quizbowl.stanford.eduQuiz Bowl Club, Stanford University

Question Archive Tournament Results Lexicon History of Stanford Quiz Bowl Adjusting to College Quiz Bowl High School Links and News Photos Outreach QUIZ BOWL CLUB STANFORD UNIVERSITY What is Quiz Bowl? Quiz Bowl is an academic competition game played on teams of up to four players. Players buzz in to answer pyramidal tossup questions, and the team works together to answer bonus questions. Questions are mostly on academic areas, such as literature, history, science, arts, social science, etc. Some question sets are entirely academic; others have some non-academic content. Here are some sample questions from the intramural , sectional , and national levels (some of the sectionals and nationals questions are really hard!). If you like Jeopardy! or if you have played Academic Challenge, Academic Decathlon, or Knowledge Master Open, quizzing, or something of that kind, you might enjoy Quiz Bowl. Stanford Daily articlefrom Spring 2002.Who can play? The Stanford Quiz Bowl Club is open to all Stanford students, faculty, and staff. Everyone is welcome at our events, regardless of skill level or level of commitment. Some people just come to practice occasionally; some want to play a tournament or two; others want to take Stanford to a top finish at nationals. What does the club do? We hold practices (see section on Practices below for details). Practice helps us do better at tournaments, and it’s also a lot of fun. "Practice" is kind of a bad name; it’s fun in its own right, even if you’re not practicing for a tournament. Our practices are very laid-back. Some people only answer one or two questions a night, and that’s totally fine. People come because it’s fun and they learn neat stuff. Throughout the year, we compete in tournaments against other West Coast schools (see section on Tournament Calendar below for details). That means lots of fun road trips to Berkeley, L.A., etc. Each spring we represent Stanford at national tournaments. Most costs associated with attending a tournament are covered by the club. There are no costs, tryouts, or cuts involved in joining the club; just sign up for our listhost, and come to a practice or a tournament. What if I’m not good enough? Don’t worry about not being a good player right away. That’s why we practice, and that’s why you have teammates! Everybody, regardless of skill level, is welcome to play at practice and to attend most tournaments (most tournaments let us send as many teams as we want, so there’s no need to "make the team"). Plus, there are special tournaments (including a national championship) for new players. College questions can be more difficult than high school questions, but keep in mind that nobody knows every answer; to win a match, you and your teammates just have to know slightly more than the other team. Our Email Listservs: Stay Informed! Email is our primary means of communication. To receive announcements about practices, tournaments, and other club events, join the club email list (quizbowl-club) . People interested only in occasional intramural play should join our low-traffic IM list (quizbowl-im) instead. We also have a Facebook group , and Facebook messenger chat, but formal annoucements are largely sent through the email listserv. If you’re from another college or high school and want to know about West Coast quiz bowl events, join the Northern California Quiz Bowl Facebook group . You can also join the quizbowl-westcoast mailing list . Practices 2019-20 Practices will be held every Monday and Tuesday while academic year classes are in session from 8:00-9:30pm , in Wallenberg Hall (Building 160) , Room 330 or a nearby room. Practices are very casual. Feel free to drop by whenever during a practice session you’d like, and you’re under no obligation to stay for the entire duration of a practice or to come to every practice. Especially at the beginning of the year, we often have two practice rooms, one for newer players and one for more experienced players, so you won’t have to compete against the varsity team all the time. Tournaments 2019-20 Click here to view our club calendar. Email us if you would like to attend, play, volunteer to staff any tournaments. Note: Some tournaments require each team to submit a packet of questions. For these tournaments, we need to figure out teams early so that we can submit our questions on time. Often, submitting packets early earns a discount. Plus, writing questions is a great way to get better at quiz bowl. Officers 2019-20 Presidents Mary Markley Benji Reade Malague ñ o Marianna Zhang Financial Officer Jennie Yang The Stanford Fund (TSF) Coordinator Natan Holtzman Nathan Weiser Vice President: Eric Kilgore Financial Officer: Jennie YangKristiaan De Greve and Arnav Moudgil (fund raising), Jason Ma (HS and IM events), Brian Lindquist (Cardinal Classic)Josie LinkTo contact the officers, email: Fall 2017: Date Event Location Other Information 10/15/2017 EFT Stanford No packet submission 10/21/2017 Penn Bowl Stanford No packet submission 11/04/2017 ACF Fall Stanford Half-packet submission Winter 2018: Date Event Location Other Information 01/20/2018 ACF Regionals UCSD Half-packet submission 01/27/2018 WAO II Stanford Packet submission optional 03/10/2018 CMST Stanford Packet submission optional for non-open teams Spring 2018: Date Event Location Other Information 04/14/2018 NAQT ICT TBD No packet submission 04/21/2018 ACF Nationals TBD Packet submission 2010 Oct. 3 (Sunday) Early Fall Tournament (mirror) Pomona (LA Area) Ongoing Winter Freshman Quiz League Stanford Sandy HuangSee here for announcement2010 Nov. 6 ACF Fall Caltech Packet submission required February 9, 2013 NAQT SCT Berkeley Joey Montoya, Benji Nguyen February 23, 2013 ACF Regionals UCSD Joey Montoya, Benji Nguyen March 9, 2013 WIT Berkeley Benji Nguyen Last Year’s Calendar of Events: Fall 2009:EventLocationWho’s Involved2009 Oct. 4 (Sunday) Early Fall Tournament UCLA Phil Shiu, Alborz Bejnood, Gary Lee, 2009 Oct. 17 Fall Intramural Tournament Stanford TDs: Jason and Josh; Phil, Eddie, Josie, Brian, Rasheedat, Markus2009 Oct. 31 ACF Fall Caltech ??2009 Nov. 7 Fall Freshman Quiz League Playoffs Stanford TD: Jason. Helping: Bill, Remington, Josh2009 Nov. 14 WIT: Terrapin Invitational Tournament (mirror) Berkeley Alborz Bejnood, Jacob Kalichman, 2009 Nov. 15 (Sunday) Cardinal Junior Classic (HS) Stanford TD: Jason. Helping: Phil, Winter 2010:2010 Jan. 16 ACF Winter Stanford TD: Bill Rowan. Staff: Josh, 2010 Jan. 30 Winter Intramural Tournament Stanford TD: Jason. Helping: Bill, 2010 Feb. 6-7 NAQT SCT UCLA Bill Rowan, Brian Lindquist, Phil Shiu, Eddie Wang; contact Phil to play2010 Feb. 20-21 ACF Regionals UC-Irvine Brian Lindquist. Contact Brian to play. Packet submission required.2010 Feb. 27 Cardinal Classic XIX Stanford TD: Brian LindquistSpring 2010:2010 Apr. 10-11 NAQT ICT Chicago, Illinois DI: Brian Lindquist, Arnav Moudgil. DII: Gray Lee, Phil Shiu, Eddie Wang2010 Apr. 17-18 ACF Nationals Maryland - College Park Kristiaan De Greve, Brian Lindquist, Arnav Moudgil, Andrew Yaphe [These pages were last updated 2019 Sep...