Boston University College Bowl is extremely proud to announce our 4th annual Bay State Quiz Bowl Classic, a high school academic tournament to be held on Saturday December 8th, 2001, at Boston University's College of Arts and Sciences (725 Commonwealth Avenue; Boston, Mass.). This is the second Saturday of December, a date we plan to hold the event on both this year and in those to come. The Bay State Quiz Bowl Classic was first held in March of 1999, to begin the growth of a high school quiz circuit in the Northeast. For years other sections of the country, namely the South and Midwest, have had well-developed circuits at this level. In conjunction with other large universities in the area and National Academic Quiz Tournaments, LLC, the BSQBC began with 14 area schools fielding 28 teams, and Gloucester HS (Gloucester, Mass.) winning the first title. Our 2nd BSQBC, held in November of 1999, featured 16 teams from 9 different schools, and was won by Brookwood HS of Snellville, GA. Unlike our first event, teams from across the country were allowed to compete. The 3rd tournament, held this past December, had 21 competing teams from 12 schools, with Georgia's Walton HS taking the crown over Detroit Catholic Central by a single game. For those of you who have played here before, our format will remain the same as in previous years. Matches are played between two teams using a lockout buzzer system or alternate signaling system. A toss-up question is read, and the player who answers it correctly earns a set of bonus questions for his team. The bonus may not be in the same subject area as the toss-up, but it is available to all the players on that team. Conferring among players is allowed on bonus questions, but not on toss-ups. Subject material is varied; questions will include, but not be limited to history, science, literature, religion, philosophy, geography, sports, and current events. National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT), LLC, will again provide questions for the BSQBC. For those curious, we will be playing on NAQT's Invitational Set #27 [IS-27]. As has been the case in the past, top finishers in the Classic will earn the right to participate in the 2002 NAQT High School National Championship Tournament, tentatively scheduled for the weekend of June 8, 2002, at the University of Texas at Austin. Schools may send up to 3 teams at this point. If any school is interested in sending more, please contact us and we can discuss it on a case-by-case basis. Teams may consist of any number of players, but no more than 4 team members may play at the same time (basically, it means substitutions are allowed). The cost for participating will be $40 per team, with any team able to bring a lockout buzzer system (or suitable alternative) receiving a $5 discount for each. I apologize for having to raise fees $10 from last year, but with BU's Student Union becoming much stingier with funding this year, we're having a harder and harder time raising funds. Teams coming from long distances, or those bringing multiple teams, may be eligible for discounts in entry fees. Don't hesitate to ask! If you are interested in registering or getting any more information, please contact either BU College Bowl (qbowl_at_...) or Tournament Director Jon Couture (joncooch_at_...). We hope the quality and professionalism of our event in past years, something we pride ourselves on, is enough to convince teams to make the trip to Boston in the freezing cold. Thanks for reading, and we hope to see you all at the 4th annual Bay State Quiz Bowl Classic!
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0: Sat 12 Feb 2022 12:30:45 AM EST EST