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The '''Minnesota High School Quizbowl League''', sponsored by the [[Minnesota Quiz Bowl Alliance]], is one of the most popular quiz bowl competitions in Minnesota. It is currently run on questions supplied by [[NAQT]], derived from one of the A series they produce each year. The league is directed by [[R Robert Hentzel]] and takes place over multiple nights at three separate divisions, which compete at different sites. Each night, a team plays four rounds within its division. After all divisions have played 12 rounds, teams from the top 16 schools convene for a double-elimination playoff. Each school can only send one team to the championship tournament. The MNHSQB League championship tournament considered by many to be more prestigious than the official [[NAQT Minnesota State Championship]], as it is generally has a more challenging field and is partially televised.
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The '''Minnesota High School Quiz Bowl League''' is a quiz bowl league located in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. It is currently run on questions supplied by [[NAQT]], derived from one of the A series they produce each year, as well as from an IS set for its playoff rounds. The league is directed by [[Erik Nelson]] and takes place over multiple nights at separate divisions, which compete at different sites. Each night, a team plays four rounds within its division. After all divisions have played 12 rounds, teams from the top 16 schools convene for a double-elimination playoff. Each school can only send one team to the championship tournament. The MNHSQB League championship tournament is considered by many to be more prestigious than the official [[NAQT Minnesota State Championship]], as it is generally has a more challenging field.
  
 
== Divisions ==
 
== Divisions ==
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Schools are listed in the division they play in for the 2022-23 season.
 
===List of divisions and competition dates===
 
===List of divisions and competition dates===
 
{| class="navbox wikitable " style="width:60%; text-align:left"
 
{| class="navbox wikitable " style="width:60%; text-align:left"
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! style="background:white; width:5%" | # of teams
 
! style="background:white; width:5%" | # of teams
 
|-
 
|-
−
! style=background:#FFDDFF rowspan="12" | West Division  
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! style="background:#DDFFDD" rowspan="7" | Division I
−
11/7, 12/12, 1/23
+
11/3, 12/1, 1/12
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Benilde-St. Margaret's]]'''
 
| '''[[Benilde-St. Margaret's]]'''
 
| St. Louis Park
 
| St. Louis Park
−
| Casey Mosich
+
| Matt McMerty-Brummer
−
| 3
 
−
|-
 
−
| '''[[Breck]]'''
 
−
| Minneapolis
 
−
| Brad Kohl
 
 
| 1
 
| 1
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''[[Eden Prairie]]'''
+
| '''[[Eden Prairie]]'''  
 
| Eden Prairie
 
| Eden Prairie
−
| Josh Axtman and Alex Bauer
+
| William Bednar
−
| 6
 
−
|-
 
−
| '''[[Edina]]'''
 
−
| Edina
 
−
| Nickie McKeever
 
 
| 3
 
| 3
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Holy Family'''
+
| '''[[Holy Family (MN)|Holy Family]]'''
 
| Victoria
 
| Victoria
 
| Jim Walker
 
| Jim Walker
 
| 1
 
| 1
−
|-
 
−
| '''[[Hopkins]]'''
 
−
| Minnetonka
 
−
| John Sammler
 
−
| 2
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Minnetonka]]'''
 
| '''[[Minnetonka]]'''
 
| Minnetonka
 
| Minnetonka
 
| Judith Thomas
 
| Judith Thomas
−
| 3
+
| 5
−
|-
 
−
| '''[[Mound Westonka]]'''
 
−
| Minnetrista
 
−
| Samuel Thaler
 
−
| 3
 
−
|-
 
−
| '''Shattuck-St. Mary's'''
 
−
| Faribault
 
−
| Genevieve Andreas and Nicole Taynton
 
−
| 1
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[St. Louis Park]]'''
 
| '''[[St. Louis Park]]'''
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| 1
 
| 1
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''[[Wayzata]]'''
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| '''[[Wayzata]]'''  
 
| Plymouth
 
| Plymouth
−
| Ethan Lane and Nicole Kincius
+
| Lucas Sun
−
| 6
+
| 7
 
|-
 
|-
−
! style="background:#DDFFDD" rowspan="15" | East Division  
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! style=background:#FFFFDD rowspan="12" | Division II
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11/14, 12/19, 1/30
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11/10, 12/8, 1/19
 
|-
 
|-
−
|'''AFSA'''
+
| '''[[Blake]]'''  
−
| Vadnais Heights
+
| Minneapolis
−
| Peter Zurn
+
| Jonathan Osters
−
| 1
+
| 2
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[DeLaSalle]]'''
 
| '''[[DeLaSalle]]'''
 
| Minneapolis
 
| Minneapolis
 
| Martin Marrin
 
| Martin Marrin
−
| 5
+
| 3
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Hudson]]'''
 
| '''[[Hudson]]'''
 
| Hudson, WI
 
| Hudson, WI
−
| Roberta Naujok and Joshua Przybylski
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| Roberta Naujok and Kristin Bores
−
| 2
+
| 3
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''[[Irondale]]'''
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|'''[[Irondale]]'''
−
| Roseville
+
| New Brighton
−
| Bryan Coyle and Anna Smithberger
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| Mia McGill
−
| 5
+
| 4
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Mounds Park]]'''
 
| '''[[Mounds Park]]'''
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| 3
 
| 3
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''[[Mounds View]]'''
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| '''[[Mounds View]]'''  
 
| Arden Hills
 
| Arden Hills
 
| Justin Benolkin
 
| Justin Benolkin
−
| 4
+
| 3
 
|-
 
|-
−
|'''[[North St. Paul]]'''
+
| '''[[North St. Paul]]'''
 
| North St. Paul
 
| North St. Paul
 
| Joe Simms
 
| Joe Simms
−
| 3
 
−
|-
 
−
| '''Pine City'''
 
−
| Pine City
 
−
| Dana Phillips
 
 
| 2
 
| 2
 
|-
 
|-
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| 2
 
| 2
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''[[St. Agnes]]'''
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| '''[[Saint Agnes]]'''
 
| St. Paul
 
| St. Paul
−
| Jackie Cates and Jared Taggart
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| Jackie Cates, Matthew O'Keefe, and Jared Taggart
 
| 3
 
| 3
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''St. Croix Prep'''
+
| '''[[St. Croix Prep]]'''  
 
| Stillwater
 
| Stillwater
−
| Eric Blythe and Craig Wolke
+
| CarlaJoy Strand, Craig Wolke, and Will Palus
−
| 1
+
| 2
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[St. Paul Academy]]'''
 
| '''[[St. Paul Academy]]'''
 
| St. Paul
 
| St. Paul
 
| Kate Lockwood
 
| Kate Lockwood
−
| 2
+
| 1
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Tartan'''
+
! style=background:#FFFFDD rowspan="17" | Division III
−
| Oakdale
+
11/17, 1/5, 1/26
−
| Unknown
 
−
| 2
 
−
|-
 
−
| '''Washburn'''
 
−
| Minneapolis
 
−
| Mark Jensen
 
−
| 2
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
! style=background:#FFFFDD rowspan=10 | South Division
 
−
12/5, 1/16, 2/6
 
 
| '''[[Apple Valley]]'''
 
| '''[[Apple Valley]]'''
 
| Apple Valley
 
| Apple Valley
−
| Brett Melton
+
| Shawn Dylla
−
| 1
+
| 3
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Burnsville]]'''
 
| '''[[Burnsville]]'''
 
| Burnsville
 
| Burnsville
 
| Les Moffitt
 
| Les Moffitt
 +
| 3
 +
|-
 +
| '''[[Chaska]]'''
 +
| Chaska
 +
| Rory Bartels and Gretchen Oppriecht de Garcia
 
| 4
 
| 4
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''[[Eagan]]'''
+
|'''[[Eagan]]'''
 
| Eagan
 
| Eagan
−
| Brian Poehler
+
| Brett Melton and Francis Samuel
 
| 2
 
| 2
 
|-
 
|-
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| Apple Valley
 
| Apple Valley
 
| John Kelly
 
| John Kelly
 +
| 2
 +
|-
 +
| '''[[Edina]]'''
 +
| Edina
 +
| Jennifer Stone
 
| 3
 
| 3
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''[[Kennedy (MN)|Kennedy]]'''
+
| '''[[Hill-Murray]]'''
 +
| Maplewood
 +
| Louise Head and Kevin Ryan
 +
| 2
 +
|-
 +
| '''[[Kennedy]]'''  
 
| Bloomington
 
| Bloomington
−
| Christopher Lyons
+
| Chris Lyons
 +
| 2
 +
|-
 +
| '''[[Lakeville South]]'''
 +
| Lakeville
 +
| Alec Chamberlain
 +
| 1
 +
|-
 +
| '''[[Orono]]'''
 +
| Long Lake
 +
| Brian McCollor and Joseph Suchomel
 
| 2
 
| 2
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''[[Prior Lake]]'''
 
| '''[[Prior Lake]]'''
−
| Savage
+
| Prior Lake
−
| Andy Franklin
+
| Brian Olsen
 +
| 3
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''[[Rosemount]]'''
+
| '''[[Providence]]'''
 +
| Plymouth
 +
| Kevin Keiser and Emily Semsch
 +
| 5
 +
|-
 +
| '''[[Rosemount]]'''  
 
| Rosemount
 
| Rosemount
 
| Chris Kauffeld
 
| Chris Kauffeld
−
| 5
+
| 3
 
|-
 
|-
−
|'''[[Simley]]'''
+
| '''[[Shakopee]]'''  
−
|Inver Grove Heights
+
| Shakopee
−
| John Severson
+
| Matthew Johnston
 
| 2
 
| 2
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''[[St. Thomas Academy]]'''  
+
| '''[[Shattuck-St. Mary's]]'''
 +
| Faribault
 +
| Genevieve Andreas and Nicole Taynton
 +
| 1
 +
|-
 +
| '''[[St. Thomas Academy]]'''
 
| Mendota Heights
 
| Mendota Heights
−
| Peter Wynia
+
| Doug Hoverson, Peter Wynia, Melissa Judy, and James Jurkovich
−
| 4
+
| 2
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
== Format ==
 
== Format ==
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The current format consists of two eight-minute halves of [[NAQT]] tossups and bonuses, with a pair of lightning rounds after the first half.  The lightning round consists of groups of ten related questions worth ten points each.  The team that is not in the lead gets the first choice of three subjects for their round, and have one minute to answer as many as they can. The other team then gets a 30 second bounce-back phase on questions the first team missed.  After this, the process is repeated with the leading team choosing from the remaining two choices. 15-point powers are used in league play, but -5 penalties are not.
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The current format consists of two eight-minute halves of [[NAQT]] tossups and bonuses, with a pair of [[lightning rounds]] after the first half.  The lightning round consists of groups of ten related questions worth ten points each.  The team that is not in the lead gets the first choice of three subjects for their round, and has one minute to answer as many as they can. The other team then gets a 30 second bounce-back phase on questions the first team missed.  After this, the process is repeated with the leading team choosing from the remaining two choices. 15-point powers are used in league play, but -5 interrupt penalties are not.
  
 
In previous years, MNHSQB games consisted of four "phases." The first phase consisted of twelve very short warm-up tossups.  The second phase consisted of standard tossups with powers and bonuses. The first two phases were combined for timing purposes, and were 9 minutes long.  The third phase was a lightning round, and the fourth was more tossups and bonuses, for 6 minutes.
 
In previous years, MNHSQB games consisted of four "phases." The first phase consisted of twelve very short warm-up tossups.  The second phase consisted of standard tossups with powers and bonuses. The first two phases were combined for timing purposes, and were 9 minutes long.  The third phase was a lightning round, and the fourth was more tossups and bonuses, for 6 minutes.
  
 
== Questions ==
 
== Questions ==
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Regular season play uses tossups and bonuses from [[NAQT]]'s A-Series and lightning rounds from its Standard Television Series.  The playoffs use questions from a regular NAQT set, which are more difficult. You can read a sample packet of A-Series questions [http://naqt.com/mqba/league/2008/sample-packet.pdf here].
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Regular season play uses tossups and bonuses from [[NAQT]]'s A-Series and lightning rounds from its Standard Television Series.  The playoffs use questions from a regular NAQT set, which are more difficult. A sample packet of A-Series questions can be found [http://naqt.com/mqba/league/2008/sample-packet.pdf here].
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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For many years of the pre-NAQT era, all events were held at [[Burnsville]], so that all schools had an opportunity to appear on public television. [[Patrick's Press]] questions were used in the years preceding NAQT's involvement, and [[Questions Unlimited]] provided questions before then, in the mid-eighties. Records suggest that it was once part of a quiz show on KSTP.  Very incomplete records of those years can be found [http://naqt.com/mqba/league/history.html here].
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Much of the league's early history is currently unknown. For many years of the pre-NAQT era, all events were held at [[Burnsville]], so that all schools had an opportunity to appear on public television. Records suggest that it was once part of a quiz show on KSTP. As of 2022, matches are no longer televised.
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[[Patrick's Press]] questions were used in the years preceding NAQT's involvement, and [[Questions Unlimited]] provided questions before then, in the mid-eighties. Since the 2006-2007 season, play has been on [[NAQT]] questions.   
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[[Wayzata]] has the most titles in the NAQT era, with eight. [[Eden Prairie]] is second with five. Wayzata also holds the record for points in a game in the league's NAQT era, having scored 1,035 points against [[Edina]] during round 6 of the 2017-18 season.
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The league's directors have included:
  
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Since the 2006-2007 season, play has been on [[NAQT]] questions.  With five titles each, [[Eden Prairie]] and [[Wayzata]] are tied for the most MNHSQB titles in the NAQT era. Wayzata also holds the record for points in a game in that era, scoring 1,035 points against [[Edina]] during round 6 of the 2017-18 season.
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* [[George Leiter]] (19??-2006)
 +
* [[Robert Hentzel]] (2006-2022)
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* [[Erik Nelson]] (2022-present)
  
 
== Past Results==
 
== Past Results==
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{| border="1" cellspacing="0"
 
! Year
 
! Year
−
! Set Used
 
−
! # of Teams
 
 
! Champion
 
! Champion
−
! Second
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! Runner-up
−
! Third
+
|-
−
! Fourth
+
| 1972
 +
| [[St. Thomas Academy]]
 +
| Unknown
 +
|-
 +
| 1973
 +
| Unknown
 +
| Unknown
 +
|-
 +
| 1974
 +
| Unknown
 +
| Unknown
 +
|-
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| 1975
 +
| Unknown
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| Unknown
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|-
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| 1976
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| Unknown
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| Unknown
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|-
 +
| 1977
 +
| Unknown
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| Unknown
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|-
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| 1978
 +
| Unknown
 +
| Unknown
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|-
 +
| 1979
 +
| Unknown
 +
| Unknown
 +
|-
 +
| 1980
 +
| Unknown
 +
| [[St. Thomas Academy]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1981
 +
| Unknown
 +
| Unknown
 +
|-
 +
| 1982
 +
| [[St. Thomas Academy]]
 +
| Unknown
 +
|-
 +
| 1983
 +
| Unknown
 +
| Unknown
 +
|-
 +
| 1984
 +
| [[St. Paul Academy]]
 +
| Unknown
 +
|-
 +
| 1985
 +
| [[St. Paul Academy]]
 +
| Unknown
 +
|-
 +
| 1986
 +
| [[Blake]]
 +
| Unknown
 +
|-
 +
| 1987
 +
| [[St. Paul Academy]]
 +
| [[Mounds Park]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1988
 +
| Unknown
 +
| Unknown
 +
|-
 +
| 1989
 +
| Unknown
 +
| Unknown
 +
|-
 +
| 1991
 +
| [[Rosemount]]
 +
| [[St. Paul Academy]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1992
 +
| [[Chaska]]
 +
| Unknown
 +
|-
 +
| 1993
 +
| [[Chaska]]
 +
| Unknown
 +
|-
 +
| 1994
 +
| [[Eden Prairie]]
 +
| [[St. Thomas Academy]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1995
 +
| Blake
 +
| Unknown
 +
|-
 +
| 1996
 +
| Blake
 +
| Unknown
 +
|-
 +
| 1997
 +
| Blake
 +
| Unknown
 +
|-
 +
| 1998
 +
| Blake
 +
| Unknown
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 1971
+
| 1999
−
|
+
| [[Chaska]]
−
|
+
| Unknown
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2000
 
| 2000
−
| [[Patrick's Press]]
+
| [[Chaska]]
−
|  
+
| [[St. Thomas Academy]]
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2001
 
| 2001
−
| [[Patrick's Press]]
+
| [[St. Thomas Academy]]
−
|
+
| Minneapolis Southwest
−
| [[Saint Thomas Academy]]
 
−
| [[Minneapolis Southwest]]
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2002
 
| 2002
−
|
+
| [[St. Thomas Academy]]
−
|
+
| [[St. Louis Park]]
−
| [[Saint Thomas Academy]]
 
−
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | results missing
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2003
 
| 2003
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
| [[Chaska]]
 
| [[Chaska]]
−
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | results missing
+
| [[St. Thomas Academy]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2004
 
| 2004
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
| [[Chaska]]
 
| [[Chaska]]
−
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | results missing
+
| [[Eden Prairie]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2005
 
| 2005
−
|
+
| [[St. Thomas Academy]]
−
|
+
| [[Chaska]]
−
| [[Saint Thomas Academy]]
 
−
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | results missing
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2006
 
| 2006
−
|
+
| [[St. Thomas Academy]]
−
| 88
+
| [[Chaska]]
−
| [[Saint Thomas Academy]]
 
−
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | results missing
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
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| 98
 
| 98
 
| [[Eden Prairie ]]
 
| [[Eden Prairie ]]
−
| [[Saint Anthony Village]]
+
| St. Anthony Village
−
| [[Saint Thomas Academy]]
+
| [[St. Thomas Academy]]
 
| [[Wayzata]]
 
| [[Wayzata]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Chaska]]
 
| [[Chaska]]
 
| [[Eden Prairie]]
 
| [[Eden Prairie]]
−
| [[Saint Louis Park]]
+
| [[St. Louis Park]]
 
| [[Wayzata]]
 
| [[Wayzata]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| 100
 
| 100
 
| [[Eden Prairie]]
 
| [[Eden Prairie]]
−
| [[Saint Thomas Academy]]
+
| [[St. Thomas Academy]]
 
| [[Chaska]]
 
| [[Chaska]]
−
| [[Saint Louis Park]]
+
| [[St. Louis Park]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=3571 2011]
 
| [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=3571 2011]
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| 108
 
| 108
 
| [[Chanhassen]]
 
| [[Chanhassen]]
−
| [[Saint Paul Central]]
+
| [[St. Paul Central]]
 
| [[Eden Prairie]]
 
| [[Eden Prairie]]
 
| [[Wayzata]]
 
| [[Wayzata]]
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| 110
 
| 110
 
| [[Wayzata]]
 
| [[Wayzata]]
−
| [[Saint Paul Central]]
+
| [[St. Paul Central]]
 
| [[Chaska]]
 
| [[Chaska]]
 
| [[Mounds View]]
 
| [[Mounds View]]
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| 110
 
| 110
 
| [[Wayzata]]
 
| [[Wayzata]]
−
| [[Saint Paul Central]]
+
| [[St. Paul Central]]
 
| [[Chaska]]
 
| [[Chaska]]
 
| [[Eden Prairie]]
 
| [[Eden Prairie]]
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| [[Eden Prairie]]
 
| [[Eden Prairie]]
 
| [[Wayzata]]
 
| [[Wayzata]]
−
| [[Saint Thomas Academy]]
+
| [[St. Thomas Academy]]
 
| [[Blake]]
 
| [[Blake]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| 139
 
| 139
 
| [[Wayzata]]
 
| [[Wayzata]]
−
| [[Saint Thomas Academy]]
+
| [[St. Thomas Academy]]
 
| [[Mounds Park Academy]]
 
| [[Mounds Park Academy]]
 
| [[Burnsville]]
 
| [[Burnsville]]
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| [[Wayzata]]
 
| [[Wayzata]]
 
| [[Burnsville]]
 
| [[Burnsville]]
 +
| [[Eden Prairie]]
 +
|-
 +
| [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/standings.jsp?tournament_id=11097 2020]
 +
| MN-19
 +
| 126
 +
| [[Wayzata]]
 +
| [[Eden Prairie]]
 +
| [[Mounds View]]
 +
| [[Burnsville]]
 +
|-
 +
| [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/standings.jsp?tournament_id=12284 2021]
 +
| MN-20
 +
| 86
 +
| [[Wayzata]]
 +
| [[Burnsville]]
 +
| [[Mounds View]]
 +
| [[Eden Prairie]]
 +
|-
 +
| [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/standings.jsp?tournament_id=13295 2022]
 +
| MN-21
 +
| 88
 +
| [[Wayzata]]
 +
| [[St. Louis Park]]
 +
| [[St. Paul Academy]]
 
| [[Eden Prairie]]
 
| [[Eden Prairie]]
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
−
* [http://naqt.com/mqba/ Minnesota Quiz Bowl Alliance]
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* [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/standings.jsp?tournament_id=12887 Current (2021-22) standings]
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* [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=11097 Current (2019-20) standings]
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:57, 17 January 2023

The Minnesota High School Quiz Bowl League is a quiz bowl league located in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. It is currently run on questions supplied by NAQT, derived from one of the A series they produce each year, as well as from an IS set for its playoff rounds. The league is directed by Erik Nelson and takes place over multiple nights at separate divisions, which compete at different sites. Each night, a team plays four rounds within its division. After all divisions have played 12 rounds, teams from the top 16 schools convene for a double-elimination playoff. Each school can only send one team to the championship tournament. The MNHSQB League championship tournament is considered by many to be more prestigious than the official NAQT Minnesota State Championship, as it is generally has a more challenging field.

Divisions

Schools are listed in the division they play in for the 2022-23 season.

List of divisions and competition dates

Division School City Coach(es) # of teams
Division I

11/3, 12/1, 1/12

Benilde-St. Margaret's St. Louis Park Matt McMerty-Brummer 1
Eden Prairie Eden Prairie William Bednar 3
Holy Family Victoria Jim Walker 1
Minnetonka Minnetonka Judith Thomas 5
St. Louis Park St. Louis Park Peter Dangerfield 1
Wayzata Plymouth Lucas Sun 7
Division II

11/10, 12/8, 1/19

Blake Minneapolis Jonathan Osters 2
DeLaSalle Minneapolis Martin Marrin 3
Hudson Hudson, WI Roberta Naujok and Kristin Bores 3
Irondale New Brighton Mia McGill 4
Mounds Park St. Paul Jay Noland and Wade Peterson 3
Mounds View Arden Hills Justin Benolkin 3
North St. Paul North St. Paul Joe Simms 2
Roseville Roseville Ira Sanders 2
Saint Agnes St. Paul Jackie Cates, Matthew O'Keefe, and Jared Taggart 3
St. Croix Prep Stillwater CarlaJoy Strand, Craig Wolke, and Will Palus 2
St. Paul Academy St. Paul Kate Lockwood 1
Division III

11/17, 1/5, 1/26

Apple Valley Apple Valley Shawn Dylla 3
Burnsville Burnsville Les Moffitt 3
Chaska Chaska Rory Bartels and Gretchen Oppriecht de Garcia 4
Eagan Eagan Brett Melton and Francis Samuel 2
Eastview Apple Valley John Kelly 2
Edina Edina Jennifer Stone 3
Hill-Murray Maplewood Louise Head and Kevin Ryan 2
Kennedy Bloomington Chris Lyons 2
Lakeville South Lakeville Alec Chamberlain 1
Orono Long Lake Brian McCollor and Joseph Suchomel 2
Prior Lake Prior Lake Brian Olsen 3
Providence Plymouth Kevin Keiser and Emily Semsch 5
Rosemount Rosemount Chris Kauffeld 3
Shakopee Shakopee Matthew Johnston 2
Shattuck-St. Mary's Faribault Genevieve Andreas and Nicole Taynton 1
St. Thomas Academy Mendota Heights Doug Hoverson, Peter Wynia, Melissa Judy, and James Jurkovich 2

Format

The current format consists of two eight-minute halves of NAQT tossups and bonuses, with a pair of lightning rounds after the first half. The lightning round consists of groups of ten related questions worth ten points each. The team that is not in the lead gets the first choice of three subjects for their round, and has one minute to answer as many as they can. The other team then gets a 30 second bounce-back phase on questions the first team missed. After this, the process is repeated with the leading team choosing from the remaining two choices. 15-point powers are used in league play, but -5 interrupt penalties are not.

In previous years, MNHSQB games consisted of four "phases." The first phase consisted of twelve very short warm-up tossups. The second phase consisted of standard tossups with powers and bonuses. The first two phases were combined for timing purposes, and were 9 minutes long. The third phase was a lightning round, and the fourth was more tossups and bonuses, for 6 minutes.

Questions

Regular season play uses tossups and bonuses from NAQT's A-Series and lightning rounds from its Standard Television Series. The playoffs use questions from a regular NAQT set, which are more difficult. A sample packet of A-Series questions can be found here.

History

Much of the league's early history is currently unknown. For many years of the pre-NAQT era, all events were held at Burnsville, so that all schools had an opportunity to appear on public television. Records suggest that it was once part of a quiz show on KSTP. As of 2022, matches are no longer televised.

Patrick's Press questions were used in the years preceding NAQT's involvement, and Questions Unlimited provided questions before then, in the mid-eighties. Since the 2006-2007 season, play has been on NAQT questions.

Wayzata has the most titles in the NAQT era, with eight. Eden Prairie is second with five. Wayzata also holds the record for points in a game in the league's NAQT era, having scored 1,035 points against Edina during round 6 of the 2017-18 season.

The league's directors have included:

Past Results

Pre-NAQT era

Year Champion Runner-up
1972 St. Thomas Academy Unknown
1973 Unknown Unknown
1974 Unknown Unknown
1975 Unknown Unknown
1976 Unknown Unknown
1977 Unknown Unknown
1978 Unknown Unknown
1979 Unknown Unknown
1980 Unknown St. Thomas Academy
1981 Unknown Unknown
1982 St. Thomas Academy Unknown
1983 Unknown Unknown
1984 St. Paul Academy Unknown
1985 St. Paul Academy Unknown
1986 Blake Unknown
1987 St. Paul Academy Mounds Park
1988 Unknown Unknown
1989 Unknown Unknown
1991 Rosemount St. Paul Academy
1992 Chaska Unknown
1993 Chaska Unknown
1994 Eden Prairie St. Thomas Academy
1995 Blake Unknown
1996 Blake Unknown
1997 Blake Unknown
1998 Blake Unknown
1999 Chaska Unknown
2000 Chaska St. Thomas Academy
2001 St. Thomas Academy Minneapolis Southwest
2002 St. Thomas Academy St. Louis Park
2003 Chaska St. Thomas Academy
2004 Chaska Eden Prairie
2005 St. Thomas Academy Chaska
2006 St. Thomas Academy Chaska

NAQT era

Year Set Used # of Teams Champion Second Third Fourth
2007 MN-06 98 Eden Prairie St. Anthony Village St. Thomas Academy Wayzata
2008 MN-07 112 Eden Prairie Orono Minnetonka Wayzata
2009 MN-08 100 Chaska Eden Prairie St. Louis Park Wayzata
2010 MN-09 100 Eden Prairie St. Thomas Academy Chaska St. Louis Park
2011 MN-10 108 Chanhassen St. Paul Central Eden Prairie Wayzata
2012 MN-11 110 Wayzata St. Paul Central Chaska Mounds View
2013 MN-12 110 Wayzata St. Paul Central Chaska Eden Prairie
2014 MN-13 105 Eden Prairie Wayzata St. Thomas Academy Blake
2015 MN-14 130 Wayzata Eden Prairie Blake Edina
2016 MN-15 131 Eden Prairie Wayzata Mounds Park Academy Burnsville
2017 MN-16 139 Wayzata St. Thomas Academy Mounds Park Academy Burnsville
2018 MN-17 134 Wayzata Eden Prairie Mounds View Edina
2019 MN-18 118 Mounds View Wayzata Burnsville Eden Prairie
2020 MN-19 126 Wayzata Eden Prairie Mounds View Burnsville
2021 MN-20 86 Wayzata Burnsville Mounds View Eden Prairie
2022 MN-21 88 Wayzata St. Louis Park St. Paul Academy Eden Prairie

External Links

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