ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
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- Rikku
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ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
Play Quiz Bowl LLC is thrilled to announce the inevitable existence ACRONYM 16. As ever, this is a low-difficulty pop culture set for a wide audience, with a focus on accessibility for high school circuits.
Who is responsible for this?
A16 is bringing back the same writing team as last year (myself, Danny Vopava, Ben Weiner, Lalit Maharjan, Bryanna Shao, Blake Andert, Rahul Rao-Potharaju), as well as ACRONYM newbie Ganon Evans.
Distribution
We made a couple of minor changes to this year's distribution - a bit less "old TV" because the canon there is especially limited at this level, and a bit less baseball to make room for a bit more "other" sports that should be represented a bit more. We've also redefined the cut off for "old" things to 2015 instead of 2010.
4/4 Movies (2/2 2015-present, 2/2 older)
4/4 "Small Screen" (2.5/2.5 TV 2015-present, 1/1 older TV, .5/.5 Web/Other)
4/4 Music (1/1 each of pop, rock, rap/r&b and other/multi)
4/4 Sports (1/1 football, 1/1 basketball, .75/.75 baseball, 1.25/1.25 other/multi)
1/1 Video Games
1/1 Trash Lit
2/2 Other/Miscellaneous
When?!
This will be available for mirrors in mid-February, and we plan to have "premiere" events for both open and high school fields in Minnesota around that time. If you'd like to host one of these in your area, please contact me at your convenience.
Who is responsible for this?
A16 is bringing back the same writing team as last year (myself, Danny Vopava, Ben Weiner, Lalit Maharjan, Bryanna Shao, Blake Andert, Rahul Rao-Potharaju), as well as ACRONYM newbie Ganon Evans.
Distribution
We made a couple of minor changes to this year's distribution - a bit less "old TV" because the canon there is especially limited at this level, and a bit less baseball to make room for a bit more "other" sports that should be represented a bit more. We've also redefined the cut off for "old" things to 2015 instead of 2010.
4/4 Movies (2/2 2015-present, 2/2 older)
4/4 "Small Screen" (2.5/2.5 TV 2015-present, 1/1 older TV, .5/.5 Web/Other)
4/4 Music (1/1 each of pop, rock, rap/r&b and other/multi)
4/4 Sports (1/1 football, 1/1 basketball, .75/.75 baseball, 1.25/1.25 other/multi)
1/1 Video Games
1/1 Trash Lit
2/2 Other/Miscellaneous
When?!
This will be available for mirrors in mid-February, and we plan to have "premiere" events for both open and high school fields in Minnesota around that time. If you'd like to host one of these in your area, please contact me at your convenience.
Erik Nelson
Director, Minnesota High School Quiz Bowl
President, Play Quiz Bowl LLC
www.bouncebackfoundation.org
Director, Minnesota High School Quiz Bowl
President, Play Quiz Bowl LLC
www.bouncebackfoundation.org
Re: ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
I blame Ganon for these changes.
Mike Cheyne
Formerly U of Minnesota
"You killed HSAPQ"--Matt Bollinger
Formerly U of Minnesota
"You killed HSAPQ"--Matt Bollinger
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- Auron
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Re: ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
How dare this fiend make me more excited to play this set at some point.
Jacob O'Rourke
Washington (MO) HS Assistant Coach (2014-Present); MOQBA Secretary (2015-Present)
Formerly: AQBL Administrator (2020-2023); HSAPQ Host Contact; NASAT Outreach Coordinator (2016 and 2017); Kirksville HS Assistant Coach (2012-2014); Truman State '14; and Pacific High (MO) '10
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Re: ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
o godWe've also redefined the cut off for "old" things to 2015 instead of 2010.
Chris Borglum
Valencia College Grand Poobah
Valencia College Grand Poobah
Re: ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
Any chance that at least one Minnesota/Upper Midwest mirror of this could be on a Saturday this year, not a Sunday?
Michael Joy
Faculty Advisor/"Coach"/Travel Agent
Northern Michigan University Quiz Bowl
Faculty Advisor/"Coach"/Travel Agent
Northern Michigan University Quiz Bowl
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- Rikku
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Re: ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
A.D.???????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!We've also redefined the cut off for "old" things to 2015 instead of 2010.
Brian Weikle
I say what it occurs to me to say when I think I hear people say things. More, I cannot say.
I say what it occurs to me to say when I think I hear people say things. More, I cannot say.
Re: ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
Will there be any online events prior to HSNCT?
Alan Kreisel. FSCJ.
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Re: ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
Yes.
There will definitely be an online mirror or two again, but the timing will depend on what other mirrors develop (including HSNCT, which is neither confirmed nor denied at this point).
Erik Nelson
Director, Minnesota High School Quiz Bowl
President, Play Quiz Bowl LLC
www.bouncebackfoundation.org
Director, Minnesota High School Quiz Bowl
President, Play Quiz Bowl LLC
www.bouncebackfoundation.org
Re: ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
Still wondering about an online event prior to HSNCT?
Alan Kreisel. FSCJ.
Re: ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
I saw that there is a mirror happening at CCCT, hopefully that means that there will also be one happening at HSNCT. I would like to staff at HSNCT but would like to play before that. What are my chances of this happening?
Alan Kreisel. FSCJ.
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- Rikku
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Re: ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
There will not be a mirror at HSNCT. We plan to have a couple of online mirrors like we've done the last couple of years - very tentatively, I'm hoping to do one of these in late March and another sometime in June.
I'd also encourage any local circuit where there's a good amount of interest in an easy-level pop culture tournament to reach out to me about scheduling a mirror in your area. Ultimately, we want to make sure everyone who wants to play this gets a chance to do so.
I'd also encourage any local circuit where there's a good amount of interest in an easy-level pop culture tournament to reach out to me about scheduling a mirror in your area. Ultimately, we want to make sure everyone who wants to play this gets a chance to do so.
Erik Nelson
Director, Minnesota High School Quiz Bowl
President, Play Quiz Bowl LLC
www.bouncebackfoundation.org
Director, Minnesota High School Quiz Bowl
President, Play Quiz Bowl LLC
www.bouncebackfoundation.org
Re: ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
Could last year's Acronym (and maybe even the previous year's Super Acronym) be posted?
Mike Cheyne
Formerly U of Minnesota
"You killed HSAPQ"--Matt Bollinger
Formerly U of Minnesota
"You killed HSAPQ"--Matt Bollinger
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- Rikku
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Re: ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
There is still one upcoming mirror of A15, after which this will be posted. I will get SA3 taken care of as well (once A16 is done being edited).
Erik Nelson
Director, Minnesota High School Quiz Bowl
President, Play Quiz Bowl LLC
www.bouncebackfoundation.org
Director, Minnesota High School Quiz Bowl
President, Play Quiz Bowl LLC
www.bouncebackfoundation.org
Re: ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
If would like to host ACRONYM 16, how would we do that?
Thank you,
Andrew Amygdalos
GW Quiz Bowl President
Thank you,
Andrew Amygdalos
GW Quiz Bowl President
Andrew Amygdalos
GWU Quiz Bowl President
GWU Quiz Bowl President
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- Rikku
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Re: ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
PM me here or send me an email (erikhasemail AT gmail).
Erik Nelson
Director, Minnesota High School Quiz Bowl
President, Play Quiz Bowl LLC
www.bouncebackfoundation.org
Director, Minnesota High School Quiz Bowl
President, Play Quiz Bowl LLC
www.bouncebackfoundation.org
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- Rikku
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Re: ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
A private forum has been set up for discussing this set. Feel free to request access once you've played it!
Erik Nelson
Director, Minnesota High School Quiz Bowl
President, Play Quiz Bowl LLC
www.bouncebackfoundation.org
Director, Minnesota High School Quiz Bowl
President, Play Quiz Bowl LLC
www.bouncebackfoundation.org
Re: ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
Any idea when online mirrors of this will take place?
Alan Kreisel. FSCJ.
Re: ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
I see that there are online mirrors scheduled and posted. Thank you, Thank you, thank you.
Alan Kreisel. FSCJ.
Re: ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
I'd love to play if anyone's looking for a teammate. I've been studying for the ACRONYM my whole life lol
Manas Sarma
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2012-2016
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2012-2016
Re: ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
Several people in the Texas area are interested in playing in person. Would we be able to mirror it in the summer?
Raul A. Passement
UT Austin 2023
UT Austin 2023
Re: ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
Oklahoma is planning on hosting a mirror in June. I know it's a bit of a hike for you all (especially coming from Austin) but we'd love to have you!
Zac Bennett
Norman North HS (2016-2020)
Ohio State (2020-2022)
Oklahoma (2022-)
ACF, PACE
Norman North HS (2016-2020)
Ohio State (2020-2022)
Oklahoma (2022-)
ACF, PACE