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I took the Teen one today. Did anybody else take it?
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I plan on failing the college one again tomorrow. Either that or my browser can act up again and the test won't start.
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What?Kent B wrote:Five letter F word, Mike ???
That wasn't too bad, though. I definitely missed the British general one, and two other ones that I can't think of.
Edit: I appear to have guessed right on the Radium question.
Oh, and maybe you're talking about "frill"?
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The one asking for the dude with a non-pull over sweater named after him. Cardigan turned out to the be answer. All I could think of was the dude who lost at Saratoga who brought the chests of lavish supplies with him.Kent B wrote:Looking up some of the questions, I realize I didn't miss as many as I thought just be straight up guessing right.
British general ?... I don't remember that one.
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If it's the bird / airline upgrade thing, then it's frill.Kent B wrote:Answers pulled out of ass:
Hemingway, Smits, Winehouse .....
but the five letter f word ... wtf .... i still haven't figured that out
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I think (and I hope) that was "vicarious."BGSO wrote:I actually thought most of the questions were very easy, with the occasional one I had no idea. The one question who's topic was "V" I had no idea, but otherwise I thought it was relatively easy.
The test seemed a little bit harder this year than it was last year.
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Thats the one, some of the pop culture ones gave me a scare, barely got in victoria adams (beckham), and managed to pull hinder out of thin airHopper wrote:I think (and I hope) that was "vicarious."BGSO wrote:I actually thought most of the questions were very easy, with the occasional one I had no idea. The one question who's topic was "V" I had no idea, but otherwise I thought it was relatively easy.
The test seemed a little bit harder this year than it was last year.
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Does anyone know how long it takes them to send out audition e-mails from the online tests?
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So anyone get an e-mail yet?
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This was the case for me as well. I'm not sure if the college/teen tests are processed any faster, but I wouldn't hold my breath waiting to hear back from them.GiveMeBrindleeOrDeath wrote:I took the adult test last year and it was several months before I heard anything. I figured I had failed, but then I got something like 6 or 7 months later.
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Did you do the high school or college test?CameronC wrote:I got an e-mail yesterday saying I had passed the test and made it to the next round of auditions, so some e-mails have been sent out.
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Me too...Kent B wrote:I also just got one for Chicago... but it's the same day as Brainal Leakage.
Now the question is whether I should ditch our own hosted tournament for a chance to get on the college tourney .... why'd they have to make it difficult with that date.
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I got one too.... And I have the same dilemma.kandlifornication wrote:Me too...Kent B wrote:I also just got one for Chicago... but it's the same day as Brainal Leakage.
Now the question is whether I should ditch our own hosted tournament for a chance to get on the college tourney .... why'd they have to make it difficult with that date.
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One of the questions you'll get asked at the call back is whether you've played quiz bowl and/or had any experience with NAQT (don't remember why they specifically asked about NAQT; think has something to do with that).
At my call back last year, there were two or three other current or former quiz bowl players. Didn't seem to be a big issue. The folks there care more about (a) how you do on the buzzer round, (b) where you're from (trying for geographic diversity) and (c) whether you'll be halfway interesting on camera.
At my call back last year, there were two or three other current or former quiz bowl players. Didn't seem to be a big issue. The folks there care more about (a) how you do on the buzzer round, (b) where you're from (trying for geographic diversity) and (c) whether you'll be halfway interesting on camera.
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All it means is that Ken Jennings had been active in NAQT and once played quizbowl, and while he was on the show they had scheduling problems because other NAQT people he knew were lined up to play him. After he came on they started getting more conscious of quizbowl in general, I think.
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"At one TJ tournament the neg prize was the Hampshire College ultimate frisbee team (nude) calender featuring one Evan Silberman. In retrospect that could have been a disaster." - Harry White
In addition to asking if you have any experience with quiz bowl, they also ask if you personally know anyone who has appeared on the show.
Something that I wish I would have done when I auditioned for it was to treat it like a job interview, especially in terms of personal attire. Most of the older men present were wearing dress shirts and ties, some even had suits on. Most of the women dressed fairly conservatively.
Something that I wish I would have done when I auditioned for it was to treat it like a job interview, especially in terms of personal attire. Most of the older men present were wearing dress shirts and ties, some even had suits on. Most of the women dressed fairly conservatively.