Re: World Quizzing Championships

• From: oilbaronsball <no_reply_at_yahoogroups.com>
• Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 07:58:26 -0000
• Message-ID: <cst132+milk_at_...>

Dear Mr. quizbelgium,

1.  Americans are by far the best people in the world in quiz bowl. 
If you have heard of the World Cup of (American) Football, you know
that the United States does not participate because they are way
superior.  This is kind of the same thing.

2.  There is also very little interest because, based on what I have
seen of the questions and how they compare to the pyramidal structure
and theory we use and promote in this country, your competition is
bush league.

3.  Stop posting every x number of days.  If we are interested, we
will look at the website.  You have made your point.  Now shut up.

Dan

--- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, "quizbelgium" <andessurvivors_at_h...>
wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> In the meantime also quiz players from Russia and Finland have
> indicated their intention to take part in the World Championships.
> 
> More info at: www.iqa.be and http://www.quizzing.co.uk/trivia/portal.php
> 
> 
> --- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, "quizbelgium" <andessurvivors_at_h...>
> wrote:
> > 
> > Hi, 
> >   
> > I'd like to inform you that on July 2nd the second individual world
> > quiz championships will be organized by the IQA, the International
> > Quizzing Association. 
> >   
> > The IQA consists of national quiz federations from numerous countries
> > including the United Kingdom, India, Malaysia, Norway, Belgium etc. 
> >   
> > The first event was organized on July 3, 2004 and the Englishman Kevin
> > Ashman (a professional quiz players) won the title. The IQA has also
> > recently held the first European Championships, both for individuals
> > as for national teams, on December 3 in Ghent, Belgium, an event that
> > got prime time coverage on national television. 
> >   
> > Unlike the European Championships, no international travel is required
> > to take part in the World Championships. 
> >   
> > If you are interested in getting more information on quizzing on an
> > international level, please do not hesitate to contact me (preferably
> > at steven_at_i...).
> > 
> >   
> > Kind regards, 
> >   
> > Steven De Ceuster 
> > IQA Director, Western Europe