A quiz bowl team at the Harvard Certamen, with buzzers
Other names
Quizbowl, scholastic bowl, academic bowl, etc.
Years active
c. 1953–present
Genres
Quiz
Players
2–10
Playing time
~30 minutes (can vary)
Age range
School-aged and up
Skills
recall, knowledge, memory, reflex
Materials required
Lockout buzzer system, questions
Quiz bowl (quizbowl,[1]scholars' bowl, scholastic bowl, academic bowl, academic team, etc.) is a family of quiz-based competitions that test players on a wide variety of academic subjects. Standardized quiz bowl formats are played by lower school, middle school, high school, and university students throughout North America, Asia, Europe, Australia, and Africa.[2]
Quiz bowl competitions are typically played with a lockout buzzer system[1] between at least two teams, usually consisting of four players each. A moderator reads questions to the players, who try to score points for their team by buzzing first and responding with the correct answer.
Quiz bowl is most commonly played in a toss-up/bonus format, which consists of a series of two different types of questions. Other formats, particularly in local competitions, may deviate from the above rules, with additions like lightning rounds or category choice.[3]
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^"Other Regions". International Academic Competitions. 10 August 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
^Pinyan, Jon. "Concise Rules of Tossup/Bonus Quizbowl". Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
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