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- <onlyinclude>The acronym '''FTP''' in a [[packet]] stands for "for 10 points," the standard phrase which marks the beginning of the [[giveaway]] clue to ...or confusing newer moderators, it is preferred to always write out "for 10 points" instead of the acronym "FTP."</onlyinclude>1 KB (171 words) - 19:58, 29 December 2022
- ...chance to answer for 10 points. If the team is incorrect, they receive no points and the bonus ends. They were used in [[NAQT]] questions until about 2009. ...rth 20 points, and the easiest clue(s) should go last and only be worth 10 points, but question writers generally now prefer to use the same clues in the sam1 KB (229 words) - 14:15, 2 May 2021
- ...s]] format more common today, in which there are three separate questions, each of which has a single answer. List bonuses are rarely used in modern quizbo *You get 5 points for one, 10 for two, 20 for three and 30 for getting all four answers correct. Name the four states that meet at the Fou882 bytes (144 words) - 20:57, 13 June 2021
- :''For the QBWiki rules, see [[QBWiki:Rules]].'' ...o halves of 9 minutes (middle school, high school) or 10 minutes (college) each; maximum 24 [[tossup-bonus cycles]]2 KB (315 words) - 22:57, 17 July 2023
- ...[[NAQT]] uses for its team-based [[national championships]] and recommends for most local tournaments. ...points, respectively, while non-power correct tossup answers are worth 10 points.3 KB (375 words) - 14:29, 7 February 2018
- '''ACF rules''' are the [[rules]] used for [[ACF]] tournaments. They are based on the [[common ruleset]] project with ...of 20 [[tossup-bonus cycles]], with a very brief [[halftime]] break after 10 cycles1 KB (204 words) - 14:02, 18 December 2020
- ...in the tossup. The giveaway almost always comes after the words "[[For 10 points]]." ...a namesake isthmus and host to a namesake canal.}} rather than {{q|For 10 points, a canal over an isthmus crosses what Central American country?}} (assuming2 KB (354 words) - 03:52, 12 May 2021
- ...[[downconversion]] (editing questions to be shorter and easier to use them for another purpose) or [[upconversion]] (the opposite)}} ...rstood as taking the words of a question and "converting" them into points for one's team.1 KB (213 words) - 09:18, 28 October 2021
- ...rs were packaged into two episodes of PBS's series ''Computer Chronicles'' for later TV broadcast. Each Computer Bowl featured a team representing the West coast technology indust1 KB (210 words) - 00:42, 2 September 2021
- ...March. The championship matches for each division are taped and broadcast for Idaho Public Television. ...ed for each correct answer during the bonus round, and there is no penalty for incorrect answers. The team with the highest score after 3 periods win.3 KB (459 words) - 14:58, 25 May 2014
- ...e the painting"). The "clues" for each tossup are a set of 6 to 10 slides. Each slide contains an image, such that the first slide contains the hardest ima ...kground to indicate that they are worth [[power]]. Regular slides worth 10 points are black, and the [[giveaway]] slide is green, to indicate the end of the1 KB (237 words) - 04:41, 12 May 2021
- ...s). This scenario can also be described as "having a potential swing of 75 points". ...was in the lead, then the resolution of the protest could not win the game for team B and team A wins outright - the protest is moot.2 KB (331 words) - 20:11, 14 April 2024
- ...d contains eight questions worth 10 points apiece, with a 10 point penalty for wrong answers (even if the question has finished). There are no bouncebacks ...ifferent set of 6 questions worth 20 points apiece. There are no penalties for wrong answers.3 KB (381 words) - 20:46, 5 June 2014
- ...uestion or team question part) was worth 5 points in the first half and 10 points in the second half. The winning team returned for the following show, up to a maximum of three appearances.889 bytes (132 words) - 14:10, 2 June 2016
- Each episode (except the championship) consists of two matches between two diffe ...ted bonus questions. Answering one question correctly increases the score for the tossup-bonus cycle to 25; answering both bonus questions increases the4 KB (555 words) - 20:01, 23 May 2021
- The '''2004 ACF Nationals''' was held on April 10 at [[Maryland]]. [[Chicago]] A, consisting of [[Andrew Yaphe]], [[Subash Ma ...ing the third-place game against [[2004 Kentucky|Kentucky]], who also went 10-3 and earned fourth. [[2004 Rochester|Rochester]] defeated [[2004 Michigan2 KB (292 words) - 00:40, 8 April 2021
- ...been standardized as three-part questions whose parts are worth 10 points each.</onlyinclude> The [[variable-value bonus]], which assigns different point values to each bonus question, is an [[unfair]] "[[bad quizbowl]]" practice which has larg7 KB (1,228 words) - 21:39, 9 February 2022
- ...nsored by Tri-state network News 12, and was hosted by various newscasters for the network. In 2009, the show was transferred to MSG Varsity, and was last ...orth 10 points, but a wrong answer allowed the other team to answer for 20 points.6 KB (839 words) - 20:16, 25 March 2020
- ...t line of something like 2 tossups and 0 interrupts in 10 games for a 2.00 points per game average. Use of this term is largely discouraged due to its negati896 bytes (149 words) - 09:51, 25 May 2021
- '''Buzzword''' is an [[asynchronous]], online, [[audio]] quizbowl competition for individual players, created and hosted by [[NAQT]]. [https://www.naqt.com/b ...and Popular Culture (i.e. excluding sports) questions, delivered in weekly 10-question increments; there is not currently a regular season of academic Bu3 KB (435 words) - 14:36, 23 November 2023