Patrick's Press
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| President or CEO | Unknown; owned by 4D Designs | |
| Location: | Georgia | |
| Status | Open, but not producing questions; only buzzer systems | |
Patrick's Press is a semi-defunct question writing company based out of Columbus, GA. They sold the "Campbell's Quiz" Books and provided a weekly subscription system called "Accent on Academics", which was mimicked by DACQ and the LIQBA. Their questions were of extraordinarily low quality. Patrick's Press either purchased, was purchased by, or merged with 4D designs, who make the QuikPro buzzer.
Practice Questions
The weekly Patrick's Press set contained about 100 questions, split up between Current Events, This Week in History, General Knowledge, and Arts/Sports/Entertainment. There were also 2+ lightning rounds in each packet, as well as two tossups with related bonuses. One could play a four quarter style round on each practice packet, and still have questions to spare. There were also middle school-level sets and high school-level sets. The high school set was also known to be marketed to collegiate programs.
One to two times a year, Patrick's Press sent out a "Black History Month" packet, usually featuring lightning rounds of the theme "Brown" or "Black". These special packets were also known to use statements like "this first black on the Supreme Court".
Patrick's Press does not produce new practice questions, and sells enormous books of practice material which have little use in the modern game.
Tournament Questions
Patrick's Press questions were used at some tournaments in New York and the Southeast, as well as the Minnesota Quizbowl League from the 1980s until 2002. They were widely considered among the worst that high school quizbowl has to offer, on par with Questions Galore and Chip Beall. They also produced trivia night questions.
Patrick's Press no longer produces tournament questions.
Buzzers
Patrick's Press and its owner, 4D Designs, sell the Quik Pro line of buzzer systems, which is their only line of business that sees new investment.