Quiz Championships of North America are proposed for the Spring of 2009. The quiz will follow the format of the World Quizzing Championships by the International Quizzing Association. The goal will be to have sites in Ottawa, Washington D.C., and Mexico City D.F. at a minimum, with additional sites across Canada, Mexico, and the USA. See the discussion group on facebook or just put your comments in this thread. Participation in the quiz will be by individuals at hosted sites. There are 240 questions, divided into eight categories, and two hours in which to answer them in writing. At the end of the allotted time, the papers are marked and each quizzers' top seven marks will be added together to find the winner, with the dropped category serving as the first tiebreaker. The categories [and general content areas] are a combination of academic and popular culture topics including: Culture [Architecture, Fine Arts, Philosophy, Museums, Religion, Mythology] Entertainment [Music (Classical, Blues, Film Score, Jazz, Rock, World), Ballet, Musicals and Operas, Radio, Television] History [(<450AD),(450-1492),(1492-1900),(1900-date), Current Affairs, Explorations, Famous People, Civilizations] Lifestyle [Costume, Design, Fashion, Food & Drink, Handicrafts, Health & Fitness,Human Body, New Age Beliefs, Products & Brands, Tourism] Media [Movies [(1900-1980), (1980-2000)], (recent), Literature [(<1900), (1900-1980),(recent)], Poetry, Drama, Comics, Language] Science [Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Social Sciences, Fauna, Flora] Sport [Track and Field, Team Sports, Motor Sports, Winter Sports, Games, Hobbies & Passtimes, Records] World [Geography, Cities, Space, Technology, Transport, Inventions]
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