2014 NSC Trivia Contest - Revision history

Jgrobertson at 03:01, 6 August 2014

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Jgrobertson at 19:56, 31 July 2014

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Jgrobertson at 19:53, 31 July 2014

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Jgrobertson: finalized trivia quiz info

2014-07-31T19:52:09Z

finalized trivia quiz info

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Poslfit: Created page with "Hello, everyone! As I have for the past two NSCs (2012, 2013), I will be hosting a team trivia event at the 2014 NSC. ..."

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Created page with "Hello, everyone! As I have for the past two NSCs (2012, 2013), I will be hosting a team trivia event at the 2014 NSC. ..."

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Hello, everyone!

As I have for the past two NSCs ([[2012 NSC Trivia Contest|2012]], [[2013 NSC Trivia Contest|2013]]), I will be hosting a team trivia event at the 2014 NSC. Judging by the very positive feedback I've gotten since 2012, I'm confident this year's quiz will be just as fun and entertaining--and this time it's not on the same night as the Musicale!

Teams (maximum of seven players) will compete against each other in a general trivia contest. The topics will be varied: movies, geography, current events, TV, history, sports, art, literature...you name it! There are assorted specialty rounds--and a dramatic final round that plays similar to Final Jeopardy! The contest lasts anywhere from 90 minutes to two hours.

The cost to enter the event to a measly $5 per person! Approximately 90% of the entry fees will be returned as prizes to the top-finishing teams. (The other 10% will go to offset my photocopying expenses.)

Feel free to form a team in advance. Don't have a team? No problem! You will be assigned to a team when you arrive.

Have you any questions about the trivia event? Just send me an email at jgrobertson@sympatico.ca. I'll do my best to answer them! I'll be glad to answer any of your questions personally at the tourney. (I'm the portly chap who is the Division #1 Leader.)

Hope to see you there!

[[John Robertson]] -
Quizmaster

P.S. I will have copies of the baseball history book I co-wrote with Andy Saunders about the pitiful 1916 Philadelphia Athletics (titled A's Bad As It Gets). The cost per book is $22 US or $25 CAN. Autographs are free!

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 This is a message from John Robertson.
-For those of you attending the upcoming NSC, I will again be organizing and running a team trivia contest for your amusement and entertainment as I have for the past two NSCs.  It will begin at 8 p.m. on Saturday, August 9 in Room 106BC.  It will last for approximately two fun-filled hours.  Please start arriving by 7:45 so we can begin on time.
+For those of you attending the upcoming NSC, I will again be organizing and running a team trivia contest for your amusement and entertainment as I have for the past two NSCs.  It is open to everyone--not just NSC entrants.  It will begin at 8 p.m. on Saturday, August 9 in Room 106BC.  It will last for approximately two fun-filled hours.  Please start arriving by 7:45 so we can begin on time.
 Thanks to some improvements in the scheduling of the NSC’s after-hours activities this year, the trivia contest won’t be slotted against any other NSC activities this time.  (Thank you, Dallas!)

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 John Robertson
-Division #1 Leader, Trivia Host, Author, Unabashed Pedant
+Division #1 Leader, Trivia Host, Author, Unabashed Pedant;
 jgrobertson@sympatico.ca

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 John Robertson
 Division #1 Leader, Trivia Host, Author, Unabashed Pedant

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 Hello, everyone!
-As I have for the past two [[National SCRABBLE Championship|NSCs]] ([[2012 NSC Trivia Contest|2012]], [[2013 NSC Trivia Contest|2013]]), I will be hosting a team trivia event at the [[2014 National SCRABBLE Championship|2014 NSC]].  Judging by the very positive feedback I've gotten since 2012, I'm confident this year's quiz will be just as fun and entertaining--and this time it's not on the same night as the Musicale!
+Hi, Scrabble folks:
-Teams (maximum of seven players) will compete against each other in a general trivia contest.  The topics will be varied:  movies, geography, current events, TV, history, sports, art, literature...you name it!  There are assorted specialty rounds--and a dramatic final round that plays similar to Final Jeopardy!  The contest lasts anywhere from 90 minutes to two hours.
+This is a message from John Robertson.
-The cost to enter the event to a measly $5 per person!  Approximately 90% of the entry fees will be returned as prizes to the top-finishing teams.  (The other 10% will go to offset my photocopying expenses.)
+For those of you attending the upcoming NSC, I will again be organizing and running a team trivia contest for your amusement and entertainment as I have for the past two NSCs.  It will begin at 8 p.m. on Saturday, August 9 in Room 106BC.  It will last for approximately two fun-filled hours.  Please start arriving by 7:45 so we can begin on time.
-Feel free to form a team in advance.  Don't have a team?  No problem!  You will be assigned to a team when you arrive.
+Thanks to some improvements in the scheduling of the NSC’s after-hours activities this year, the trivia contest won’t be slotted against any other NSC activities this time.  (Thank you, Dallas!)
-Have you any questions about the trivia event?  Just send me an email at jgrobertson@sympatico.ca.  I'll do my best to answer them!  I'll be glad to answer any of your questions personally at the tourney.  (I'm the portly chap who is the Division #1 Leader.)
+Here’s how the trivia quiz works:
-Hope to see you there!
+Participants compete in teams with a maximum of seven players per team.  You may form a team in advance or you can show up on your own and I will assign you to a team.  The cost to enter is a measly $5 per person.  About 90% of the money I collect will be distributed as prizes to the top-finishing teams.  The remaining 10% goes to offset my photocopying expenses.  (If I make a couple of bucks, I’ll be happy.)  In order to sit at a table with a team, you must be a paid participant—no exceptions!  It is helpful to bring a pen.  Everything else is provided for you.
-[[John Robertson]] -
+It will be a multi-part trivia quiz on a multitude of subjects:  television, movies, history, geography, words, music, pop culture, literature, art, sports, current events.  There’s pretty much a bit of everything—except for post-1985 music, science, and technology because I know squat about those subjects.  The quiz will be presented with my usual brand of irrepressible wit, charm and humor with occasional personal commentary tossed in for good measure.
-P.S.  I will have copies of the baseball history book I co-wrote with Andy Saunders about the pitiful 1916 Philadelphia Athletics (titled A's Bad As It Gets).  The cost per book is $22 US or $25 CAN.  Autographs are free!
+Preliminary rounds will be a combination of oral questions and handouts.  The finale is comprised of two “wagering rounds” similar to, but not exactly like, Final Jeopardy.