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by slothslothsloth
Tue Feb 13, 2018 10:49 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Cal's Mid-Spring Tournament @ Stanford (3/10/2018)
Replies: 4
Views: 5362

Re: Cal's Mid-Spring Tournament @ Stanford (3/10/2018)

Post has been updated to reflect current field and side event coordination!
by slothslothsloth
Mon Dec 18, 2017 5:37 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Cal's Mid-Spring Tournament @ Stanford (3/10/2018)
Replies: 4
Views: 5362

Cal's Mid-Spring Tournament @ Stanford (3/10/2018)

Stanford will be hosting Cal's Mid-Spring Tournament on Saturday, March 10, 2018. This tournament is open and regular-plus difficulty. You can find more information at http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=20584 . Following the tournament, we will be running a mirror of Scattergor...
by slothslothsloth
Wed Nov 01, 2017 11:09 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 PACE NSC: Congratulations to Thomas Jefferson HSST!
Replies: 51
Views: 32268

2018 PACE NSC: Congratulations to Thomas Jefferson HSST!

The Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence is proud to announce that the 2018 National Scholastic Championship (NSC) will be held at the Hyatt Regency Reston on June 2-3, 2018. The Hyatt Regency Reston has been the site of the 2015 NSC, as well as numerous quizbowl national championships. P...
by slothslothsloth
Mon Jul 03, 2017 7:03 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Berkeley Weekend of Quiz Bowl (8/5-6/2017)
Replies: 1
Views: 2633

Berkeley Weekend of Quiz Bowl (8/5-6/2017)

I'm happy to announce that we have secured rooms at UC Berkeley for a 2-day open NASAT + side event mirror. The schedule is as follows: Saturday, August 5: NASAT XENOPHON Sunday, August 6: Super ACRONYM Naveed Bork Memorial Tournament GEODUCK This schedule is subject to change, so let me know if it ...
by slothslothsloth
Mon Feb 06, 2017 4:28 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: (This) Tournament is a Crime+Scattergories Berkeley 2/26/17
Replies: 4
Views: 3375

(This) Tournament is a Crime+Scattergories Berkeley 2/26/17

UC Berkeley Quiz Bowl is pleased to announce a mirror of (This) Tournament is a Crime taking place on Sunday, February 26. This tournament is “Nats-minus” difficulty. More information about the set can be found here . This is an open tournament, with no restrictions on eligibility/chimeras. Followin...
by slothslothsloth
Tue Dec 20, 2016 5:43 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Brief Wondrous Tournament of WAO at Berkeley (1/21/17)
Replies: 8
Views: 5349

Brief Wondrous Tournament of WAO at Berkeley (1/21/17)

UC Berkeley will be hosting the Brief Wondrous Tournament of WAO on Saturday, Jan. 21 2017. This tournament is regular-plus difficulty. You can find more information at http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=19306&p=324368&hilit=wao#p323030 : Eligibility & fees: School ...
by slothslothsloth
Sun Nov 13, 2016 2:52 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Terrapin at UC Berkeley - 11/19/2016
Replies: 1
Views: 2091

Terrapin at UC Berkeley - 11/19/2016

UC Berkeley will be hosting Terrapin on Saturday, Nov. 19. This is a regular-difficulty tournament written by the Maryland quiz bowl team. More information can be found here: http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=18768 . This tournament is open to both college and high school teams. C...
by slothslothsloth
Tue Sep 13, 2016 5:41 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: California Cup @ UC Berkeley
Replies: 9
Views: 9371

California Cup @ UC Berkeley

The Northern California Quiz Bowl Alliance and Quiz Bowl Club at UC Berkeley are pleased to announce that we will be holding the fifth annual California Cup. The California Cup consists of four quiz bowl tournaments held throughout the year, and it is widely considered the premier academic competiti...
by slothslothsloth
Tue Sep 29, 2015 2:46 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: California Cup @ UC Berkeley
Replies: 15
Views: 11640

California Cup @ UC Berkeley

The Northern California Quiz Bowl Alliance and Quiz Bowl Club at UC Berkeley are pleased to announce that we will be holding the fourth annual California Cup. The California Cup consists of four quiz bowl tournaments held throughout the year, and it is widely considered the premier academic competit...
by slothslothsloth
Sat May 16, 2015 1:12 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Charger Challenge 5/16/2015 (San Jose, CA)
Replies: 7
Views: 7015

Re: Charger Challenge 5/16/2015 (San Jose, CA)

Check in will be at 1PM in H-1. Teams, please see your emails for my phone number if you need to get in touch.
by slothslothsloth
Thu Apr 09, 2015 1:33 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Charger Challenge 5/16/2015 (San Jose, CA)
Replies: 7
Views: 7015

Charger Challenge 5/16/2015 (San Jose, CA)

It is my pleasure to announce that I will be hosting Charger Challenge on May 16, 2015 at Leland High School in San Jose on behalf and with the assistance of the Leland quiz bowl team. The varsity division will be played on GSAC XXII. The junior varsity division, meanwhile, will use Potatoville Vars...
by slothslothsloth
Mon Nov 10, 2014 5:37 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: POTATO II (Boise, ID 1/10/2015)
Replies: 0
Views: 2069

POTATO II (Boise, ID 1/10/2015)

I'm pleased to announce that I will be hosting POTATO II on January 10, 2015 at Boise State University using IS-140 on behalf of the Treasure Valley Math and Science Center. This will be an HSNCT- and PACE NSC-qualifying event. Fees: $45 for first team, $40 for each successive -$10 for one-way trave...
by slothslothsloth
Thu Mar 20, 2014 9:59 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: HSNCT hotel matching
Replies: 1
Views: 1476

Re: HSNCT hotel matching

Spots available/sought: up to three/just one, whichever way you slice it
Gender: female
Staying Sunday night: not sure yet, will edit when I know (I don't have a problem rooming with different groups on different nights)
by slothslothsloth
Sun Mar 16, 2014 2:40 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NAQT Northern California State (Berkeley, 3/15)
Replies: 8
Views: 3394

Re: NAQT Northern California State (Berkeley, 3/15)

The Ununtiable Twine wrote:
Grams's Go-Go Boots wrote:What is a Guilder?
Not brushed up on your Dutch currency, are you?
Nor your sworn enemies of Florin tsktsk
by slothslothsloth
Mon Oct 21, 2013 10:24 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: online/Skype tournament
Replies: 13
Views: 3178

Re: online/Skype tournament

I do some online practice, with Niki in fact, and I am sure that she would agree that if you can, screenshare is the way to go. It prevents people from cheating by googling answers and stuff. We use google hangouts, and it is really smooth, but has the drawback of a ten person limit. I think we wer...
by slothslothsloth
Mon Sep 09, 2013 9:19 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Quiz Bowl Fact of the Day
Replies: 0
Views: 2686

Quiz Bowl Fact of the Day

(We weren't sure if this was exactly the right place to put this thread, but the description did say something about ways to study, so we're going for it.) Created August 19th of this year, Quiz Bowl Fact of the Day is a Facebook page devoted to conveniently delivering relevant quiz bowl information...