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Revision as of 13:47, 23 November 2019
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 televised.
Divisions
List of 2019-20 divisions and competition dates
| Division | School | City | Coach(es) | # of teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Division
11/7, 12/12, 1/23 | ||||
| Benilde-St. Margaret's | St. Louis Park | Casey Mosich | 3 | |
| Breck | Minneapolis | Brad Kohl | 1 | |
| Eden Prairie | Eden Prairie | Josh Axtman and Alex Bauer | 6 | |
| Edina | Edina | Nickie McKeever | 3 | |
| Holy Family | Victoria | Jim Walker | 1 | |
| Hopkins | Minnetonka | John Sammler | 2 | |
| Minnetonka | Minnetonka | Judith Thomas | 3 | |
| Mound Westonka | Minnetrista | Samuel Thaler | 3 | |
| Shattuck-St. Mary's | Faribault | Genevieve Andreas and Nicole Taynton | 1 | |
| St. Louis Park | St. Louis Park | Peter Dangerfield | 1 | |
| Wayzata | Plymouth | Ethan Lane and Nicole Kincius | 6 | |
| East Division
11/14, 12/19, 1/30 | ||||
| AFSA | Vadnais Heights | Peter Zurn | 1 | |
| DeLaSalle | Minneapolis | Martin Marrin | 5 | |
| Hudson | Hudson, WI | Roberta Naujok and Joshua Przybylski | 2 | |
| Roseville | Roseville | Ira Sanders | 2 | |
| Mounds Park | Saint Paul | Wade Peterson | 4 | |
| Mounds View | Arden Hills | Justin Benolkin | 2 | |
| North Saint Paul | North Saint Paul | Michelle Zwirn | 2 | |
| Saint Paul Academy | Saint Paul | Amy Weisgram | 2 | |
| West Division
11/21, 1/9, 2/20 | ||||
| Chaska | Chaska | Jennifer Stone | 4 | |
| Benilde | St. Louis Park | Megan Kern | 3 | |
| Eden Prairie | Eden Prairie | Dan Murray | 5 | |
| Minnetonka | Minnetonka | Joan Truettner | 3 | |
| Mound Westonka | Minnetrista | Jim Kaeter | 2 | |
| Saint Louis Park | Saint Louis Park | Carmen Garland | 3 | |
| Providence | Plymouth | Arthur Hippler, Kevin Keiser | 3 | |
| Orono | Long Lake | Larry Williams | 1-2 | |
| Saint Paul Central | Saint Paul | Randy Knoche (de jure) | 2 | |
| South Division
12/5, 1/16, 2/6 |
Apple Valley | Apple Valley | Brett Melton | 1 |
| Burnsville | Burnsville | Les Moffitt | 4 | |
| Eagan | Eagan | Brian Poehler | 2 | |
| Eastview | Apple Valley | John Kelly | 3 | |
| Kennedy | Bloomington | Christopher Lyons | 2 | |
| Prior Lake | Savage | Andy Franklin | ||
| Rosemount | Rosemount | Chris Kauffeld | 5 | |
| Simley | Inver Grove Heights | John Severson | 2 | |
| St. Thomas Academy | Mendota Heights | Peter Wynia | 4 |
Past teams:
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 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.
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
About NAQT A-Series questions. In years past questions had been even easier. You can read a sample packet here.
History
Since the 2006-2007 season League play has been on NAQT questions. Before that it was run on Patrick's Press questions, and on Questions Unlimited in the mid-eighties. Eden Prairie has won the most titles in the NAQT era. Very incomplete records can be found here. At one time, the MNHSQB league was the sole venue but invitational tournaments on the circuit has since been held. Records suggest that it was once part of a quiz show on KSTP.
Past Results
Pre-NAQT era
| Year | Set Used | # of Teams | Champion | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | ||||||
| 2000 | Patrick's Press | |||||
| 2001 | Patrick's Press | St. Thomas Academy | Minneapolis Southwest | |||
| 2002 | MN-01 | St. Thomas Academy | results missing | |||
| 2003 | MN-02 | Chaska | results missing | |||
| 2004 | MN-03 | Chaska | results missing | |||
| 2005 | MN-04 | St. Thomas Academy | results missing | |||
NAQT era
| Year | Set Used | # of Teams | Champion | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | MN-05 | 88 | Saint Thomas Academy | results missing | ||
| 2007 | MN-06 | 98 | Eden Prairie | Saint Anthony Village | Saint Thomas Academy | Wayzata |
| 2008 | MN-07 | 112 | Eden Prairie | Orono | Minnetonka | Wayzata |
| 2009 | MN-08 | 100 | Chaska | Eden Prairie | Saint Louis Park | Wayzata |
| 2010 | MN-09 | 100 | Eden Prairie | Saint Thomas Academy | Chaska | Saint Louis Park |
| 2011 | MN-10 | 108 | Chanhassen | Saint Paul Central | Eden Prairie | Wayzata |
| 2012 | MN-11 | 110 | Wayzata | Saint Paul Central | Chaska | Mounds View |
| 2013 | MN-12 | 110 | Wayzata | Saint Paul Central | Chaska | Eden Prairie |
| 2014 | MN-13 | 105 | Eden Prairie | Wayzata | Saint 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 | Saint 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 |