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*The [[Knowledge Master Open]], the original and most popular such event, which ran from 1983 to 2013 | *The [[Knowledge Master Open]], the original and most popular such event, which ran from 1983 to 2013 | ||
*The [[Questions Unlimited Electronic Scholastic Tournament|QUEST]] tournament, a KMO-like event operated by [[Questions Unlimited]] for several years in the 1990s | *The [[Questions Unlimited Electronic Scholastic Tournament|QUEST]] tournament, a KMO-like event operated by [[Questions Unlimited]] for several years in the 1990s | ||
| − | *NAQT's announced [[Klepsydra]] project, a KMO competitor that did not make it to market | + | *[[NAQT]]'s announced [[Klepsydra]] project, a KMO competitor that did not make it to market |
*[[3-2-1]], a new KMO-style competition from Questions Unlimited that began in fall 2013 | *[[3-2-1]], a new KMO-style competition from Questions Unlimited that began in fall 2013 | ||
*[[QuizNet]], a chatroom-based tournament from Questions Unlimited | *[[QuizNet]], a chatroom-based tournament from Questions Unlimited | ||
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*[[Twenty Questions]], a webpage-based quiz from Questions Unlimited with frequent [[plagiarism]] from old college quizbowl packets | *[[Twenty Questions]], a webpage-based quiz from Questions Unlimited with frequent [[plagiarism]] from old college quizbowl packets | ||
*The [[Online Skype Practice League]] run by [[NHBB]] and several [[Skype]]-based college tournaments run by the [[Washington]] team; these are an attempt to use modern Internet technology to actually simulate a [[good quizbowl]] match remotely, and are distinguished from all of the above contests, which are more like a real-time written trivia quiz | *The [[Online Skype Practice League]] run by [[NHBB]] and several [[Skype]]-based college tournaments run by the [[Washington]] team; these are an attempt to use modern Internet technology to actually simulate a [[good quizbowl]] match remotely, and are distinguished from all of the above contests, which are more like a real-time written trivia quiz | ||
| + | *The [[National Academic League]] usually holds intra-state and national competitions via online conferencing | ||
[[Category:Computer-based quizzes]] | [[Category:Computer-based quizzes]] | ||
Revision as of 14:10, 6 March 2014
Various computer-based competitions have seen significant crossover in participation with quizbowl teams in the past. These include:
- The Knowledge Master Open, the original and most popular such event, which ran from 1983 to 2013
- The QUEST tournament, a KMO-like event operated by Questions Unlimited for several years in the 1990s
- NAQT's announced Klepsydra project, a KMO competitor that did not make it to market
- 3-2-1, a new KMO-style competition from Questions Unlimited that began in fall 2013
- QuizNet, a chatroom-based tournament from Questions Unlimited
- The qualifying rounds of the Stars 2000 tournament
- Twenty Questions, a webpage-based quiz from Questions Unlimited with frequent plagiarism from old college quizbowl packets
- The Online Skype Practice League run by NHBB and several Skype-based college tournaments run by the Washington team; these are an attempt to use modern Internet technology to actually simulate a good quizbowl match remotely, and are distinguished from all of the above contests, which are more like a real-time written trivia quiz
- The National Academic League usually holds intra-state and national competitions via online conferencing