Quiz Team qualifies for national competition for the third year in a row
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What are the two asymptotes of the equation “y=1/x”?
What four-letter Hawaiian word meaning “fast” has lent its name to a
very popular online reference and research site? What is the process by
which leaves emit water through stomata? Just a few the questions posed
in the most recent Academic Bowl—a Jeopardy-type competition testing
high school students’ knowledge of history, literature, mathematics,
science, current events and more. Schuylerville’s Quiz Team has excelled
in this competition, making the members eligible for national level
competition for the third year in a row.
Schuylerville’s Quiz Team members are: Rob D’Andrea, Tom Greeno, Brendan
Matos, Emily Pieper (alternate), Luke Pumiglia (captain), McKenzie
Prunier and Rob Woodruff. According to Quiz Team Advisor Tom Bryson,
Luke and Tom are the team’s top two individual scorers, with Luke
referred to as a “juggernaut” by other teams’ coaches.
The Academic Bowl has two rounds of toss-up questions similar (similar
to Jeopardy) and two rounds that allow team members to confer and have
an answer presented by team captains. In the first competition,
Schuylerville beat South Glens Falls and then moved on to better North
Warren in the semifinals. The team was edged out of the first place
position in the finals by Saratoga Springs; however the top three teams
are eligible to move on to nationals.
Congratulations to Schuylerville’s team for its continued
accomplishments!
Oh, in case you’re wondering about the answers to the questions posed
above, they are:
X=0,
Y=0 or X-axis, Y-axis
Wiki
Transpiration.
