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| − | A [[category round]] read on a sixty-second clock, | + | A '''lightning round''' is a [[category round]] read on a sixty-second clock, which requires teams to manage their response time in order to hear as many questions as possible. After time expires, questions which were fully read and not answered correctly by the first team bounce back to the second team off the clock. |
| − | + | Though many [[bad quizbowl]] events use a lightning round (including the [[NAC]], which calls it a 60-second round dubiously claims that [[Mike Mastandrea]] invented it), the presence of a lightning round is not inherently a marker of bad quizbowl. The third quarter of [[National History Bowl]] is a lightning round. | |
The NAC once included a sixty-second round of ten six-second audio clips, which meant that it was mathematically impossible for the first team to hear and answer all ten questions. | The NAC once included a sixty-second round of ten six-second audio clips, which meant that it was mathematically impossible for the first team to hear and answer all ten questions. | ||
| − | See [[category round]]. | + | See [[category round]] and [[alphabet round]] for variants. |
[[Category: Quizbowl basics]] | [[Category: Quizbowl basics]] | ||
[[Category:Original QBWiki Page]] | [[Category:Original QBWiki Page]] | ||
Revision as of 04:04, 11 July 2013
A lightning round is a category round read on a sixty-second clock, which requires teams to manage their response time in order to hear as many questions as possible. After time expires, questions which were fully read and not answered correctly by the first team bounce back to the second team off the clock.
Though many bad quizbowl events use a lightning round (including the NAC, which calls it a 60-second round dubiously claims that Mike Mastandrea invented it), the presence of a lightning round is not inherently a marker of bad quizbowl. The third quarter of National History Bowl is a lightning round.
The NAC once included a sixty-second round of ten six-second audio clips, which meant that it was mathematically impossible for the first team to hear and answer all ten questions.
See category round and alphabet round for variants.