International History Bee and Bowl

The International History Bee and Bowl is the international division of NHBB. It consists of the National History Bowl, a four-player team event played on pyramidal questions in a four-quarter format, and the National History Bee, an individual elimination-style event.IHBB holds tournaments in Canada, Asia, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. IHBB hosts the International History Olympiad, open to qualifying students worldwide. IHBB was founded in 2010 along with NHBB.

In recent years, IHBB has also organized a number of other events such as the Science Bee, Academic Bee & Bowl, and Geography Bee.

History Bowl Format

A History Bowl game consists of 4 quarters, and the number of questions in each quarter is not standardized. The first quarter features tossups worth 10 points each. The second quarter features tossups and one-part bonuses, worth 10 points. The third quarter, known as the Lightning Round, gives teams 60 seconds to answer a series of increasingly difficult short questions on a particular theme. Questions missed by one team "bounceback" to the other team. Finally, the fourth quarter features powermarked tossups worth 30, 20, or 10 points.

History Bee Format

In local competitions, history bee questions are simply a series of 30-tossups, worth 1 point each. However, students who obtain 7 (this number used to be 8 until recently) are said to "exit" the round, and gain a number of bonus points based on where they exit (for a total score ranging from 8 to 15).

At nationals, the history bee uses the 6-5-4-3-2-1 scoring system. Tossups are powermarked, and based on where a student buzzes they can earn either 6,5,4, or 3 points if they are correct. If they are incorrect, they suffer a -2 penalty if they buzzed before the end of the tossup, and a -1 penalty otherwise.

In both local bees and national bees, 3 incorrect interrupts "kill" the question.

Past Champions and Results (Asia)

Bowl

Year	Bowl Champion	Bowl Runner-Up	JV Bowl Champion	JV Bowl Runner-up	MS Bowl Champion	MS Bowl Runner-up
2014	International Community School, Bangkok, Thailand	Chinese International School of Hong Kong, Hong Kong	Singapore American School, Singapore	International Christian School, Hong Kong	Hong Kong International School, Hong Kong,	India International School of Japan, Tokyo, Japan
2015	International Community School, Bangkok, Thailand	Ruamrudee International School, Bangkok, Thailand	NPS International School, Singapore	Shanghai American School – Pudong Campus, Shanghai, China	Shanghai High School International Division, Shanghai, China	India International School of Japan, Tokyo, Japan
2016	Concordian International School, Bangkok, Thailand	Shanghai American School – Puxi Campus, Shanghai, China	NPS International School, Singapore	Renaissance College Hong Kong, Hong Kong	Shanghai High School International Division, Shanghai, China	India International School of Japan, Tokyo, Japan
2017	Hwa Chong Institution A, Singapore	Hwa Chong Institution B, Singapore	Shanghai American School – Puxi Campus, Shanghai, China	NPS International School, Singapore	International Christian Academy, Parañaque, Philippines	Dulwich College Singapore, Singapore
2018	Shanghai High School International Division, Shanghai, China	Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies, Yongin, South Korea	Tsinghua International School, Beijing, China	Harrow International School Hong Kong, Hong Kong	Shanghai High School –International Division, Shanghai, China	Shatin College, Hong Kong
2019	Hwa Chong Institution, Singapore	Raffles Institution, Singapore	Shanghai High School International Division, Shanghai, China	La Salle Green Hills, Manila, Philippines	La Salle Green Hills, Manila, Philippines	Harrow International School Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2020	Seoul International School, Seoul, South Korea	Taipei Fuhsing Private School, Taiwan	La Salle Green Hills, Manila, Philippines	Phillipine Science High School—Main Campus, Philippines	School of the Nations, Macau	NPS International School, Singapore
2021	Seoul International School, Seoul, South Korea	La Salle Green Hills, Manila, Philippines	Seoul Foreign School, Seoul, South Korea	Taipei Fuhsing Private School, Taiwan	Korea International School, Seoul, South Korea	NPS International School, Singapore

Bee

Year	Bee Champion	Bee Runner-Up	JV Bee Champion	JV Bee Runner-Up	MS Bee Champion	MS Bee Runner-Up
2011	Mark Arildsen, University School of Nashville	Nicholas Brumfield, Parkersburg High	Sameer Rai, Bellarmine	Mickey Gioia, Stepton HS
2012	Alex Frey, St. Joseph	Richard Yu, Hunter Mark Arildsen, University School of Nashville	Sameer Rai, Bellarmine	Jonathan Leidenheimer, George C. Marshall	Tajin Rogers, Longfellow
2013	Sameer Rai, Bellarmine	Jonathan Leidenheimer, George C. Marshall	Connor Wood, Maggie Walker	Nirav Ilango, Chattahoochee	Jonathan Tran, Stoller
2014	Jonathan Leidenheimer, George C. Marshall	Sameer Rai, Bellarmine	Daniel Yan, Farragut	Chandler Burrows, Rolla	Alex Schmidt, Seven Generations Charter School
2015	Bruce Lou, Saratoga	Austin Foos, Detroit Catholic Central	Alex Schmidt, Lehigh Valley Academy	John Peter Connor, E. WA Homeschool	Benji Chiu, Stoller
2016	Jakob Myers, Naperville North	Devin Shang, Lexington	Douglas Simons, High Tech	Rohan Hegde, TJHSST	8th Grade: Govind Prabakhar, Buffalo Grove Aptakisic 7th Grade: Enzo Cunanan, Trinity Prep
2017	Jakob Myers, Naperville North	Jonathan Tran, Westview	Justin Young, McLean	William Golden, James E. Taylor	8th Grade: Arjun Nageswaran, Buffalo Grove Aptakisic 7th Grade: Robert Muniz, Midtown Classical
2018	Alex Schmidt, Lehigh Valley	Fred Zhang, Thomas Jefferson	Govind Prabhakar, Stevenson	Walker Combs, George Washington	8th Grade: Robert Muniz, Midtown Classical 7th Grade: Rishabh Wuppalapati, Daniel Wright Junior High
2019	Hari Parameswaran, Beavercreek	Eshaan Vakil, Ed W. Clark	Shiva Oswal, Team Pi-Oneers	Avinash Iyer, Team Escobar (CA)	8th Grade: Vaibhav Rangan, Joaquin Miller Middle School 7th Grade: Daniel Figueroa, Ransom Everglades 6th Grade: Arin Parsa, Challenger Almaden
2020	Pedro Juan Orduz, Hunter	Arjun Nageswaran, Stevenson	Andrew Zeng, Hunter	Rishabh Wuppalapati, Stevenson	8th Grade: Bradford Kimball, Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
2021	Andrew Zeng, Hunter	Liam Starnes, Barrington	Ian Lu, Hunter	Cole Hartung, Kinkaid	8th Grade: Arin Parsa, Stanford Online High School 7th Grade: Shounak Bhindwale, Harvest Park 6th Grade: Parker Jelke, Ransom Everglades
2022	Andrew Zeng, Hunter	Ian Lu, Hunter	Robert Wang, Livingston	Cole Hartung, Kinkaid

External Links

• International website