I myself am a fan of pop culture questions and am
currently writing a tournament that includes them. I have
nothing against a few cartoon questions in a tournament,
but when the deciding factor in a playoff game is a
cartoon worksheet then it's getting ugly. I myself have a
difference between trash and pop culture. Trash is knowing
too much about Sailer Moon. Pop culture is knowing
too much about the Beatles. I just am annoyed by
putting huge amounts of trash and pop culture into a
tournament. A little bit makes the tournament fun, but when
it takes up the entire tournament and the tournament
isn't billed as trash, then there is a problem. Quiz
bowl is academic, but that doesn't mean it can't be
fun.