We recently discussed where we saw this going, and found that the categories were very similar (in some cases) and noted that there were some technical issues as far as questions were concerned. Because of this, we decided to change the categories (slightly).
The NEW categories
Games: all about FRC games, ranging from rules, names, and various other game related topics; example: Hexagon Havic was played in what year? (1997)
Engineering: questions about engineering, robot specs, gear ratios, etc.; example: What were the dimension restrictions for the 2009 game Lunacy? (38" by 28" by 60")
Programming: ALL about programming; example: The popular LabVIEW software was introduced to FIRST teams in what year? (2009)
Pop Culture: Questions about FIRST teams and the "FIRST culture," including its involvement in society (merged with the media category); example: What company does Dean Kamen work for? (DEKA)
Non-Technical: Questions about anything not relating to the robot, including common knowledge, awards criteria, and anything else FIRST related (primary focus is awards criteria); example: What percentage must your website score to get website excellence? (80%)
All About FIRST: Questions about/relating to FIRST; example: What year was FIRST founded in? (1989)
In addition, in the best interests of costs and restrictions on printing of cards, we decided to cut the count in half, so there would be 500 question cards, instead of 1,000. We also discussed adding a "all about FIRST teams" expansion set later on, depending on the success of the game above.
