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"'''The Super Bowl of the Mind''': Is quiz bowl the ultimate test of smarts or an overblown game of Trivial Pursuit?" was a 2012 article about college quizbowl, written for '''Slate''', an online magazine run by the Washington Post company, by journalist Alan Siegel. Siegel attended the entirety of [[2012 ACF Nationals]] and did extensive phone and email interviews with people such as [[Matt Weiner]] to write the article, which contains, among other things, excerpts of actual ACF Nationals Qeustions. It is regarded as one of the most accurate examples of quizbowl [[journalism]] to date.
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'''"The Super Bowl of the Mind: Is quiz bowl the ultimate test of smarts or an overblown game of Trivial Pursuit?"''' was a 2012 article written by Alan Siegel written for Slate Magazine. The article has been praised for its accurate portrayal of quizbowl through the author's extensive research of the activity. Siegel attended the entirety of the [[2012 ACF Nationals]] and conducted numerous phone and email interviews with people including [[Matt Weiner]], [[Andrew Hart]], and [[Julie Gittings]] to write the article. The Super Bowl of the Mind is regarded as one of the most accurate works of quizbowl [[journalism]] to date.
  
Article can be found [http://www.slate.com/articles/life/culturebox/2012/05/quiz_bowl_is_it_the_ultimate_test_of_smarts_or_an_overblown_game_of_trivial_pursuit_.html here].
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The original article can be found [http://www.slate.com/articles/life/culturebox/2012/05/quiz_bowl_is_it_the_ultimate_test_of_smarts_or_an_overblown_game_of_trivial_pursuit_.html here].
  
 
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[[Category:Journalism about quizbowl]]

Latest revision as of 01:57, 3 February 2014

"The Super Bowl of the Mind: Is quiz bowl the ultimate test of smarts or an overblown game of Trivial Pursuit?" was a 2012 article written by Alan Siegel written for Slate Magazine. The article has been praised for its accurate portrayal of quizbowl through the author's extensive research of the activity. Siegel attended the entirety of the 2012 ACF Nationals and conducted numerous phone and email interviews with people including Matt Weiner, Andrew Hart, and Julie Gittings to write the article. The Super Bowl of the Mind is regarded as one of the most accurate works of quizbowl journalism to date.

The original article can be found here.