Quality Point Average. Introduced by Dr. Death in 1971, the QPA is one of the Game's milestone refinements. Awarded only to those who score five hits or more. Calculated by dividing points by hits, e.g. if a gamester scores 20 points on five hits, their QPA is 4.0. The higher the QPA, the lower the average age per pick, hence the less the gamester has relied upon age in selecting picks. A high QPA points to power and style unless the high-pointers were all Bush Picks, i.e. known to be ailing. A low QPA indicates a reliance on the elderly, although this method gained popularity and a style of its own in the paws of Mr. Clete, the Game's first canine practitioner, who leaned heavily upon The World Almanac and crafted lists that scored modestly but often, earning him the appellation, "The Furry Rocket." In 1994, the High QPA Award was renamed the Reaper Ribbon in honor of legendary gamester G. Reaper, who died that year. For the World's Record High QPA, click here. Each year, the first gamester to qualify for a QPA receives the Silver Bobcat award.

Quality Performance Accreditation - the name of the school improvement process in Kansas . All schools must participate in this process. QPA is a continuous improvement approach to school improvement.

Quality Performance Accreditation. An accreditation system adopted March 12, 1991, by the State Board of Education which addresses school improvement, accountability, and individual student performance at the building level.