Arkansas Governor's Quiz Bowl Association - Revision history

Joseph Feldman at 10:21, 11 August 2026

2026-08-11T10:21:30Z

Joseph Feldman: The AGQBA is completely independent of the state's sports leagues.

2026-08-11T10:20:53Z

The AGQBA is completely independent of the state's sports leagues.

Michael Bowman: /* State-Specific Features */

2026-04-02T17:24:01Z

State-Specific Features

Chris Chiego at 19:58, 6 February 2022

2022-02-06T19:58:57Z

Chris Chiego at 19:53, 6 February 2022

2022-02-06T19:53:43Z

Kevin Wang at 17:13, 6 January 2022

2022-01-06T17:13:40Z

Chris Chiego at 18:11, 12 May 2021

2021-05-12T18:11:28Z

David Reinstein at 01:49, 25 January 2017

2017-01-25T01:49:55Z

Chris Chiego: /* State-Specific Rules */

2014-10-08T05:00:18Z

State-Specific Rules

Chris Chiego at 04:54, 8 October 2014

2014-10-08T04:54:30Z

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 '''Use of In-Print Reference Material for Appeals'''
-Arkansas' state quiz bowl association was formerly the target of much criticism and ridicule due to their policy of only allowing non-electronic, paper materials (such as encyclopedias, atlases, almanacs, and other physical media) to be used in the adjudication of protests (referred to as challenges in Arkansas lingo). This rule was eliminated sometime after the COVID pandemic.
+Arkansas' state quiz bowl association was formerly the target of much criticism and ridicule due to their policy of only allowing non-electronic, paper materials (such as encyclopedias, atlases, almanacs, and other physical media) to be used in the adjudication of protests (referred to as challenges in Arkansas lingo). This rule was eliminated in 2020.
 '''Recognition'''

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-The '''Arkansas Governor's Quiz Bowl Association''' is an organization under the Arkansas Activities Association that promotes its form of [[Bad quizbowl|quizbowl]] within the state of Arkansas. Matches are in the [[Four-quarter format]] and finals are broadcast on the Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN).
+The '''Arkansas Governor's Quiz Bowl Association''' is an independent organization that promotes quizbowl within the state of Arkansas. Matches are in a unique [[Four-quarter format]] and finals are broadcast on the Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN), Arkansas's PBS station.
 == History ==
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 The program began in 1984-1985, according to its official website, [https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2008/feb/21/quiz-bowl-team-prepares-state-finals-20080221/ allegedly] due to the support of then-governor Bill Clinton and his wife [[Hillary Clinton]].
-Historically the questions used have come from [[bad quizbowl]] question sources such as [[Academic Hallmarks]], [[Patrick's Press]], [[Questions Galore]], and especially [[Chip Beall]], [http://arquizbowl.org/sources.html among] [http://arquizbowl.org/forms/ReferenceLists_ques_sources_buzzers.pdf others].
+Historically the questions used have come from [[bad quizbowl]] question sources such as [[Academic Hallmarks]], [[Patrick's Press]], [[Questions Galore]], and especially [[Chip Beall]], among others.
-Essentially, the activity is governed like a high school sport, as it falls under the jurisdiction of Arkansas' statewide sporting body. The group sponsors a Fall Camp for both Senior High and Jr. High school students and helps coordinate tournaments in the state throughout the year.
+The activity is governed like a high school sport. The group sponsors a Fall Camp for both Senior High and Jr. High school students and helps coordinate tournaments in the state throughout the year.
 The [[Quiz Bowl Alliance of Arkansas]] was a short-lived representative of "[[good quizbowl]]" within the state from 2007 to 2011, centered mostly around [[Harding]] University.
 == State-Specific Features ==
 '''Use of In-Print Reference Material for Appeals'''
-Arkansas' state quiz bowl association was formerly the target of much criticism and ridicule due to their policy of only allowing non-electronic, paper materials (such as encyclopedias, atlases, almanacs, and other physical media) to be used in the adjudication of protests (referred to as challenges in Arkansas lingo). This rule was done away with sometime after the COVID pandemic.
+Arkansas' state quiz bowl association was formerly the target of much criticism and ridicule due to their policy of only allowing non-electronic, paper materials (such as encyclopedias, atlases, almanacs, and other physical media) to be used in the adjudication of protests (referred to as challenges in Arkansas lingo). This rule was eliminated sometime after the COVID pandemic.
 '''Recognition'''

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 '''Use of In-Print Reference Material for Appeals'''
-Arkansas Governor's Quiz Bowl is particularly unique among quiz bowl formats in how it chooses to structure question challenges ([[protest]]s) during matches. According to the official rules:
+'''Recognition'''
+Unlike most formats traditionally identified as 'good quizbowl,' Arkansas' governing rules require that players be recognized by a moderator before giving an answer to a tossup question. Players who answer before being awarded recognition ("blurting") are usually warned at the regional level, but are often ruled incorrect at state tournaments, regardless of the actual correctness of their answer.
 '''Official Violation Forms'''

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 == History ==
-The program began in 1985, according to its official website, and apparently features questions from such [[bad quizbowl]] question sources as [[Academic Hallmarks]], [[Patrick's Press]], [[Questions Galore]], and especially [[Chip Beall]], [http://arquizbowl.org/sources.html among] [http://arquizbowl.org/forms/ReferenceLists_ques_sources_buzzers.pdf others].  Essentially, the activity is governed like a high school sport, as it falls under the jurisdiction of Arkansas' statewide sporting body. The group sponsors a Fall Camp for both Senior High and Jr. High school students.
+The program began in 1984-1985, according to its official website, [https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2008/feb/21/quiz-bowl-team-prepares-state-finals-20080221/ allegedly] due to the support of then-governor Bill Clinton and his wife [[Hillary Clinton]].
 The [[Quiz Bowl Alliance of Arkansas]] was a short-lived representative of "[[good quizbowl]]" within the state from 2007 to 2011, centered mostly around [[Harding]] University.

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−	The '''Arkansas Governor's Quiz Bowl Association''' is an organization under the Arkansas Activities Association that promotes "[[Bad quizbowl\|quizbowl]]" within the state of Arkansas. Matches are in the [[Four-quarter format]] and finals are broadcast on the Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN).	+	The '''Arkansas Governor's Quiz Bowl Association''' is an organization under the Arkansas Activities Association that promotes its form of [[Bad quizbowl\|quizbowl]] within the state of Arkansas. Matches are in the [[Four-quarter format]] and finals are broadcast on the Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN).

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 "Any reference material must be in the room in the possession of the team issuing the challenge. Only recognized, up-to-date reference materials such as almanacs, encyclopedias, fact finders, textbooks, dictionaries, or anthologies may be used for proving challenge."
 This rule thus results in teams lugging around large quantities of reference materials since internet sources or any non-reference materials like old questions are prohibited. Challenges are also only allowed to take place immediately after toss-up questions are read and coaches have five minutes from lodging the challenge to use the reference sources to come up with a rationale for the challenge. Additionally, judges are not required to actually be convinced by this evidence and are explicitly allowed to rule however they feel without actually researching the issue.
 '''Official Violation Forms'''
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 ==External links==
-* [http://www.arquizbowl.org/ Website]
+* [http://www.arquizbowl.org/ Current Website]
 [[Category:Bad quizbowl]]
 [[Category:High school quizbowl in Arkansas]]
 [[Category:State Quizbowl Organizations]]

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