Sun n' Fun # 7ish: April is the Cruelest Month Packet submission academic quiz bowl tournament at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. When: April 1st, 2006 (seriously, we mean it) Why: Usually we have our annual tournament during our Spring Break, but this year our regular tournament director had to bow out at the last minute, so we've had to reschedule to allow us enough time to get this off the ground. As a result we're announcing this tournament a bit late, but we hope this will be enough notice for all interested teams. We are considering a packet submission trash/popular culture tournament the next day (Sunday) and wish to gauge interest in such a tournament. Please email us if you are interested in attending. How: Packet Submission Tournament/Invitational Style Tournament Fees: Base Fee $110 Buzzer -$10 up to (2) Moderator -$10 up to (1) Additional Teams -$10 each (4) Packet Due Dates: March 17th, 2006 -$20 March 24th, 2006 0 Any Later: +$20 Packets are required from experienced teams. We encourage all teams to submit a packet, but if we can waive this requirement if it will prevent you from attending. QUESTION GUIDELINES: Packets will consist of 22 Toss-ups/Bonuses. Please conform as closely as possible to the following distribution and rules (largely purloined from Penn Bowl): * SCIENCE [3 Tossups / 3 Boni] * LITERATURE [4/4] * HISTORY [3/3] * RECENT EVENTS [1/1] * POPULAR CULTURE & SPORTS [1/1] * FINE ARTS [2/2 or 2/2] * RELIGION/MYTHOLOGY/PHILOSOPHY [2/2 or 2/2] * SOCIAL SCIENCES [1/1] * GEOGRAPHY [1/1] * YOUR CHOICE [4/4] DIFFICULTY: Packets should be accessible to all teams competing. Aim for an overall conversion rate of 80-85%. Do not write more than one or two tossups that are unlikely to be answered in most rooms; the bottom two teams in a bracket should be capable of answering at least 55-65% of the tossups as written. Boni: Aim for an average bonus conversion rate of 15-18 points per bonus. While 30s and 0s should both be relatively rare, zeros should be rarer than 30s. FORMAT: All packets are expected to be submitted in Times New Roman, 12 point font, 1 inch margins; all line limitations below are in those terms. TOSSUPS: No spelling tossups. No "For a quick 10 points" (FAQTP) tossups. Tossup texts should not exceed five lines, and must not exceed six lines. BONI: All boni must be worth 30 points. No one-part, all-or-nothing boni. No bonus may contain more than four prompts. Bonus lead-ins should be kept as short as possible. Place answers after each bonus part, not all at the end of the question. We may use visual boni in the prelim rounds; if you wish to submit a visual bonus, please e-mail the tournament director for instructions. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: At the author's option, you may randomize your own packet. You may send tossups and boni in the same file or two different files, but please do not intersperse tossups and boni. Use boldface and underlining to indicate minimally accepted answers. If you submit files in text format, please enclose the minimal answer in _underscores_. Please do not use unnecessary italics or capitalization. Please indicate the start of a bonus part by placing its value in brackets: [15], [30], [10], even if they are all the same. Please do not use any other marking(s). Please send packets as Microsoft Word attachments to gamaliel8_at_... Hotels * We are pleased to offer a special rate on rooms from the Wingate Inn (3751 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33612), which is directly across the street from USF. If you call 1-800-228-1000 to make a reservation at the Wingate Inn Tampa USF and mention the "USF Special" rate, you can get a double room (1-4 people) for $69/night * The Embassy Suites Hotel, directly on campus, recently announced a special rate as well. Call (813) 977-7066 and ask for the "USF Rate" of $149/night for a deluxe suite. * Amerisuites (11408 N 30th St, Tampa, FL 33612) has also chimed in with a nice deal. If you call (813)979-1922, and mention the "USF Rate", you can get a suite with 2 double beds and a pullout sofa for $79.00/night. * Holiday Inn (2701 E Fowler Ave) also has a "USF Special" rate of $69/night. Information on Tournament Location and Hours, SOON TO FOLLOW Any questions please e-mail Ahmad Ragab at aragab at mail dot usf dot edu. Or call at (813) 300-7654
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