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| − | + | <onlyinclude>Before the centralization of quizbowl information into sites like the [[wiki]] and the [[database]], many teams maintained a '''lexicon''': a dictionary-like group of terms and their definitions, which would span common quizbowl terms and team in-jokes. This practice began to fade away around 2005 and the inexorable passage of time means that many of these sites are now lost to the sands.</onlyinclude> | |
| − | + | Most lexica attempted to provide their audience with their club's brand of quizbowl humor; results were mixed. | |
| − | [[ | + | ==History== |
| + | The practice of writing lexica is generally considered to have been started by [[Maryland]]. Many imitations soon followed, and almost every mid-90s quizbowl team of significance had at least a poor imitation of a lexicon. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[David Hamilton]]'s classic guide to lexica, last updated in November 2000, could be found [http://www.studentorg.umd.edu/maqt/maqt/lexreview.html here] (link broken). |
| − | + | In 2007, [[Matt Weiner]] advocated that more teams should have lexica.<ref>[http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3612 UCLA's lexicon is really funny] by [[Matt Weiner]] » Fri Feb 09, 2007 2:42 am</ref> | |
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| + | ==Currently existing lexica== | ||
| + | [[PACE]] maintains a [http://www.pace-nsc.org/pace-quizbowl-lexicon/ quizbowl lexicon] for people interested in learning basic quizbowl terms and acronyms. This wiki maintains the [[list of quizbowl lingo]] and the [[list of quizbowl in-jokes]]. | ||
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| + | ===Historical lexica=== | ||
*[http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~quizbowl/lexicon.html Berkeley] plus Bonus Material ( [http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~quizbowl/302010.html 30-20-10 questions on Spring 2001 club members]) | *[http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~quizbowl/lexicon.html Berkeley] plus Bonus Material ( [http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~quizbowl/302010.html 30-20-10 questions on Spring 2001 club members]) | ||
| + | *[http://www.ou.edu/student/okacf/lexicon.html Oklahoma] | ||
| + | *[http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/org/collegebowl/lexicon.html Swarthmore post-1998?] and [http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/org/collegebowl/retired.html pre-1998?] | ||
| + | *[http://quizbowl.bol.ucla.edu/lexicon/index.html UCLA post-2008] and [http://quizbowl.bol.ucla.edu/lexicon/oldlexicon.html pre-2008] | ||
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| + | The following teams no longer have lexica but the links to their sites still work. | ||
| + | *[http://users.ox.ac.uk/~quiz/fun/dict1.shtml Oxford University] | ||
| + | *[http://www.princeton.edu/~cbowl/lexicon.html Princeton] | ||
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| + | ==Defunct lexica== | ||
| + | These links no longer work - some of these teams don't even exist anymore. Some clubs, such as [[Western Ontario]], are known to have once had lexica, but those lexica cannot be currently found. | ||
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*[http://people.bu.edu/qbowl/lexicon.html Boston University club constitution] | *[http://people.bu.edu/qbowl/lexicon.html Boston University club constitution] | ||
| − | *[http://www.bgsu.edu/studentlife/organizations/aqt/lexicon.html Bowling Green] | + | *[http://www.bgsu.edu/studentlife/organizations/aqt/lexicon.html Bowling Green] |
*[http://people.brandeis.edu/~quizteam/glossary.html Brandeis] | *[http://people.brandeis.edu/~quizteam/glossary.html Brandeis] | ||
*[http://quizbowl.caltech.edu/jargon.html Caltech] | *[http://quizbowl.caltech.edu/jargon.html Caltech] | ||
*[http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/org/college-bowl/lexicon.html Carnegie Mellon] | *[http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/org/college-bowl/lexicon.html Carnegie Mellon] | ||
| − | *[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cbowl/Lexicon.htm Columbia] | + | *[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cbowl/Lexicon.htm Columbia] |
| − | *[http://www.dartmouth.edu/~cbowl/lexicon.html Dartmouth new] | + | *[http://www.dartmouth.edu/~cbowl/lexicon.html Dartmouth new] and [http://www.dartmouth.edu/~cbowl/oldsite/evil.html old] plus Bonus Material ([http://www.dartmouth.edu/~cbowl/oldsite/disasters.html list of travel disasters]) |
*[http://udel.edu/stu-org/acc/enemies/ Delaware enemies list] and [http://copland.udel.edu/stu-org/acc/enemies/retired.html retired items on that list] | *[http://udel.edu/stu-org/acc/enemies/ Delaware enemies list] and [http://copland.udel.edu/stu-org/acc/enemies/retired.html retired items on that list] | ||
*[http://www.depauw.edu/student/orgs/ducks/quotes_main.htm Depauw list of humorous quotes and negs] | *[http://www.depauw.edu/student/orgs/ducks/quotes_main.htm Depauw list of humorous quotes and negs] | ||
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*[http://www.msu.edu/~cbowl/lexicon.html Michigan State] | *[http://www.msu.edu/~cbowl/lexicon.html Michigan State] | ||
*[http://web.mst.edu/~cbowl/quotes.html Missouri S&T list of humorous quotes] plus Bonus Material ([http://web.mst.edu/~cbowl/jason.html the Jason Mueller page]) | *[http://web.mst.edu/~cbowl/quotes.html Missouri S&T list of humorous quotes] plus Bonus Material ([http://web.mst.edu/~cbowl/jason.html the Jason Mueller page]) | ||
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*[http://ca.geocities.com/uotrivia/lexicon.html Ottawa] | *[http://ca.geocities.com/uotrivia/lexicon.html Ottawa] | ||
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*[http://sa.rochester.edu/thelion/lexicon.html Rochester] | *[http://sa.rochester.edu/thelion/lexicon.html Rochester] | ||
*[http://www.geocities.com/bristlesage/lexicon.html Scripps] | *[http://www.geocities.com/bristlesage/lexicon.html Scripps] | ||
*[http://quizbowl.stanford.edu/lexicon.html Stanford] | *[http://quizbowl.stanford.edu/lexicon.html Stanford] | ||
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*[http://www.tulane.edu/~tulcolb/lexicon.htm Tulane] | *[http://www.tulane.edu/~tulcolb/lexicon.htm Tulane] | ||
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*[http://www-scf.usc.edu/~quizbowl/qq5.html USC] (well, okay, it's the only thing close to an actual lexicon) | *[http://www-scf.usc.edu/~quizbowl/qq5.html USC] (well, okay, it's the only thing close to an actual lexicon) | ||
*[http://studentorgs.vanderbilt.edu/college_bowl/Lexicon%20Censored.html Vanderbilt Censored] and [http://studentorgs.vanderbilt.edu/college_bowl/Lexicon%20Uncensored.html Uncensored] | *[http://studentorgs.vanderbilt.edu/college_bowl/Lexicon%20Censored.html Vanderbilt Censored] and [http://studentorgs.vanderbilt.edu/college_bowl/Lexicon%20Uncensored.html Uncensored] | ||
*[http://www.studentorg.umd.edu/maqt/maqt/olduvalex.html Virginia old] and [http://www.studentorg.umd.edu/maqt/maqt/uvaclassiclex.html classic] | *[http://www.studentorg.umd.edu/maqt/maqt/olduvalex.html Virginia old] and [http://www.studentorg.umd.edu/maqt/maqt/uvaclassiclex.html classic] | ||
*[http://www.academic.org.vt.edu/about/lexicon.php Virginia Tech newer] and [http://www.academic.org.vt.edu/about/lexicon-old.php older] plus Bonus Material ([http://www.academic.org.vt.edu/about/lexicon-speed.php driving stories and tips]) | *[http://www.academic.org.vt.edu/about/lexicon.php Virginia Tech newer] and [http://www.academic.org.vt.edu/about/lexicon-old.php older] plus Bonus Material ([http://www.academic.org.vt.edu/about/lexicon-speed.php driving stories and tips]) | ||
| − | *[http://www.geocities.com/wmquizbowl/lexicon William and Mary] | + | *[http://www.geocities.com/wmquizbowl/lexicon William and Mary] |
| − | *[http://wso.williams.edu/orgs/cbowl/lexicon.html Williams] | + | *[http://wso.williams.edu/orgs/cbowl/lexicon.html Williams] |
*[http://sugroups.wustl.edu/~collbowl/lexicon.html WUSTL] | *[http://sugroups.wustl.edu/~collbowl/lexicon.html WUSTL] | ||
| − | [[Category: Quizbowl lingo | + | ==References== |
| + | <references/> | ||
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| + | [[Category: Quizbowl lingo]] | ||
[[Category:Original QBWiki Page]] | [[Category:Original QBWiki Page]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:54, 13 June 2021
Before the centralization of quizbowl information into sites like the wiki and the database, many teams maintained a lexicon: a dictionary-like group of terms and their definitions, which would span common quizbowl terms and team in-jokes. This practice began to fade away around 2005 and the inexorable passage of time means that many of these sites are now lost to the sands.
Most lexica attempted to provide their audience with their club's brand of quizbowl humor; results were mixed.
History
The practice of writing lexica is generally considered to have been started by Maryland. Many imitations soon followed, and almost every mid-90s quizbowl team of significance had at least a poor imitation of a lexicon.
David Hamilton's classic guide to lexica, last updated in November 2000, could be found here (link broken).
In 2007, Matt Weiner advocated that more teams should have lexica.[1]
Currently existing lexica
PACE maintains a quizbowl lexicon for people interested in learning basic quizbowl terms and acronyms. This wiki maintains the list of quizbowl lingo and the list of quizbowl in-jokes.
Historical lexica
- Berkeley plus Bonus Material ( 30-20-10 questions on Spring 2001 club members)
- Oklahoma
- Swarthmore post-1998? and pre-1998?
- UCLA post-2008 and pre-2008
The following teams no longer have lexica but the links to their sites still work.
Defunct lexica
These links no longer work - some of these teams don't even exist anymore. Some clubs, such as Western Ontario, are known to have once had lexica, but those lexica cannot be currently found.
- Boston University club constitution
- Bowling Green
- Brandeis
- Caltech
- Carnegie Mellon
- Columbia
- Dartmouth new and old plus Bonus Material (list of travel disasters)
- Delaware enemies list and retired items on that list
- Depauw list of humorous quotes and negs
- Duke
- Emory
- Florida
- George Washington pre-2005 and pre-2001 plus Bonus Material (a history of the Meow phenomenon)
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Iowa State list of humorous quotes
- Maryland
- Michigan State
- Missouri S&T list of humorous quotes plus Bonus Material (the Jason Mueller page)
- Ottawa
- Rochester
- Scripps
- Stanford
- Tulane
- USC (well, okay, it's the only thing close to an actual lexicon)
- Vanderbilt Censored and Uncensored
- Virginia old and classic
- Virginia Tech newer and older plus Bonus Material (driving stories and tips)
- William and Mary
- Williams
- WUSTL
References
- ↑ UCLA's lexicon is really funny by Matt Weiner » Fri Feb 09, 2007 2:42 am