Re: World Quizzing Championships

• From: quizbelgium <andessurvivors_at_quizbelgium.yahoo.invalid>
• Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 12:47:54 -0000
• Message-ID: <csti1q+fmrt_at_...>

Dan,

Thanks for your reply. I'm always willing to discuss these matters.

First I have to correct an error: as the questions of the
international events are not on-line, it's remarkable you can pass a
judgement on them. I've added 2 sample questions, they are not
terribly difficult but IMHO certainly not 'Bush' league ;-).
On demand, I can provide a set of questions of last year's events to
anyone interested.

It's great to consider yourself self-proclaimed World Champions,
wouldn't it be even better to prove it once and for all?
I'm sure you wouldn't deny that opportunity to your fellow Americans,
or am I mistaken? From your very eloquent remark to 'shut up' I gather
you're the site admin. If you are, feel free to block my emails if
they do not fit here.


Oh yes, I'd like to thank the quiz players who have responded to my
personal email in a more mature way. I will provide you with more info
 asap (but a lot of mail, you know the problem...)

Here some questions, as I said not terribly difficult, but not too
easy I guess (well you can all judge for yourselves):

In the middle of the 14th century, a Russian sect was established in
Pskov by deacon Karp. Later the centre of the sect moved to Novgorod.
The followers, mostly tradespeople and low-ranking clergy, renounced
hierarchy, priesthood and baptism, for which large fees had to be
paid. Their sermons were full of social motifs. The Russian Orthodox
Church dealt with them by having most people of the sect drowned in
the Volkhov River in 1376. What was the name of that sect?


Born in Strasbourg in 1906, he attended the universities of Frankfurt
and Munich, taking a PhD in theoretical physics. In 1935 he accepted a
position at Cornell University in New York State where he has stayed
ever since. His main work is concerned with the theory of atomic
nuclei. His work on nuclear reactions led him to the discovery of the
reactions that supply the energy in the stars, the carbon-nitrogen
cycle. He received the Nobel Prize for physics in 1967. What is his name?


The answers are (of course): Strigolniki and Hans Bethe.


Happy to discuss, possibly through direct e-mail.


Kind regards,

Steven











--- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, oilbaronsball <no_reply_at_y...> wrote:
> 
> 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