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*The qualifying rounds of the [[Stars 2000]] tournament | *The qualifying rounds of the [[Stars 2000]] tournament | ||
*[[Twenty Questions]], a webpage-based quiz from Questions Unlimited with frequent [[plagiarism]] from old college quizbowl packets | *[[Twenty Questions]], a webpage-based quiz from Questions Unlimited with frequent [[plagiarism]] from old college quizbowl packets | ||
| − | * | + | *[[Online quizbowl]] competitions and scrimmages; these use modern Internet technology to actually simulate a "[[good quizbowl]]" match remotely, and are distinguished from all of the above contests, which are more like a real-time written trivia quiz |
*The [[National Academic League]] usually holds intra-state and national competitions via online conferencing | *The [[National Academic League]] usually holds intra-state and national competitions via online conferencing | ||
*NAQT's [[Buzzword]], an asynchronous competition in which [[pyramidal]] questions are presented through audio, and points awarded depending on how early the player buzzes | *NAQT's [[Buzzword]], an asynchronous competition in which [[pyramidal]] questions are presented through audio, and points awarded depending on how early the player buzzes | ||
Latest revision as of 13:15, 6 January 2022
Various computer-based competitions have seen significant crossover in participation with quizbowl teams in the past. These include:
- The Knowledge Master Open, the original and most popular such event, which ran from 1983 to 2013
- The QUEST tournament, a KMO-like event operated by Questions Unlimited for several years in the 1990s
- NAQT's announced Klepsydra project, a KMO competitor that did not make it to market
- 3-2-1, a new KMO-style competition from Questions Unlimited that began in fall 2013
- QuizNet, a chatroom-based tournament from Questions Unlimited
- The qualifying rounds of the Stars 2000 tournament
- Twenty Questions, a webpage-based quiz from Questions Unlimited with frequent plagiarism from old college quizbowl packets
- Online quizbowl competitions and scrimmages; these use modern Internet technology to actually simulate a "good quizbowl" match remotely, and are distinguished from all of the above contests, which are more like a real-time written trivia quiz
- The National Academic League usually holds intra-state and national competitions via online conferencing
- NAQT's Buzzword, an asynchronous competition in which pyramidal questions are presented through audio, and points awarded depending on how early the player buzzes