Re: [quizbowl] Quiz Championships of North America - Spring 2009

• From: Jason Luna <nandor1.jason_at_nandor12000.yahoo.invalid>
• Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:29:22 -0700
• Message-ID: <65bebca30807140829w399321d8j5deaec73db612dd7_at_...>

I would like to play. Is there anything close to the greater LA area set up?
-Jason Luna
jason-luna.blogspot.com

On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 4:52 AM, Paul <gpaulbailey_at_...> wrote:

>   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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