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'''Geography Monstrosity''' was the first-ever [[novelty tournament]] composed entirely of geography questions and was run as a [[side event]] to the [[2009 HSNCT]]. The tournament was announced by [[Jeff Hoppes]], edited by [[George Stevens]], and directed by [[Bryce Durgin]] and [[Katy Peters]], who won praise for organizing and running the tournament on short notice. The tournament featured [[superpowers]] of 20 points as well as regular powers of 15 points and had no negs.  
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'''Geography Monstrosity''' ('''Geo Monstrosity''', '''GM''') was a [[vanity tournament]] composed entirely of [[geography]] questions. It usually ran as a [[side event]] to one of the high school national championships (typically the Friday evening before [[HSNCT]]). It featured 20-point superpowers, 15-point powers, and no minus-fives.
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The first Geography Monstrosity was edited by [[George Stevens]], and directed by [[Bryce Durgin]] and [[Katy Peters]], who won praise for organizing and running the tournament on short notice. Subsequent editions have typically been edited and directed by [[Jeff Hoppes]], and featured optional [[packet submission]].
  
 
==Results==
 
==Results==
  
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[[Jeff Hoppes]] ran away with the tournament, amassing a 35-21-15 line over six rounds, and his team finished undefeated. [[Dallas Simons]]'s team finished 2nd, with Dallas as the second-leading scorer of the tournament.  
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! Iteration
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! Date
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! Location
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! Leading Scorer
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! Stats
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| [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=7012 Geography Monstrosity]
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| May 29, 2009
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| Chicago, Illinois
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| [[Jeff Hoppes]]
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| [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/585/stats/all_stats/ stats]
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|-
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| [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=9184 Geography Monstrosity 2]
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| May 28, 2010
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| Chicago, Illinois
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| [[Ian Eppler]]
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| [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/466/stats/all_stats/ stats]
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|-
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| [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=10880 Geography Monstrosity 3]
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| May 27, 2011
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| Atlanta, Georgia
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| [[Raynell Cooper]]
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| [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/459/stats/all_stats/ stats]
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|-
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| rowspan="2" | [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=12619 Geography Monstrosity 4]
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| May 25, 2012
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| Atlanta, Georgia
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| [[Maia Karpovich]] (as Anton Karpovich)
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| [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/997/stats/all_games/ stats]
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|-
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| June 8, 2012
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| St. Louis, Missouri
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| "San Martin"
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| [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/1000/stats/all_games/ stats]
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|-
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| rowspan="2" | [https://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=14468 Geography Monstrosity 5]
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| June 9, 2013
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| College Park, Maryland
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| [[David Madden]]
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| [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/1496/stats/geography_monstrosity_5/ stats]
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|-
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| August 17, 2013
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| Ottawa, Canada
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| [[Jay Misuk]]
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| [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/1596/stats/crossover_final_round_all_games stats]
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|-
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| [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=15918 Geography Monstrosity 6]
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| May 30, 2014
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| Rosemont, Illinois
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| [[Charles Tian]]
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| [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/2251/ Stats]
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|-
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| [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=17347 Geography Monstrosity 7]
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| May 29, 2015
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| Rosemont, Illinois
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| [[Raynell Cooper]]
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| [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/3048/stats/all_games/ Stats]
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|-
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| [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=18639 Geography Monstrosity VIII]
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| May 27, 2016
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| Dallas, Texas
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| [[Jeff Hoppes]]
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| [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/3765/stats/~all_games~/ Stats]
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|-
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| [https://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=19934 Geography Monstrosity IX]
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| May 26, 2017
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| Atlanta, Georgia
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| [[Jeff Hoppes]]
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| [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/4422/stats/total_results/ stats]
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|-
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| [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=20985&p=341409 GMX: Soul of a Planet]
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| May 25, 2018
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| Atlanta, Georgia
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| [[Jeff Hoppes]]
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| [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/4968/stats/round_robin/ stats]
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|}
  
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([http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7012 Tournament Announcement])
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[[GHOTI]] was mirrored as "Geography Monstrosity 2019" in a four-team tournament at [[2019 HSNCT]].<ref>https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=22731</ref>
  
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([http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=UND&id=1&page=standings Stats])
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==See also==
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Similarly-named side events:
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* [[Science Monstrosity]]
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* [[Science Nonstrosity]]
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* [[History Obscenity]]
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* [[Math Monstrosity]]
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* [[Thought Monstrosity]]
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* [[META]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 17:02, 23 April 2021

Geography Monstrosity (Geo Monstrosity, GM) was a vanity tournament composed entirely of geography questions. It usually ran as a side event to one of the high school national championships (typically the Friday evening before HSNCT). It featured 20-point superpowers, 15-point powers, and no minus-fives.

The first Geography Monstrosity was edited by George Stevens, and directed by Bryce Durgin and Katy Peters, who won praise for organizing and running the tournament on short notice. Subsequent editions have typically been edited and directed by Jeff Hoppes, and featured optional packet submission.

Results

Iteration Date Location Leading Scorer Stats
Geography Monstrosity May 29, 2009 Chicago, Illinois Jeff Hoppes stats
Geography Monstrosity 2 May 28, 2010 Chicago, Illinois Ian Eppler stats
Geography Monstrosity 3 May 27, 2011 Atlanta, Georgia Raynell Cooper stats
Geography Monstrosity 4 May 25, 2012 Atlanta, Georgia Maia Karpovich (as Anton Karpovich) stats
June 8, 2012 St. Louis, Missouri "San Martin" stats
Geography Monstrosity 5 June 9, 2013 College Park, Maryland David Madden stats
August 17, 2013 Ottawa, Canada Jay Misuk stats
Geography Monstrosity 6 May 30, 2014 Rosemont, Illinois Charles Tian Stats
Geography Monstrosity 7 May 29, 2015 Rosemont, Illinois Raynell Cooper Stats
Geography Monstrosity VIII May 27, 2016 Dallas, Texas Jeff Hoppes Stats
Geography Monstrosity IX May 26, 2017 Atlanta, Georgia Jeff Hoppes stats
GMX: Soul of a Planet May 25, 2018 Atlanta, Georgia Jeff Hoppes stats

GHOTI was mirrored as "Geography Monstrosity 2019" in a four-team tournament at 2019 HSNCT.[1]

See also

Similarly-named side events:

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