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Buzzer-beater questions that virtually any team can be expected to answer after hearing only a few words are discouraged.
For non-computational toss-ups, the preferred style is multi-clue, starting with a more challenging clue and ending with a clue that most teams should reasonably be expected to answer correctly.
... similar to the format used at the NAA's National Academic Championship tournaments. Each match will be divided into four quarters, as follows: 1) Ten relatively easy, "buzzer-beater" toss-up questions.
Buzzer-beater questions that virtually any team can be expected to answer after hearing only a few words are discouraged.
... similar to the format used at the NAA's National Academic Championship tournaments. Each match will be divided into four quarters, as follows: 1) Ten relatively easy, "buzzer-beater" toss-up questions.
For non-computational toss-ups, the preferred style is multi-clue, starting with a more challenging clue and ending with a clue that most teams should reasonably be expected to answer correctly.