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  • ...superficially well-known, but about which little is known in-depth become answers to poor tossups with steep difficulty cliffs that create buzzer races. Looking within the existing canon for new tossup answers. An example would be writing a question on Phoebe Caulfield instead of Catc
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  • ...] alongside the acceptable answers. Under strict readings of the rules, no answers other than those written down should be prompted on; moderators will occasi The standard formatting for answers which can be prompted is underlining, though in older sets it is possible t
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  • ...was a flaw in the NAQT writing software Ginseng, which allowed writers to view some or all of questions that they were eligible to play - this flaw was [[ ...can refer to the specific act of "using Google during questions to look up answers", but is often used to refer to related actions or just cheating in general
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  • According to [http://dailysparkstribune.com/view/full_story/12522532/article-Academic-Olympians-come-down-to-final-challenge ...inating in the tournament "play-off". Teams accumulate points for correct answers in the following categories: Math, Physical Science, Life Science, Current
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  • ...p, maintaining the tradition of outrageous negatives and partially correct answers. Langston persevered to earn a top five finish at ACF Fall Southwest 2008. <p>Prairie View Pre-NCT 2007 Spring: 4th Place </p>
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  • ...estion; although most answers are fine, all other things being equal, some answers don't lend themselves well to good questions and should be avoided if possi For harder tournaments, the field of allowable answers is expanded, but it can still be hard to know whether what you're writing i
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  • Return to the "Decks" view and select the deck with new cards in it. Answer cards until the daily limi ...ock]]" because of their strong associations can actually point to multiple answers when placed in different contexts or examined in more detail, so having car
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  • During some seasons in the 1990s, questions were provided by [[Answers Plus]] after previously sourcing from [[Lloyd Busch]]'s question set origin ...ch year's competition to the tournament winner. Thus, past champions could view judge's notes, running scores, and other information written on the packets
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  • ...ther do not attend or do not send every team they [[qualify]] because they view this as too much money. ...//www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2610 ICT discussion: Alternate answers & protest procedure] by [[Matt Weiner]] » Sat Apr 08, 2006 6:26 pm</ref> a
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  • ...seful. In particular, this can avoid the sting of a [[neg]] by choosing to view it as a place to improve (a teaching moment). Ask a hundred players on how to study, and you'll get a hundred answers. The process is very subjective, with different players having different me
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  • ...|current officers]] and [[:Category:Current ACF Members|current members]], view the previous pages or their [http://acf-quizbowl.com/members member list]. ...ntertaining a television audience, tricking good players into giving wrong answers in order to create "excitement," and generally making the spectator feel sm
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  • ...s completely self-created. By weird, I mean he seems to know some esoteric answers/categories cold and then can’t get any points on basic shit. But I do thi *Please note that we believe those players with a star next to their name have the
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