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In '''timed play''', a timer determines the length of each half of a game. The timer is conventionally called a '''clock'''. ...imit on the number of [[tossup-bonus cycles]] that will be read regardless of time. (In NAQT matches the limit is currently 24 tossup-bonus cycles.)

...ents which used the [[ACF#ACF-style_final_and_advantaged_finals|ACF finals format]]== ...e format ended with a double-elimination bracket that guaranteed some sort of final.

...es and different formats. In the US, the [[Tossup-bonus format|most common format]] on the national high school and college level is a two-team competition i ...variety of academic [[subjects]], including [[literature]]; [[science]]; [[history]]; [[RMP|religion, mythology, and philosophy]]; [[fine arts]]; [[social sci

{{Rules of the game}} ...ct answer is worth extra points. Powers serve to reward deep [[knowledge]] of a subject more than basic knowledge.

...for money from the PACE Outreach Fund. The PACE website contains a series of articles collectively known as Quizbowl 101. ==History==

...[[Yale]] (2008-2012), [[King's College London]] (2012-2013), [[University of Chicago]] (2013-2020) ...he is generally considered one of the strongest literature players in the game. John's non-quizbowl interests include bow ties and fancy cooking.

...to finish poorly at [[mainstream quizbowl|mainstream]] [[ICT|national]] [[ACF Nationals|tournaments]] but still win [[CBI NCT]]. ==History==

...eople in an even-handed manner, and has nothing to do with what proponents of "civility" in quizbowl actually want to see. ...not fully resolved, the death of College Bowl and the success of NAQT and ACF have made it a much smaller presence in modern quizbowl.

...rnament''' is an annual tournament held in Ohio to determine the recipient of the automatic bid to the [[NAQT]] High School National Championship Tournam ==History==

...ther products along those lines. It is headed by [[Richard Reid]], the son of its founder, [[Don Reid]]. It has several paid full- or part-time employees ...n gambit financially, designed to keep College Bowl on the map in the hope of getting a new long-term TV contract. When it became readily apparent that t

'''How to Get Good At This Game''' is an essay by [[Raj Bhan]] about how to improve your quiz bowl skills. == Text of the Essay ==

==History== ...urn has won their local schoolreach league 20 years consecutively, an span of glory that can only be termed as dynastic.

...are often called [[rounds]] or [[games]], are played between two [[teams]] of 1-5 players each, with 4 players being the most common number. In most matc *Almost all versions of quizbowl use the [[tossup/bonus format]] — that is, both teams have a chance to compete for a tossup using a [[b

...urnament typically attracts many of the top teams in Illinois and a couple of top teams from outside Illinois. In 2010, the tournament split into two div ==History==

...These span a variety of very different formats broadly within the category of "[[not quizbowl]]", with the unifying thread being a focus on "[[trivia]]" ...and are typically called '''quizzes''' or simply '''quiz''', with the act of playing either trivia or quizbowl events termed '''quizzing'''.

...elopment in the United States. For more targeted discussions of the game's history in other countries, see [[quizbowl in Canada]] or [[quizbowl in the United Hello to any editors of this page. Here is a brief summary of the templates and formatting being employed:

'''Weiner's Laws''', named for [[Matt Weiner]], are a set of adages about quizbowl, especially about its social dynamics.</onlyinclude> ...ely correlated with the quality of the quizbowl formats preferred. I.e., [[ACF]] supporters are more well-groomed than [[NAQT]] fans, who are in turn bett

...Greatest ACF Players''' is a ranking published by Martin Faber (the author of the [[Definitive Greatest Players List]]) in 2016. The list was compiled in == The Text of the List ==

...d, Wythe, Grayson, and Carroll Counties, as well as the independent cities of Norton and Galax. ...rove the game in the region, efforts that came to fruition over the course of the 2016-2017 school year.

...the years - for a detailed discussion of just the former, see [[criticisms of NAQT]]. ...ions, have long been sticking points for those who prefer a different sort of quizbowl experience.

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{{Rules of the game}} ...the [[answerline]] alongside the acceptable answers. Under strict readings of the rules, no answers other than those written down should be prompted on;

...rsees the [[Carper Award]]. For more information on ACF, see their [http://acf-quizbowl.com/ website]. ...[[mACF]] refers to quizbowl tournaments and question sets that use the ACF format and rules, perhaps with slight modifications, or especially to make a broad

...souri]] in the winter. Tiger Bowl I was held in January; with the addition of the [[Mort Walker Invitational]] in February, [[Missouri]] moved Tiger Bowl |editors = [[HSAPQ]] (NSC-format set #1)

...t all information contained in this article is about previous incarnations of the NTAE/PAC and the 2014 version may be run slightly differently ...Terry Boehm, Peggy Harrod, and Lisa Rawls. Harrod held the longest tenure of the three. The tournament has always been held at various hotels in Disney

...pse of the Soviet Union.''<br/>--[[Dwight Wynne]], looking back on the end of College Bowl in 2011</div></blockquote> ...7, there was less than a 10% crossover between teams competing on the NAQT/ACF quizbowl circuit and teams participating in College Bowl or its affiliated

...questions and "[[good quizbowl]]" practices, and the expansion and support of existing teams on the quizbowl [[circuit]].</onlyinclude> ...icipation in pyramidal quizbowl like [[IHSA|Illinois]], there are hundreds of schools that do not field quizbowl teams each year.

...s|2013]], [[2014 ACF Nationals|2014]], [[2015 ACF Nationals|2015]], [[2016 ACF Nationals|2016]]<br>[[ICT|NAQT ICT]]:<br>[[2005 ICT|2005]], [[2006 ICT|2006 ==History==

...duals identifying themselves as &quot;A.&quot; and &quot;Z.&quot;, aliases of [[Andrew Yaphe]] and [[Zeke Berdichevsky]]. ...ers, along with &quot;Other Notable Players and Future Stars&quot;, a sort of Honorable Mention category.

...nto the original post. Before I get going, I'd like to point out that many of the things I'll be writing about are settled issues with respect to questio ...ound you. Do you see what we're looking for yet? That's right, the subject of today's lesson is sources.

*Tournament format (only six preliminary games guaranteed, and single-elimination playoffs) ...more to the audience than the players, and will affect the fairness of the game by doing so)

A buzzer system consists of a control unit that sits near the moderator, which connects to individual b ...aying something like "buzz." This is no longer common in the vast majority of modern quizbowl tournaments.