NAC schedule/discussion 2010

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vcuEvan wrote:
scquizbowl wrote:We are now in town for the NAC tournament. Our first two JV games are at 6:00 and 6:45 tonight, with the second against John Cooper. On Saturday, we play at 11:20, 12:40, and 3:10, but then we don't play again until 7pm :roll:.

We are getting ready, but we haven't gone to the college yet.
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We have been going all day, and we still haven't won a game in 5 matches. As I said, this is a rebuilding year for us, as we didn't bring our top players here (because we played as JV). I did get to see some of the Junior Nationals. One of the weirdest questions I have ever heard was this gem (from a Junior Nationals game): "Name the 3 U.S. cities where the World's Fair and the National Academic Championship took place." They gave a list of the cities where it was held, and the team that answered got it right.

There have been many more music questions, today also. There have been at least 3 of them in every game. Many were classical, but we had a music question on the Statler Brothers, and another on David Bowie. It seems like there's 2-3 a game on mythology.

Chip is his normal self, but he has the guy that won "Who Wants To Be A Game Show Host" in his room. He ran our match. We played against teams from NJ, MT, NE, and TX, among others.
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scquizbowl wrote:One of the weirdest questions
So you mean like, a really crappy question right?
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gyre and gimble wrote:
scquizbowl wrote:One of the weirdest questions
So you mean like, a really crappy question right?
There are no crappy questions, only crappy answers.
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Yeah, we won a game, but they actually have a good rule. You have to have a winning record to make the playoffs. In JV, if you are two games ahead of everyone else, you automatically win. There was one team from Washington state wearing funny hats, and there was a protest in the game that I saw. I did see several Junior Nationals games, and the questions varied from very easy to very hard.

I might be attending a few of the playoff games today, so I'll write you a report.
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Longfellow A won the Junior NAC at Marymount. One especially good question asked what the internet term that was the 12th letter of the alphabet followed by the number 8 followed by the 18th letter of the alphabet meant. I hope I can go to PACE next year as TJ D or something.
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ceejay wrote:Longfellow A won the Junior NAC at Marymount. One especially good question asked what the internet term that was the 12th letter of the alphabet followed by the number 8 followed by the 18th letter of the alphabet meant. I hope I can go to PACE next year as TJ D or something.
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Sir Thopas wrote:
ceejay wrote:Longfellow A won the Junior NAC at Marymount. One especially good question asked what the internet term that was the 12th letter of the alphabet followed by the number 8 followed by the 18th letter of the alphabet meant. I hope I can go to PACE next year as TJ D or something.
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scquizbowl wrote:Yeah, we won a game, but they actually have a good rule. You have to have a winning record to make the playoffs. In JV, if you are two games ahead of everyone else, you automatically win. There was one team from Washington state wearing funny hats, and there was a protest in the game that I saw. I did see several Junior Nationals games, and the questions varied from very easy to very hard.

I might be attending a few of the playoff games today, so I'll write you a report.
Man, it's so awesome that their JV tournament is using a rule which has been standard practice at many HS and college tournaments for several years.
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Smithtown East wins the Washington phase of the NAC, as they beat Manheim Township in the final.

http://www.qunlimited.com/national.htm#wash

Chicago is going on now.

http://www.qunlimited.com/schedch10.htm
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scquizbowl wrote:Smithtown East wins the Washington phase of the NAC, as they beat Manheim Township in the final.

http://www.qunlimited.com/national.htm#wash
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Doing some investigative reporting, I have found out Harrison (IN) has won the JV competition. They won New Orleans and Chicago.

Here's an article about it.

http://www.jconline.com/article/2010061 ... /100614029
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I've heard Zionsville won, with Parkersburg finishing second.
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They have done the recap for the Chicago phase, as they called Westchester the most competitive county in all of quiz bowl. You have to scroll down to see it. Parkersburg and Zionsville split a $2,000 check :lol: courtesy of the Muller Foundation.

I remember when they gave away $15,000-$20,000 scholarships.

http://www.qunlimited.com/national.htm
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Hey, translating "las nieves del kilimanjaro" is REAL knowledge
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jdeliverer wrote:Hey, translating "las nieves del kilimanjaro" is REAL knowledge
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Does anyone know how many total teams attended the NAC this year across the three locations?
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