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...Just walking back from dinner tonight, we were talking about the difference between trivia knowledge and Quiz Bowl knowledge,” he says, “and Dallas observed that trivia knowledge is knowing who the 29th president is, Quiz Bowl knowledge is knowing what the 29th president...
Serko says that he was able to name William Howard Taft as the 29th president (though in reality, the non-Quiz Bowler names the 27th.) He was also able to recall that Taft was a rather large man. But it was up to Simons to relate that Taft had fired Gifford Pinchot. And authorized the passage of the Payne-Aldrich tariff...
...people who descended on Harvard Square this Sunday for the 29th annual celebration of Oktoberfest were greeted by a strange sight: 300 feet of red pleather. That attraction—the world’s longest couch, which was featured on Church Street—was just one of the many draws at Cambridge’s most recent rendition of the 200 year-old Bavarian tradition. But while the Cambridge organizers imported the name from Munich’s storied event, they didn’t necessarily import the spirit: unlike Bavaria’s legions of inebriated revelers...
...Journeyman/Brute Northeast Collegiate Duals feature a match with No. 5 Missouri on November 29th, followed a month later by a highly anticipated contest against 11th-ranked Minnesota at the Lone Star Duals. Combined with tests at Lehigh, Army, and Boston University, Harvard should have ample preparation for the Ivy season in February...
...greens it just stuck there,” Mayer added. Behind Shuman, Pollak tied for 20th in his second tournament appearance. Turning in a very respectable 223 (70-76-77), Pollak delivered a solid performance despite his relative inexperience. Rounding out the Harvard contingent, Mayer tied for 29th place, 78-73-75, senior John Christensen shot 77-76-77, and captain Michael Shore shot 74-78-84. Harvard was one of two teams to bring players to play as individuals. Four traveled with the team and played the course, though their scores would not count for the Crimson total...