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'''"The Super Bowl of the Mind: Is quiz bowl the ultimate test of smarts or an overblown game of Trivial Pursuit?"''' was a 2012 article written by Alan Siegel written for Slate Magazine. The article has been praised for its accurate portrayal of quizbowl through the author's extensive research of the activity. Siegel attended the entirety of the [[2012 ACF Nationals]] and conducted numerous phone and email interviews with people including [[Matt Weiner]], [[Andrew Hart]], and [[Julie Gittings]] to write the article. The Super Bowl of the Mind is regarded as one of the most accurate works of quizbowl [[journalism]] to date. | '''"The Super Bowl of the Mind: Is quiz bowl the ultimate test of smarts or an overblown game of Trivial Pursuit?"''' was a 2012 article written by Alan Siegel written for Slate Magazine. The article has been praised for its accurate portrayal of quizbowl through the author's extensive research of the activity. Siegel attended the entirety of the [[2012 ACF Nationals]] and conducted numerous phone and email interviews with people including [[Matt Weiner]], [[Andrew Hart]], and [[Julie Gittings]] to write the article. The Super Bowl of the Mind is regarded as one of the most accurate works of quizbowl [[journalism]] to date. | ||
| − | The | + | The truncated version of the article can be found [http://www.slate.com/articles/life/culturebox/2012/05/quiz_bowl_is_it_the_ultimate_test_of_smarts_or_an_overblown_game_of_trivial_pursuit_.html here]. The full version has been archived [https://web.archive.org/web/20081019200940/https://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=524627 here]. |
[[Category:Journalism about quizbowl]] | [[Category:Journalism about quizbowl]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:21, 16 January 2025
"The Super Bowl of the Mind: Is quiz bowl the ultimate test of smarts or an overblown game of Trivial Pursuit?" was a 2012 article written by Alan Siegel written for Slate Magazine. The article has been praised for its accurate portrayal of quizbowl through the author's extensive research of the activity. Siegel attended the entirety of the 2012 ACF Nationals and conducted numerous phone and email interviews with people including Matt Weiner, Andrew Hart, and Julie Gittings to write the article. The Super Bowl of the Mind is regarded as one of the most accurate works of quizbowl journalism to date.
The truncated version of the article can be found here. The full version has been archived here.