Comparison of distributions in collegiate formats
Quizbowl formats
ACF
The ACF distribution for the 20/20 of a regulation packet is:
Key: "4/4 literature" means "4 tossups on literature and 4 bonuses on literature."
- 4/4 literature
- 4/4 history
- 4/4 science
- 3/3 arts
- 2/2 religion, mythology, and philosophy
- 1/1 social science
- 1/1 geography
- 1/1 trash, current events, or miscellaneous
By percentage this is:
- 20% Literature
- 20% History
- 20% Science
- 15% Arts
- 10% Religion, Mythology, and Philosophy
- 5% Social Science
- 5% Geography
- 5% Trash, Current Events, or Misc
Each ACF packet also has 4 tiebreaker tossup questions and 4 extra bonus questions; both blocks are distributed in the categories of literature, history, science, and RMP.
NAQT
As of the 2009 SCT, the NAQT SCT/ICT distribution for a set of 16 packets is:
- 69/65 literature
- 78/75 history
- 81/78 science
- 34/33 arts
- 30/30 religion, mythology, and philosophy
- 19/19 social science
- 22/22 geography
- 36/35 trash
- 21/21 current events
- 17/30 miscellaneous/general knowledge
By percentage this is:
- 16.1% literature
- 18.4% history
- 19.1% science
- 8.1% arts
- 7.2% religion, mythology, and philosophy
- 4.6% social science
- 5.3% geography
- 8.5% trash
- 5.0% current events
- 5.6% miscellaneous/general knowledge