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by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Sat Feb 17, 2007 6:36 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois 06-07
Replies: 802
Views: 292411

Masonic Sectionals: Palatine (Fremd)

1. New Trier
2. Maine South
3. Stevenson
4. Fremd
C. Lake Zurich
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Wed Feb 14, 2007 11:36 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois 06-07
Replies: 802
Views: 292411

Yeah, it's a little ridiculous. For instance, a team like Schaumburg could beat Lake Forest, Maine East, New Trier, Maine South, AND Oak Park-River Forest... and still not make it downstate. I mean, that's not gonna happen, but the fact that it COULD makes me a little mad at the IHSA. Meanwhile, the...
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Wed Feb 07, 2007 1:03 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois 06-07
Replies: 802
Views: 292411

Anyone know the seeding on Fenwick's side of the sectional?
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Wed Jan 31, 2007 2:54 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois 06-07
Replies: 802
Views: 292411

I think that's right on the money - what matters is the relative strength of the teams. A good team playing a bad team would be showboating, a bad team playing a good team isn't taking the game seriously. But if the teams are in the same ballpark - Maine South v New Trier for third place at Kaneland...
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Sun Jan 28, 2007 10:08 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois 06-07
Replies: 802
Views: 292411

...and my team will introduce themselves in order of political affiliation, from left to right.
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Sun Jan 28, 2007 7:50 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois 06-07
Replies: 802
Views: 292411

Love the picture there, mlaird.

Oh yeah, and the Fenwick questions have been tested already by a field including some quality teams, so they'll be pretty much error-free. They're also (yes!) completely pyramidal.
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Sun Jan 28, 2007 2:58 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois 06-07
Replies: 802
Views: 292411

The fact that one of either Maine South or New Trier isn't going to Peoria already sees the state finals losing credibility. Make that five of either Maine South, Maine East, New Trier, Fenwick, OPRF, and St. Ignatius. What kills me is that at least two of those teams won't even make it to SECTIONA...
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Mon Jan 22, 2007 7:20 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois 06-07
Replies: 802
Views: 292411

Oh yeah... about the Octangular tournaments - could you post the results here, coach? I won't, 'cause I a) will probably get them wrong and b) don't know 3-4 for the frosh-soph.
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:30 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Bad Negs
Replies: 826
Views: 353956

Was that the "If you haven't answered by now, you deserve a roundhouse kick to the face" question, Papa?

Or something else on the venerable Mr. Norris?
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:28 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois 06-07
Replies: 802
Views: 292411

My main issue with the questions at Kaneland were answer repeats. Ariadne (wife of Dionysus) came up in the question after a bonus mentioning Strauss's "Ariadne on Naxos," for example. During the last match, we were very aware of the repeats - Carnegie, for one, came up twice (though in tw...
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Fri Dec 22, 2006 10:25 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Stock phrases
Replies: 34
Views: 16026

Disappointed office-seeker. Charles Guiteau shoots Garfield. I've never seen him described any other way. In Stephen Sondheim's Assassins , there's a scene where all of the assassins - Booth, Hinckley, Fromme, Czolgosz, Guiteau - try to convince Lee Harvey Oswald to shoot Kennedy. The best part of ...
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Mon Dec 04, 2006 7:00 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois 06-07
Replies: 802
Views: 292411

While I agree that the pop culture questions were refreshing, I don't quite agree with the AMOUNT of them appearing in the tourney. Let me put it this way - specific details from Da Vinci Code (requiring specific knowledge of the work) came up in at least 5 of the eight rounds. If, say, Crime and Pu...
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Sat Nov 25, 2006 2:40 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois 06-07
Replies: 802
Views: 292411

I gotta ask, Coach... is that an elephant molar?
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Sun Nov 19, 2006 5:28 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois 06-07
Replies: 802
Views: 292411

Odd coincidence - of the top four at the Solo, only Greg Gauthier played in a Kickoff. Go figure...
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Sun Nov 19, 2006 12:53 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Bad Negs
Replies: 826
Views: 353956

Gotta love them tunneling kangaroos, Eric.
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Wed Nov 15, 2006 9:59 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois 06-07
Replies: 802
Views: 292411

Actually, I made those questions up on the spot. Please don't hurt me.
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Tue Nov 14, 2006 11:05 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois 06-07
Replies: 802
Views: 292411

Bad math questions, eh? 7) This is the sixth root of 531,441. For ten points, identify this four-letter word beginning with "n", similar to the German for "no". Answer: nine (prompt on "eight") 8) What feature of a graph resembles a horizontal asymptote when you tilt yo...
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Sun Nov 12, 2006 12:03 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois 06-07
Replies: 802
Views: 292411

Yessir, it does. You are also, coincidence would have it, not a rhinoceros. But seriously... Scobowl Solo + pyramidal questions = great tourney. Major thanks to Mr. Reinstein for writing - this was fun, and i'm not just saying that 'cause of the big shiny bowl now sitting on my dishwasher. Does anyo...
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Sat Nov 11, 2006 9:36 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Worst Question EVER...
Replies: 92
Views: 38580

Actually, I like questions like that. Panasonic uses questions like that - one that I remember was take the standard frequency of the tuning A of an orchestra, divide by the number of keys on a standard piano, subtract 5, subtract the number of symphonies by Beethoven.
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:53 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Bad Negs
Replies: 826
Views: 353956

Cat, does that line of thought involve the tympanic membrane?
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Thu Nov 09, 2006 12:44 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois 06-07
Replies: 802
Views: 292411

The Greg issue is why my signature was, for a while, "the other Greg of IL quizbowl." Speaking of which, I'm not sure what happened to my signature.... As for the possibility of the math sweep, just remember that the all-around folks aren't the only ones playing. One of my (Maine South) te...
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Sat Nov 04, 2006 7:14 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2007 NAQT High School National Championship
Replies: 40
Views: 15057

Two words: deep dish. As a Chicago-area teenager, you'd think I'd have had too much of a good thing by now. But our pizza is just too good to be ignored. I'm actually on the phone with Lou Malnati's right now, ordering a large one for dinner. No joke. So yes, we have Uzbek restaurants... but don't i...
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Tue Oct 31, 2006 6:27 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: RESULTS: Scobol Solo (11/11/06) at Stevenson HS (IL)
Replies: 12
Views: 7575

"We are currently holding spaces for...Bloomington (1)..."

Dare I ask who the 1 is?
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Mon Oct 30, 2006 10:12 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Bad Negs
Replies: 826
Views: 353956

...and you just know, the first time you ring in with McClellan, it'll actually be Edgar Allen Poe or somebody. Or even Lee.
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:23 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Bad Negs
Replies: 826
Views: 353956

I don't know if that qualifies as a bad neg, Djibouti... honest mistake there. Related question: is this for funny-they're-so-stupid bad negs, or how-could-you-not-know-that negs, or both? Lemme put it this way: your post was Category 2. A Category 1 answer would have been either Quetzacoatl or Dan ...
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:06 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Bad Negs
Replies: 826
Views: 353956

Not technically quizbowl, but...
On Jeopardy! the other day:

Category: "J" Geography
Clue: (Picture of cow) This cow is named after the island it comes from, more than 4,000 miles east of the United States.
Given Answer: What is Rhode Island?
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:43 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: RESULTS: UIUC Earlybird 2006 (10/7/2006) at UIUC
Replies: 24
Views: 14883

awaiting them eagerly...
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:33 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois 06-07
Replies: 802
Views: 292411

Considering the way I played, I'm kinda glad it was humanities-heavy. After all, in how many tourneys am I going to power a tossup on Hedda Gabler, then fail to find 360*7 in less than 15 seconds?

The 360*7 thing was a little embarrassing... I'm supposed to be the math guy on my team, too.
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:45 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois 06-07
Replies: 802
Views: 292411

The level of play was excellent. The questions were well written and overall the moderators were very good. My only complaint was that there seemed to be too many questions on the Bible and Napoleon Our team did well with the Bible questions - one of our players knows her Bible - but yeah, it did s...
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Sun Oct 08, 2006 5:04 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Bad Negs
Replies: 826
Views: 353956

Siva - who was responsible for the Mulan one? That's a quality neg, that is...
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:57 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois 06-07
Replies: 802
Views: 292411

After seeing the level of play at the Earlybird, I think we can say that this is going to be a good year for Illinois quizbowl.
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:30 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New Quiz Bowl Practce/Discussion room on Paltalk!
Replies: 32
Views: 17844

playing tonight?
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Sat Sep 30, 2006 3:43 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NFL Knockout - Week Four
Replies: 18
Views: 6032

Houston and Minnesota
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Sun Sep 24, 2006 12:55 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NFL Knockout - Week Three
Replies: 27
Views: 9851

Fine... Green Bay and Miami.
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Sun Sep 24, 2006 12:41 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Keeping Score In-Game
Replies: 36
Views: 14820

I agree. I only keep track of total points on both sides (unless Coach is there), and one of my teammates usually keeps track of points by TU. I'm the aforementioned teammate... I keep track of each tossup - who (by player and team) gets it and how many points go to each team on the bonus, plus run...
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Thu Sep 21, 2006 10:53 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Pick 'Em - Week Three
Replies: 19
Views: 7726

10) Indianapolis Colts
9) Arizona Cardinals
8) New York Giants
7) New England Patriots
6) Cincinnati Bengals
5) Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4) Connecticut Huskies
3) Ole Miss Rebels
2) Navy Midshipmen
1) California Golden Bears
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Thu Sep 21, 2006 10:45 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NFL Knockout - Week Three
Replies: 27
Views: 9851

I give up...
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Mon Sep 11, 2006 5:20 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Pick 'Em - Week Two
Replies: 21
Views: 7931

10) Pittsburgh Steelers
9) Dallas Cowboys
8) Auburn
7) New York Giants
6) Louisville
5) Denver Broncos
4) Florida State
3) Carolina Panthers
2) Illinois
1) South Florida
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Mon Sep 11, 2006 5:17 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Pick 'Em - Week One
Replies: 32
Views: 11138

Hey, I like Morelli this year.

And I'm not good enough at this to win if all the favorites win... so I pick a few upsets.

Watching the game, I was as Irish as anyone for 3 hours.
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Mon Sep 11, 2006 5:16 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NFL Knockout Contest - Week One
Replies: 23
Views: 8413

yeah, that was not a good week.
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Mon Sep 11, 2006 5:16 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NFL Knockout Contest - Week Two
Replies: 24
Views: 8253

Miami, New Orleans
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Thu Sep 07, 2006 10:01 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NFL Knockout Contest - Week One
Replies: 23
Views: 8413

San Francisco, Tampa Bay
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Thu Sep 07, 2006 9:59 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Pick 'Em - Week One
Replies: 32
Views: 11138

10) Indianapolis Colts
9) Chicago Bears
8) Tampa Bay Buccaneers
7) Ohio State
6) Penn State
5) Carolina Panthers
4) Minnesota Vikings
3) Dallas Cowboys
2) Colorado
1) UTEP
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Thu Sep 07, 2006 9:55 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New Quiz Bowl Practce/Discussion room on Paltalk!
Replies: 32
Views: 17844

OK, I can't find the room... it's Thursday at 9 PM and there are four Puzzles/Trivia rooms, none of which are ours.
What's wrong?
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:59 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NFL Knockout Contest
Replies: 12
Views: 4135

just tell us when you want picks coming in
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:55 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Worst Powers/Early Buzzes
Replies: 47
Views: 23913

Actually, I played that set of questions in a different tournament, but yeah... I've heard funny stories about them.

And by the way, I've also heard that writer apologize and promise never to do that again...
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:21 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NFL Knockout Contest
Replies: 12
Views: 4135

I'm in.
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:19 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Pick 'Em - Prelude
Replies: 21
Views: 8045

1) Miami over Florida State.
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Sun Sep 03, 2006 6:58 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Worst Powers/Early Buzzes
Replies: 47
Views: 23913

Since you guys have mentioned the 0th-word buzz... The question writer was having some fun at a seven-round tournament... In round 1, about question #6 or 7: "Category, Literature. This ambulance driver..." looking for e. e. cummings. In round 2, about question #6 or 7: "Category, Lit...
by Maxwell Sniffingwell
Sun Aug 20, 2006 1:51 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: RESULTS: UIUC Earlybird 2006 (10/7/2006) at UIUC
Replies: 24
Views: 14883

does the... um... "anality" imply that South will be sending a team this year?

beg...

Working on those questions. I swear... I'm just trying to keep myself from writing too many in the arts.