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by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Mon Aug 24, 2020 1:39 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: TAUTOLOGY - Summer 2020
Replies: 3
Views: 3388

Re: TAUTOLOGY - Summer 2020

I assume this tournament is being delayed until in-person mirrors can be held? Playing a speedcheck tournament online sounds unfun. That is correct. We're specifically waiting for a time when in-person mirrors with strong fields (think CO or a national side event weekend site) can be safely held wi...
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Sun Aug 23, 2020 6:12 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: MARCATo - Question-Specific Discussion for Popular Music
Replies: 9
Views: 1493

Re: Question-Specific Discussion for Popular Music

I only remember two tossups on hip hop before 2010 in this tournament ( Stankonia and Biggie Smalls, with another OutKast clue in the roses tossup), and there was no metal (unless you count Def Leppard). I agree completely but just want to point out that there was at least 1 other metal clue (the B...
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Sun Aug 23, 2020 3:03 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: MARCATo General Thoughts
Replies: 9
Views: 1709

Re: MARCATo General Thoughts

First off, I wanted to say that I really enjoyed this tournament! The classical music content was excellent and exceeded my expectations (which were already extremely high for John Lawrence music tournament) in that they managed to keep the difficulty below previous ILs while still being both exciti...
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Wed Apr 08, 2020 12:22 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: DATE + TIME POLL: Online Solo Tournament
Replies: 2
Views: 1966

Re: DATE + TIME POLL: Online Solo Tournament

Two clarifications have been made to this original post. The first is to note that the superpowers and powers will be worth 30 points and 20 points respectively, and the second is that we have decided to make rooms much smaller (around 4-5 players each) to give players more opportunities to buzz on ...
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:02 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: DATE + TIME POLL: Online Solo Tournament
Replies: 2
Views: 1966

DATE + TIME POLL: Online Solo Tournament

I am happy to announce a yet-to-be-named online tournament for solo quizbowl players! Although this is not a full tournament announcement, I will highlight the main points in this post. Who Can Play? This tournament is open to any players who have either graduated from or are currently (2019-2020 ac...
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Fri Mar 13, 2020 11:14 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: College Nationals and Its Problems
Replies: 132
Views: 54058

Re: College Nationals and Its Problems

13.This object was designed to generalize the positive Grassmanian. For 10 points each: [10] Name this theoretical geometric object from particle physics introduced by Nima Arkani-Hamed in 2013. Scattering amplitudes can be calculated by finding the ‘volume’ of this object. ANSWER: amplituhedron [1...
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Mon Feb 24, 2020 7:18 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 Terrapin Open: Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 50
Views: 8399

Re: 2020 Terrapin Open: Specific Question Discussion

ValenciaQBowl wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2020 7:15 pm
SU(3) being associated with QCD is relatively well known, even by non-science players.
No.
FWIW, there were 2 20's, 4 30's, and 1 0 on this bonus across all sites, and every team that converted Noether's Theorem appears to have converted SU(3) as well.
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Mon Feb 24, 2020 6:31 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 Terrapin Open: Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 50
Views: 8399

Re: 2020 Terrapin Open: Specific Question Discussion

Can I see the question on _ribose_? Wang and I protested after giving the answer "the 2' hydroxyl", and I'm not sure that was incorrect given what I heard. 9. Versions of this moiety with a 2-prime O-methoxyethyl, or M-O-E, modification are used as ASO (“A-S-O”) compounds. For 10 points e...
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Mon Feb 24, 2020 4:09 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 Terrapin Open: Errata
Replies: 12
Views: 1709

2020 Terrapin Open: Errata

Please post any errata, typos, packetization errors, feng shui issues, etc. in this thread.
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Mon Feb 24, 2020 4:07 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 Terrapin Open: Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 50
Views: 8399

2020 Terrapin Open: Specific Question Discussion

Please use this thread to discuss any specific questions from Terrapin Open. If you would like to see a question, please give a reason for why you would like to see it.
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Sat Feb 15, 2020 10:39 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: TAUTOLOGY - Summer 2020
Replies: 3
Views: 3388

Re: TAUTOLOGY - Summer 2020

We are excited to announce that the common link king Wonyoung Jang has joined our writing team! As CO weekend is looking quite busy this year, we intend to have this set ready for mirrors at any side event weekends taking place this summer.
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Sat Nov 09, 2019 9:34 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Fall Open at NYU (Nov. 9, 2019)
Replies: 28
Views: 14421

Re: Fall Open at NYU (Nov. 9, 2019)

_nestorius wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 9:27 pm Congratulations to Yale X (Stephen Eltinge, Moses Kitakule, Laurence Li, and Auyush Rajasekaran), who went 10-0 to win the tournament. Columbia A (Rafael Krichevsky, Will Alston, Harrison Whitaker, and Noah Chen) took second place with a 9-1.
Was there a final played between the top two teams?
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Mon Oct 21, 2019 6:49 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Announcement: 2019-20 Fantasy Quizbowl
Replies: 73
Views: 7182

Re: Announcement: 2019-20 Fantasy Quizbowl

The King's Flight to the Scots wrote: Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:45 pm DROP Tejas Raje
ADD Rafael Krichevsky
:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Sun Oct 13, 2019 4:25 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 EFT - Tougher Answers
Replies: 4
Views: 794

Re: Tougher Answers

These all seem like really tame answers to be honest to the point that I'm almost confounded as to why someone would have to be able to justify them as answerlines even in a set on the easier side I agree with this, and am honestly shocked at the low conversion rate for both Ligeti and MHC. However...
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Mon Aug 05, 2019 12:24 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: UChicago Open Summer Practices - 2019
Replies: 2
Views: 4293

Re: UChicago Open Summer Practices - 2019

Apologies for the late notice, but there will not be practice today - we will resume on Thursday of this week
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Mon Aug 05, 2019 1:12 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CANONEXPANSION @ CO
Replies: 5
Views: 2547

Re: CANONEXPANSION @ CO

This happened! We played 6 rounds, although Matt and Eric left after 5 - at the end of round 5, the top 4 were Eric Mukherjee (305 points), me (300 points), Kevin Wang (155 points), and Adam Silverman (145 points). Full Stats for all 6 rounds are listed below. Kai Smith - 16/10/0/17 (385 points) Eri...
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Wed Jul 31, 2019 5:45 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Pre-CO Practice at the University of Chicago
Replies: 2
Views: 3843

Re: Pre-CO Practice at the University of Chicago

15.366 wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2019 5:25 pm Thank you for making this happen, Kai. (I speak from experience that making this happen hasn't always been easy in past years.)
thank Tim for actually doing the hard work and actually making the reservation!
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Wed Jul 31, 2019 12:29 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University
Replies: 79
Views: 45610

Re: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University

The University of Chicago will be holding our customary pre-CO practice in the South Lounge of the Reynolds Club from 1-5pm this Friday, August 2. Anyone attending CO or just in the area is welcome to join us! The Reynolds club is located at the southwest corner of 57th and University, 5706 south Un...
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Wed Jul 31, 2019 12:28 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: UChicago Open Summer Practices - 2019
Replies: 2
Views: 4293

Re: UChicago Open Summer Practices - 2019

There will be no practice tomorrow - instead, we will be holding our customary pre-CO practice in the South Lounge of the Reynolds Club from 1-5pm this Friday, August 2. Anyone attending CO or just in the area is welcome to join us! The Reynolds club is located at the southwest corner of 57th and Un...
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Wed Jul 31, 2019 12:27 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Pre-CO Practice at the University of Chicago
Replies: 2
Views: 3843

Pre-CO Practice at the University of Chicago

The University of Chicago will be holding our customary pre-CO practice in the South Lounge of the Reynolds Club from 1-5pm this Friday, August 2. Anyone attending CO or just in the area is welcome to join us! The Reynolds club is located at the southwest corner of 57th and University, 5706 south Un...
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Mon Jul 22, 2019 6:04 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Illinois Side Event Weekend - 7/20/19
Replies: 91
Views: 36921

Re: Illinois Side Event Weekend - 7/20/19

There was actually a protested bonus part that may have swayed the results of the game, but I am unclear as to Bryan's resolution. In any case, I do not believe there was any desire to play off up to two additional games. IIRC, both protests (worth ten points each) were upheld, so the final result ...
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Mon Jul 22, 2019 1:19 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: The Unanswered Question: A 20th Century Fine Arts Tournament
Replies: 21
Views: 12050

Re: The Unanswered Question: A 20th Century Fine Arts Tournament

This tournament is fantastic, and everyone who has a passing interest in music or images (or enjoys seeing things or listening to things) should play this! Although the tournament is quite challenging (in my opinion, the visual arts was a solid notch harder than Jordaens), it still did a great job o...
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Mon Jun 24, 2019 1:38 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: UChicago Open Summer Practices - 2019
Replies: 2
Views: 4293

UChicago Open Summer Practices - 2019

Starting today, UChicago will be hosting biweekly quizbowl practices open to the public in the Regenstein Library. There will be practices on Monday from 7-10pm Thursday from 7-10pm in room 503 unless otherwise noted in this thread. All quizbowlers in the area are welcome to attend*. If you are not ...
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Sun Jun 23, 2019 9:01 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NASAT Available for Mirroring Starting 6/30
Replies: 21
Views: 11266

Re: NASAT Available for Mirroring Starting 6/30

Could we get an update on the list of mirrors? I know that WuStl is hosting one next weekend and I would like to see if there are any more mirrors that have been confirmed.
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Tue Jun 11, 2019 11:51 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NSC 2019 Set Discussion
Replies: 30
Views: 15193

Re: NSC 2019 Set Discussion

Difficulty is always a tricky thing. I think everyone in quizbowl wants the set to be only as hard as necessary. But sometimes I feel that it's necessary to stretch difficulty in the service of other goals. To bring up something that Olivia astutely pointed out -- the inclusion of women in quizbowl...
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Tue May 07, 2019 6:53 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Player Poll 2019
Replies: 92
Views: 63827

Re: Player Poll 2019

I know it’s late, but Adam Fine should be in your top 25. Not only does he bench 195, but he also put up 48 playoffs PPG at ICT (2nd scoring to Jacob) and outscored Stephen during Nats prelims. I can't comment on how much Adam Fine can bench press, but by my calculation his PP20TUH was actually 25 ...
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Tue May 07, 2019 5:25 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: TAUTOLOGY - Summer 2020
Replies: 3
Views: 3388

TAUTOLOGY - Summer 2020

It is my pleasure to announce TAUTOLOGY, a tossup-only speed tournament that will be ready for mirrors in the summer of 2020. The set will consist of 8 packets of 40 tossups, and is being written by myself, Ben Miller and Wonyoung Jang of the University of Chicago, and Evan Suttell of Michigan State...
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Mon Apr 22, 2019 1:29 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Book To Learn Music
Replies: 3
Views: 5367

Re: Book To Learn Music

The Lives Of The Great Composers - Harold C. Schonberg
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Tue Mar 19, 2019 7:46 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: CAST Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 24
Views: 1515

Re: CAST Specific Question Discussion

A Claude Levi-Strauss work titled for the “Way of” these objects analyzes how social status influenced the design of these objects among tribes of the Pacific Northwest. One of these artifacts discovered at KV62 is inscribed with chapter 151 of the Book of the Dead on its backside. Heinrich Schliem...
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Sat Mar 09, 2019 8:09 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fantasy Quizbowl Week 8: PIANO
Replies: 8
Views: 515

Re: Fantasy Quizbowl Week 8: PIANO

Jakob
Clark
Ryan

WuStl A
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Sat Jan 26, 2019 1:16 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fantasy Quizbowl Week 6: ACF Regionals
Replies: 9
Views: 566

Re: Fantasy Quizbowl Week 6: ACF Regionals

me/Alston:

Jakob Myers
Clark Smith
Stephen Eltinge
WuStl A

Alternate: Halle Friedman
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Tue Jan 22, 2019 3:47 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Spartan Housewrite: Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 65
Views: 8130

Re: Spartan Housewrite: Specific Question Discussion

This was in fact a bonus part. This word is in the name of a series of namesake lattices, whose simple variety has a packing density of pi over 6. For 10 points each: [10] Name this word which describes a "body centered" structure which has two atoms per unit cell. ANSWER: cubic [accept b...
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Sun Jan 20, 2019 5:27 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Spartan Housewrite: Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 65
Views: 8130

Re: Spartan Housewrite: Specific Question Discussion

cubic: I thought the question said that 8 is the coordination number of bcc and the number of hydrogens in cylcohexane, but our reader could have said the wrong compound. I recall hearing cyclohexyne, so I think your reader goofed. I'll have more to say about this set in a day or two, but off the t...
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Wed Dec 19, 2018 12:34 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Albums of 2018 Bracket
Replies: 102
Views: 7921

Re: Best Albums of 2018 Bracket

#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #8: Parquet Courts - Wide Awake! #2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #7: IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance #3: Beach House - 7 vs. #6: Kero Kero Bonito - Time ‘n’ Place #4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy vs. #5: Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel #1: Kids See Gh...
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Tue Dec 18, 2018 9:50 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: How to Buzz Faster
Replies: 12
Views: 10069

Re: How to Buzz Faster

Take all of the following advice with a grain of salt, as all of these tips will almost certainly lead to more negs. However, all of these will certainly make you faster on the buzzer. 1. Stimulation: Caffeine helps to cut down response time and increases the speed of reflexes. 2. Protobowl: As much...
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Wed Dec 05, 2018 12:20 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2018 Sun God Invitational General Discussion
Replies: 64
Views: 8052

Re: 2018 Sun God Invitational General Discussion

The reason I did not reply to the comment about the advanced stats was that all of the clues that I had issues with were before anyone had buzzed at any site - the advanced stats couldn't really help my claims there. Also, I know that I was not the most productive contributor to the discussion of th...
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Tue Dec 04, 2018 11:36 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2018 Sun God Invitational General Discussion
Replies: 64
Views: 8052

Re: 2018 Sun God Invitational General Discussion

Kai offered substantial thoughts in this forum Now you can hop on over to the other posts in this forum you're posting in and see that Kai offered exactly three posts, which I will present to you here: I assume that not deciding whether something was “literature” based on its “merits” also led to t...
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Tue Nov 20, 2018 1:12 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Staying Alert/Focused after Lunch
Replies: 11
Views: 8839

Re: Staying Alert/Focused after Lunch

I'll echo what others have said about the importance of eating a light lunch and snacking throughout the day. Personally, I also try to get a nap in during lunch when possible. Also, if you drink caffeine in the morning, much of it will have worn off by lunchtime, so both re-hydrating and re-caffein...
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Mon Nov 12, 2018 1:18 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2018 Sun God Invitational Specific Question Request and Discussion
Replies: 125
Views: 21960

Re: 2018 Sun God Invitational Specific Question Request and Discussion

Do we primarily think of Yoko Ono as a "Fluxus artist?" I realize she participated in some Fluxus activities, but I found this description really confusing. I remember discussing Cut Piece in class with no mention of Fluxus. Looking at this specific question, I would argue that Yayoi Kusa...
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Mon Nov 12, 2018 11:51 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2018 Sun God Invitational Specific Question Request and Discussion
Replies: 125
Views: 21960

Re: 2018 Sun God Invitational Specific Question Request and Discussion

When a player buzzes, it's because they "trust" the question: they trust that it won't be flat-out wrong or hose them. If a clue is so egregiously misplaced/transparent, it weakens that trust and makes it harder to buzz. (And this effect can be compounded if the same thing happens with mu...
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Sun Nov 11, 2018 9:37 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2018 Sun God Invitational Specific Question Request and Discussion
Replies: 125
Views: 21960

Re: 2018 Sun God Invitational Specific Question Request and Discussion

6. A Molly Fischer profile of this poet in which she spends most of the time discussing book design was discussed in a Deadspin article titled this poet “Seems Utterly Uninterested In Reading Books.” For 10 points each: [10] Name this Instagram poet of Sikh ancestry behind the collection Milk and H...
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Sat Nov 10, 2018 9:47 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fantasy Quizbowl Week 4: Sun God Invitational
Replies: 11
Views: 1141

Re: Fantasy Quizbowl Week 4: Sun God Invitational

Jakob Myers, Stephen Eltinge, Ryan Humphrey, Minnesota A

Alt: Clark Smith
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Sat Nov 03, 2018 1:03 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fantasy Quizbowl Week 3: ACF Fall
Replies: 11
Views: 885

Re: Fantasy Quizbowl Week 3: ACF Fall

Halle Freidman
Olivia Kiser
Clark Smith
Minnesota A

Alternate: Jakob Myers lmao
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Sat Nov 03, 2018 1:01 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Announcement: Fantasy Quizbowl 2018-19
Replies: 51
Views: 4889

Re: Announcement: Fantasy Quizbowl 2018-19

DROP: Nick Collins
ADD: Olivia Kiser

DROP: Grant Li
ADD: Halle Freidman
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Mon Oct 01, 2018 12:11 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fantasy Quizbowl Week 1: Early Fall Tournament
Replies: 14
Views: 1270

Re: Fantasy Quizbowl Week 1: Early Fall Tournament

Michigan State A Evan Suttell Justin Hawkins Derek So Alt: Adam Silverman Starting Michigan State, Evan, and Justin after their tournaments have occurred should definitely be against the rules. Hey everyone, Please post your lineups here; they will lock at 9 AM on Saturday. I think that this lineup...
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Fri Aug 17, 2018 12:05 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: EFT at Michigan (09/29/2018)
Replies: 10
Views: 6500

Re: EFT at Michigan (09/29/2018)

Will statistics for this tournament be posted on the database?
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Sun Aug 05, 2018 1:33 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Boston Summer Open I
Replies: 59
Views: 30489

Re: Boston Summer Open I

Considering Imaginary Landscape may not be clear, posting these stats is probably not the wisest decision.
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Wed Aug 01, 2018 10:55 am
Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
Topic: New Mobile App -- Tycho: Play Quizbowl and Science Bowl
Replies: 11
Views: 11133

Re: New Mobile App -- Tycho: Play Quizbowl and Science Bowl

Given that QuizBug is now defunct, are there any plans to create an online/desktop version of this app?
by gimmedatguudsuccrose
Sun Jun 10, 2018 8:58 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 NSC Set Discussion Thread
Replies: 23
Views: 14187

Re: 2018 NSC Set Discussion Thread

I think the transparent part of that tossup isn’t just the “being set to music” stuff but the pronoun “these biblical texts” itself. Very few things other than the psalms fit that pronoun at all (maybe the gospels I guess?) so the question can easily be frauded in power. To answer your question, th...