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by Lawrence Simon
Wed Jan 13, 2021 10:14 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: BUMPY iii - A Visual Film Tournament
Replies: 25
Views: 10239

Re: BUMPY iii - A Visual Film Tournament

I would also be interested in an informal mirror if that's still being organized
by Lawrence Simon
Mon Aug 24, 2020 9:35 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Hal Prince Memorial Tournament (July 25)
Replies: 11
Views: 3783

Re: Hal Prince Memorial Tournament (July 25)

Thank you again to everyone who played this set! I was not able to find a time to run a second mirror, but one of the participants requested to use the set for a closed mirror which is why it's taken me some time to follow through on posting the packets. I made some small edits to the set between re...
by Lawrence Simon
Sat Jul 25, 2020 4:09 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Hal Prince Memorial Tournament (July 25)
Replies: 11
Views: 3783

Re: Hal Prince Memorial Tournament (July 25)

Thank you to everyone who played this set and to Jack Mehr for reading so we could have two rooms. Congratulations to John Lawrence on winning the tournament! John had both the most overall points and the highest point total in Room 1 in the last round. Point totals from today's tournament are poste...
by Lawrence Simon
Fri Jul 24, 2020 4:48 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Hal Prince Memorial Tournament (July 25)
Replies: 11
Views: 3783

Re: Hal Prince Memorial Tournament (July 25)

I just sent out the email to those signed up to play tomorrow that included links to the Discord rooms.

Please let me know if you signed up and did not receive this email ASAP!
by Lawrence Simon
Fri Jul 24, 2020 1:45 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Hal Prince Memorial Tournament (July 25)
Replies: 11
Views: 3783

Re: Hal Prince Memorial Tournament (July 25)

Yes this is still happening tomorrow and I am planning on sending out logistical details later today.

Also, there is still room for more to join tomorrow's tournament if anyone's interested!
by Lawrence Simon
Sun Jul 12, 2020 12:44 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Hal Prince Memorial Tournament (July 25)
Replies: 11
Views: 3783

Re: Hal Prince Memorial Tournament (July 25)

We're now at the point with signups where I would prefer to have two rooms of this set playing in a ladder format to make sure that we're not overcrowding one room. If you are interested in volunteering to moderate the second room of this tournament, please fill out the Google Form below. Moderator ...
by Lawrence Simon
Thu Jul 02, 2020 11:25 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Hal Prince Memorial Tournament (July 25)
Replies: 11
Views: 3783

Re: Hal Prince Memorial Tournament (July 25)

If you can shanghai some people into reading, you could also consider running multiple rooms in a ladder format. I agree that this would be a fun way to keep the rooms from getting too crowded. I'll start asking around for moderators, but in the meantime, if you are interested in reading for this s...
by Lawrence Simon
Thu Jul 02, 2020 10:47 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Hal Prince Memorial Tournament (July 25)
Replies: 11
Views: 3783

Re: Hal Prince Memorial Tournament (July 25)

Is there a way to have a format that doesn't involve like 50 people playing a shootout? If there's enough interest based on responses to the Google Form that reading the set once gets too many people to be manageable I would definitely be okay reading it on multiple occasions to spread those number...
by Lawrence Simon
Thu Jul 02, 2020 7:39 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Hal Prince Memorial Tournament (July 25)
Replies: 11
Views: 3783

Hal Prince Memorial Tournament (July 25)

Hello friends! I have been working on a three-packet, tossup-only mini-set of questions on musical theatre that I've named The Hal Prince Memorial Tournament that I'm planning on reading on a Discord server some time at the end of July. This set is aimed at a Nats-level difficulty, with the goal to ...
by Lawrence Simon
Sat Jun 09, 2018 10:30 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NASAT Online Mirror
Replies: 27
Views: 10903

Re: NASAT Online Mirror

I would play this depending on the weekend
by Lawrence Simon
Mon May 08, 2017 10:13 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Virginia Summer Open – 8/5/17
Replies: 53
Views: 33439

Re: Virginia Summer Open – 8/5/17

I will definitely be able to staff this at least.
by Lawrence Simon
Fri Oct 28, 2016 3:51 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: EFT 2016: Social Science and "Other" Categories
Replies: 6
Views: 1920

Re: Social Science and "Other" Categories

I generally liked the Econ on this set for what there was. I can agree that all of it is subject matter that's come up in the Econ classes I've taken and was very much applicable for what most college students usually learn.
by Lawrence Simon
Sun Mar 20, 2016 11:11 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Virginia NAQT States @ UVa (3/19/16)
Replies: 9
Views: 7709

Re: Virginia NAQT States @ UVa (3/19/16)

Thank you to all of the teams that came out to this year's Virginia NAQT State Championship as well as the great staff that made this tournament happen. In particular the many staffers from VCU that assisted in this tournament. Congratulations to our top brackets finishers: Thomas Jefferson A in 1st...
by Lawrence Simon
Wed Mar 16, 2016 1:26 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Virginia NAQT States @ UVa (3/19/16)
Replies: 9
Views: 7709

Re: Virginia NAQT States @ UVa (3/19/16)

The official NAQT policy for this is stated thusly: State Championships and Qualifiers are restricted to teams from a single state unless other arrangements have been made with NAQT at least 7 calendar days before the tournament. This is especially the case when teams don't have a state championship...
by Lawrence Simon
Mon Mar 14, 2016 7:15 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Virginia NAQT States @ UVa (3/19/16)
Replies: 9
Views: 7709

Re: Virginia NAQT States @ UVa (3/19/16)

With 21 teams now signed up we're officially closing the field and look forward to having our whole field here in Charlottesville on Saturday!
by Lawrence Simon
Fri Mar 11, 2016 2:53 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Virginia NAQT States @ UVa (3/19/16)
Replies: 9
Views: 7709

Re: Virginia NAQT States @ UVa (3/19/16)

There is still plenty of room in our field for any team wishing to register for the 19th! Please get those registrations in by emailing me at [email protected].
by Lawrence Simon
Tue Mar 01, 2016 10:50 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Virginia NAQT States @ UVa (3/19/16)
Replies: 9
Views: 7709

Re: Virginia NAQT States @ UVa (3/19/16)

We still have plenty of space in our field for more teams so feel free to sign up!
by Lawrence Simon
Tue Feb 23, 2016 5:29 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Virginia NAQT States @ UVa (3/19/16)
Replies: 9
Views: 7709

Re: Virginia NAQT States @ UVa (3/19/16)

Field Update as of March 14 School (teams/buzzers/staffer) Fort Defiance (1/2/0) Kettle Run (1/1/1) Western Albemarle (1/2/0) Cave Spring (3/2/0) Maggie Walker (3/1/0) Robinson (2/2/1) West Point (1/1/0) Home School Out of the Box (2/0/0) Thomas Jefferson (3/2/0) Edison (1/1/0) Quince Orchard (1/1/0...
by Lawrence Simon
Sat Jan 02, 2016 7:09 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Virginia NAQT States @ UVa (3/19/16)
Replies: 9
Views: 7709

Re: Virginia NAQT States @ UVa (3/19/16)

For those interested the UVA Quizbowl team would like to hold tryouts for a Virginia NASAT team during lunch at this event if there is enough interest from those attending. If you're interested feel free to message me along with the names of any other teammates that might be interested in trying out...
by Lawrence Simon
Fri Aug 21, 2015 9:06 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: HSQBRank 2015-16
Replies: 76
Views: 77976

Re: HSQBRank 2015-16

Crazyflight wrote:
Stefan HSQBRankovich wrote:Yeah but I thought I heard something about her changing schools.

Also need help with http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/25 ... etail/#t18
I'm fairly certain that, of the people on that team, only Tara graduated.
This is correct.
by Lawrence Simon
Wed Aug 12, 2015 10:26 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Good Teams Playing A Sets
Replies: 24
Views: 13194

Re: Good Teams Playing A Sets

While playing on A-sets does allow good teams to split and qualify numerous teams for Nationals, I think in terms of self-regulation a big aspect that should be taken into account for teams that can be ranking 7-3 at HSNCT is their own amusement and sense of reward becoming diminished. What I mean i...
by Lawrence Simon
Mon Jun 29, 2015 11:03 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: MD/VA/DC Area Discussion 2015-2016
Replies: 5
Views: 4327

MD/VA/DC Area Discussion 2015-2016

After another great year on the DMV circuit, maybe the best since I've been playing, it's sad for me to consider all of the talent from our area that's graduated. Still, having seen all of the talent that was on the circuit this past year, I'm also very excited to see how the circuit plays out for t...
by Lawrence Simon
Wed Jun 10, 2015 7:13 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2015 NASAT: June 13-14 @ Ohio State
Replies: 37
Views: 46179

Re: 2015 NASAT: June 13-14 @ Ohio State

Unfortunately due to a number of problems, Maryland will no longer be attending this year's NASAT. I'm sure it will be enjoyable for everyone who attends though!
by Lawrence Simon
Tue May 19, 2015 1:08 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
Replies: 158
Views: 98859

Re: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?

I just took a quick look at the rankings from this year and the past two years and this is not only the most teams our area has had in the Top 10 since I've been in high school, but it's also the most we've ever had in the Top 50, that number being 8. I think that this proves that this year's teams,...
by Lawrence Simon
Mon Apr 20, 2015 3:54 pm
Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
Topic: Odd Ways of Learning Things
Replies: 177
Views: 198094

Re: Odd Ways of Learning Things

I used to write for the Alternative History wiki after I got into Harry Turtledove novels in middle school and the several years I spent writing for it has definitely helped me, especially with my knowledge of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
by Lawrence Simon
Sun Apr 19, 2015 10:31 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Where Are You Going To College Next Year? 2014-15
Replies: 39
Views: 24815

Re: Where Are You Going To College Next Year? 2014-15

I will be attending the University of Virginia and will likely try my hand at college quizbowl.
by Lawrence Simon
Sun Apr 19, 2015 10:01 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Ben Cooper Memorial Tournament (May 23)
Replies: 11
Views: 10143

Re: Ben Cooper Memorial Tournament [POSTPONED]

So is this still happening on May 9th?
by Lawrence Simon
Sun Mar 29, 2015 10:40 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: HERMES Question-Specific Discussion
Replies: 15
Views: 847

Re: HERMES Question-Specific Discussion

Can I please see the tossups on Nasser, the Battle of Yorktown, Franco-Prussian War, and the Battle of the Somme?
by Lawrence Simon
Mon Mar 23, 2015 9:07 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2015 BHSAT: Specific Question Requests and Discussion
Replies: 52
Views: 2634

Re: 2015 BHSAT: Specific Question Requests and Discussion

Someone in the General Discussion mentioned a tossup on a Sondheim work, which I would like to see if it exists (I didn't hear it at least) and also could I see the bonus on Sondheim as well?
by Lawrence Simon
Sat Mar 07, 2015 7:38 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
Replies: 158
Views: 98859

Re: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?

We played them at the only HSAPQ Regionals that I was aware of in February. The tournament was attended by 6 teams who played a double round robin so we played them twice in the prelims. They ended up going 10-1, losing to us once in the prelims before beating us in the final match. I know that the ...
by Lawrence Simon
Sat Jan 17, 2015 6:16 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NCIS V (2/21/15) @ Cave Spring HS (Roanoke, VA)
Replies: 4
Views: 2954

Re: NCIS V (2/21/15) @ Cave Spring HS (Roanoke, VA)

Will the questions you guys are writing be power-marked?
by Lawrence Simon
Thu Jan 01, 2015 10:03 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: The high school poll in 2014-2015
Replies: 11
Views: 7203

Re: The high school poll in 2014-2015

Will the list of those who make the poll be released before or after the poll? In the case of their names remaining undisclosed I understand the reasoning for this as well.
by Lawrence Simon
Sun Dec 21, 2014 1:08 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Vermicious Knids who drop at the last minute
Replies: 19
Views: 9154

Re: Vermicious Knids who drop at the last minute

Kinda adding on to what Will was talking about: no team is going to drop a tournament, especially at the last minute, just because they think it'll be funny. Usually it's due to an emergency. For example, at the most recent VCU Winter, our main science players weren't able to go for good reasons: on...
by Lawrence Simon
Sun Dec 07, 2014 10:42 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: VCU Winter Tournament VII at VCU (12/06/2014; Richmond, VA)
Replies: 12
Views: 6008

Re: VCU Winter Tournament VII at VCU (12/06/2014; Richmond,

We at QO would like to thank VCU for running an excellent and efficient tournament. This was QO's first time attending a VCU tournament, at least as far as I remember, and we certainly enjoyed playing against such a great mix of teams, especially those from outside our usual area of competition. Hop...
by Lawrence Simon
Sun Dec 07, 2014 12:43 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
Replies: 158
Views: 98859

Re: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?

In a slight paraphrase of Professor Samuel Oak: "There's a time and place for this argument, but it's not here."
by Lawrence Simon
Thu Dec 04, 2014 7:22 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Flashcarding
Replies: 15
Views: 8080

Re: Flashcarding

I personally used a great deal of flashcards as a sophomore and a little bit as a junior for basic list recognition on works of lit, art, and music and their associated writers, artists, and composers. While this is very good for name recognition and get buzzes when it name-drops a work, as question...
by Lawrence Simon
Tue Dec 02, 2014 10:26 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
Replies: 158
Views: 98859

Re: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?

I think that you bring up a very real trend in regional quiz bowl Vasa. As for Maryland competitions the only really consistently occurring one has been the Centennial Invitational, which began at 54 teams in 2011, 66 in 2012, 72 in 2013, and 81 in 2014, which shows a steady, and overall sizable inc...
by Lawrence Simon
Sun Nov 30, 2014 10:03 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
Replies: 158
Views: 98859

Re: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?

Alright with the sort of rush one can only get from finishing an AP Euro paper, for some reason I felt like returning to this thread. I think that, even though this year has hardly started (I count 18 non-Nationals competitions coming up after the new year) I already can tell that this may be the be...
by Lawrence Simon
Sun Aug 10, 2014 10:45 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Pre-tournament Playlists
Replies: 49
Views: 4380

Re: Pre-tournament Playlists

As much Epic Rap Battles of History as I can on the way there and then as much Sondheim as I can fit on the way back.
by Lawrence Simon
Fri Jun 20, 2014 8:10 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2014 HSNCT discussion
Replies: 135
Views: 75166

Re: 2014 HSNCT discussion

Could I see the tossup on "Ulysses?"
by Lawrence Simon
Tue Jun 03, 2014 6:18 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2014 HSNCT discussion
Replies: 135
Views: 75166

Re: 2014 HSNCT discussion

Could I see the entirety of the "Watchmen" and "David Fincher" tossups? I liked the trash at this competition as well as the general lit and art and would like to thank everyone for helping to run it!
by Lawrence Simon
Tue May 13, 2014 8:46 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
Replies: 158
Views: 98859

Re: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?

So considering APs are basically done I'll just start this up again as well: I agree with Nathan about the rankings and each of the three tiers. As for the teams next year I think that it's safe to say that Western Albemarle and Richard Montgomery will again be on top. WA returns Eric, who will some...
by Lawrence Simon
Tue Apr 22, 2014 7:02 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Study tips for literature
Replies: 13
Views: 6247

Re: Study tips for literature

So although I have never played in MSNCT, I have played on them and invitational middle school questions for practice as a freshman. My suggestion would be to look at NAQT's You Gotta Know list of authors and works and memorize them if you haven't already, as well as learning their major plot points...
by Lawrence Simon
Sun Mar 30, 2014 9:25 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: A Richard Montgomery BELLOCO Mirror 3/29/14 (Rockville, MD)
Replies: 39
Views: 21249

Re: A Richard Montgomery BELLOCO Mirror 3/29/14 (Rockville,

I am rather unfortunately of the poor behavior of my school's team at this competition. Unfortunately our coach was out of town and myself and my co-captain were pre-occupied with other events which we could not avoid. I am extremely sorry if any team did not enjoy this tournament as much as they co...
by Lawrence Simon
Sun Feb 09, 2014 1:19 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
Replies: 158
Views: 98859

Re: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?

Yeah, my bad, that's definitely worth mentioning. :wink:
by Lawrence Simon
Sun Feb 09, 2014 12:48 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
Replies: 158
Views: 98859

Re: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?

So we're a little more than half-way through the year at this point, and the DMV area is in one of its most competitive years in a while. Based on what I've seen (ie very subjective) there are three distinguishable tiers in our area: the first one, made up of RM, Western Albemarle, and Maggie Walker...
by Lawrence Simon
Thu Dec 19, 2013 10:17 pm
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: How to make a team more than mediocre?
Replies: 26
Views: 24573

Re: How to make a team more than mediocre?

Can I just say how hilarious it is now to look back and see that Eric considered his team "mediocre" just a year ago? My how things change, guess that shows a lot of good, hard work.
by Lawrence Simon
Mon Dec 09, 2013 11:01 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Young adult literature
Replies: 39
Views: 10072

Re: Young adult literature

Having just played on half of the set 131A yesterday, I too can attest to the number of people who were unhappy with the young adult literature that appeared in the set. In the morning I counted two, possibly three, questions of the kind, out of those I found that only one was "widely" con...
by Lawrence Simon
Fri Nov 29, 2013 5:40 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Musical theatre in quiz bowl
Replies: 14
Views: 5475

Re: Musical theatre in quiz bowl

I wasn't as much accusing anyone of conspiracy as I was just trying to open the subject up for debate, sorry if I seemed belligerent to that degree.
by Lawrence Simon
Wed Nov 27, 2013 7:34 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Musical theatre in quiz bowl
Replies: 14
Views: 5475

Re: Musical theatre in quiz bowl

I just happened to have been listening to "I'm Not That Girl" right before the match, which happened to be the first clue in the tossup. The coincidence astounded me, the fact that I powered a Wicked questions astounded everyone else in the room.