Comparison of distributions in collegiate formats

Quizbowl formats

ACF

The ACF distribution for the 20/20 of a regulation packet is:

Key: "4/4 literature" means "4 tossups on literature and 4 bonuses on literature."

• 4/4 literature
• 4/4 history
• 4/4 science
• 3/3 arts
• 2/2 religion, mythology, and philosophy
• 1/1 social science
• 1/1 geography
• 1/1 trash, current events, or miscellaneous

By percentage this is:

• 20% Literature
• 20% History
• 20% Science
• 15% Arts
• 10% Religion, Mythology, and Philosophy
• 5% Social Science
• 5% Geography
• 5% Trash, Current Events, or Misc

Each ACF packet also has 4 tiebreaker tossup questions and 4 extra bonus questions; both blocks are distributed in the categories of literature, history, science, and RMP.

NAQT

As of the 2009 SCT, the NAQT SCT/ICT distribution for a set of 16 packets is:

• 69/65 literature
• 78/75 history
• 81/78 science
• 34/33 arts
• 30/30 religion, mythology, and philosophy
• 19/19 social science
• 22/22 geography
• 36/35 trash
• 21/21 current events
• 17/30 miscellaneous/general knowledge

By percentage this is:

• 16.1% literature
• 18.4% history
• 19.1% science
• 8.1% arts
• 7.2% religion, mythology, and philosophy
• 4.6% social science
• 5.3% geography
• 8.5% trash
• 5.0% current events
• 5.6% miscellaneous/general knowledge