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- Wed Jan 17, 2024 9:59 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: Venetian IV (Online, Feb-Mar, Individuals)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3299
Re: Venetian IV (Online, Feb-Mar, Individuals)
Are the results and/or packets from Venetians I, II, and III posted somewhere public?
- Mon Jan 24, 2022 6:39 am
- Forum: Community Discussion
- Topic: 2022 Carper Award community discussion
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8467
Re: 2022 Carper Award community discussion
Chris Borglum has done some stuff for (community) colleges in Florida and beyond.
- Mon Oct 04, 2021 9:54 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: BPtrivia Presents: BP Titans II, a Pop Culture Tournament
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1626
Re: BPtrivia Presents: BP Titans II, a Pop Culture Tournament
Here are the "Sample Questions that were used in previous tournaments." 1. Though much more closely associated with another state, this man was born in Roswell, New Mexico where his father was stationed at the time. After the height of his musical popularity, he devoted a great deal of tim...
- Fri Feb 14, 2020 11:14 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Terrapin Open @ GT (2/22/2020)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4294
Re: Terrapin Open @ GT (2/22/2020)
What are the four teams?
- Tue Jun 25, 2019 3:19 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Side Event Weekend (Tallahassee, FL - 6/29-30/2019) - CANCELLED
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2378
Re: Side Event Weekend (Tallahassee, FL - 6/29-30/2019) - CANCELLED
Unfortunately, this tournament has been cancelled due to a lack of people signed up. :(
- Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:57 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Side Event Weekend (Tallahassee, FL - 6/29-30/2019) - CANCELLED
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2378
Re: Side Event Weekend (Tallahassee, FL - 6/29-30/2019)
If you are interested in attending, please register ASAP. The deadline to register is Tuesday, June 25 at 3pm eastern. At that time, we can determine if there's enough people to warrant running the event.
- Sun Jun 16, 2019 3:25 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Side Event Weekend (Tallahassee, FL - 6/29-30/2019) - CANCELLED
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2378
Re: Side Event Weekend (Tallahassee, FL - 6/29-30/2019)
If things go well at this tournament, and no one else in the southeast wants to run it, maybe I can try to run it in late August.
- Mon Jun 10, 2019 11:33 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Side Event Weekend (Tallahassee, FL - 6/29-30/2019) - CANCELLED
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2378
Re: Side Event Weekend (Tallahassee, FL - 6/29-30/2019)
Schedule--- Saturday (6/29) META (shootout, and if time permits, a couple of team rounds via auto draft) and TUPAC (shootout only) Sunday (6/30) FOGEY (team based) I will also have a couple other tournaments (GOLBEZ, and Let's Remember Some Guys II) for late Saturday night and early Sunday morning. ...
- Tue Jun 04, 2019 4:05 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Side Event Weekend (Tallahassee, FL - 6/29-30/2019) - CANCELLED
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2378
Side Event Weekend (Tallahassee, FL - 6/29-30/2019) - CANCELLED
This is the general announcement for the 2019 Side Event Weekend in Tallahassee, Florida. It will be hosted on Saturday, June 29, 2019 and Sunday, June 30, 2019. Location & parking: The tournament's location is 200 West Park Avenue and the main room for the tournament will be the Henderson Room....
- Sat Mar 09, 2019 12:55 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: PIANO/Minnesota Open @ Georgia Tech (3/30/19)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5448
Re: PIANO/Minnesota Open @ Georgia Tech (3/30/19)
Seth Kendall and I are looking for at least one more teammate. Please message me if you're interested.
- Mon Aug 20, 2018 11:21 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: OOTAM: Oxford Open American Mirror
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3577
Re: OOTAM: Oxford Open American Mirror
In case anyone is confused, I imagine the date of the tournament is actually October 6, seeing as that's what it says in another thread and the fact that September 6 is a Thursday.
- Sun Aug 19, 2018 9:59 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: NASAT Mirror at Valencia College: August 18
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7618
Re: NASAT Mirror at Valencia College: August 18
Thank you Chris for hosting and everyone who read. It's a real bargain to attend a tournament for only $60 a team, especially one that provides some breakfast items, lots of drinks, and pizza for lunch.
- Thu Apr 26, 2018 8:27 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open Trash 2018 (July 22, 2018)
- Replies: 62
- Views: 41978
Re: Chicago Open Trash 2018 (July 22, 2018)
A team of me and the Douglasses (Eric and Bryn) is looking for a fourth player, who, ideally, is good at video games, comics, and/or non-old music. Message me or them if you're interested.
- Mon Mar 19, 2018 5:21 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Cal's Mid-Spring Tournament (CMST) @ Auburn (3/24/18)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4623
Re: Cal's Mid-Spring Tournament (CMST) @ Auburn (3/24/18)
Kevin Marshall and I have two spots available on our team if anyone is interested.
- Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:29 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Now quizbowl is actually a viable income source
- Replies: 5
- Views: 887
Re: Now quizbowl is actually a viable income source
I made a channel on SlashNet called #HQ if anyone wants to join in advance of the 3pm game.
- Tue Nov 21, 2017 10:14 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2017 Delta Burke Questions Discussion
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2942
Re: Delta Burke Questions Discussion
I like having something to read in the 2017 Delta Burke discussion forum (in addition to the E/Z correction), but I'm also reminded of something Chris Ray recently said: "...I've noticed a bit of a trend in these threads where people who demonstrably do not know a category very well will declar...
- Sat Nov 11, 2017 9:48 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Don DeLillo Presents WAO II Global Announcement (Nov. 2017)
- Replies: 77
- Views: 93864
Re: Don DeLillo Presents WAO II Global Announcement (Nov. 20
Have the packets been sent out?
- Wed Sep 20, 2017 7:29 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Don DeLillo Presents WAO II Global Announcement (Nov. 2017)
- Replies: 77
- Views: 93864
Re: Don DeLillo Presents WAO II Global Announcement (Nov. 20
This is a reminder that the packet-submission deadline is coming up in a week and a half. If you're an open team and want a bit of an extension on submitting, please email the tournament editors. For open teams, do packets have to submitted by Oct 1, or can packets be submitted by Oct 22 for no dis...
- Thu Aug 03, 2017 9:23 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: NASAT Weekend at Valencia College (August 19th)
- Replies: 34
- Views: 18454
Re: NASAT Weekend at Valencia College (August 19th)
It's awesome to hear you have lined up so much staff.
- Thu Aug 03, 2017 12:04 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: NASAT Weekend at Valencia College (August 19th)
- Replies: 34
- Views: 18454
Re: NASAT Weekend at Valencia College (August 19th)
I wonder if 18 would be a better number to cap the field since we'll probably need people on byes to read.
- Thu Jul 27, 2017 7:41 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: NASAT Weekend at Valencia College (August 19th)
- Replies: 34
- Views: 18454
Re: NASAT Weekend at Valencia College (August 19th)
Just for the record, I definitely never thought Peter would cheat or anything like that. I was just wondering what would happen if, say, I was playing Peter's team, and there was a protest, how that would get resolved since he was the TD.
- Thu Jul 27, 2017 9:01 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: NASAT Weekend at Valencia College (August 19th)
- Replies: 34
- Views: 18454
Re: NASAT Weekend at Valencia College (August 19th)
Who will be the TD for the NASAT mirror?
- Thu Mar 09, 2017 9:23 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2017 (This) Tournament is a Crime Specific Discussion
- Replies: 90
- Views: 20432
Re: 2017 (This) Tournament is a Crime Specific Discussion
[10] This poem, whose speaker tells a “celestial choir” that “Columbia’s scenes of glorious toil I write,” commands: “Proceed, great chief, with virtue on thy side, / Thy ev’ry action let the Goddess guide.” ANSWER: “ To His Excellency George Washington ” [by Phillis Wheatley] The reason I bring th...
- Thu Mar 09, 2017 8:43 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2017 (This) Tournament is a Crime Specific Discussion
- Replies: 90
- Views: 20432
Re: 2017 (This) Tournament is a Crime Specific Discussion
[10] This poem, whose speaker tells a “celestial choir” that “Columbia’s scenes of glorious toil I write,” commands: “Proceed, great chief, with virtue on thy side, / Thy ev’ry action let the Goddess guide.” ANSWER: “ To His Excellency George Washington ” [by Phillis Wheatley] The reason I bring th...
- Thu Mar 09, 2017 3:53 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2017 (This) Tournament is a Crime Specific Discussion
- Replies: 90
- Views: 20432
Re: 2017 (This) Tournament is a Crime Specific Discussion
Could someone please post the bonus with the "To His Excellency, General Washington" part? Thanks!
- Thu Jan 19, 2017 8:39 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: WAO @ the University of Florida (1-21-17)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3382
Re: WAO @ the University of Florida (1-21-17)
If none of the teams participating submitted a packet, would it be better to have 8 or 10 teams instead?
- Thu Jan 19, 2017 1:35 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: This Tournament is a Crime @ Rice (2/25)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3579
Re: This Tournament is a Crime @ Rice (2/25)
I'm looking for teammates. Contact me if you're interested.
- Tue Dec 20, 2016 3:07 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Quizbowl Question of 2016
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2725
Best Quizbowl Question of 2016
In the spirit of lists, discuss the best quizbowl question you saw/heard in the past year. There will be a bracket after nominations are posted in this thread. Do not post or talk about questions that are not cleared. This means Delta Burke 2016 is not eligible, unfortunately. The questions should b...
- Mon Nov 14, 2016 2:42 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Delta Burke 2016 Discussion
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3398
Re: Delta Burke 2016 Discussion
I'll be my usual defensive self and respond to your comments about some of my questions: Assassinating JFK - "This struck me as kinda hard" What is hard? The answer line, or the clues, or...? Colin Kaepernick - "this question is too hard" People who watch the NFL know who is he, ...
- Wed Jul 20, 2016 11:29 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open 2016 - July 23-24
- Replies: 73
- Views: 56461
Re: Chicago Open 2016 - July 23-24
What's the tournament format? Two brackets of ten teams each, followed by...???
- Thu Mar 03, 2016 9:40 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: "stanford housewrite" mirror at Alabama (3/5/16)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4621
Re: "stanford housewrite" mirror at Alabama (3/5/16)
Alex can't come, so the Billy Beyer/Jeb Houston/Nick Collins team is looking for a fourth. Please contact me if you're interested.
- Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:19 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: "stanford housewrite" mirror at Alabama (3/5/16)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4621
Re: "stanford housewrite" mirror at Alabama (3/5/16)
Is there demand and/or room availability for a full weekend of events? (i.e. COTTAGE Bowl 2 trash tournament, Christmas Present beliefs and thoughts tournament, and Eyes That Do Not See visual art tournament)
- Tue Dec 29, 2015 3:27 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Announcement: "stanford housewrite"
- Replies: 21
- Views: 20222
Re: Announcement: "stanford housewrite"
I think it'd be very likely that a south(east) mirror to have 6-8 teams. You mentioned last year's George Oppen at Alabama as evidence for a south(east) mirror this year being an "undesirable situation." However, that tournament, at one point, had 8 teams interested and/or registered, and ...
- Tue Dec 29, 2015 1:51 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Announcement: "stanford housewrite"
- Replies: 21
- Views: 20222
Re: Announcement: "stanford housewrite"
Why would you assess the potential size of a Skype mirror before assessing the potential size of a south(east) mirror? What exactly needs to happen for you to consider allowing a south(east) mirror? "Skype is denigrated as a platform for official competition of any kind, due to the inherent lik...
- Mon Dec 28, 2015 12:44 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Announcement: "stanford housewrite"
- Replies: 21
- Views: 20222
Re: Announcement: "stanford housewrite"
Where are there no plans to hold a mirror in The South?
- Thu Nov 19, 2015 8:29 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Missouri Open at Tulane (11/21/2015)
- Replies: 28
- Views: 13724
Re: Missouri Open at Tulane (11/21/2015)
I'm not sure if a college tournament has ever ended before 4pm, so is there a backup plan in case we're in the middle of round 8 and campus security comes and kicks us out?
- Wed Nov 18, 2015 12:28 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Missouri Open at Tulane (11/21/2015)
- Replies: 28
- Views: 13724
Re: Missouri Open at Tulane (11/21/2015)
I have no idea what time Tulane has the rooms reserved until, but would people be interested in some sort of mini-tournament afterwards? There's a couple possibilities that spring to mind: SHAWARMA I (visual movies) http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=17978 Delta Burke (novice acad...
- Tue Sep 22, 2015 11:39 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Southern Teams Attending Northern Tournaments
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5483
Re: Southern Teams Attending Northern Tournaments
Back in the day, Florida State attended a couple tournaments at Princeton.
- Wed Jul 08, 2015 3:43 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Delta Burke 2014 Set Discussion
- Replies: 42
- Views: 19543
Re: Delta Burke 2014 Set Discussion
Do people think the way this tossup (from ACF Regionals 2015) begins is okay? "Cristobal de Morales composed a work in this genre..." I think it's okay because there's clearly stuff after the ... that gives you more info and the ability to buzz definitively. Sure, you could buzz prematurel...
- Wed Jul 08, 2015 12:17 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Delta Burke 2014 Set Discussion
- Replies: 42
- Views: 19543
Re: Delta Burke 2014 Set Discussion
This color partly names an Henri [ahn-REE] Matisse painting that was inspired by a trip to Biskra and depicts a reclining nude woman. In a series called Anthropometries, naked women covered in a shade of this color named for Yves Klein made imprints of themselves on canvas. Jonathan Buttall wears c...
- Tue Jul 07, 2015 11:17 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Delta Burke 2014 Set Discussion
- Replies: 42
- Views: 19543
Re: Delta Burke 2014 Set Discussion
I really enjoyed the set; one question sticks out to me though. The tossup on a colour (blue, I think? or green?) begins with a clue about a Matisse work being partially titled for "this color", and had I not been beaten to the buzzer (with a neg) I would have negged with red ("Desse...
- Tue Jul 07, 2015 1:23 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: TrashMasters @ UTC 7/12
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5534
Re: TrashMasters @ UTC 7/12
"All of you planning to play TM. I need to know if you've read the questions from either Cottage Bowl or Acronym VIII. We're using those sets for filler, and we want to avoid problems."
--Dren Rollins, 18 hours ago.
--Dren Rollins, 18 hours ago.
- Mon Jun 08, 2015 2:35 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: NASAT Open Mirror at Rice, 06-13-15
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4881
Re: NASAT Open Mirror at Rice, 06-13-15
If the field stays at seven teams, I will join Jake's team so that we have a nice number.
- Wed May 27, 2015 6:50 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Nationals - Ann Arbor, MI, 04/18-19/2015 - main thread
- Replies: 89
- Views: 64388
Re: ACF Nationals - Ann Arbor, MI, 04/18-19/2015 - main thre
Sorry if I missed a post about this, but will the packets be posted online soon?
- Tue May 26, 2015 4:55 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: RILKE: Chicago Open Literature Singles 2015
- Replies: 95
- Views: 54444
Re: RILKE: Chicago Open Literature Singles 2015
I would like to sign up, if it's not too late.
- Wed Feb 04, 2015 2:38 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: George Oppen at Alabama [2/21/15]
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5790
Re: George Oppen at Alabama [2/21/15]
Please sign me up as a team. Thanks!
P.S. I am looking for teammates
edit: I am now playing with the La Tech team.
P.S. I am looking for teammates
edit: I am now playing with the La Tech team.
- Sat Jan 17, 2015 8:30 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: DEES at Rice University - January 17, 2015
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6126
Re: DEES at Rice University - January 17, 2015
ULL beat Texas A&M in a one game final.
- Fri Nov 14, 2014 1:42 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: DEES at Rice University - January 17, 2015
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6126
Re: DEES at Rice University - January 17, 2015
I would like to register one team (probably me playing solo) for this tournament, please.
Thanks!
Thanks!
- Wed Oct 15, 2014 10:55 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: A proposal to simplify eligibility rules
- Replies: 43
- Views: 15201
Re: A proposal to simplify eligibility rules
It seems like a lot of people in this thread have been saying things like "Some reform is certainly needed" but I haven't really seen any concrete examples (sorry if I missed them!), just bashing of Andrew's original post.
- Sun Aug 24, 2014 8:45 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CHANGE: Texas QB Camp Mirror at Valencia: August 23
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5646
Re: CHANGE: Texas QB Camp Mirror at Valencia: August 23
Stats:
http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournament ... standings/
The top two teams (based on record and then PPG) from each bracket (Travisty [1A], Billy [1B], Borglum [2A], and UCF A [2B] made the top bracket.
http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournament ... standings/
The top two teams (based on record and then PPG) from each bracket (Travisty [1A], Billy [1B], Borglum [2A], and UCF A [2B] made the top bracket.