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'''List bonuses''' are rarely used in modern quizbowl. Their usage faded away around the year 2000 because many players felt that they were less interesting than other bonuses.
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'''List bonuses''' are a single question with more than one answer is used for an entire bonus, with points given based on how correct answers can be enumerated by a team. This is in contrast to the [[Tossup-Bonus Format|bonus]] format more common today, in which there are three separate questions, each of which has a single answer. List bonuses are rarely used in modern quizbowl with their usage fading away around the year 2000 due to many players feeling that they were less interesting than other bonuses.
  
Some examples of list bonuses are:
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They are not to be confused with [[list tossups]].
  
:You get 5 points for one, 10 for two, 20 for three and 30 for getting all four answers correct. Name the four states that meet at the Four Corners.
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==Examples==
:There are six answers, with five points for each answer. Name the six novels written by Jane Austen.
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*You get 5 points for one, 10 for two, 20 for three and 30 for getting all four answers correct. Name the four states that meet at the Four Corners.
 
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*There are six answers, with five points for each answer. Name the six novels written by Jane Austen.
As seen from these examples, a list bonus is a single question with more than one answer that is used for an entire bonus. Teams would get points for each correct answer to that question. That is in contrast to the [[Tossup-Bonus Format|bonus]] format more common today, in which there are three separate questions, each of which has a single answer.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 21:16, 15 March 2021

List bonuses are a single question with more than one answer is used for an entire bonus, with points given based on how correct answers can be enumerated by a team. This is in contrast to the bonus format more common today, in which there are three separate questions, each of which has a single answer. List bonuses are rarely used in modern quizbowl with their usage fading away around the year 2000 due to many players feeling that they were less interesting than other bonuses.

They are not to be confused with list tossups.

Examples

  • You get 5 points for one, 10 for two, 20 for three and 30 for getting all four answers correct. Name the four states that meet at the Four Corners.
  • There are six answers, with five points for each answer. Name the six novels written by Jane Austen.