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| + | '''Bryce Avery''' is the President of '''Avery Enterprises''', which bills itself as "America's biggest supplier of custom-formatted questions for academic competitions." Avery himself played [[College Bowl]] at BYU and California State Polytechnic, Pomona. It is surmised that he purchased [[Patrick's Press]] in 2009; in 2016, he purchased [[Questions Galore]]. | ||
| − | + | ==Avery Praised by Avery== | |
| − | + | * Bryce Avery sees Avery Enterprises as favorable in comparison to his smaller competitors, who do not write in as many formats as he does, as well as favorable in comparison to his larger competitors, who tend to write only in their format. | |
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| + | * Bryce Avery has described Avery Enterprises as "provid[ing] the best in [[funn|fun]] and challenging quiz tournaments!"<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210302222721/https://www.averyenterprises.net/quiz-bowl/quiz-bowl-high-school Avery Enterprises: high school quizbowl (archived)]</ref> | ||
==Avery Criticized by Others== | ==Avery Criticized by Others== | ||
*Repeatedly on the HSQuizbowl forums, which include [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=12565&p=232382&hilit=Avery+Enterprises#p232382 here], [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=8688&p=155401&hilit=Avery+Enterprises#p155401 here], and [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=56020#p56020 perhaps most strongly here]. | *Repeatedly on the HSQuizbowl forums, which include [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=12565&p=232382&hilit=Avery+Enterprises#p232382 here], [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=8688&p=155401&hilit=Avery+Enterprises#p155401 here], and [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=56020#p56020 perhaps most strongly here]. | ||
| − | *Descriptions of Avery questions from those who played on them include: ''speed questions with an extremely large amount of trash, including, but not limited to, spelling questions and questions about types of detergent.'' | + | *Descriptions of Avery questions from those who played on them include: ''speed questions with an extremely large amount of trash, including, but not limited to, spelling questions and questions about types of detergent.'' |
| − | + | An attempt was made by Avery to frame criticism of questions by players as "more of a criticism of the question requirements given by the sponsoring organization",<ref>https://www.qbwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Bryce_Avery&curid=4057&diff=51601&oldid=40305</ref> with players having success petitioning an organization for changes to those requirements. | |
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==List of quizbowl events run on Avery questions== | ==List of quizbowl events run on Avery questions== | ||
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==Fact Mountain== | ==Fact Mountain== | ||
| − | Avery, through his company Foothills Education, LLC, also produces a quizbowl study guide app series called "Fact Mountain." As of 2021, apps are available in both Apple and Android for American Literature to 1900, 19th-Century British Literature, Russian Literature, Great Paintings, U.S. Presidents and U.S. Constitution. Non-quizbowl apps with the same construction are available for Legal Ethics and for (unofficial) missionary preparation for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. | + | Avery, through his company Foothills Education, LLC, also produces a quizbowl study guide app series called "Fact Mountain." As of 2021, apps are available in both Apple and Android for American Literature to 1900, 19th-Century British Literature, Russian Literature, Great Paintings, U.S. Presidents and U.S. Constitution. Non-quizbowl apps with the same construction are available for Legal Ethics and for (unofficial) missionary preparation for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Though they offer a "freemium" model, the apps retail for around 3-4 USD <strike>and are probably a massive rip off</strike>. |
==Non-Quizbowl Activity== | ==Non-Quizbowl Activity== | ||
| − | * Apart from being a major question writer, Bryce Avery is also a registered patent agent | + | * Apart from being a major question writer, Bryce Avery is also a registered patent agent and technical writer, credentials which are advertised on their website mere inches from their quizbowl packets. |
| − | ==Links== | + | ==External Links== |
* [http://www.averyenterprises.net Avery Enterprises website] | * [http://www.averyenterprises.net Avery Enterprises website] | ||
* [http://www.factmountain.net Fact Mountain website] | * [http://www.factmountain.net Fact Mountain website] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:People]] | [[Category:People]] | ||
Revision as of 13:34, 9 August 2021
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| President or CEO | Bryce Avery | |
| Location: | Grand Junction, CO | |
| Status | Open | |
Bryce Avery is the President of Avery Enterprises, which bills itself as "America's biggest supplier of custom-formatted questions for academic competitions." Avery himself played College Bowl at BYU and California State Polytechnic, Pomona. It is surmised that he purchased Patrick's Press in 2009; in 2016, he purchased Questions Galore.
Avery Praised by Avery
- Bryce Avery sees Avery Enterprises as favorable in comparison to his smaller competitors, who do not write in as many formats as he does, as well as favorable in comparison to his larger competitors, who tend to write only in their format.
- Bryce Avery has described Avery Enterprises as "provid[ing] the best in fun and challenging quiz tournaments!"[1]
Avery Criticized by Others
- Repeatedly on the HSQuizbowl forums, which include here, here, and perhaps most strongly here.
- Descriptions of Avery questions from those who played on them include: speed questions with an extremely large amount of trash, including, but not limited to, spelling questions and questions about types of detergent.
An attempt was made by Avery to frame criticism of questions by players as "more of a criticism of the question requirements given by the sponsoring organization",[2] with players having success petitioning an organization for changes to those requirements.
List of quizbowl events run on Avery questions
The Avery Enterprises website below keeps an updated list.
Fact Mountain
Avery, through his company Foothills Education, LLC, also produces a quizbowl study guide app series called "Fact Mountain." As of 2021, apps are available in both Apple and Android for American Literature to 1900, 19th-Century British Literature, Russian Literature, Great Paintings, U.S. Presidents and U.S. Constitution. Non-quizbowl apps with the same construction are available for Legal Ethics and for (unofficial) missionary preparation for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Though they offer a "freemium" model, the apps retail for around 3-4 USD and are probably a massive rip off.
Non-Quizbowl Activity
- Apart from being a major question writer, Bryce Avery is also a registered patent agent and technical writer, credentials which are advertised on their website mere inches from their quizbowl packets.