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59. If you are unsure of the answer, and his nationality is Greek, the correct thing to say is always Testicles.
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60.) Artifact + 1799 = Rosetta Stone
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61. There is only one "disgruntled office seeker."
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Re: 500 things...
I prefer the ancient philosopher "Paratesticles."swwFCqb wrote:59. If you are unsure of the answer, and his nationality is Greek, the correct thing to say is always Testicles.
Pronounced: Pair-uh-test-uh-cleez
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62. Sometimes the answer is "Smith". ( or Jones or Brown or Johnson)
"... but not so if you're a structuralist! You're happy. You're french. You're very good looking. Very overpaid." - Sandra Blakely
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63. People have different sense of humor.
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64. Only one thing was ever drawn on a napkin
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65. The ONLY stone that will ever be an answer is the Rosetta Stone.
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Blarney Stone, Stone of Scone, Stonehenge have come up as answers.Ugly wrote:65. The ONLY stone that will ever be an answer is the Rosetta Stone.
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QFTdtaylor4 wrote:Blarney Stone, Stone of Scone, Stonehenge have come up as answers.Ugly wrote:65. The ONLY stone that will ever be an answer is the Rosetta Stone.
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66. Lists blow.
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ImmaculateDeception wrote:66. Lists blow.
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67. People falling asleep in audience around question 20.
68. Throwing hats and bowling pins on floor for good luck.
69. Going to tournaments to check out other schools chicks.
70. Complaining about a question that you got right.
68. Throwing hats and bowling pins on floor for good luck.
69. Going to tournaments to check out other schools chicks.
70. Complaining about a question that you got right.
Calc is for wusseys
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500. This thread stopped being interesting about 60 posts ago.
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499. Chris Ray never has anything productive to do or anything informative to say. Ever
*back on topic*
71. Practice is very different from real tournaments.
*back on topic*
71. Practice is very different from real tournaments.
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Only 427 to go, I guess.
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72. Spilling water on the desk is only lucky for some people at some times in some tournaments on some days.
73. It is important to have a well regulated bladder if you are going to spill water for good luck.
73. It is important to have a well regulated bladder if you are going to spill water for good luck.
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74. There is no "The" in Messiah or "s" in "Revelation" (Book of).
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75. It is not, nor ever was, Marcus Surilius.
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[quote="rchschem"] 74. There is no "The" in Messiah
76. And that will never matter.
76. And that will never matter.
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The Sue Korosa Corollary: It's still "Stopping by woods on a snowy evening" by Robert Frost ... no "the" there.rchschem wrote:74. There is no "The" in Messiah or "s" in "Revelation" (Book of).
And yes, it mattered.
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77. Kant = categorical imperative.
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78. No matter how many times you implore your team to learn the works of Saul Bellow, they will not in fact sweep a Saul Bellow bonus until it has come up for the 4th time in a season.
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79. But once they get to college, their teammates will wonder why they know so much about Saul Bellow.
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False.Tegan wrote:78. No matter how many times you implore your team to learn the works of Saul Bellow, they will not in fact sweep a Saul Bellow bonus until it has come up for the 4th time in a season.
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80. Some teams are dumber than others.quizbowllee wrote:False.Tegan wrote:78. No matter how many times you implore your team to learn the works of Saul Bellow, they will not in fact sweep a Saul Bellow bonus until it has come up for the 4th time in a season.
Greg Peterson
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Maine South HS '07
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80b. Teams that are constantly beaten by coaches in black rubber suits, and are chased down the street with a jet powered car, will learn Saul Bellow faster than teams who do not.cornfused wrote:80. Some teams are dumber than others.quizbowllee wrote:False.Tegan wrote:78. No matter how many times you implore your team to learn the works of Saul Bellow, they will not in fact sweep a Saul Bellow bonus until it has come up for the 4th time in a season.
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80b(I). Said teams may also need therapy after said beatings.
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LOL. Saul Bellow is one of the few things I feel confident that we would get thirty on.
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Yeah, that and Bertolt Brecht.quizbowllee wrote:LOL. Saul Bellow is one of the few things I feel confident that we would get thirty on.
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Re: 500 things...
81.) Berating a moderator insures that said person gets assigned to your sectional by the IESA.
82.) Never assume a question about a limited answer space of 'a' possible answers has a 1/a probability of being wildly guessed correctly. As in, Los Angeles for a U.S. state, Ben Franklin for a president, etc.
83.) Somedays your B team plays better than your A team.
82.) Never assume a question about a limited answer space of 'a' possible answers has a 1/a probability of being wildly guessed correctly. As in, Los Angeles for a U.S. state, Ben Franklin for a president, etc.
83.) Somedays your B team plays better than your A team.
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Re: 500 things...
84. If no one on your A team knows anything about math or science, there will [inevitably] be someone on your B team who does.
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85. In any given year, you will either have too few talented players or too many talented players to field an ideal team.
86. Quiz bowl question writers will include questions about dubious Disney Channel tween shows and Pokemon in the same packet as questions about quantum theory and artists with blood type AB- who live in France. This is called balance.
86. Quiz bowl question writers will include questions about dubious Disney Channel tween shows and Pokemon in the same packet as questions about quantum theory and artists with blood type AB- who live in France. This is called balance.
Joshua Rutsky
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If you cant do math and noby on both teams can answer the math question buzz in and say zero
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88. And if the other team does that and gets it wrong, just buzz in and say one.
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Re: 500 things...
If you haven't the faintest idea of a bonus part, and your best guess is assuredly wrong, stating an answer that will make your team laugh. Of course, this really only applies to teams in over their heads.NMBlumberjax wrote:If you cant do math and noby on both teams can answer the math question buzz in and say zero
Bryce Durgin
Culver Academies '07
University of Notre Dame '11
Texas A&M '15
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Fixed.Joshua Rutsky wrote:86. Quiz bowl question writers will include questions about dubious Disney Channel tween shows and Pokemon in the same packet as questions about quantum theory and artists with blood type AB- who live in France. This is called bad quizbowl.
Beyond fixing.NMBlumberjax wrote:If you cant do math and noby on both teams can answer the math question buzz in and say zero
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89. TJ is always the best team in the country - even when it doesn't seem like they are.
Lee Henry
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West Point High School
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AP Lit and APUSH Teacher
Quiz Bowl Coach
West Point High School
President-Elect/Past President- Alabama Scholastic Competition Association (ASCA)