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Minnesota Quiz Bowl Alliance (MQBA) is an organization for [[Quiz Bowl]] competitions for high school and middle school levels in Minnesota. The organization is headed by a five member Board of Directors whose members are [[James Jurkovich]], [[George Leiter]], [[Chris Lenius]], [[Kirk Walton]], and [[Brian Weikle]]. As [[R. Robert Hentzel]] regularly involved in its activities, the Alliance is affiliated with [[NAQT]] and generally runs tournaments using their question sets. Despite mention on their website, the MQBA is rarely involved in the College Quiz Bowl circuit.
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The '''Minnesota Quiz Bowl Alliance (MQBA)''' was an organization that organized and promoted "[[good quiz bowl]]" competitions for high school and middle school students in Minnesota. MQBA generally ran tournaments on weekends and should not be confused with the [[Minnesota High School Quiz Bowl League]], a league that runs on Thursday nights and uses a unique format.
  
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== Minnesota High School Quiz Bowl League ==
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MQBA events were run by [[Robert Hentzel]] until his retirement in 2022. Various schools and organizations, including the [[University of Minnesota]] and [[Play Quiz Bowl]], now run events on an individual basis.
  
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The MQBA previously operated the [[Minnesota High School Quiz Bowl League]], which is now run exclusively by Hentzel and NAQT. It has three divisions, each with three preliminary meetings a season at different sites, and lasts from November to February on Thursday evenings. Each meeting is colloquially known as a "league night," and consists of four rounds against opponents determined by performance at previous league nights. In February, the the league's top teams are seeded into a double elimination tournament held at [[Burnsville|Burnsville High School]]. Some matches are broadcast on local channel BCTV4, exclusively to viewers in Burnsville. The league currently uses a custom written packet derived from an NAQT A level packet and lightning rounds.
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== Tournaments and Invitationals ==
  
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== Other Tournaments and Invitationals ==
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Events historically run by MQBA include:
  
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MQBA and its staff are sometimes involved in NAQT tournaments for logistical or moderation help, but usually the hosts of such events are primarily responsible. The following is a list of Alliance affiliated middle school and high school tournaments from the 2012-2013 season. They all played on an NAQT packet set.
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* [[SOCIAL]]
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* [[RAT-RACE]]
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* [[Run for the Roses]]
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* [[NAQT Minnesota State Championship]]
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* [[DIATOMS]] (middle school)
  
 
== Greatest Minnesota High School players ==
 
== Greatest Minnesota High School players ==
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This list was created by ''"The Grand Inquisitor"'' in 2008, so it is very out-of-date.
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An unknown person using the alias "The Grand Inquisitor" posted this list on the [[forums]] in 2008. Although accurate at the time, it is now very out-of-date.
 
# [[Michael Wright]]
 
# [[Michael Wright]]
 
# [[Brendan Byrne]]
 
# [[Brendan Byrne]]
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# [[Gautam Kandlikar]]
 
# [[Gautam Kandlikar]]
 
# [[Andrew Guyton]]
 
# [[Andrew Guyton]]
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# Jack Boyle/Josh Mollner
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# [[Jack Boyle]]/[[Josh Mollner]]
 
# [[ Igor Luzhansky]]
 
# [[ Igor Luzhansky]]
 
# [[Andrew Hart]]
 
# [[Andrew Hart]]
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* [http://www.naqt.com/mqba/ MQBA official website, hosted on NAQT.com ]
 
* [http://www.naqt.com/mqba/ MQBA official website, hosted on NAQT.com ]
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* [http://www.naqt.com/mqba/league/2013/announcement.html Quiz Bowl League ]
 
 
* [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=6174&start=0 Greatest players forum post, full list]
 
* [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=6174&start=0 Greatest players forum post, full list]
  

Latest revision as of 15:21, 17 January 2023

The Minnesota Quiz Bowl Alliance (MQBA) was an organization that organized and promoted "good quiz bowl" competitions for high school and middle school students in Minnesota. MQBA generally ran tournaments on weekends and should not be confused with the Minnesota High School Quiz Bowl League, a league that runs on Thursday nights and uses a unique format.

MQBA events were run by Robert Hentzel until his retirement in 2022. Various schools and organizations, including the University of Minnesota and Play Quiz Bowl, now run events on an individual basis.

Tournaments and Invitationals

Events historically run by MQBA include:

Greatest Minnesota High School players

An unknown person using the alias "The Grand Inquisitor" posted this list on the forums in 2008. Although accurate at the time, it is now very out-of-date.

  1. Michael Wright
  2. Brendan Byrne
  3. Trevor Davis
  4. Sam Peterson
  5. Rob Carson
  6. Gautam Kandlikar
  7. Andrew Guyton
  8. Jack Boyle/Josh Mollner
  9. Igor Luzhansky
  10. Andrew Hart

External Links

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