> One of the main problems with writing and editing for almost *any*
> tournament is that a small number of people can never accurately
> gauge difficulty as well as a larger number. So if, say, the
> playtesters have a blind spot in category "X," questions that are
> easier than they should be get through, while questions in
> category "Y" might be too hard.
>
> --STI
Fair enough, but there are simple rules to follow which generally
help; like never putting the main characters of a novel in the first
line...or the first event of the novel...in years past I got
Northanger Abbey at least 3 times in the first line without having
read the book just because people kept opening with "on a vacation in
Bath"...don't do that, ever.