Caltech quiz bowl is pleased to announce that Quesadilla 5: Think outside the Bun will be taking place on August 17 (provisional on room availability). The tournament will be packet submission in the style of "Guerilla quizbowl". Each team must write a packet, and bring copies for use during the tournament. Teams are expected to moderate their packet (and possibly others) during their byes, and there will be no editing whatsoever. However... Entry Fee: $0 Discount for having your packet ready up to 12 months early: $0 Discount for travelling more than 1 mile: $0 more than 666 miles: 1/2 off entry fee Discount for bringing buzzers $0: (though they would be appreciated) Tradition holds that participating teams can sponsor one or more prizes. Previous awards have included: Best Packet, Best Bonus Question, Coolest Team Name, Best Prize, and best reference (necessary or unnecessary) to 'Survivor'. The distribution is as follows: 24 tossups, 24 boni, each distributed as 4 Science 4 History 4 Literature 2 Fine Arts 2 Religion/Mythology/Philosophy 2 General Knowledge/Current Events 1 Geography 1 Social Science 1 MORE Geography OR Social Science 1 Pop Culture 1 Sports 1 MORE Pop Culture OR Sports Examples of packets from past years can be found at http://robotics.caltech.edu/~mason/packets/ http://quizbowl.caltech.edu/packs/q4/quesadilla.htm If you have any questions about the tournament or would like to confirm that you are attending, please write quizbowl_at_.... Kevin Costello Caltech Quiz Bowl
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