I created this thread to promote discussion about High Q since there seemed to be no thread pertaining to Georgia's televised quiz show.
Fire away!

So what happened with that first-round game between you and Norcross? I'm sure that had to be a good one.Crommett wrote:Now that a good majority of the initial High Q games have been played, how do you guys feel about the competition so far?
I created this thread to promote discussion about High Q since there seemed to be no thread pertaining to Georgia's televised quiz show.
Fire away!
Byko wrote:So what happened with that first-round game between you and Norcross? I'm sure that had to be a good one.Crommett wrote:Now that a good majority of the initial High Q games have been played, how do you guys feel about the competition so far?
I created this thread to promote discussion about High Q since there seemed to be no thread pertaining to Georgia's televised quiz show.
Fire away!
I wish there were a way to see the show online, but failing that, I think it's basically going to come down to Brookwood versus either Alpharetta or maybe Lakeside in one semifinal and the Norcross/Walton winner against Chattahoochee (or maybe Woodward--it's a good format for them and they could pull the upset) fighting for the other spot in the finals. Seriously, that third group of Pace Academy, Coosa, Woodstock, and Northgate looks very weak to me, yet one of them will get a spot in the semifinals.
Byko wrote:I think it's basically going to come down to Brookwood versus either Alpharetta or maybe Lakeside in one semifinal
Yes and no. Back when I was on the show (in 1994), they had some of those questions--in fact, for several weeks, the first question of the game was always one of those. So some of them might be more likely to be able to be studied and some of them not so much. For example, on an April 23 airing, the first question began, "He was born on and died on the same day." That's as far as they got: William Shakespeare. The previous week, there was a question about John Millington Synge's The Playboy of the Western World because Synge had been born on April 16. That's not quite the same level.AlphaQuizBowler wrote:Its not completely a test of buzzer speed because you do have to study the things beforehand. Even though at normal tournaments they wouldn't tell you what to study, it is not completely a buzzer race because it is not common knowledge who was born or what happened on a specific Sunday in the year. It is more a test of how well you prepare, and is probably included for the entertainment of viewers who like to know that Al Harrington was born on February 17, 1980 or other things like that.
I haven't seen you all play, unfortunately, but my estimate is on a combination of two things:AlphaQuizBowler wrote:Byko wrote:I think it's basically going to come down to Brookwood versus either Alpharetta or maybe Lakeside in one semifinal
It's nice to see us predicted doing that well. This is our first time in High Q, but our first game went well. I was disappointed that I missed the Norcross-Walton match while I was on vacation. What was the final score? I'm sure it was a close match.
William Horton
Alpharetta HS
It doesn't make anything more interesting. Lloyd Bush needs to learn to write pyramidal questions that reward the best team. A team like Brookwood should not be getting eliminated this early in the tournament.AlphaQuizBowler wrote:The Brookwood-Galloway Schools match this morning was definitely the most exciting of this season. Both teams played well, especially during the speed round, which was amazing to watch. Now with Brookwood out, it makes the tournament more interesting.
Like many trivia shows, you can't have long in depth pyramidal tossups for the common public. High Q is not quizbowl and it is not meant to be. the fact that you have quirky tossups like flying chaucer is meant to entertain not test knowledge.Xerxes wrote: It doesn't make anything more interesting. Lloyd Bush needs to learn to write pyramidal questions that reward the best team. A team like Brookwood should not be getting eliminated this early in the tournament.
Well then it shouldn't be an indicator of any school's abilities. But seriously...who is most of High-Q's audience anyway? I'm sure most of them are not middle aged couples that set aside thirty minutes a week to watch. The main audience of High-Q are probably players/coaches/parents/former players etc. If somebody wants entertainment, tell them to watch Jeopardy.ragnarok2012 wrote:Like many trivia shows, you can't have long in depth pyramidal tossups for the common public. High Q is not quizbowl and it is not meant to be. the fact that you have quirky tossups like flying chaucer is meant to entertain not test knowledge.Xerxes wrote: It doesn't make anything more interesting. Lloyd Bush needs to learn to write pyramidal questions that reward the best team. A team like Brookwood should not be getting eliminated this early in the tournament.
Because it is still a regular season academic tournament being played by high schoolers who want to discuss it, and there are also others on the board who want to discuss it. KMO is also discussed on this board, along with many other things that I don't consider 'quizbowl'.Deesy Does It wrote:If its not parading around as quizbowl then why are we discussing it in a quizbowl forum?
What I mean is that with last year's runner up and champion eliminated this season, the tournament's results are less predictable than before. Whether you like the questions or not, this unpredictability makes the outcome more interesting. Also, I'm not saying this unpredictability is good quizbowl, just that it makes me interested to see who will win.Xerxes wrote:It doesn't make anything more interesting.AlphaQuizBowler wrote:Now with Brookwood out, it makes the tournament more interesting.
And the Sounds Irish category was just people with names starting with O, including Shaq and Oprah.The Seven Years War lasted 7 years. In what century?
Yeah, I never got my copy of an episode of BrainGame that someone was going to acquire for me. Fine. No sharing other horrible high school quiz shows from Toledo and other places for you!Pin-tailed Manakin wrote:Just making sure that I clarify... it's not the station management, it's the production management for the program. Sorry to jade all of you, but the TV producers do care about keeping the audience involved and not embarrassing the kids. It does no good to have a large number of questions left unanswered, but just as Rick rails against the tedious tossup/bonus format, I would hope that High-Q offers the variety that most Georgia coaches/quiz bowl programs have said they wanted. (Of course, I haven't watched the show in ages to know.)
And we won't go into BrainGame details here. Gosh.
I have some in HD. Really. I'll burn you a DVD.Byko wrote: Yeah, I never got my copy of an episode of BrainGame that someone was going to acquire for me.
Yeah... it's weird: I don't have a VCR/DVD burner.rchschem wrote:I have some in HD. Really. I'll burn you a DVD.Byko wrote: Yeah, I never got my copy of an episode of BrainGame that someone was going to acquire for me.
Eric
Hmmm. YouTube...I'll see what I can do about that.ILoveReeses wrote:
I'm just surprised an episode still hasn't been uploaded to YouTube. (Internal reference: let's rotate the board!)
Great! I obviously wish I could be around to help.rchschem wrote:Hmmm. YouTube...I'll see what I can do about that.ILoveReeses wrote:
I'm just surprised an episode still hasn't been uploaded to YouTube. (Internal reference: let's rotate the board!)
BTW--the new Brain Game producer is great. I have met with her several times regarding reforms and good things are happening. Of course, there's hardly anywhere to go but up...
Eric
This isn't just sad, it's a real problem. As a television show, they cannot allow the schools to be humiliated. That isn't what the public wants to see. To be a success, they need to make the students/schools look good to the public. Unless you can get the other schools to improve, I'd suspect that the questions will begin to devolve to where no one humiliates themselves.rchschem wrote:The sad thing is that since they have improved the question quality and difficulty, some schools are allowing themselves to be humiliated.
WSB wrote:Which high school has the smartest kids in Georgia?