COST: This tournament is FREE, thanks to the generosity of NAQT. But we do expect most teams to supply additional questions and have someone to act as staff when not playing. QUESTION PACKETS: NAQT has generously donated questions from its United States invitational series #20. These will be very similar in style, length of questions, and breadth and depth of subject matter to a round on NAQT's website at <a href=http://www.naqt.com/IS-packet.htm target=new>http://www.naqt.com/IS-packet.htm</a> although of course the exact same topics won't likely come up. The tournament director (who hasn't looked at these packets) will e-mail two or three rounds to each team, who will replace some of the questions with others to make the rounds more suitable for a Canadian audience. The several-month-old rounds may also be updated by adding questions about current events that are more current. Teams with only inexperienced players will not be required to write questions. CANADIAN CONTENT: Most teams will be expected to edit NAQT packets to adjust for the fact that VETO is being held in a different country. Overall, the final packet need not be "balanced" -- don't worry if it contains too much geography and not enough history. Some good general guidelines on question-writing style are those used by Boston University's Terrier Tussle, at <a href=http://people.bu.edu/qbowl/t9q.html target=new>http://people.bu.edu/qbowl/t9q.html</a> If you're itching to write some Canadian questions but can't make it to VETO or to the Ontario tournament, contact us. We'll need some questions for the Trans-Canada championship match, as well as a moderator in a neutral location. MULTIMEDIA: To promote fun and variety, teams are encouraged to bring multimedia questions (visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, gustatory), whether Canadian or not. These tend to work better as bonuses than as tossups. An audiocassette player will be available at VETO 2000. Questions at VETO 1999 tested all six senses, not just the usual telepathy. PRIZES: The leading individual scorer at VETO will take over the title of West Coast Dominatrix of Relevant Knowledge (WC-DORK). Anyone may sponsor a prize and select a winner according to any criteria. Last year we had prizes for the longest trip to VETO, most energetic buzz, cheesiest question, and others.
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