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<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://blog.lareviewofbooks.org/essays/craft-writing-pyramidal-quiz-questions-writing-quiz-bowl-questions-intellectual-task/"></div><p>A <a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/life/culturebox/2012/05/quiz_bowl_is_it_the_ultimate_test_of_smarts_or_an_overblown_game_of_trivial_pursuit_.html"><em>Slate </em>article</a> once described quizbowl as the “Super Bowl of the mind.” The article detailed the culture of quizbowl, and how many of its players prepared for the game. But none of that preparation would be necessary were it not for the perfectly-crafted quizbowl question The thought process that goes into producing a good question is incredibly complex: like a good work of art, a good quizbowl question is worthy of contemplation and analysis, and expresses the intimate feelings of its writer. <a href="https://blog.lareviewofbooks.org/essays/craft-writing-pyramidal-quiz-questions-writing-quiz-bowl-questions-intellectual-task/#more-5279" class="more-link">Read more</a></p>
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The Craft of Writing Pyramidal Quiz Questions: Why Writing Quiz Bowl Questions is an Intellectual Task

Ike Jose is a quizbowl question writer for National Academic Quiz Tournaments, the Academic Competition Federation, and various other question-writing organizations dedicated to quizbowl.