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The Rasputin thing is still kind of silly at that point even if you don't know which category it belongs to, because saying "his real name is Gregory" implies that the first name he goes by is something else. If it were "his first name is Gregory" (or the Russian equivalent), then maybe.
Also, during practice we had someone give "tall tale" for "cock-and-bull story." After the clue about its name containing the name of a male chicken.
Also, during practice we had someone give "tall tale" for "cock-and-bull story." After the clue about its name containing the name of a male chicken.
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This wasn't a neg but it was on a bonus on NAQT round. I'm not sure what the question was but the answer was Bobbie Knight. My answer: Tuesdays With Mory. Yes, the book. Do not ask me what was going thorugh my mind because I don't know myself.
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I'm sorry...I should have prefaced that...I didn't want it coming across as a put down.......I know what its like to think under pressure and sometimes a weird answer pops out......Trevkeeper wrote:Haha, that was awesome. I actually knew Mounds, I just wasn't sure.
But as I was reading, and I heard that answer I was thinking...."eep!....that wasn't good!
Of course I think the worst answer of the day (and New Trier dodged an exceptionally minor bullet) was the "Blah blah festival dedicated to this Greek God blah blah"
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Bacchus
(insert pounding head on the table and stomping foot that I was sure all but gave the answer away) I had to make sure not to emphasize the word "GREEK" in the rereading of the question. Yet.....they did not come up with Dionysus.
I recall getting (back in my college bowl days) a question asking about the most recent character added to "Married With Children".
The answer was "Seven"
I confidently rang in and answered "Five"....and to this day have no clue why I said that. It just happens sometimes.
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No apology necessary. It's not like I answered Ziggarauts. Did you think that was me? No, I was the sophomore on the end who subbed in in the second half (If you need a further hint, you looked mildly surprised when I correctly answered the question about where the Big Horn mountain range is located).Tegan wrote:I'm sorry...I should have prefaced that...I didn't want it coming across as a put down.......I know what its like to think under pressure and sometimes a weird answer pops out......Trevkeeper wrote:Haha, that was awesome. I actually knew Mounds, I just wasn't sure.
With regards to HAHAHA, we had someone on our team answer "4/5" to the BAC question.
My bad neg (I don't remember the question exactly):
Given a board of length <measurement> and volume of one board-foot, find the width.
My answer: "2 by 4"
Correct answer: "One inch"
My bad neg (I don't remember the question exactly):
Given a board of length <measurement> and volume of one board-foot, find the width.
My answer: "2 by 4"
Correct answer: "One inch"
"Why would you want to touch anything that's been in my mouth?"
the worst neg of all time:
from this year's ihsa sectionals round 2 (mac v carbondale)
name the narrator from erich remarque's all quiet on the western front (thinking we were in the lead):
me: kropp
answer: paul baumer
15 minutes later, carbondale's co-captain comes singing down the hall "we won! we won!"
from this year's ihsa sectionals round 2 (mac v carbondale)
name the narrator from erich remarque's all quiet on the western front (thinking we were in the lead):
me: kropp
answer: paul baumer
15 minutes later, carbondale's co-captain comes singing down the hall "we won! we won!"
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Because I'm not sure if the offender/offender's team posts on this board, I'm a little weary of writing it...therefore, Stevenson, if your captain wants to yell at me for posting this when it's technically your jurisdiction to post it, go for it.
Answer the following about Elvis:
blah...
2: Name the movie he co-starred with Ann-Margaret in.
3: Name Elvis' favorite snack.
blah...
blah...
L-S captain: "#1, um, (says correct answer)...#2...and 3...uh, 'Girls Girls Girls'... (audience breaks up in hysterical laughter)"
Answer the following about Elvis:
blah...
2: Name the movie he co-starred with Ann-Margaret in.
3: Name Elvis' favorite snack.
blah...
blah...
L-S captain: "#1, um, (says correct answer)...#2...and 3...uh, 'Girls Girls Girls'... (audience breaks up in hysterical laughter)"
I confused the ancient Mesopotamians with the ancient Native Americans. It seemed like a good enough answer at the time.Tegan wrote:These earthen structures were built by Native Americans between 600 BC and 1400 AD....
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ziggurauts
ANSWER: mounds
Interestingly enough, when I first heard the question, I thought, "Oh -- aren't those those big mound-y things?" Just goes to show. What, I don't know. But it shows something.
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That's funny, because my thought process was almost identical..my first thought was, "Oh, they kind of look those hilly mound things...wait, they aren't mounds, are they?" Oh well.Achernar wrote:Interestingly enough, when I first heard the question, I thought, "Oh -- aren't those those big mound-y things?" Just goes to show. What, I don't know. But it shows something.
While we're beating up on poor state champion Stevenson: Toss-up #1 of the Big Match:
This jelly like substance is made from Naphthenic acid.....
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vaseline
Answer: napalm
Now, on one level, this is not the worst bad answer in history. However, virtually the same identical question appeared in the octangulars, which Stevenson and Wheaton North had been to one not three weeks earlier. I actually put a mark after the word "acid" thinking someone was going to ring in right there......I didn't expect a wrong answer.
In the end, it made no difference.
This jelly like substance is made from Naphthenic acid.....
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vaseline
Answer: napalm
Now, on one level, this is not the worst bad answer in history. However, virtually the same identical question appeared in the octangulars, which Stevenson and Wheaton North had been to one not three weeks earlier. I actually put a mark after the word "acid" thinking someone was going to ring in right there......I didn't expect a wrong answer.
In the end, it made no difference.
I don't seem to recall that there were. The last round of the round robin, and the final match were, in my opinion, quite challenging.....certainly the toughest round of questions I have seen in years. I predicted the night before that we could see a AA champion that doesn't score 200 points. Both teams made it passed 200, and I was impressed. The end result was: not many questions allowed for fast rings, and I think that both teams were being quite cautious, for the most part. To give Jordan Silver some credit (after a little razzing on the vaseline answer), he had one really fast (albeit predictable) answer ("Name the novel which asks the question 'Who is John...<buzz>)...he later got a fairly impressive interrupt ("This inventor and aritst was renowned for romantic port"....<BUZZ> Morse. Colleen from Stevenson also had some great answers. Greg from Wheaton North was bringing some thunder too. The match was close, and really well played.DaGeneral wrote:Were there any other important negs in that match?
I also predicted that we might crown a Class A champion with only one team reaching 100 points, like in 2001. I was correct, as Latin scored over 200, but Eureka was held to under 50. Eureka's final round robin match was against winless Nashville. Eureka scored only about 130 points to win the match. Combined, I they did not score 180 points out of a possible 900.....that's how tough the questions were!
Wheaton North and Deerfield each got to 300. Auburn had the highest score of any team in the third round, and went over 300 against Deerfield for third place (topping both Stevenson and Wheaton North's scores). Steevnson also had a pretty high score in round 3, and did so with replacements in for a great deal of the round.
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Holy crap -- another Illinois thread?!
Let's get this back on track:
(question was asking something about the painter of Mona Lisa, don't know exact words)
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(with confidence): Leonardo di Caprio
(Notes: Don't complain about question quality, this was in 6th grade; it was also right after the movie Titanic came out)
Let's get this back on track:
(question was asking something about the painter of Mona Lisa, don't know exact words)
BUZZ
(with confidence): Leonardo di Caprio
(Notes: Don't complain about question quality, this was in 6th grade; it was also right after the movie Titanic came out)
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DudeDude, I was just asking about the one match which decided the state champs that was won by less than one full question. If you still wanna whine and moan, then take it to the moderator.
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Another from December at a local tournament:
Name the creator of the fictional place Wines*buzz*
my teammate: Whitman
A: Sherwood Anderson
from a bonus earlier at the same tourney:
Name the poet who wrote about the imaginary Tilbury Town
me: Edward Arlington Robinson
A: EdWIN Arlington Robinson
The sad part, the moderator deemed it a correct response and the other coach didn't argue.
Name the creator of the fictional place Wines*buzz*
my teammate: Whitman
A: Sherwood Anderson
from a bonus earlier at the same tourney:
Name the poet who wrote about the imaginary Tilbury Town
me: Edward Arlington Robinson
A: EdWIN Arlington Robinson
The sad part, the moderator deemed it a correct response and the other coach didn't argue.
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The sad part is, this one wasn't even a neg--the student heard THE WHOLE QUESTION. It came from one of our middle school tournaments.
<blah blah blah>. Name this Japanese movie star who won't be appearing on any talk shows because he's a 500-foot tall fire-breathing lizard.
Kid buzzes in and in all dead seriousness, answers:
Keanu Reeves.
I am not making this up.
<blah blah blah>. Name this Japanese movie star who won't be appearing on any talk shows because he's a 500-foot tall fire-breathing lizard.
Kid buzzes in and in all dead seriousness, answers:
Keanu Reeves.
I am not making this up.
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