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by Chaac and Ayyy
Wed Aug 10, 2016 9:00 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Listory 2016: Question Specific Discussion and Errata
Replies: 7
Views: 1525

Re: Question Specific Discussion and Errata

Yes, it was the Malaysia question I was thinking of, thank you. I also mixed up my "Korean War vets" with "veterans serving along the Korean DMZ between 04/01/1968 and 08/01/1971". Sources: http://tinyurl.com/glyekte and http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/locati...
by Chaac and Ayyy
Wed Aug 10, 2016 8:15 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Listory 2016: Question Specific Discussion and Errata
Replies: 7
Views: 1525

Re: Question Specific Discussion and Errata

Could I please see the tossup on Thailand? I buzzed on the first line since it mentioned Agent Orange and I knew Agent Orange was used during the Korean War without telling U.S. Vets, but I obviously negged.
by Chaac and Ayyy
Wed Aug 03, 2016 2:04 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: BURI - Myth Side Event
Replies: 17
Views: 10900

Re: BURI - Myth Side Event

:cry:
by Chaac and Ayyy
Sun Jul 31, 2016 12:43 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Side Event Tournament in NYC- 8/7/16
Replies: 31
Views: 16484

Re: Side Event Tournament in NYC- 8/7/16

I am interested in participating, but what do the side events mean. Listory is a literature side event: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=18619 BURI is a mythology side event: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=18743 And ARTSEE is a Fine Arts side event:...
by Chaac and Ayyy
Fri Jun 24, 2016 2:12 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: BURI - Myth Side Event
Replies: 17
Views: 10900

Re: BURI - Myth Side Event

I'd be down for playing this, sounds like a ton of fun.
by Chaac and Ayyy
Wed Apr 13, 2016 11:14 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CAR RIDE - 4/15/2016
Replies: 14
Views: 8061

Re: CAR RIDE - 4/15/2016

Cheynem wrote:For folks not traveling to ACF Nationals, I'd like to organize an IRC reading of it...maybe Friday night?
I would definitely be interested in this as well, what time (EST) would you expect it to begin?
by Chaac and Ayyy
Tue Apr 12, 2016 12:57 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Question-specific discussion: 2016 DII ICT
Replies: 17
Views: 6271

Re: Question-specific discussion: 2016 DII ICT

I got hosed on this too (in the DI version), since Kandel says "The Wisconsin Card Sort Test evaluates cognitive deficits resulting from damage to dorsolateral prefrontal cortex." This is exactly why functional neuroanatomy question writers have to be really careful. I should probably cla...
by Chaac and Ayyy
Tue Apr 12, 2016 8:14 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2016 ICT: "Comment on my questions" thread
Replies: 17
Views: 6368

Re: "Comment on my questions" thread

Corry, the DII versions of the Gallipoli campaign and South Africa tossups were delightful. I was able to power them both, off "I order you to die!" and necklacing, respectively. Really well done. Will, I'm pretty sure your Galicia tossup was converted into a general question about Spain f...
by Chaac and Ayyy
Tue Apr 12, 2016 12:57 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Question-specific discussion: 2016 DII ICT
Replies: 17
Views: 6271

Re: Question-specific discussion: 2016 DII ICT

"Prefrontal cortex" should at the very least be promptable for "frontal lobe" before the bilateral damage part is read in the lead-in clue. The Wisconsin Card Sorting Task is used to assess function in both the frontal lobe and specifically the prefrontal cortex due to the PFC's ...
by Chaac and Ayyy
Tue Apr 05, 2016 5:26 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Christmas Present: Individual Questions & Errata
Replies: 7
Views: 2564

Re: Individual Questions & Errata

Could I see the tossups about the Mayans and Philip Zimbardo, please?
by Chaac and Ayyy
Tue Mar 22, 2016 8:47 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2016 MUT: Specific question discussion
Replies: 52
Views: 16458

Re: Specific question discussion

Could I see the tossup about stomata, please?
by Chaac and Ayyy
Mon Mar 21, 2016 1:26 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2016 MUT: Thanks and general discussion
Replies: 51
Views: 11544

Re: Thanks and general discussion

We operated on the commonly held principle that questions on different subject matters can have the same or similar answer lines, and made sure to separate questions like that into different packets. I think the merits of having questions on the literal same answer line, such as the film and music ...
by Chaac and Ayyy
Mon Mar 21, 2016 10:02 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2016 MUT: Thanks and general discussion
Replies: 51
Views: 11544

Re: Thanks and general discussion

First let me thank everyone who worked on creating and editing this year's set, as well as everyone who hosted mirrors. We had a great time this year and are looking forward to next year's edition of MUT. The only issue my team had was the amount of times "Russia" was used as an answerline...
by Chaac and Ayyy
Thu Feb 18, 2016 10:41 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Christmas Present Online (likely 3/12)
Replies: 8
Views: 4942

Re: Christmas Present Online (likely 3/12)

What is the expected start and end time of the online tournament?
by Chaac and Ayyy
Mon Feb 15, 2016 9:24 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2016 MLK: Specific Questions
Replies: 44
Views: 8027

Re: Specific Questions

A question that hosed some teams at our site was "Olympic stadiums" --- as some people gave a specific sport, like "soccer stadium." As one person argued, on whatever clue they buzzed on, that they thought the stadium described in that clue is *currently* used for hosting soccer...
by Chaac and Ayyy
Sun Feb 07, 2016 5:57 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Question-specific discussion: 2016 Division II SCT
Replies: 16
Views: 4749

Re: Question-specific discussion: 2016 Division II SCT

The "male gaze" question in round 7 was incredibly transparent. I feel that answerline is more appropriate for a bonus than a tossup since there are few other "gazes" that could possibly be alternative answers. A petrifying gaze is the only other I can think of off the top of my ...
by Chaac and Ayyy
Sun Dec 13, 2015 3:57 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2015 ACF Fall general discussion
Replies: 55
Views: 24846

Re: 2015 ACF Fall general discussion

My apologies about the behaviorism tossup -- I should have made it clear that the question was not looking for a particular institution. Re: Ike's point about the lit, while I agree with his vision for what Fall literature should look like, I don't think his characterization of the set is accurate....
by Chaac and Ayyy
Tue Nov 10, 2015 3:08 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: On Dressing Well for Staffing High School Tournaments
Replies: 22
Views: 12755

Re: On Dressing Well for Staffing High School Tournaments

Quick question about what counts as "Business Casual" footwear. I don't really have anything in between formal dress shoes and my everyday sneakers, so is it better to err on the side of formal rather than casual?