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Quiz Bowl
Quiz bowl is an academic team quiz competition with tossup and bonus questions, moderator, buzzer system and rules for interruption, eligibility to answer and team conferral. IQBT, NAQT, ACF and PACE document rules and tournament formats.
Classification
Weitere Angaben
Rules and format
Die Grundlagen
Ziel
Answer questions faster and correctly, win tossups and maximise team bonus points.
Teilnehmer
Team competition; rulesets typically use several players per team with an active lineup size.
Teamgröße
Team competition; rulesets typically use several players per team with an active lineup size.
Spielfeld
Quiz room or classroom with team seating, buzzer system, moderator, scorekeeper, question packet and timer.
Dauer
Duration depends on game, round, heat, speech, dictation or tournament time control.
Wertung
Tossups and bonuses score points; incorrect interrupts may incur negative points.
Gewinnbedingung
Score more points than the opposing team after the regulated number of questions or time.
Ausrüstung
Buzzer system, question packet, timer, scoresheet/software, moderator, scorekeeper and suitable room.
Wichtige Regelpunkte
- unauthorised aids
- communication outside the rules
- time violation
- wrong or incomplete answer/input
Regelquellen
Federations and sources
- Concise Rules of Tossup/Bonus Quizbowl PACE · rule-guide · high
- Rules and Gameplay Colorado Quiz Bowl · community-guide · medium
- Starting a Quiz Bowl Team Colorado Quiz Bowl · starter-guide · medium
- Starting a High School Quiz Bowl Team NAQT · starter-pdf · high