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| − | Knowledge Bowl | + | Colorado Knowledge Bowl is a form of [[quizbowl]] played in Colorado. It runs on [[Academic Hallmarks]] (Great Auk) questions and can be considered [[bad quizbowl]] for this reason. |
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| + | ==History== | ||
| + | Knowledge Bowl was launched in 1978 by the San Juan Board of Cooperative Services of Durango, Colorado. It was response to a request by a group of area student body leaders who asked for some kind of competitive academic activity. The first meet was held in [[Pagosa Springs]] and involved just three high schools. Within two years, it evolved to include scores of invitational meets in addition to regional competitions and a Colorado state championship that has been held annually ever since. | ||
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| + | The first statewide Colorado State Knowledge Bowl was held in 1978 at Fort Lewis College in Durango. Most of the competing teams that year came from schools in mountain districts. One of the few Colorado Front Range schools in the competition that year, [http://sc.jeffco.k12.co.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectionid=294 Green Mountain High School] in Jefferson County won the first statewide championship. Green Mountain would go on to triumph in three of the first four years of the competition, taking first place in 1980 and 1981 as well. | ||
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| + | ==Season Structure== | ||
| + | ''(under construction)'' | ||
| + | A team typically plays in around six meets a season, excluding "postseason" play[https://sites.google.com/site/colorado7leagueknowledgebowl/]. Meets are mostly organized based on Colorado High School athletic association (CHSAA) conferences, however a number of invitations during the probably occur. At the end of the season regional competition based on (CHSAA) occurs, the results of which will determine participation in the State Meet. | ||
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==Meet Format== | ==Meet Format== | ||
| − | In Colorado, | + | In Colorado, Knowledge Bowl meets start off with the written round. This round comprises of 40 or 60 multiple choice questions. The teams can discuss content of questions only during the written round. Teams may have between 2 to 5 people, a number that is often dependent on school size. The scores from the written round determines which teams will compete against each other in the first oral round. There are usually four oral rounds during a meet and consist of forty or fifty questions each. |
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| + | During oral rounds three teams compete against each other simultaneously in a single room. Only four members of a team may take part in these rounds, so if the team has more than four members, the other members may substitute in after half of the questions in that round. | ||
| − | + | The subject of each questions is announced before it is read. Teams can buzz at any time, even before the reader has finished reading the question. The team may not discuss the question, but they may decide who answers the question. In the Colorado Springs area meets, no talking period is allowed. However, teammates may use hand signals to determine who will answer. | |
| − | + | A team that buzzes has 15 seconds to answer. If the first team that buzzes in answer incorrectly, either of the other two teams may ask the reader to finish the question and even repeat the question once. Use of paper is allowed during rounds for taking notes, computations, or keeping score. | |
| − | + | After each round teams are reassigned to rooms according to their total oral and written scores. After the final round, the team with the highest cumulative score throughout the tournament wins the meet. | |
| + | ==Results== | ||
| + | Results from Knowledge Bowl competitions are apparently not posted on the internet, except for local press reports. | ||
[[Category:High school quizbowl in Colorado]] | [[Category:High school quizbowl in Colorado]] | ||
| + | [[Category:State championships]] | ||
| + | [[Category:High school formats]] | ||
| + | [[Category:High school tournaments]] | ||
Revision as of 19:20, 22 January 2014
Colorado Knowledge Bowl is a form of quizbowl played in Colorado. It runs on Academic Hallmarks (Great Auk) questions and can be considered bad quizbowl for this reason.
History
Knowledge Bowl was launched in 1978 by the San Juan Board of Cooperative Services of Durango, Colorado. It was response to a request by a group of area student body leaders who asked for some kind of competitive academic activity. The first meet was held in Pagosa Springs and involved just three high schools. Within two years, it evolved to include scores of invitational meets in addition to regional competitions and a Colorado state championship that has been held annually ever since.
The first statewide Colorado State Knowledge Bowl was held in 1978 at Fort Lewis College in Durango. Most of the competing teams that year came from schools in mountain districts. One of the few Colorado Front Range schools in the competition that year, Green Mountain High School in Jefferson County won the first statewide championship. Green Mountain would go on to triumph in three of the first four years of the competition, taking first place in 1980 and 1981 as well.
Season Structure
(under construction) A team typically plays in around six meets a season, excluding "postseason" play[1]. Meets are mostly organized based on Colorado High School athletic association (CHSAA) conferences, however a number of invitations during the probably occur. At the end of the season regional competition based on (CHSAA) occurs, the results of which will determine participation in the State Meet.
Meet Format
In Colorado, Knowledge Bowl meets start off with the written round. This round comprises of 40 or 60 multiple choice questions. The teams can discuss content of questions only during the written round. Teams may have between 2 to 5 people, a number that is often dependent on school size. The scores from the written round determines which teams will compete against each other in the first oral round. There are usually four oral rounds during a meet and consist of forty or fifty questions each.
During oral rounds three teams compete against each other simultaneously in a single room. Only four members of a team may take part in these rounds, so if the team has more than four members, the other members may substitute in after half of the questions in that round.
The subject of each questions is announced before it is read. Teams can buzz at any time, even before the reader has finished reading the question. The team may not discuss the question, but they may decide who answers the question. In the Colorado Springs area meets, no talking period is allowed. However, teammates may use hand signals to determine who will answer.
A team that buzzes has 15 seconds to answer. If the first team that buzzes in answer incorrectly, either of the other two teams may ask the reader to finish the question and even repeat the question once. Use of paper is allowed during rounds for taking notes, computations, or keeping score.
After each round teams are reassigned to rooms according to their total oral and written scores. After the final round, the team with the highest cumulative score throughout the tournament wins the meet.
Results
Results from Knowledge Bowl competitions are apparently not posted on the internet, except for local press reports.