Re: [quizbowl] Freelance help wanted: high school level

Angela Connelly <*110_at_connellytc.yahoo.invalid*> · Fri, 11 Mar 2005 09:39:37 -0500

I just challenged my ladies to bring Greco-Roman mythology questions (1
toss-up, 1 bonus each) to practice on Monday.  We can provide those if you
still need them.  I can edit them Monday night and then send them over.

- angela connelly
Elizabeth Seton High School
110_at_...

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Subject: [quizbowl] Freelance help wanted: high school level

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> UTC is looking for a little extra 9th- or 10th-hour help with our
> upcoming high school tournament, the Dennis Haskins Open.  We have a
> few subjects where we're short on questions, or more accurately short
> on questions easy enough for a tournament that will have a fair
> number of JV teams in attendance.  These questions will be used at
> both UTC and Case Western on Sat., March 19.  Time is short, but
> luckily we're not far off the mark in terms of question volume.
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> If you're willing to crank out a mere 5 tossups and 5 boni on one of
> the subjects below (or some combination thereof), and you can get
> them to me by Tuesday night 3/15, we'll send you a full tournament
> set in return -- your choice of our extensive college, high school,
> and trash tournament library.
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> Make them pretty easy.  Tossup answers should be something that most
> teams will at least have heard of, and preferably actually answer.
> Boni should include at least one easy 10-point part.
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> Categories needed:
> All four of ourscience categories -- biology, chem, physics, and misc.
> science [earth sci, astronomy, etc.]
> Math [though we're OK on computer science]
> Modern non-US literature
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> We could also use:
> Mythology, esp. Greco-Roman (we're pretty much OK on Norse &
> Egyptian, but one or two thrown in wouldn't hurt)
> Fine arts, both visual arts and music, with a more pressing need for
> tossups
> Modern non-US history
> A few pop culture geared toward the younger crowd wouldn't hurt, for
> that matter.
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> E-mail me at steinhic [at] bellsouth [dot] net if interested in
> helping out.  Thanks.
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