When I played quiz bowl in high school in San Diego, CA, we had a slightly different format than the NAQT/ACF quizbowl that I play now at Berkeley. The scoring was 3 points for a correct tossup, -1 point for an incorrect answer given regardless of whether the question had been finished or not if you were the first team to buzz, and 5 point bonuses. Furthermore, 5 players were allowed per team, which sort of makes more sense to me than 4 players per team because all buzzer systems are designed for 5-person teams. Also, the high school teams were divided by leagues and the leagues were divided into age groups, with Novice being 9th and 10th graders, Junior Varsity being 11th grade, and Varsity being 12th grade. The games were timed too, with Novice level playing for 20 minutes, JV for 25 minutes, and Varsity for 30 minutes, all with breaks at the half of course. At the end of the regular season (all of 5 league matches) the Varsity league winners played for the city championship and the champions of the various cities played for the county championship. Unfortunately, that was the highest level we had, so after county championships, you were pretty much done. But it was a very enjoyable format and while the questions were not as well written as they are for the high school tournaments hosted by colleges, the depth of knowledge tested was pretty good. Just thought I'd join in on the various posts about quizbowl in high school. Jerry Vinokurov Who is damn proud of receiving a B- in his engineering class, which is still better than a C+
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