Science Bowl - Revision history

Kavin Anreddy at 01:16, 4 June 2026

2026-06-04T01:16:06Z

Justin Rosentover at 03:33, 31 May 2026

2026-05-31T03:33:44Z

Justin Rosentover at 03:33, 31 May 2026

2026-05-31T03:33:13Z

Chuck Bean: /* High School */

2025-08-02T20:58:28Z

High School

Chuck Bean: /* High School */

2025-08-02T20:37:11Z

High School

June Yin at 05:43, 26 October 2023

2023-10-26T05:43:48Z

Shlok Kumar: added "ordering" questions

2023-04-24T21:01:42Z

added "ordering" questions

Reilly Melville: adding results; if anyone has the podiums for the recent years please add them!

2022-01-08T20:37:58Z

adding results; if anyone has the podiums for the recent years please add them!

Reilly Melville at 20:33, 8 January 2022

2022-01-08T20:33:07Z

Reilly Melville at 20:28, 8 January 2022

2022-01-08T20:28:01Z

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−	The National '''Science Bowl''' is a quizbowl-like competition using only [[science]] [[questions]]~~. It could be called the bastard child of [[quizbowl]] and government-bureaucratized science~~. It is run and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.	+	The National '''Science Bowl''' is a quizbowl-like competition using only [[science]] [[questions]]. It is run and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. It functions separately from quiz bowl as its own style of competition.

	==Unique features of Science Bowl==		==Unique features of Science Bowl==

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 *There are three types of questions: multiple choice, which have to be answered by repeating the correct choice exactly word-for-word or by saying the corresponding letter (w, x, y, or z), short answer, and "ordering" questions that ask players to order three items based on a certain property.
-*[[Tossups]] and [[bonuses]] are interchangeable, but are worth 4 and 10 points respectively. It’s unclear why 4 points is used instead of 5, it may be because science bowl players lack the usual number of digits on their hands and feet. Since none has ever been spotted in the wild, it is impossible to know.
+*[[Tossups]] and [[bonuses]] are interchangeable, but are worth 4 and 10 points respectively. It’s unclear why 4 points is used instead of 5, it may be because science bowl players lack the usual number of digits on their hands and feet. Since none have ever been spotted in the wild, it is impossible to know.
 *Officially, five staff are required to run one game room: a reader, a scorekeeper, a timekeeper, a scientific judge, and a rules judge. Sometimes rooms will have two scientific judges, or two or three rules judges. At many regional and invitational meets, however, fewer staff are used.

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 *There are three types of questions: multiple choice, which have to be answered by repeating the correct choice exactly word-for-word or by saying the corresponding letter (w, x, y, or z), short answer, and "ordering" questions that ask players to order three items based on a certain property.
-*[[Tossups]] and [[bonuses]] are interchangeable, but are worth 4 and 10 points respectively.
+*[[Tossups]] and [[bonuses]] are interchangeable, but are worth 4 and 10 points respectively. It’s unclear why 4 points is used instead of 5, it may be because science bowl players lack the usual number of digits on their hands and feet. Since none has ever been spotted in the wild, it is impossible to know.
 *Officially, five staff are required to run one game room: a reader, a scorekeeper, a timekeeper, a scientific judge, and a rules judge. Sometimes rooms will have two scientific judges, or two or three rules judges. At many regional and invitational meets, however, fewer staff are used.

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 |[[Montgomery Blair]]
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-'''Science Bowl''' is a quizbowl-like competition using only [[science]] [[questions]]. It could be called the bastard child of [[quizbowl]] and government-bureaucratized science. It is run and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.
+The National '''Science Bowl''' is a quizbowl-like competition using only [[science]] [[questions]]. It could be called the bastard child of [[quizbowl]] and government-bureaucratized science. It is run and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.
 ==Unique features of Science Bowl==
 *There are three types of questions: multiple choice, which have to be answered by repeating the correct choice exactly word-for-word or by saying the corresponding letter (w, x, y, or z), short answer, and "ordering" questions that ask players to order three items based on a certain property.
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 *Officially, five staff are required to run one game room: a reader, a scorekeeper, a timekeeper, a scientific judge, and a rules judge. Sometimes rooms will have two scientific judges, or two or three rules judges. At many regional and invitational meets, however, fewer staff are used.
 *When answering incorrectly in the middle of a tossup, 4 points are awarded to the other team, rather than losing 4 points for your team.
-*Blurting, or saying the answer before being recognized, results in 4 points for the other team, and they get a chance to answer the question.
+*"Blurting," or saying the answer before being recognized, results in 4 points for the other team, and they get a chance to answer the question.
 *The national [[tournament]] also features a number of non-quizbowl competitions, like an electric car race and design competition.
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-'''Science Bowl''' is a quizbowl-like competition using only [[science]] questions. It could be called the bastard child of quizbowl and government-bureaucratized science. It is run and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.
+'''Science Bowl''' is a quizbowl-like competition using only [[science]] [[questions]]. It could be called the bastard child of [[quizbowl]] and government-bureaucratized science. It is run and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.
 ==Unique features of Science Bowl==
-*The strict adherence to rules of any kind. A example is "10 to the −1" not being accepted for ".1" or "1/10" in a short answer question.
+*The strict adherence to [[rules]] of any kind. A example is "10 to the −1" not being accepted for ".1" or "1/10" in a short answer question.
-*There are two types of questions: Short Answer questions and Multiple Choice questions (consisting of W, X, Y, or Z), which have to be answered by repeating the correct choice exactly word-for-word or by saying the letter.
+*There are two types of questions: multiple choice, which have to be answered by repeating the correct choice exactly word-for-word or by saying the corresponding letter (w, x, y, or z), and short answer
-*Tossups and bonuses are interchangeable, but are worth 4 and 10 points respectively.
+*[[Tossups]] and [[bonuses]] are interchangeable, but are worth 4 and 10 points respectively.
-*Five staff are required to run one game: a reader, a scorekeeper, a timekeeper, a scientific judge, and a rules judge. Sometimes rooms will have two scientific judges, or two or three rules judges.
+*Officially, five staff are required to run one game room: a reader, a scorekeeper, a timekeeper, a scientific judge, and a rules judge. Sometimes rooms will have two scientific judges, or two or three rules judges. At many regional and invitational meets, however, fewer staff are used.
-*When answering incorrectly in the middle of a tossup, 4 points are awarded to the other team, rather than losing 4 points for your team. (Perhaps even scientific people can't handle the concept of negative numbers.)
+*When answering incorrectly in the middle of a tossup, 4 points are awarded to the other team, rather than losing 4 points for your team.
-*Blurts, or saying the answer before being recognized, result in 4 points for the other team, and they get to answer the question.
+*Blurting, or saying the answer before being recognized, results in 4 points for the other team, and they get a chance to answer the question.
-*It consists of only science questions, the greatest thing about it.
+*The national [[tournament]] also features a number of non-quizbowl competitions, like an electric car race and design competition.
 ==Academic Competition Results==