Is using Trivial Pursuit questions for quizbowl practices instead of
packets a good idea, because that's what the new leadership at Mizzou
wants to start out with, as they're still mad at me for starting last
year off with Moon Pie questions.
I oppose using Trivia Pursuit questions instead of packets for the
following reasons:
1. The canons of TP knowledge and QB knowledge do not have complete
overlap. If you want to succeed at QB, study QB questions.
2. TP questions are poor preparation for tossups, as TP questions
are not pyrimidal.
3. Difficulty of TP questions are hit-and-miss, as some are
ridiculuosly easy and some are incredibly obscure.
Does anyone else have an opinion on this?
Jason Mueller