The Maryland Academic Quiz Team is pleased to announce the seventh annual David School Hamilton Invitational Tournament, our annual spring novice tournament, which will be held Saturday, March 6th, 2004 at the University of Maryland (College Park, MD). This modified ACF tournament is open to all collegiate teams of first and second year players and all community college teams. Bastard teams may play with consent of the tournament director but will be ineligible for prizes and/or playoffs. To register, please email me (Sandeep Vaheesan) at sandeep_at_.... If you wish to freelance a packet for this tournament, you will receive in exchange one of the past two Terrapin Invitational Tournaments or DSHITs. Freelance packets will be due at the no- penalty packet deadline. To freelance, please email me. Base fee: $80 Each additional team: $70 Working buzzers: -$10 for each Experienced moderator: -$10 for each Travel: -$10 per school for every 300 miles Novice: -$10 per school for not attending DSHIT in 2003 Parking: free on weekends! Minimum fee per team: $40 Packet discounts/penalties: Packet in by 11:59 pm, January 23rd: $30 discount Packet in by 11:59 pm, January 30th: $20 discount Packet in by 11:59 pm, February 6th: $10 discount Packet in by 11:59 pm, February 13th: No penalty Packet in by 11:59 pm, February 20th: $10 penalty Packet in by 11:59 pm, February 27th: $30 penalty No packet: no play All teams must submit a packet except teams composed entirely of players who have never attended a non-CBI tournament, and third and subsequent teams from a school. Teams may request an exemption from writing a packet. The tournament director must receive such requests by February 6th. The players are not required to write the questions, but it is suggested veteran players assist their younger players in compiling a packet within the tenets of good question writing. Since this is a tournament for novices, please write your questions accordingly at or a notch below an ACF Fall Tournament level of difficulty. I am shooting for 90% tossup conversion among two middle of the field teams. Please follow the guidelines for packet content as presented in the ACF guide: http://www.inform.umd.edu/StudentOrg/maqt/acf/documents.html Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions about the packet authoring process. I will be glad to offer feedback and answer any questions. Packet distribution: 5/5 Literature 5/5 Science 5/5 History 2/2 Religion/Mythology/Philosophy 2/2 Social Science 2/2 Fine Arts 1/1 Geography 2/2 Trash/General Knowledge/Current Events 1/1 Your Choice Total: 25 Tossups, 25 Bonuses Please send packets to Guy Jordan (shabistari_at_...) in MS Word (much preferred), RTF or text format. Please format questions as in the following examples: The 2002 version of this tournament, subtitled The Quizbowler's Guide to the Galaxy, was considered by many to be the best yet. This is in stark contrast to the ninth incarnation, when Michigan, Illinois and Maryland lost in the first round of the playoffs on a packet commonly called the Chuckwagon. For ten points, name this largest collegiate academic tournament, held each year at an eponymous university in Philadelphia. ANSWER: Penn Bowl For ten points each, identify these quiz bowl personalities. [10] He now runs a sporting goods shop in Savannah. Often appearing at tournaments in the 1990s with an entourage, he is considered the greatest quizbowler of all time. ANSWER: Tom Waters [10] If you have been to NAQT tournaments, you may have seen this man, a Harvard graduate who is notorious for questions written under number 61. ANSWER: Matt Bruce [10] He made his presence known his freshman year by leading Pittsburgh to the 2001 NAQT ICT Division II title. He now attends Virginia Commonwealth University and runs hsquizbowl.org. ANSWER: Matt Weiner We look forward to seeing you March 6th! Thank you, Sandeep Vaheesan sandeep_at_... DSHIT VII Tournament Director MAQT Treasurer MAQT Website: http://www.inform.umd.edu/StudentOrg/maqt/acf/documents.html
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