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| − | Quiz Bowl is a trivia tournament held every year at CTY (at least Lancaster for sure, not so sure about other sites) it is the same thing as College Bowl, a rather common high school competitive event. This is a place to show your die hard nerdery and trivia skillz. It is also known as the Quizbizzle Tournamizzle | + | [[Quiz Bowl]] is a trivia tournament held every year at CTY (at least Lancaster for sure, not so sure about other sites) it is the same thing as College Bowl, a rather common high school competitive event. This is a place to show your die hard nerdery and trivia skillz. It is also known as the Quizbizzle Tournamizzle. |
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==How it works== | ==How it works== | ||
| − | Quiz Bowl is a tournament involving teams of 4-7. Two teams compete at a time with only 4 team members in the game at any one moment. There is an RA reading questions and one member of the team may buzz in to answer. Teams are not allowed to discuss the answer and once a team has answered be whether right or wrong may not buzz in again. | + | Quiz Bowl is a tournament involving teams of 4-7. Two teams compete at a time with only 4 team members in the game at any one moment. There is an RA reading questions and one member of the team may buzz in to answer. Teams are not allowed to discuss the answer and once a team has answered be whether right or wrong may not buzz in again. Buzzing is usually either clapping or slapping something. Questions range on every topic in science, math, history, religion, grammar, technology etc. They are taken from past College Bowl Games. Quiz bowl usually lasts three days during activity periods and the winner goes on to face the RAs and TAs (in 07.1 RAs and TAs had separate teams) at either mandatory fun or quad time. |
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==Why Go?== | ==Why Go?== | ||
Quiz Bowl is a great place to be proud of your nerdery if competing, however just watching it is quite fun and is commonly done. Many people enjoy watching friends or listening to question and silently answering them for their own merit. Usually Adam Roush proctors a few of the games and will often discuss his knowledge of random things with the audience. It is oodles of fun. | Quiz Bowl is a great place to be proud of your nerdery if competing, however just watching it is quite fun and is commonly done. Many people enjoy watching friends or listening to question and silently answering them for their own merit. Usually Adam Roush proctors a few of the games and will often discuss his knowledge of random things with the audience. It is oodles of fun. | ||
Revision as of 12:52, 25 December 2007
Quiz Bowl is a trivia tournament held every year at CTY (at least Lancaster for sure, not so sure about other sites) it is the same thing as College Bowl, a rather common high school competitive event. This is a place to show your die hard nerdery and trivia skillz. It is also known as the Quizbizzle Tournamizzle.
How it works
Quiz Bowl is a tournament involving teams of 4-7. Two teams compete at a time with only 4 team members in the game at any one moment. There is an RA reading questions and one member of the team may buzz in to answer. Teams are not allowed to discuss the answer and once a team has answered be whether right or wrong may not buzz in again. Buzzing is usually either clapping or slapping something. Questions range on every topic in science, math, history, religion, grammar, technology etc. They are taken from past College Bowl Games. Quiz bowl usually lasts three days during activity periods and the winner goes on to face the RAs and TAs (in 07.1 RAs and TAs had separate teams) at either mandatory fun or quad time.
Why Go?
Quiz Bowl is a great place to be proud of your nerdery if competing, however just watching it is quite fun and is commonly done. Many people enjoy watching friends or listening to question and silently answering them for their own merit. Usually Adam Roush proctors a few of the games and will often discuss his knowledge of random things with the audience. It is oodles of fun.
