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==Unique features of Science Bowl== | ==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: 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. |
| − | 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. | + | *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. |
| − | 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. (Perhaps even scientific people can't handle the concept of negative numbers.) |
| − | Blurts, or saying the answer before being recognized, result in 4 points for the other team, and they get to answer the question. | + | *Blurts, or saying the answer before being recognized, result in 4 points for the other team, and they get to answer the question. |
| − | It consists of only science questions, the greatest thing about it. | + | *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. | + | *The national tournament also features a number of non-quizbowl competitions, like an electric car race and design competition. |
==Academic Competition Results== | ==Academic Competition Results== | ||
===High School=== | ===High School=== | ||
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!Year | !Year | ||
!Champion | !Champion | ||
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|[[Mira Loma]] | |[[Mira Loma]] | ||
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|[[Regis]] | |[[Regis]] | ||
|[[Baton Rouge Magnet]] | |[[Baton Rouge Magnet]] | ||
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===Middle School=== | ===Middle School=== | ||
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Revision as of 15:23, 3 May 2021
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.)
- Blurts, or saying the answer before being recognized, result in 4 points for the other team, and they get 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
High School
| Year | Champion | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Mira Loma | Westview (OR) | Regis | Baton Rouge Magnet |
| 2013 | Mira Loma | NCSSM | Lexington | University (Irvine, CA) |
| 2012 | Lexington | North Hollywood | Mira Loma | Morgantown |
| 2011 | Mira Loma | Montgomery Blair | Sunset | Hunter |
| 2010 | NCSSM | Mira Loma | North Hollywood | Arcadia |
| 2009 | Mira Loma | Lexington | Oak Ridge | Santa Monica |
| 2008 | Santa Monica | Mira Loma | Thomas Jefferson (VA) | Fairview |
| 2007 | Poudre | State College | East Chapel Hill | Miami Palmetto |
| 2006 | State College | North Hollywood | Santa Monica | Albany |
| 2005 | Thomas Jefferson | Mission San Jose | Walton | Wootton |
| 2004 | Thomas Jefferson | A&M Consolidated | Baton Rouge | Montgomery Blair |
| 2003 | Thomas Jefferson | Centerville | A&M Consolidated | Allderdice (Pittsburgh) |
| 2002 | Thomas Jefferson (VA) | Boulder | Mission San Jose | Sycamore |
| 2001 | North Hollywood | |||
| 2000 | duPont Manual | |||
| 1999 | Montgomery Blair | |||
| 1998 | Valley | |||
| 1997 | Venice | |||
| 1996 | Venice | |||
| 1995 | Van Nuys | |||
| 1994 | Westminster | |||
| 1993 | Albany (Albany, CA) | |||
| 1992 | Lubbock | |||
| 1991 | Lubbock |
Middle School
| Year | Champion | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Greater Boston Math & Science | JDroids Science Club | Takoma Park | Science Infinity |
| 2013 | Creekside (Carmel, IN) | Takoma Park (Montgomery Co., MD) | Hopkins (Fremont, CA) | Treasure Valley |
| 2012 | Hopkins (Fremont, CA) | Longfellow | Seattle Science Infinity Club (not a school) | Treasure Valley |
| 2011 | Gale Ranch (San Ramon Co., CA) | Shahala (Clark Co., WA) | Hopkins (Fremont, CA) | Van Antwerp |
| 2010 | ||||
| 2009 | ||||
| 2002 | Samford (Auburn, AL) |