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- Mon Feb 01, 2021 11:58 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: 2021 ACF Regionals - Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 39
- Views: 4487
Re: 2021 ACF Regionals - Specific Question Discussion
Let me preface this post by saying this set was great. I want to try to point out as many positive examples as problems I had. I’m just going to go by the packets we played at the Invitational mirror: Round 1 (Packet L): -Matisse/Ernst/Ed Ruscha bonus was strong and well-themed -Yom Kippur TU was we...
- Wed Dec 30, 2020 7:09 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: RAGAS Call for Writers (College Open Side Event, Summer / Fall 2021)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 468
RAGAS Call for Writers (College Open Side Event, Summer / Fall 2021)
I am pleased to announce RAGAS (Reasonable Answers on Global Arts and Song), a side event focusing on world art and music, planned for Summer or Fall of 2021. This event will be open, but accessible to the majority of college players. The scope of this tournament includes the art and music of Asia, ...
- Sun Jan 26, 2020 11:55 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: 2020 ACF Regionals: Specific Questions and Errata
- Replies: 66
- Views: 7933
Re: 2020 ACF Regionals: Specific Questions and Errata
Someone in the General Discussion thread brought up an example of “bait,” which was disappointingly more widespread than one question. Off the top of my head, the E minor question had a sentence along the lines of, if I recall correctly, “Victor Herbert’s second cello concerto in this key inspired ...
- Sun Jan 26, 2020 10:47 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: 2020 ACF Regionals: Specific Questions and Errata
- Replies: 66
- Views: 7933
Re: 2020 ACF Regionals: Specific Questions and Errata
This tossup was definitely my most frustrating neg of the day, as it was incredibly annoying to buzz on a description of The Ecstasy of St. Theresa in a tossup on "this profession," say "saint," and not get points. I probably should have been able to get to nun with the prompt, ...
- Mon Nov 04, 2019 11:48 am
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: ACF Fall 2019 Specific Question Discussion and Errata
- Replies: 51
- Views: 5998
Re: ACF Fall 2019 Specific Question Discussion and Errata
Also not a gameplay issue, but I don't think it's really true that the ontological argument is more popular than the cosmological or teleological arguments. Given the rise of the Kalam cosmological argument, this seems a bit doubtful, but also: What does this even mean? Given Kalam is popular now, ...
- Mon Nov 04, 2019 11:26 am
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: ACF Fall 2019 Thanks and General Discussion
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2778
Re: ACF Fall 2019 Thanks and General Discussion
The only problem I did notice though was a problem that I think many sets at this difficulty suffer from, which is the tendency for some of the non big 3 categories (most notably fine arts and social science) to become probably a bit hard for this level. With a limited array of askable topics in th...
- Mon Nov 04, 2019 8:53 am
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: ACF Fall 2019 Specific Question Discussion and Errata
- Replies: 51
- Views: 5998
Re: ACF Fall 2019 Specific Question Discussion and Errata
I seem to recall the sonata giveaway being exceptionally confusing, though perhaps I just didn't parse it correctly. For 10 points, identify this genre of instrumental music for a solo instrument without orchestral backing, contrasted with the sung cantata. ANSWER: sonatas Believe this was trying t...
- Wed Aug 07, 2019 4:59 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: CO 2019 Discussion
- Replies: 48
- Views: 17127
Re: CO 2019 Discussion
There are a few individual questions I'd like to take another look at before referencing them, which also may change how I comment on the set generally. How soon should the packets be on the archive?
- Wed Feb 28, 2018 9:00 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: QuBIT IV (2/24/18) Lincroft, NJ [FACTS]
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6146
Re: QuBIT IV (2/24/18) Lincroft, NJ [FACTS]
The private discussion forum for FACTS is now open. Any and all feedback is appreciated!
- Wed Feb 28, 2018 8:59 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: FACTS, A CSW and TJ Housewrite/Packet Submission
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11431
Re: FACTS, A CSW and TJ Housewrite/Packet Submission
The private discussion forum for FACTS is now open. Any and all feedback is appreciated!
- Tue Jun 13, 2017 5:24 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 NSC set discussion
- Replies: 85
- Views: 40727
Re: 2017 NSC set discussion
[10] The dualist Marcion of Sinope taught that the God described in this religious text was not the God taught by Jesus. The protocanonical books, but not the deuterocanonical ones, derived from this text. ANSWER: Tanakh [accept Hebrew Bible or Hebrew Scriptures or Mikra; prompt on the Old Testamen...
- Tue Jun 13, 2017 2:21 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 NSC set discussion
- Replies: 85
- Views: 40727
Re: 2017 NSC set discussion
I'll write up a larger commentary on the set later, but overall I enjoyed it very much. One question I was curious about, however, was the bonus asking for "The Hebrew Bible," which prompted but did not outright accept "the Old Testament," when asking about some philosopher who d...