As previously announced, UTC will host an abbreviated academic masters tournament, Moc Masters, on Sunday, August 11, 2002. This year the questions will be edited by me; I'm aiming for moderate difficulty. Packet submission is expected; I will accept teams without packets, but it'll cost ya. ELIGIBILITY: The tournament is open to all sentient beings capable of pressing a buzzer, regardless of age, academic affiliation, grade level or experience. Teams are composed of up to 4 players. For those wishing to join a team as free agents, or teams wishing to add another player, I will send out matchmaking information at some point. SCHEDULE: This tournament is Sunday only, and designed to end at a reasonable hour. Registration will begin at 8:30 AM EDT and the tournament will begin at 9. I hope to have a round robin of 9 rounds, which would get us into playoffs by 5 PM or so. FEES: Since the tournament is shorter, so are the fees... Base fee: $60 per team of 4 players [ASSUMES PACKET SUBMITTED BY MIDNIGHT SUN., JULY 21; see below for packet specs] Discounts: - $5 for a working lockout buzzer system - $5 for each empty chair on the team (i.e., a one-person team without a buzzer would be charged $45) - $10 for a full-time moderator supplied for Moc Masters and/or Muck Masters (the trash tournament on Sat. 8/10 -- details to follow) - $20 for submitting a blind round for Muck Masters (obviously, available to non-Muck Masters participants only) Minimum fee after discounts: $25 Penalties: + $10 for packet received between midnight Sun., July 21, and midnight Sun., July 28. + $20 for packet received between midnight Sun., July 28, and midnight Sun., Aug. 4. + $30 for no packet submitted LOCATION: Tournament headquarters will probably be 124 Holt Hall, but we can't confirm this yet because the UTC committee that formally approves the paperwork only meets once a month in the summer. But unless you hear otherwise, come to Holt 124 on the UT-Chattanooga campus and the whole tournament will take place in Holt. LODGINGS: I haven't arranged for a hotel discount anywhere, but if enough people express an interest I'll try to get one. PACKET SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: To make editing easier, we ask for 25 tossups and 25 bonuses per packet, distributed as follows: Literature 5 Recommended: at least 2 20th century, at least 2 pre-20th century at least 2 U.S./Canadian, at least 2 non-U.S./Canadian Sciences 5 Required: at least 1 each of biology, physics, and chemistry History 5 Recommended: at least 2 20th century, at least 2 pre-20th century at least 2 U.S./Canadian, at least 2 non-U.S./Canadian The remaining 10 should contain at least 1 each and no more than 3 of: Philosophy/religion/myth Fine arts Social sciences incl. geography Popular culture General knowledge/interdisciplinary As for the style: Tossups -- average length 3 sentences. We want questions that begin with lesser-known details and gradually get easier. And please don't violate the pronoun rule -- e.g.,, if your first pronoun is "He..." the answer should be the person, not a title. Bonuses -- all bonuses worth a possible 30 pts.; no single-part all-or-nothing bonuses. Bonuses should be such that a novice team stands a good chance of getting at least 10 pts., a good team 20, and the best teams all 30 pts. Finally, it'll make life easier on me if you can submit the packet as either MS Word or RTF, and if you insert the word "Answer:" before each answer.. DIRECTIONS: From Atlanta or Knoxville -- take I-75 to Chattanooga, then I-24 west towards downtown. Once in town follow the freeway splitoff for U.S. 27 N./Downtown. From 27 N. take the 4th St. exit, within sight of the Tennessee Aquarium. Go right on 4th St. (you have no choice) and follow it for ca. 1 mile. When you reach the UTC Arena, turn right on Mabel St. Mabel St. goes around a curve and becomes E. 5th St. Shortly thereafter, across from a cemetery, you'll reach Holt Hall. Just past Holt Hall turn right to enter the parking lot. Grote is the other building adjoining that lot. * From Nashville and points west/north: Take I-24 east to Chattanooga. As you round Moccasin Bend (freeway goes alongside river) watch for two exit lanes on the right; take the less rightward of the two, which will have signs above it for U.S. 27 N. Rest of directions are the same as above. * From Birmingham and points southwest: Take I-59 to the outskirts of Chattanooga, where it dead-ends into I-24. Get on I-24 East and follow the Nashville directions from there. CONTACT: Tournament director is of course Charlie Steinhice, coach of UTC's quizbowl team. I can be reached by e-mail at steinhic_at_.... I can also be reached by phone at 423-763-7147 (office) / 423-877-2706 (home), or by mail at 1185 Mtn.Creek Rd. #1801, Chattanooga, TN 37405.
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