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by herbie.brock
Mon Sep 23, 2019 8:37 am
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: October 19, Mt. Vernon KY - Robert Goddard Middle Invitational
Replies: 1
Views: 2842

October 19, Mt. Vernon KY - Robert Goddard Middle Invitational

The Third Annual Robert H. Goddard Memorial Invitational Academic Tournament (Middle School) Where: Rockcastle County High School, Mt. Vernon, KY When: Saturday, October 19th, 2019—Registration from 7:30 to 8:30 AM EST Cost: $75.00 per QR/WA team, $25.00 per FPS team, $10.00 per Comp participant (li...
by herbie.brock
Tue Nov 27, 2018 5:52 pm
Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
Topic: Connecting quizbowl buzzers to a computer.
Replies: 3
Views: 6609

Re: Connecting quizbowl buzzers to a computer.

In Kentucky, Inquisitor buzzers are used at the State Finals and a lot of teams use the system around the state. It works on PCs and you can run it on just about any old computer you have. We just take an old laptop and a second monitor with us when we go to meets and it shows the score and the time...
by herbie.brock
Tue Nov 27, 2018 5:40 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Announcing QuizDB: "Knowledge is Power"
Replies: 110
Views: 112462

Re: Announcing QuizDB: "Knowledge is Power"

Also, since I use your site so often, I set up a recurring donation for $3 a month in perpetuity. I know it is not much, but maybe others who use the site will pitch in too.

If there is anything else I can do to help, let me know.
by herbie.brock
Tue Nov 27, 2018 5:34 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Announcing QuizDB: "Knowledge is Power"
Replies: 110
Views: 112462

Re: Announcing QuizDB: "Knowledge is Power"

First of all, thank you for making this database. It is my go-to for creating study material for my team! I'm writing because I used to use Quinterest (which is down now), and it seems that QuizDB gives me back significantly fewer results than Quinterest did. I think I read that QuizDB is a larger d...
by herbie.brock
Mon Nov 05, 2018 6:24 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2019 CAST Available for Mirrors
Replies: 6
Views: 14771

Re: 2019 CAST Available for Mirrors

Is this the first year of this set?
by herbie.brock
Sat Nov 03, 2018 11:34 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Help training a math player for quiz bowl
Replies: 6
Views: 7669

Re: Help training a math player for quiz bowl

I'll echo what was said above about Mathcounts. I did Mathcounts in middle school which helped a lot when it came to computational math in high school quiz bowl. You may want to look in particular at the countdown rounds in Mathcounts, because rather than being a written test like the other parts o...
by herbie.brock
Sat Nov 03, 2018 11:33 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Help training a math player for quiz bowl
Replies: 6
Views: 7669

Re: Help training a math player for quiz bowl

I played Science Bowl in high school, and I got really fast at mental arithmetic by factoring the time in my head whenever I got bored. This definitely gave our team an edge. Next, let me fill you in on my suggestion. We are a new high school academic team in Kentucky, so our primary format for com...
by herbie.brock
Mon Oct 29, 2018 10:44 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Help training a math player for quiz bowl
Replies: 6
Views: 7669

Help training a math player for quiz bowl

Hey everyone, First, let me thank you all for all your help. I truly appreciate it. Next, let me fill you in on my suggestion. We are a new high school academic team in Kentucky, so our primary format for competition is quick recall. It is very similar to quiz bowl, with some small differences. One ...
by herbie.brock
Fri Oct 12, 2018 8:32 am
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: Goddard Memorial 3 (2019) - Middle School - Mt. Vernon, KY
Replies: 0
Views: 2294

Goddard Memorial 3 (2019) - Middle School - Mt. Vernon, KY

Just a save the date for next year's Goddard.
Level: Middle School
Date: 10/19/19
Location: Mt. Vernon, KY
Format: written assessment, lightning rounds, at least six rounds of quick recall

Please contact me with any questions [email protected]
by herbie.brock
Sun Oct 07, 2018 9:44 am
Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
Topic: Easily Posting "Live" HTML Files from SQBS to Own Website
Replies: 1
Views: 4839

Easily Posting "Live" HTML Files from SQBS to Own Website

Hey everyone, I have been tinkering with SQBS and I have everything set up for my tournament next week, but there is one thing that I think I am overlooking. Before I go on, please note: I am not tech savvy. I have a free Weebly website and a Google Drive and am able to copy and paste HTML code. Any...
by herbie.brock
Sun Oct 07, 2018 8:19 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Simple Free Tournament Management Software
Replies: 2
Views: 5327

Re: Simple Free Tournament Management Software

Thanks for your quick reply! I was finally able to get SQBS working. I think the problem was that I didn't have individuals assigned to each team. Since I'm only using the software to track wins and losses and not individual stats, I didn't think I should have to do that, but I went ahead and made a...
by herbie.brock
Sat Oct 06, 2018 3:05 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Simple Free Tournament Management Software
Replies: 2
Views: 5327

Simple Free Tournament Management Software

Hey everyone, I am hosting an upcoming tournament with three rounds of pool play, reseeding, and then three more rounds of pool play. I'd like to be able to use some kind of software to organize the scores and seeding. I have checked out SQBS2 and it didn't seem to do what I needed it to (possibly o...
by herbie.brock
Thu Sep 27, 2018 6:23 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Kentucky 2018-19
Replies: 15
Views: 11851

Re: Kentucky 2018-19

We'd love to have a ton more great schools at our 2nd Annual Tournament in Mt. Vernon, KY. Below is our field and details. Field as of 9/27 South Laurel – 1 team - paid/registered Capital Day – 2 teams - paid Edmonson – 2 teams - confirmed Bate – 2 teams – confirmed/registered Rockcastle – 3 teams -...
by herbie.brock
Thu Aug 23, 2018 11:49 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Pool Play Format Question
Replies: 3
Views: 3285

Re: Pool Play Format Question

Thanks, guys! I like the balanced pools A and B best and I think I'll go with it. Especially since it has more teams "going for the gold". I see what you're saying about the "marquee event", but since we are having written assessment, most teams will be staying. I like the advant...
by herbie.brock
Fri Aug 17, 2018 3:17 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Pool Play Format Question
Replies: 3
Views: 3285

Pool Play Format Question

Hey everyone, We're hosting-for the second year-a middle school tournament in Mt. Vernon, Kentucky. If you search "Goddard" (we are the Rockcastle County Rockets, so you get the joke) on hsquizbowl, you'll find it easily and we'd love for your team to come. That said, I have a problem that...
by herbie.brock
Thu Aug 09, 2018 12:07 pm
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: Goddard Memorial 2 - Middle School - Mt. Vernon, KY
Replies: 0
Views: 1721

Goddard Memorial 2 - Middle School - Mt. Vernon, KY

Where: Rockcastle County High School, Mt. Vernon, KY When: October 13th, 2018—Registration from 7:30 to 8:30 AM EST Cost: $70.00 per team, $10 discount if providing two experienced moderators Registration deadline: Midnight Friday, September 28th, 2018 Registration link: https://goo.gl/forms/iA7W0O1...
by herbie.brock
Fri Feb 24, 2017 5:54 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Goddard Memorial Academic Tournament 10/14/17 Mt. Vernon KY
Replies: 0
Views: 1629

Goddard Memorial Academic Tournament 10/14/17 Mt. Vernon KY

Robert H. Goddard Memorial Academic Tournament Where: Rockcastle County Middle School, Mt. Vernon, KY When: October 14th, 2017—Registration is from 7:30 to 8:30 AM EST Cost: $70.00 per team, $10 discount if providing two experienced moderators, $10 discount for out-of-state schools Registration dead...