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- Sat Mar 26, 2011 5:49 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Georgia 2010-2011
- Replies: 37
- Views: 9009
Varsity State Championship
I have it on a good source that Walton won the 5A Varsity State Championship. Congratulations to my former school on a fantastic year so far.
- Fri Sep 10, 2010 11:15 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Twenty-First Walton Academic Challenge
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4730
Re: Twenty-First Walton Academic Challenge
Abubakar,
How many readers do you think you will need? I'll ask some people if they help at WAC.
How many readers do you think you will need? I'll ask some people if they help at WAC.
- Wed Aug 04, 2010 5:28 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: EFT Mirror at Georgia Tech 10/23/2010
- Replies: 74
- Views: 21633
Re: EFT Mirror at Georgia Tech 10/23/2010 (tentatively)
Do you want us (Tech) to send you an email? Also, I am not sure if David is aimed us, either. Sorry for any misunderstanding.Arsonists Get All the Girls wrote:Pensacola is interested in attending (We're coming for you, David!). Shoot me an email at kldaace at gmail.com.
- Tue Jun 01, 2010 11:04 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Know your current events
- Replies: 42
- Views: 14355
Re: Know your current events
What's a good website for daily current events? Any major news site? Thanks for your flippant response to someone asking how to get better! news.bbc.co.uk for global perspective news.google.com for changing stories throughout the day "Any major news site?" has to be the most appropriate a...
- Sat Mar 27, 2010 10:06 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Georgia 2009-2010
- Replies: 299
- Views: 69006
Re: Georgia 2009-2010
Congrats to Centennial for going undefeated in one of the toughest fields I've seen at state. I'm sure that the "unexpected" results speaks more towards the quality of the GA teams, especially since there was no clear favorite this year.
- Fri Mar 26, 2010 4:35 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Georgia 2009-2010
- Replies: 299
- Views: 69006
Re: Georgia 2009-2010
I just think that using paper tiebreakers to decide the state championship would be a bit disappointing, to say the least. Also, the legitimacy of head-to-head is dubious at best (see this thread for data). We'll be playing at most 9 rounds, so why can't we spare 1 or 2 more to break ties the right...
- Fri Oct 09, 2009 8:11 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Georgia 2009-2010
- Replies: 299
- Views: 69006
Re: Georgia 2009-2010
Um, could you provide support (i.e. post Brookwood questions that you think are comparable to speedchecks)? Did you read the other points of my post? Post the Brookwood sets and we'll see. I despise those questions too much to bring them into my home. try to show that this tournament at least uses ...
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 11:24 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Georgia 2009-2010
- Replies: 299
- Views: 69006
Re: Georgia 2009-2010
They don't even have trash/sports. I guess that's a slight positive Here's a thought. Not everyone wants to hear 6-8 line tossups. Not everyone knows what's good if they' consider what's bad as good What you do at practice is up to you, but getting angry and leaving seems pretty silly to me. How si...
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:31 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Georgia 2009-2010
- Replies: 299
- Views: 69006
Re: Georgia 2009-2010
Having played Brookwood questions for quite a while, I really don't see what's wrong with them, except that some teams would object to the fact that a) they have math computation and b) they aren't very long and thus, aren't chock full of clues. But I don't have a packet in front of me, so I can't s...
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:05 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Georgia 2009-2010
- Replies: 299
- Views: 69006
Re: Georgia 2009-2010
I feel Brookwood (the "granddaddy of them all" as Rountree put it) will continue to be huge based on the tradition and quality of the packets (save last year) So this seems like nonsense to me. I've seen/practiced pages and pages of past Brookwood questions and have always abruptly left p...
- Mon Aug 03, 2009 11:32 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Entering Freshman Contact List
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3239
Re: Entering Freshman Contact List
Just wondering what happened to this.
- Sun May 24, 2009 6:38 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Georgia 2008-2009
- Replies: 224
- Views: 43292
Re: Georgia 2008-2009
Chatt got screwed in the bracketing, imo. Southside was much better than the bracketing people expected.
- Thu May 21, 2009 2:56 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: PACE NSC Prediction Contest - 2009 Edition
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3552
Re: PACE NSC Prediction Contest - 2009 Edition
Predict the 16 playoff teams (two points each) Dorman, State College, GDS, WJ, Maggie Walker, Hunter, Charter, Rancho Bernardo, Rockford Auburn, Stow-Munroe, TJ, Walt Whitman, Chaska, Chattahoochee, Brookwood, Gonzaga Predict which teams will go undefeated and untied in the preliminaries (one point...
- Sun May 03, 2009 8:50 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: South Carolina 2008-2009
- Replies: 49
- Views: 9609
Re: South Carolina 2008-2009
Looking at the stats, I'd bet the tournament used bouncebacks. Yeah that looks like it's the case, but that's still a very high bonus conversion and very strong performance by I team I'd never seen/heard of in 4 years in the nearby area. Any SC folks see this coming? Part of that may have to do wit...
- Sun Apr 19, 2009 12:25 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Georgia 2008-2009
- Replies: 224
- Views: 43292
Re: Georgia 2008-2009
Results from what I have heard:
1. Centennial
2. Alpharetta
3. Walton
I don't know the rest, though.
1. Centennial
2. Alpharetta
3. Walton
I don't know the rest, though.
- Wed Mar 18, 2009 4:56 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Mahfouz Memorial Lit Singles Discussion (MN DO NOT READ)
- Replies: 50
- Views: 14829
Re: Mahfouz Memorial Lit Singles Discussion (MN DO NOT READ)
gazirashid at gmail.com
thanks.
thanks.
- Sun Mar 15, 2009 4:45 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Weekend of Quizbowl II (3/14 + 3/15/09, Fairfax, VA)
- Replies: 118
- Views: 55806
Re: Weekend of Quizbowl II (3/14 + 3/15/09, Fairfax, VA)
Are there bouncebacks in the Sunday tournament?
- Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:39 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Vanderbilt ABC XXXVII 3/21/09
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5199
Re: Vanderbilt ABC XXXVII 3/21/09
Just wondering if this tournament is still on.
- Sun Mar 08, 2009 2:23 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Georgia 2008-2009
- Replies: 224
- Views: 43292
Re: Georgia 2008-2009
It seemed to me that the questions were on average mediocre and oftentimes poor. I don't think I heard a good art or music question for most of the tournament. A BUNCH OF ANSWERS NOT CLEARED TO DISCUSS. I will agree with this 100%. However, I thought the questions in the playoffs were much much bet...
- Thu Mar 05, 2009 8:11 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Georgia 2008-2009
- Replies: 224
- Views: 43292
Re: Georgia 2008-2009
Teams in 5A: Alpharetta, Berkmar, Bradwell, Brookwood, Campbell, Centennial, Central Gwinnett, Chattahoochee, Grayson, Harrison, Meadowcreek, Norcross, Parkview, Peachtree Ridge, Roswell, and Walton. Any thoughts about 5A state? The beginning of the year, I thought the teams went : 1. Brookwood 2. C...
- Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:25 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: WJIAT (2/14/09) at Bethesda, MD
- Replies: 54
- Views: 12458
Re: WJIAT (2/14/09) at Bethesda, MD
I don't think it has been updated. And probably on the quizbowlpackets.com site in a day or two.master15625 wrote:So, there were only three playoff matches? Where will the questions from these tournaments be posted?
- Thu Feb 12, 2009 10:19 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Georgia 2008-2009
- Replies: 224
- Views: 43292
Re: Georgia 2008-2009
What questions were used at the County Tournament?
- Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:18 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2008-09 Mid-Season Poll!
- Replies: 34
- Views: 5820
Re: 2008-09 Mid-Season Poll!
The results at our tournaments haven't really been shown yet, so it may seem that we don't play a lot, but we have. We have lost to DCC at the finals three times this year at our three tournaments that we attended, so we got 2nd at all three tournaments. Here are my results that I have: You don't h...
- Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:28 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Harvard Mirror in GA (11-15-08)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 9354
Re: Harvard Mirror in GA (11-15-08)
Could the tournament director please post team stats for this tournament? I think PACE needs them for the top teams to qualify for nationals.
- Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:02 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: M.O.H.I.T. at TJHSST (01/10/09)
- Replies: 80
- Views: 31406
Re: M.O.H.I.T. at TJHSST (01/10/09)
So were the final four standings correct?
- Mon Jan 05, 2009 11:37 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Georgia 2008-2009
- Replies: 224
- Views: 43292
Re: Georgia 2008-2009
Current rankings and justifications. I agree with your rankings, although I do think that (having never faced Centennial), Central Gwinnett should be in top 5. Also, I think Chattahoochee beat Brookwood in the UGA tournament in December, but I think the results weren't as well known as that of othe...
- Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:49 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Interest Check: Prison Bowl mirror at Hoover, AL 2/7/09
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1090
Re: Interest Check: Prison Bowl mirror at Hoover, AL 2/7/09
I would have to ask our coaches, but I think we might be.
- Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:20 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Linguistic Fraud
- Replies: 60
- Views: 7951
Re: Linguistic Fraud
One way to avoid Linguistic fraud is to use alternate names. A lot of really Slavic-sounding things have alternative German names, and vice-versa. Hungary is particularly problematic because its first names are distinctive. A Slavic-sounding name can be from a bunch of different countries, but only...
- Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:46 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Harvard Mirror in GA (11-15-08)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 9354
Re: Harvard Mirror in GA (11-15-08)
Sorry about the vagueness. At least in the upper division, stats were not kept for us.
- Tue Dec 16, 2008 8:23 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Harvard Mirror in GA (11-15-08)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 9354
Re: Harvard Mirror in GA (11-15-08)
No.FredMorlan wrote:Do we have stats for this?
- Sun Dec 14, 2008 2:31 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Visual Tournament - Date TBD
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2032
Re: Visual Tournament - Date TBD
I would love to play this in PACE or HSNCT, assuming we go.
- Mon Dec 08, 2008 3:58 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Making A Great Leap Forward
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7399
Re: Making A Great Leap Forward
Wait, you're don't learn about 19th century architecutre by making 3-pointers?ihavenoidea wrote:BuzzerZen wrote:TJ 2008 wrote:You beat teams like Charter and Dorman by playing basketball instead of practicing when they only study 10 hours a week. Basketball is much more helpful when you're playing NAQT.
- Sun Nov 23, 2008 5:21 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Brookwood Invitational Scholars Bowl (11/22/08)
- Replies: 35
- Views: 7478
Re: Brookwood Invitational Scholars Bowl (11/22/08)
Hey, where did he say he added in computational math? (He didn't.) Alpha: We had to edit those question sets more than any question sets I have ever worked with in our 41 tournaments. And we were supposed to have more computation questions than what we had. (I am a firm believer in having computati...
- Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:29 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NNT Discussion
- Replies: 34
- Views: 4730
Re: NNT Discussion
The only major things that caught my eye in the first packet were putting Cumean sybil and f/64 in the first lines of their respective questions (The Wasteland, Ansel Adams). Those clues seemed more familiar than some of the following ones.
- Mon Nov 17, 2008 12:31 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Yet another math thread (split from HFT)
- Replies: 114
- Views: 14423
Re: Yet another math thread (split from HFT)
Also, consider it this way: People use calculators to do math comp. People have to use their brains to figure out the applications of the Quantum Hall Effect. Guess which one is preferred in Quizbowl. No one has to use their brains for this. Knowing the Effect is solely an application of pure memor...
- Sun Nov 16, 2008 11:02 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: HFT Discussion
- Replies: 94
- Views: 13448
Re: HFT Discussion
Carey...isn't that hard for an Austrailian author. Either Carey or Oscar and Lucinda is way too hard. Both of those are either hardish hard parts or insane middle parts. Carey isn't well known enough to justify both him and a work of his showing up in a bonus. I felt that there were too many "...
- Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:09 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Harvard Mirror in GA (11-15-08)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 9354
Re: Harvard Mirror in GA (11-15-08)
I hope you don't mind if I answer, Mr.Gunnells, but yes, we are.phuynh99 wrote:Is Walton going to Harvard Mirror?
- Mon Nov 10, 2008 4:01 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Fall discussion
- Replies: 133
- Views: 22691
Re: ACF Fall discussion (don't read, players at U Wash. site)
Hey, I don't know Andrew Hart's email, so I was wondering if someone could email me the questions? Thanks.
[email protected]
[email protected]
- Fri Nov 07, 2008 1:35 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Tournament Rankings
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1561
Tournament Rankings
I was just curious as to which tournaments in high school people think are hard, easy, or medium. I realize this is a bit difficult with such a wide range of tournaments in different parts of the countries. I will just throw out a few names that people could consider: HSNCT (08), PACE NSC (08), NAQT...
- Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:03 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Georgia 2008-2009
- Replies: 224
- Views: 43292
Re: Georgia 2008-2009
I am assuming we will see y'all (and many other GA teams) at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee and Brookwood in the not-too-distant future?!? Best of luck to everyone going to the JV Jag Bowl this weekend at Cedar Shoals - the Hooch will be there with 2-3 teams. Thank you for your concern, Mr. Rountree. Unfortun...
- Mon Nov 03, 2008 6:36 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Georgia 2008-2009
- Replies: 224
- Views: 43292
Re: Georgia 2008-2009
Welcome to the Georgia thread William !AlphaQuizBowler wrote:I think that's a bit exaggerated, Mr. Barry (maybe you meant it to be).jrbarry wrote:Put your money on the 'Hooch with Brookwood only an outside chance at coming in top 4 at 5A State.
- Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:31 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Vanderbilt ABC XXXVI - Oct 31-Nov 1, 2008
- Replies: 44
- Views: 8296
Re: Vanderbilt ABC XXXVI - Oct 31-Nov 1, 2008
Just wondering who beat who in the semis?
- Sun Oct 19, 2008 11:24 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Non-question-specific criticisms of IS-80A
- Replies: 253
- Views: 35985
Re: Non-question-specific criticisms of IS-80A
Let's just be honest; it isn't possible to distinguish top teams on four line questions. Case in point: The final three games at Walton (played on an A-set), Dorman v. Chattahoochee, Brookwood v. JI, and Chattahoochee v. Dorman, each came down to 10 points. Semifinals : Dorman vs. Brookwood, JI vs....
- Sat Oct 18, 2008 11:54 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 08-09 Pre-Season Poll Results - Congratulations Charter!
- Replies: 56
- Views: 13701
Re: 08-09 Pre-Season Poll Results - Congratulations Charter!
I've wanted to post this for quite some time, but the events of today have made it imperative: Dorman Thomas Jefferson Charter Walter Johnson Gonzaga Hunter Maggie Walker Detroit Catholic Central Rockford Auburn Bergen County State College Richard Montgomery Chaska Rancho Bernardo Grosse Pointe Nor...
- Sat Oct 18, 2008 3:05 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2008 TJIAT (10/18/08) at TJHSST
- Replies: 154
- Views: 38746
Re: 2008 TJIAT (10/18/08) at TJHSST
Is this in the finals?hwhite wrote:UPDATE: Blake beats Dorman, 345-265.
Edit: didn't see the time. Now this comment seems all the more ridiculous.
- Mon Sep 08, 2008 6:41 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Changes to NAQT's Official Rules
- Replies: 53
- Views: 9147
Re: Changes to NAQT's Official Rules
Wouldn't "this character" be a better way of putting it?
- Sun Sep 07, 2008 3:30 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Georgia 2008-2009
- Replies: 224
- Views: 43292
Re: Georgia 2008-2009
Walton should be taking one team.
- Sun Aug 31, 2008 1:23 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: William R. King Memorial 8/30/08: Dorman wins
- Replies: 38
- Views: 5282
Re: William R. King Memorial Tournament(8/30/08)
I believe they only lost one of their A team members last year. Mudkip (Chattahoochee) definitely played Dorman the closest in the finals (320-280 going into tossup 20) and I thought they should've taken second. The scheduling debacle happened due to a lot of teams either registering their teams in...
- Sat Aug 30, 2008 11:33 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: William R. King Memorial 8/30/08: Dorman wins
- Replies: 38
- Views: 5282
Re: William R. King Memorial Tournament(8/30/08)
To anyone who went: What happened at the tournament? Who won? What were the individual results? I didn't go (obviously), but from an outside source: 1. Dorman 2. Hoover 3. Brookwood 4. Chattahoochee Wow. They were good when we played them last year at Scottsboro. I thought most of them had graduate...
- Sat Aug 30, 2008 11:29 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: William R. King Memorial 8/30/08: Dorman wins
- Replies: 38
- Views: 5282
Re: William R. King Memorial Tournament(8/30/08)
I didn't go (obviously), but from an outside source:Xerxes wrote:To anyone who went:
What happened at the tournament? Who won? What were the individual results?
1.Dorman
2. Hoover
3. Brookwood
4. Chattahoochee