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by yeah viv talk nah
Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:06 am
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: A Short Set About Film (2024?)
Replies: 1
Views: 2652

Re: A Short Set About Film (2024?)

I'm now mostly finished with this set. I actually ended up writing a lot more questions than I had originally intended, so it will now have either 10 or 11 packets - though I'll keep the name as is anyway. Some additional broad differences that emerged between this set and Untitled Film Set: this on...
by yeah viv talk nah
Thu Feb 08, 2024 6:29 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 Untitled Film Set
Replies: 4
Views: 3696

Re: 2024 Untitled Film Set

I'm excited to announce that this set is now complete and ready for mirrors. I've updated the original post to reflect the current status of the set. It would be great to have this played a few times in person (perhaps at spring/summer opens) before I organize an online mirror, so please get in touc...
by yeah viv talk nah
Thu Feb 01, 2024 11:39 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2024 ACF Regionals Discussion
Replies: 54
Views: 7061

Re: 2024 ACF Regionals Discussion

Just a minor comment - the (fantastic) bonus on Indigenous visual sovereignty states that "Lily Gladstone translated scenes into Osage and help restructure [Killers of the Flower Moon.]" However, most sources state that she, being of Piegan Blackfeet and Nez Perce heritage, didn't speak Os...
by yeah viv talk nah
Mon Oct 16, 2023 7:03 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 Untitled Film Set
Replies: 4
Views: 3696

Re: 2022 Untitled Film Set (seeking collaborators!)

As I mentioned here, I have finished the written portion and am almost done with the visual portion, and have spun off the extra written questions into another set. Meanwhile, I am also looking into augmenting MODAQ to accommodate visual packets.
by yeah viv talk nah
Mon Oct 16, 2023 7:01 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: A Short Set About Film (2024?)
Replies: 1
Views: 2652

A Short Set About Film (2024?)

This is the announcement for A Short Set About Film , a film set to (hopefully) be played sometime in 2024. I've finished the written portion of Untitled Film Set , but while working on the visual portion, I continued to add written tossups, so I decided to turn the extra questions into this set. Fo...
by yeah viv talk nah
Wed Sep 06, 2023 3:40 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: “Questions based on Wikipedia links Ophir sent me” Discussion
Replies: 3
Views: 3446

Re: “Questions based on Wikipedia links Ophir sent me” Discussion

This set was amazing Jordan, thanks for writing it (and Ophir for inspiring it)! The sheer number of tightly themed questions on untapped conceits was truly remarkable. My favorite moment of the day was unexpectedly resurrecting my memory of the odd Sherwood Anderson short story about Columbus's egg...
by yeah viv talk nah
Tue Aug 29, 2023 1:13 pm
Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
Topic: Developing a scorekeeping system for visual tournaments
Replies: 0
Views: 2427

Developing a scorekeeping system for visual tournaments

Motivation There have been many visual tournaments (e.g. Eyes that Do Not See and BUMPY ). Usually, these tournaments are written by adding images to Powerpoint, Google Slides (e.g. JAVA ), or another online presentation software (e.g. Eyes XI on OneDrive ), with a separate document containing answ...
by yeah viv talk nah
Wed May 10, 2023 5:23 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Why doesn't film come up more?
Replies: 24
Views: 8641

Re: Why doesn't film come up more?

I agree with the points Tim has put forth, especially that (a) quizbowl has a strong existing knowledge base about film among its players into which it would be great to tap more; and (b) there are a few subcategories of what we consider OFA right now like architecture and photography that would be ...
by yeah viv talk nah
Tue Apr 25, 2023 4:53 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 Untitled Film Set
Replies: 4
Views: 3696

Re: 2022 Untitled Film Set (seeking collaborators!)

Just wanted to give an update on the status of this tournament. I'm about 75% done with the tournament, which will now be 10 packets long. I've changed the format from 15 visual / 5 written tossups to 10 visual / 10 written per round. There is still no set distribution in terms of country, time peri...
by yeah viv talk nah
Mon Apr 17, 2023 8:15 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 BHSU: Specific question discussion
Replies: 59
Views: 35956

Re: 2023 BHSU: Specific question discussion

I missed the first half of the first round so didn't hear it played, but reading over the packets now I feel that The Cloud-Capped Star in the Scorsese world cinema bonus is too difficult a hard part. This seems to be backed up to a degree by the conversion data from the Northwestern site, where no...
by yeah viv talk nah
Mon Apr 17, 2023 4:40 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 BHSU: Specific question discussion
Replies: 59
Views: 35956

Re: 2023 BHSU: Specific question discussion

I missed the first half of the first round so didn't hear it played, but reading over the packets now I feel that The Cloud-Capped Star in the Scorsese world cinema bonus is too difficult a hard part. This seems to be backed up to a degree by the conversion data from the Northwestern site, where no...
by yeah viv talk nah
Mon Apr 17, 2023 2:45 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 BHSU: Specific question discussion
Replies: 59
Views: 35956

Re: 2023 BHSU: Specific question discussion

I missed the first half of the first round so didn't hear it played, but reading over the packets now I feel that The Cloud-Capped Star in the Scorsese world cinema bonus is too difficult a hard part. This seems to be backed up to a degree by the conversion data from the Northwestern site, where no ...
by yeah viv talk nah
Sat Feb 04, 2023 7:28 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2023 NAQT Upper Mid-Atlantic SCT at Penn State (04 Feb. 2023)
Replies: 2
Views: 1393

Re: 2023 NAQT Upper Mid-Atlantic SCT at Penn State (04 Feb. 2023)

Congratulations to Maryland A (Isaac Mammel, Connor Mayers, Stevie Miller) for winning the tournament overall as the Division I champions with an undefeated 10-0 record. CMU B (Yoona Choi, Nathan Neequaye, Xavier Migliaccio, Silas Wang) were the Division II champions. Full team and player stats are ...
by yeah viv talk nah
Fri Feb 03, 2023 6:10 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2023 NAQT Upper Mid-Atlantic SCT at Penn State (04 Feb. 2023)
Replies: 2
Views: 1393

Re: 2023 NAQT Upper Mid-Atlantic SCT at Penn State (04 Feb. 2023)

Logistics emails have just been sent to all teams and staffers. Apologies for the delay!
by yeah viv talk nah
Mon Dec 19, 2022 3:52 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2023 NAQT Upper Mid-Atlantic SCT at Penn State (04 Feb. 2023)
Replies: 2
Views: 1393

2023 NAQT Upper Mid-Atlantic SCT at Penn State (04 Feb. 2023)

I am delighted to announce that the in-person Upper Mid-Atlantic site of 2023 NAQT SCT will be held at Pennsylvania State University on Saturday, February 04, 2022. Please consult this tournament's entry on NAQT's website for any additional information. Please direct any further questions about this...
by yeah viv talk nah
Tue Nov 08, 2022 1:45 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2022 ACF Winter – Thanks and General Discussion
Replies: 12
Views: 3245

Re: 2022 ACF Winter – Thanks and General Discussion

I am shamelessly nicking Justin's great idea of having a survey to gauge thoughts. If you had any thoughts on the other fine arts questions at this tournament, or other fine arts in general, I would appreciate if you could take this quick anonymous survey: https://forms.office.com/r/CeAjVepHkj Pleas...
by yeah viv talk nah
Sun Nov 06, 2022 9:11 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2022 ACF Winter – Thanks and General Discussion
Replies: 12
Views: 3245

Re: 2022 ACF Winter – Thanks and General Discussion

This was my first time editing an ACF and packet submission tournament, so it was very much a learning experience. Working with the other editors was a real pleasure and I'm glad that some of their knowledge has rubbed off on me. I hope everyone enjoyed the tournament. For my categories, I generally...
by yeah viv talk nah
Tue Jul 12, 2022 11:44 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 Maryland Summer Open (July 23-24)
Replies: 17
Views: 6426

Re: 2022 Maryland Summer Open (July 23-24)

We will be running TAKETHAT, a modern music side event written by Joseph Krol, Isaac Renert, and Theo Howe. Info here . At the recommendation of Krol, we will (hopefully) run this event as a doubles tournament. I've added tabs for these events to the spreadsheet, do fill them out so I can know what...
by yeah viv talk nah
Sun Jan 30, 2022 7:44 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2022 ACF Regionals - Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 53
Views: 25767

Re: 2022 ACF Regionals - Specific Question Discussion

I did not play the set since I was serving as a TD, but I had a few thoughts on some of the questions: There were some really fun answerlines in bonuses that stood out to me: licking an envelope , shaking hands , and bodybuilding . The confession tossup was really cool. I (maybe naïvely) wasn't awar...
by yeah viv talk nah
Sun Jan 30, 2022 12:27 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 ACF Regionals at Penn State (01/29/2022)
Replies: 1
Views: 1918

Re: 2022 ACF Regionals at Penn State (01/29/2022)

Congratulations to Maryland A (Caleb Kendrick, Connor Mayers, Grayson Wolf) for winning the tournament overall with an undefeated 10-0 record. Gettysburg (Ryzeson Maravich, Aaron Dorsey, Ziv Carmi, Jacob Terkel, Jacqui Morin) were the undergraduate champions. Full stats are located at this link. Ple...
by yeah viv talk nah
Mon Dec 13, 2021 10:45 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 ACF Regionals at Penn State (01/29/2022)
Replies: 1
Views: 1918

2022 ACF Regionals at Penn State (01/29/2022)

I am pleased to announce that the in-person Upper Mid-Atlantic site of 2022 ACF Regionals will be held at Pennsylvania State University on Saturday, January 29, 2022. The tournament will take place in the Business Building . The opening meeting will begin at 8:45 AM EST and gameplay will begin at 9:...
by yeah viv talk nah
Sat Sep 04, 2021 5:49 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 Untitled Film Set
Replies: 4
Views: 3696

2024 Untitled Film Set

This is the announcement for Untitled Film Set , a film set to (hopefully) be played sometime in 2022 be played in 2024. Format At the moment, I am planning for it to be a hybrid visual/written set of 20 tossups in each packet, with 15 visual questions and 5 written questions. The target is 8 packet...
by yeah viv talk nah
Sat Jan 09, 2021 12:28 pm
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 playing an informal mirror before the packets are posted! Please let me know if there is one set up.
by yeah viv talk nah
Tue Jul 09, 2019 3:33 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Where are you going next year? (Collegiate 2019)
Replies: 37
Views: 27859

Re: Where are you going next year? (Collegiate 2019)

I will be starting graduate studies at Penn State this fall. I'm not sure how much I will be playing, but I look forward to joining Penn State's quizbowl community! I do expect to attend practices regularly, and I'm definitely interested in helping out the club through staffing or in any other capac...
by yeah viv talk nah
Thu Apr 18, 2019 12:03 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Replies: 577
Views: 455145

Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements

I have written a packet of 50 tossups on men's soccer. I wrote these over the past few weeks. Like my previous soccer packet , I didn't stick to a distribution, but I hope the questions will be accessible and enjoyable for both casual and fervent football fans! I think in general, the questions are...
by yeah viv talk nah
Mon Apr 15, 2019 12:26 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Replies: 577
Views: 455145

Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements

I have written a packet of 50 tossups on men's soccer. I wrote these over the past few weeks. Like my previous soccer packet , I didn't stick to a distribution, but I hope the questions will be accessible and enjoyable for both casual and fervent football fans! I think in general, the questions are ...
by yeah viv talk nah
Fri Dec 21, 2018 11:24 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Why isn't Bollywood canon?
Replies: 20
Views: 12875

Re: Why isn't Bollywood canon?

Bollywood is an interesting case because it's a huge industry but is very underdiscussed in Western film criticism and therefore underrepresented in canons like TSPDT. (Ignoring Ray and Ghatak, who worked outside of the popular Bollywood tradition, there are only four Bollywood films on the current...
by yeah viv talk nah
Sun Nov 11, 2018 1:17 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

Could I see the tossup on Shanghai? I think there was a clue about "the Mercedes-Benz Arena" that led me to buzz with "Stuttgart". There are several Mercedes-Benz Arenas so maybe it would be better to clarify that it is a non-European city or something along those lines. Also, co...
by yeah viv talk nah
Thu Jul 05, 2018 11:01 am
Forum: Trash
Topic: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Replies: 577
Views: 455145

Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements

I have written 53 tossups on men's soccer*; I'm calling the packet "2018 SERGiO RAMOS". I wrote these starting in autumn 2016 to now. The difficulty is pretty variable, and I didn't stick to any distribution at all, but I hope the questions will be accessible and enjoyable for casual and ...
by yeah viv talk nah
Wed Jul 04, 2018 12:56 am
Forum: Trash
Topic: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Replies: 577
Views: 455145

Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements

I have written 53 tossups on men's soccer*; I'm calling the packet "2018 SERGiO RAMOS". I wrote these starting in autumn 2016 to now. The difficulty is pretty variable, and I didn't stick to any distribution at all, but I hope the questions will be accessible and enjoyable for casual and f...
by yeah viv talk nah
Wed Jan 24, 2018 10:18 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2018 ACF Regs Specific Questions and Errors
Replies: 63
Views: 18930

Re: Specific Questions and Errors

Could I see the bonus on lift / angle of attack / camber? I think the wording on the last part made me think it was an angle for some reason.
by yeah viv talk nah
Wed Oct 18, 2017 10:36 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: I'm bored so let's suggest music
Replies: 43
Views: 4194

Re: I'm bored so let's suggest music

NIHILS, an Austrian electronic band, released a fantastic album called Perspectives earlier this year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z660ErzKbhY If anyone likes classic English indie rock, check out The Night Café: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZkKK5IDbYM Another one of my favorite artists is D...
by yeah viv talk nah
Thu Aug 17, 2017 8:45 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Summer Practice at UMD
Replies: 13
Views: 6616

Re: Summer Practice at UMD

Well, the first day of classes at UMD is August 28th. So there's still a week and a half until classes begin.
by yeah viv talk nah
Sun Jun 04, 2017 10:37 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)
Replies: 58
Views: 49566

Re: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)

Thanks for writing/reading Eddie! This was really fun.
by yeah viv talk nah
Fri Jun 02, 2017 1:21 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)
Replies: 58
Views: 49566

Re: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)

Eddie wrote:
Doga (Dog Yoga) wrote:Will this packet be posted at some point ?
Good idea, but let me see if anyone's down for an IRC reading first.
I would definitely play an IRC reading.
by yeah viv talk nah
Mon Dec 19, 2016 12:35 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: IRC Festivus 2016: Still Not Dead Yet
Replies: 120
Views: 67365

Re: IRC Festivus 2016: Still Not Dead Yet

Go to mibbit.com and load up the client. On the drop-down list that says "Connect: Mibbit", select Slashnet instead. Type in a nick (your name, your forum username, something not stupid) and type "#quizbowl" into the space for the channel. Press the button that says "Connec...
by yeah viv talk nah
Sun Dec 18, 2016 11:51 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: IRC Festivus 2016: Still Not Dead Yet
Replies: 120
Views: 67365

Re: IRC Festivus 2016: Still Not Dead Yet

Hypersmart wrote:How does one take part in this?
Could someone please answer this? Having never used the quizbowl IRC before, I am also unsure how exactly this works.
by yeah viv talk nah
Sun Dec 11, 2016 12:39 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Terrapin XXIX Announcement
Replies: 16
Views: 12213

Re: Terrapin XXIX Announcement

UMD is considering hosting an open Skype mirror of Terrapin XXIX on Saturday, January 7, 2017 . We'd like to gauge interest in this — please email " quizbowl [at] ophir [dot] li " by December 27, 2016 if you are interested in this tournament and whether you can or cannot make it on that day.
by yeah viv talk nah
Sun Nov 13, 2016 11:22 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2016 Terrapin General Discussion
Replies: 30
Views: 7512

Re: 2016 Terrapin General Discussion

This may not be worth fixing, but the pronouns could have been clearer and stated more frequently. I remember being super confused by pronouns for a handful of questions (e.g. Disney, mountains, rainbows, lightness, and text as a visual element). This might be tied to the creativity of answerlines ...
by yeah viv talk nah
Sun Nov 13, 2016 4:05 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2016 Terrapin General Discussion
Replies: 30
Views: 7512

Re: 2016 Terrapin General Discussion

Here’s all the South Asian content in the set: 2/5 RM (1/2 pure Hindu myth, 1/2 Hindu religion, 0/1 sikhism) 0/1 Lit (White Tiger bonus) 1/2 History (British Raj, Savitri Devi bonus, religion in the Mughal empire bonus) 1/0 Geography (Tamil Nadu - which was a bad idea, sorry) Overall, this was 4/8 q...
by yeah viv talk nah
Wed Oct 12, 2016 9:39 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Terrapin XXIX @ UMD (11.19.16)
Replies: 4
Views: 4584

Re: Terrapin XXIX @ UMD (11.19.16)

Field: Name | Teams, Buzzers, Staffers UMD | TBD Duke | 2, 2, 0 Gettysburg | 1, 1, 0 Delaware | 1, 3, 0 UVA | 2, 5, 0 Rutgers | 1, 0, 0 VCU | 1, 5, 1 Georgetown Day | 2, 0, 0 Northwestern | 1, 0, 0 Princeton | 1, 0, 0 CM | 1, 0, 0 Penn | 1, 2, 0 George Mason | 1, 2, 0 NYU | 1, 2, 0 Washington &...
by yeah viv talk nah
Wed Oct 12, 2016 9:34 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Terrapin XXIX @ UMD (11.19.16)
Replies: 4
Views: 4584

Terrapin XXIX @ UMD (11.19.16)

This is the University of Maryland quizbowl team's announcement of the main site tournament for Terrapin XXIX . Location/Schedule : This tournament will take place on Saturday, November 19, 2016 in UMD’s own Jiménez Hall . We aim to begin at ~8:45 AM; registration will take place from 8:00 AM to 8:3...
by yeah viv talk nah
Tue Oct 04, 2016 4:16 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: L&N Train Bowl—Knoxville TN (10/08/2016)
Replies: 19
Views: 8489

Re: L&N Train Bowl—Knoxville TN (10/08/2016)

Do the Knox County schools even play quiz bowl anymore?? L&N is in downtown Knoxville, and yet Farragut and Cedar Springs (home school team) are the only schools representing Knox County. Unfortunately, quizbowl at Farragut is pretty much dead. The few guys who are interested only go to a few h...
by yeah viv talk nah
Fri Jul 08, 2016 1:49 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Maryland summer practice
Replies: 18
Views: 8823

Re: Maryland summer practice

Go for one of those "cheeky nandos" with "the lads"
there's one a short walk away that opened a few months ago
by yeah viv talk nah
Mon May 02, 2016 9:13 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2016 NHBB Nats: Factual Errors
Replies: 9
Views: 2180

Re: Factual Errors

I didn't encounter this error personally since it was in a lightning round that I didn't read, but other readers have told me that there was a part that referred to Genghis and Kublai sharing the " family name " "Khan", which is (to quote one of my friends) like saying Alfred the...
by yeah viv talk nah
Sun May 01, 2016 8:30 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2016 MUT: Errata
Replies: 16
Views: 5249

Re: Errata

I'm not sure if this would count as an erratum, but in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms bonus in packet 8, it's not entirely correct to describe Lu Xun the general and Lu Xun the author as having the same name, since their names are written with different characters and the tones on Lu are differe...
by yeah viv talk nah
Mon Apr 04, 2016 10:48 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2016 MYSTERIUM General Discussion
Replies: 20
Views: 7154

Re: 2016 MYSTERIUM General Discussion

Samaveda was intended to be the middle part and Purusha the hard part.
by yeah viv talk nah
Mon Apr 04, 2016 9:51 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2016 MYSTERIUM General Discussion
Replies: 20
Views: 7154

Re: 2016 MYSTERIUM General Discussion

I wrote the tossup on Hindu/Sikh gurus and these two bonuses:
Ravana / live in his stomach / Surya ; Samaveda / Rigveda / Purusha.
I would appreciate any feedback on these questions if anyone has any!
by yeah viv talk nah
Tue Mar 01, 2016 10:57 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Christmas Present: Individual Questions & Errata
Replies: 7
Views: 2563

Re: Individual Questions & Errata

This text’s core theme is that, in the context of samsara, it is most important for one to fulfill one’s dharma, so its central character should put aside concerns about slaughtering friends on the fields of Kurukshetra. I didn't get to hear this line in play, but I liked the way you phrased this l...
by yeah viv talk nah
Tue Mar 01, 2016 6:56 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: "stanford housewrite" Errata
Replies: 8
Views: 3329

Re: Errata

Sorry if this is nitpicking, but in the tossup on Surya in packet 11, it says Kunti begot a son "with" Surya. This isn't true, since the main point in the story of the birth of Karna is that Kunti was given Karna by Surya (through her boon) without any procreation between Surya and Kunti. ...