North Carolina (state)

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North Carolina is a state in the Southeastern United States. It has numerous quiz bowl teams at the high school, college, and middle college levels. There are both pyramidal and non-pyramidal tournaments in North Carolina.

Tournaments

There are many tournaments hosted yearly in North Carolina.

Some examples include:

- NCASA State Championship

- NCASA Middle School State

- Bonfire of the Manatees

- Tar Heel Cup

- Right Triangle Open

- Western North Carolina Shootout

- Other NCASA regional and league tournaments

NASAT

A team from North Carolina attended NASAT in 2018; they finished in 15th place. A North Carolina team also attended NASAT in 2012, when they finished in 7th place. There was discussion of a North Carolina team attending the 2020 NASAT before it was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Non-pyramidal

The WRAL Brain Game competition in the North Carolina Triangle area is on TV and does not adhere to the standards of pyramidal quiz bowl.

A High-IQ Bowl competition formerly existed in the Greensboro area.

History Bowl

2 History Bowl tournaments take place most years in North Carolina. One, the NC State Championship, has recently been hosted by East Chapel Hill. The other, the Piedmont History Bowl, is hosted in the Charlotte area.