: Quizbowl?
2. What's the end result of quizbowl for an individual? Sitting at the end of your career, your binary associations fading, your reflexes dulling, your trophies gathering dust If I may politely disagree a bit with this comment for a minute--If quizbowl just gives you books whose pages are left unop...
- Wed Jan 11, 2017 12:16 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ATHENA at Lexington (MA) HS (4/1/17)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11172
Re: ATHENA at Lexington (MA) HS (4/1/17)
YES!19.prasadm wrote: The purpose of the tournament is to promote female involvement in quiz bowl.
- Mon Jan 09, 2017 9:51 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: What keeps you doing quizbowl?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15278
Re: Quizbowl?
Back when I was playing high school quizbowl, it often felt like I was swimming against the current when I was studying for quizbowl. Yeah, I guess this is kind of what I mean. Lots of input, little output in the sense that although you may win points, tossups, or games, you still feel like your fe...
- Mon Jan 09, 2017 9:48 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: What keeps you doing quizbowl?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15278
Re: Quizbowl?
2. What's the end result of quizbowl for an individual? What is all the knowledge one amasses for? This may not be what you wanted to hear, but for me personally, there is no end result. There is no purpose to amassing all of this random knowledge except that I wanted to. I found it interesting and...
- Mon Jan 09, 2017 1:49 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: What keeps you doing quizbowl?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15278
What keeps you doing quizbowl?
Lately I've been contemplating a lot of stuff related to quizbowl. Quitting has been one of them. And it's not due to the people. Rather, it's due to the mentality it reinforces into an individual. It pits you, a fallible human being, against perfection, or someone else's writing. And in a sense, at...
- Sat Dec 31, 2016 12:37 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Quizbowl Question of 2016
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2681
Re: Best Quizbowl Question of 2016
RexSueciae wrote: "putting together enough credits to graduate within the next decade."
Haha, thanks for making my day.RexSueciae wrote: "My occasional habit of falling asleep during games probably did not help."
- Thu Dec 22, 2016 4:43 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: The Worst Christmas Song Ain't What You Think
- Replies: 15
- Views: 971
Re: The Worst Christmas Song Ain't What You Think
talk about cacophony...
- Wed Dec 21, 2016 7:35 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 1st annual JAKOB: Online History Extravaganza
- Replies: 46
- Views: 35103
Re: 1st annual JAKOB: Online History Extravaganza
:)Bubalus Period wrote:you could have written these for brad for MONEY
- Fri Dec 16, 2016 2:50 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Albums of 2016
- Replies: 105
- Views: 6055
Re: Best Albums of 2016
Therapy Session by NF
- Fri Jun 24, 2016 10:37 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2016 National Quiz Bowl Awards: Winners Posted
- Replies: 14
- Views: 12716
Re: 2016 National Quiz Bowl Awards: Nominees Up, Vote Thru 6
And it's the National QUIZBOWL Awards? Kind of confused on how the nominating committee of NHBB folks extends to the entire realm of quizbowl, but ok.Great Bustard wrote:The nominating committee consisted of Niki Peters, Raynell Cooper, and David Madden.
- Thu Jun 23, 2016 2:49 pm
- Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
- Topic: ReadIT - an audio quizbowl reader
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9957
Re: ReadIT - an audio quizbowl reader
It could maybe even be used in tournaments, as then you won't need a moderator who is necessarily good at reading -- all they will need to do is play the audio and make sure the answer is correct (and pause the audio when someone buzzes). It seems like a good idea to me, but a lot of work is requir...
- Fri Jun 10, 2016 7:12 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NHBB for Middle and Elementary Levels (Chicago, IL 6/9-6/12)
- Replies: 86
- Views: 60161
Re: NHBB for Middle and Elementary Levels (Chicago, IL 6/9-6
Sorry; I meant the resolution to the tie.the return of AHAN wrote:Of what? As Mr. Madden mentioned, Livermore Valley Charter was booted from the tourney.bluejay123 wrote:What was the resolution to this?
- Fri Jun 10, 2016 7:10 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NHBB for Middle and Elementary Levels (Chicago, IL 6/9-6/12)
- Replies: 86
- Views: 60161
Re: NHBB for Middle and Elementary Levels (Chicago, IL 6/9-6
Edit: also what's with renaming every aspect of the game itself? Calling something an "all-buzz" instead of a tossup or whatever does nothing but distance this particular event from everything else in the quizbowl world. Yeah that's what I was wondering. Like if you really want the MS kid...
- Fri Jun 10, 2016 2:43 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NHBB for Middle and Elementary Levels (Chicago, IL 6/9-6/12)
- Replies: 86
- Views: 60161
Re: NHBB for Middle and Elementary Levels (Chicago, IL 6/9-6
What was the resolution to this?
- Tue Jun 07, 2016 11:16 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2016 nAC
- Replies: 72
- Views: 35230
Re: 2016 nAC
Lucky...Father Comstock wrote:3000 dollar winning prize
- Tue Jun 07, 2016 11:11 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2016 HSNCT discussion
- Replies: 133
- Views: 76921
Re: 2016 HSNCT discussion
Condensation reaction means the production of water as a reaction product.
Dehydration synthesis is the addition of two substances to form a substance and water, both as reaction products.
Thus, condensation reaction = dehydration synthesis.
Dehydration synthesis is the addition of two substances to form a substance and water, both as reaction products.
Thus, condensation reaction = dehydration synthesis.
- Mon Jun 06, 2016 2:47 pm
- Forum: New High School Teams
- Topic: Studying Geography
- Replies: 8
- Views: 13890
Re: Studying Geography
Totally.cchiego wrote:If you try to study geography solely through old questions, you're likely going to be disappointed and frustrated with the lack of results and the seemingly boring memorization of named things.
- Mon Jun 06, 2016 12:24 pm
- Forum: New High School Teams
- Topic: Studying Geography
- Replies: 8
- Views: 13890
Re: Studying Geography
Ok, so I'm not a geography player, per se, but I'll give you a few tips. Alex Sankaran's post was obviously really in depth and awesome to a point that I can't replicate here but... 1) Know the major cities of the world really well and in really really really immaculate detail. There's not going to ...
- Fri Jun 03, 2016 7:07 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2016 HSNCT discussion
- Replies: 133
- Views: 76921
Re: 2016 HSNCT discussion
Isn't mentioning six carbons in the hexanoic acid bonus a slight giveaway?
- Fri Jun 03, 2016 6:25 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2016 HSNCT discussion
- Replies: 133
- Views: 76921
Re: 2016 HSNCT discussion
Can I see the bonuses on esters?
- Thu Jun 02, 2016 2:28 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2016 HSNCT discussion
- Replies: 133
- Views: 76921
Re: 2016 HSNCT discussion
Although the question content was fine, I was wondering the reasoning behind writing tossups on Jean Valjean's alter egos, the JFK assassination rifle and the Green Jacket at Augusta National. Personally, I thought that the packet in whatever round the above questions were in was not the best; kind...
- Wed Jun 01, 2016 9:08 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2016 HSNCT discussion
- Replies: 133
- Views: 76921
Re: 2016 HSNCT discussion
Also may I please see the tossup on the Vietnam War and being amphoteric?
- Wed Jun 01, 2016 1:24 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2016 HSNCT discussion
- Replies: 133
- Views: 76921
Re: 2016 HSNCT discussion
Can I see the Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood tossup?
- Tue May 31, 2016 3:25 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2016 HSNCT discussion
- Replies: 133
- Views: 76921
Re: 2016 HSNCT discussion
break;2016 HSNCT round 10 wrote: answer: colon
- Tue May 31, 2016 3:00 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2016 HSNCT discussion
- Replies: 133
- Views: 76921
Re: 2016 HSNCT discussion
I negged semicolon on that... it was pretty tragicUrech hydantoin synthesis wrote:Could I see the tossup on colon (in computer science)? The Java clue seemed potentially inaccurate.
- Mon May 30, 2016 7:24 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2016 HSNCT discussion
- Replies: 133
- Views: 76921
Re: 2016 HSNCT discussion
Can I just say that I loved the tu on turning the lights out (specifically referencing The Glass Menagerie)
- Thu May 26, 2016 11:40 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Launch of IHBB India
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2542
Re: Launch of IHBB India
Here are some travel tips based on personal experience. 1) Be aware that it is India, so the noise and constant swarm of people will be unavoidable. 2) Dress really conservatively in Southern India-- I think the north tends to be a little more relaxed. Meaning, long pants and long sleeves (at least ...
- Wed May 25, 2016 12:01 am
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: 2016 US Academic Bee and Bowl Nationals
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9997
Re: US Academic Bee and Bowl Nationals
true though...raffi_-_c-a-n-a-d-a.mp3 wrote:Great Bustard wrote: The prize money will remain at at least $10,000 at Nationals
Prize money at a middle school tournament? Woah...
- Wed May 25, 2016 12:01 am
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: 2016 US Academic Bee and Bowl Nationals
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9997
Re: US Academic Bee and Bowl Nationals
On the idea of elementary school quizbowl; Feel free to comment as necessary: 1) What do first graders really know is the question? I feel like the limited knowledge they possess is not enough to write a multitude of tournaments on them. 2) I'm good with targeting the 5th/6th graders, but I feel tha...
- Tue May 24, 2016 11:56 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Help with HSQBRank! (incl. HS teams at college tourneys)
- Replies: 44
- Views: 31285
Re: Help with HSQBRank! (incl. HS teams at college tourneys)
Yeah, the stats for SAGACITY were a bit messed up...bird bird bird bird bird wrote:Prelim stats should have accurate ppb. (A couple of playoff games don't have tossup data entered, throwing off the listed ppb.)
- Wed May 04, 2016 8:59 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Discuss 2016 NHBB Nationals Here
- Replies: 88
- Views: 43855
Re: Discuss 2016 NHBB Nationals Here
On the USHB stats, I noticed that Rohan Hegde's name was incorrectly entered as Hedge.
- Wed Apr 27, 2016 3:55 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Discuss 2016 NHBB Nationals Here
- Replies: 88
- Views: 43855
Re: Discuss 2016 NHBB Nationals Here
I really enjoyed the playoffs point system-- I felt that it rewarded knowledge in the form of the whole sequential point system thing. Although, I felt that the neg 1 at the end of the question (when the moderator had finished) was a bit harsh and discouraged educated guessing... The USGO written te...
- Mon Apr 25, 2016 11:24 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Discuss 2016 NHBB Nationals Here
- Replies: 88
- Views: 43855
Re: Discuss 2016 NHBB Nationals Here
Yeah, I totally agree with Justin's point. Also, the bee playoffs for 2016 has questions dangerously close in subject matter to those in 2015.J. Young wrote:In the set for the JV Bowl finals there was a tossup with mostly repeated clues from the 2014 Bee Nats set.
- Thu Apr 14, 2016 6:02 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: National History Bee, USHB, USGO Deadline Now 11:59 EDT 4/13
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2617
Re: National History Bee, USHB, USGO Deadline Now 11:59 EDT
Mr. Madden: After reading the updated rules for the USHB and the Bee, I was just wondering what your reasoning was in changing the rules. Personally, (and I don't want/intend this to come off as rude; I respect you and everything that you are trying to promote) I feel that the new rules may lead to ...
- Tue Apr 05, 2016 11:04 pm
- Forum: New High School Teams
- Topic: Starting a new Quizbowl Team
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10422
Re: Starting a new Quizbowl Team
Lexington HS in Mass already has both a QB team and an NHBB team, no?
- Mon Mar 21, 2016 11:03 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Articles about quiz bowl
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3849
Re: Articles about quiz bowl
My team and I played them twice at HSNCT (it just worked out that way, i suppose)... really nice kids, though.Steeve Ho You Fat wrote:Traverse City Central has a team?!
- Mon Mar 21, 2016 10:54 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Pre-tournament Playlists
- Replies: 49
- Views: 4412
Re: Pre-tournament Playlists
Any song by Eminem, to be totally honest. I have this theory that if one listens to fast-rapping rappers, (who essentially mimic or talk at a faster speed than moderators) it gets one's mind to be more receptive to comprehending tossups. If indeed this works, I'd suggest listening to this on loop. ...
- Sun Mar 20, 2016 10:34 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Pre-tournament Playlists
- Replies: 49
- Views: 4412
Re: Pre-tournament Playlists
Any song by Eminem, to be totally honest. I have this theory that if one listens to fast-rapping rappers, (who essentially mimic or talk at a faster speed than moderators) it gets one's mind to be more receptive to comprehending tossups.