I have not been able to attend Academic Team for the past few weeks, so it was great to finally be back at lunch today. It was especially nice because we resumed the Knowledge Master questions (the Great Auk guy) on the computer, instead of the random Trivial Pursuit questions. The Knowledge Master questions are a lot more challenging and are certainly better preparation for our final competition. I was very happy to return to Academic Team, especially to these questions. Luckily my knowledge in geography hadn't gone away, and instead had been augmented, especially from my trip to New York City for Model United Nations. For instance, I was able to answer a question about the Islamic Republic of Mauritania because I had aligned with that nation during the conference.
I also realized that I do have some skills in math and science, despite being seemingly ignorant in these fields. I was able to successfully answer a question about how long it would take a bunch of people to mow a lawn when they all collaborated, while everyone else seemed dumbfounded. I also answered a biology question. It made me feel very happy, but certainly not cocky, as I recognize we all randomly can answer questions even if they don't pertain to our areas of expertise.
It was nice to be with the team again, and we all seemed to work well together. With other math problems, we discussed the method and answer amongst ourselves before giving one. We conferred before nearly every response and, as a result of our teamwork and skill, achieved our highest score yet of 319 points.
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