That match was awesome.Manyo2 wrote:From last year's Dunbar tournament on the deciding question versus Solon:
"His journey began and ended at the Reform Club.." Buzz: "Fogg"
Not exactly mind-blowing, but good given the situation.
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Random NAQT packet at practice:
Q:Born in Kentwood, Louisiana..
A:Britney Spears
NAQT Nationals:
Q: The 100th episode featured a wedding vow renewal. This show, developed by Amy...
A: Gilmore Girls
This one wasn't a power, technically, just a super early hit at Hart County yesterday:
Q: The secret ballot was developed...
A: Australia
Q:Born in Kentwood, Louisiana..
A:Britney Spears
NAQT Nationals:
Q: The 100th episode featured a wedding vow renewal. This show, developed by Amy...
A: Gilmore Girls
This one wasn't a power, technically, just a super early hit at Hart County yesterday:
Q: The secret ballot was developed...
A: Australia
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At the county tournament this year:
"This bulemia sufferer" BUZZ
me: Terry Schiavo
At NAQT Nats 2 years ago:
"Reluctantly crouched" BUZZ
me: "The Distance" (song by Cake)
And at a JV practice that I was reading for:
me: "Answer the following about glaciers:" (this is a bonus lead-in that I'm converting)
Smartass: BUZZ
me: "Yeah right, let's see you try this"
Smartass: "Moraine."
me: "Fine. Next part: This-"
Smartass: BUZZ
me: "I'll be really impressed."
Smartass: "Kettle lake."
me: *gapes*
Smartass: "You want me to take care of the next one?"
me, after looking at the question and answer: "Go for it. If you get this right, I'll get up and leave."
Smartass: "Drumlin."
I got up and left. What made it even sadder was that there was no way he could have known them beforehand. I am still in awe to this day.
"This bulemia sufferer" BUZZ
me: Terry Schiavo
At NAQT Nats 2 years ago:
"Reluctantly crouched" BUZZ
me: "The Distance" (song by Cake)
And at a JV practice that I was reading for:
me: "Answer the following about glaciers:" (this is a bonus lead-in that I'm converting)
Smartass: BUZZ
me: "Yeah right, let's see you try this"
Smartass: "Moraine."
me: "Fine. Next part: This-"
Smartass: BUZZ
me: "I'll be really impressed."
Smartass: "Kettle lake."
me: *gapes*
Smartass: "You want me to take care of the next one?"
me, after looking at the question and answer: "Go for it. If you get this right, I'll get up and leave."
Smartass: "Drumlin."
I got up and left. What made it even sadder was that there was no way he could have known them beforehand. I am still in awe to this day.
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*Much applause, then much confusion*airmale007 wrote:This was the deciding question in our match against MacArthur;
Only those of you from Central Illinois will get this one:
In the song "Decatur", the singer refers to a "chicken car"...
BUZZ
Me: Krekels!
Who in the hell wrote that question? Obviously someone from Decatur, but who?
To add to the thread's topic:
What city is known as the soybean *buzz* (captial of the world)?
Me: Decatur, my hometown
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No, I've been there and he's pretty much right. About the only other thing Massillon has going for it are its notable high school football teams.
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No, you shouldn't be at all.insaneindian wrote:yeah, a guy on my team got that at the same spot. are we supposed to be talking about those questions?AndyBrindlee Mountain wrote:
I want to post a word of caution for all the high school players posting in this forum. Powers are cool to talk about, but please make sure BEFORE you post that the question and/or answer you are citing will NOT be used in the future. All NAQT questions from this year should NOT be discussed online until July of 2006. Posts such as that above undermine the security of the question. Moreover, I am pretty sure it is illegal. Please try to think before you post. Thank you! If you want, post on powers of practice questions or older tournament questions.
Note: I am not a representative of NAQT, but I do like to see fair competition. And thanks to insane indian for bringing it up.
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I apologize on behalf of my player who posted that power. They should have known not to do that, but the ultimate responsibility falls on me. I'll make sure to remind them about that. I'm sure that the student in question just didn't realize. He was really excited about that question...
Again, I apologize.
Again, I apologize.
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Good work, my teammates almost require me to get all questions pertaining to the peace corps because Sargent Shriver's former home is in my neighborhood (as if that gives me some sort special knowledge of him?).Something about 1350 volunteers in 1961...
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Just a question: is a power (or generally insanely early buzz) considered good if the person was just lucky (see Harriet Beecher Stowe question above; there are at least two more minister's daughters I can think of that might come up), or only if the player had genuine knowledge of the subject that allowed him or her to answer based on the more obscure information?
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We did have an "improbably correct answers" thread, and maybe the minister's daughter thing borders on that. Usually it's pretty defined. Essentially, if it was right, you can probably count it as a power/early buzz. If it wasn't, well, that's where Bad Negs threads come from.Just a question: is a power (or generally insanely early buzz) considered good if the person was just lucky (see Harriet Beecher Stowe question above; there are at least two more minister's daughters I can think of that might come up), or only if the player had genuine knowledge of the subject that allowed him or her to answer based on the more obscure information?
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That depends entirely upon who's doing the considering. For me, any buzz wherein the respondant was lucky to be right (c.f. the Stowe buzz as there are any number of answers that could be right there) isn't all that great. A good buzz is one where the player demonstrates immediate knowledge of something from a difficult clue.mrs. dalloway wrote:Just a question: is a power (or generally insanely early buzz) considered good if the person was just lucky (see Harriet Beecher Stowe question above; there are at least two more minister's daughters I can think of that might come up), or only if the player had genuine knowledge of the subject that allowed him or her to answer based on the more obscure information?
Really, though, what we're doing is approaching the issue of question quality from an oblique angle here. Unfortunately, as we all know, there are a lot of sets of questions where just guessing the easiest answer that fits the first clue (or, really, "clue") is the best strategy. It is often enough the only strategy likely to meet with success. Then you'd have to say the best buzz anyone can make is just the one where they guess the easiest (or most probable, maybe) answer from the first clue. To me, the solution is to not play questions like that if I can avoid it. In other words, an absolutely good buzz on a bad question is really, on its face, imposible as I see things.
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Last year at Solon
Q: p53
Jon: BUZZ -- Ribosomes...
I'm not exactly positive if p53 was the first word or not, but it was no more than 3 or 4 words into the question that he got it.
Q: p53
Jon: BUZZ -- Ribosomes...
I'm not exactly positive if p53 was the first word or not, but it was no more than 3 or 4 words into the question that he got it.
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I would think something like "oncogenes" would be more likely off just the one word.BobGHHS wrote:Last year at Solon
Q: p53
Jon: BUZZ -- Ribosomes...
I'm not exactly positive if p53 was the first word or not, but it was no more than 3 or 4 words into the question that he got it.
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Massillon is also where Paul Brown had coached... probably among other things that give Massillon some notoriety.rchschem wrote:From Brookwood:
"It originated in Massillon..."
Coxey's Army
(player afterward: "It's the only thing that ever happened in Massillon!" note--He has never been there, AFAIK. Massillon may be a perfectly nice town with lots to offer.)
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In the year 3010 <BUZZ>
Me: Brian Boitano!
Coincidentally I was a huge South Park dork at the time (still love it) and it just so happened this tournament wasn't very long after the movie had come out...
We were playing some really uptight academy who asked us how we knew that and when we said "its from the South Park movie"... they looked at us like "You uncultured swine!"...
Me: Brian Boitano!
Coincidentally I was a huge South Park dork at the time (still love it) and it just so happened this tournament wasn't very long after the movie had come out...
We were playing some really uptight academy who asked us how we knew that and when we said "its from the South Park movie"... they looked at us like "You uncultured swine!"...
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Former Coach, Garfield Hts (OH) (2001-08)
Former Coach, Eastlake North HS (OH) (2015-22)
"I'd sooner fail than not be among the greatest." - John Keats
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Former Coach, Garfield Hts (OH) (2001-08)
Former Coach, Eastlake North HS (OH) (2015-22)
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insaneindian wrote:Wha???DrakeRQB wrote:From practice recently:
Me: Acetic acid----
BUZZ
Vitamin C
you've got some splainin to do.
ASCORBIC. It was ASCORBIC ACID. Duh. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why I teach U.S. History. Impressive nonetheless, especially considering the girl that got it hasn't taken Chemistry yet.
As a fellow South Park dork, I must commend you. I got a similar look when I swept a bonus on South Park cameos.BobGHHS wrote:In the year 3010 <BUZZ>
Me: Brian Boitano!
Coincidentally I was a huge South Park dork at the time (still love it) and it just so happened this tournament wasn't very long after the movie had come out...
We were playing some really uptight academy who asked us how we knew that and when we said "its from the South Park movie"... they looked at us like "You uncultured swine!"...
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