SCHOLASTIC
BOWL
COACH MRS. FERREE
WHAT IS SCHOLASTIC
BOWL?
A competition in which teams of 5 compete to see who
knows their trivia.
TEAM MAKE UP
• Each team will have 5 players that start the competition.
Each team has a captain who leads the team. Teams may
make one player substitution each half.
• Will there be tryouts? Yes if there are more than 30
students interested.
• Teams will also be divided into 2-3 teams (Red, Blue,
White) and rotate to try to even out playing time. When
your team is not playing you will not need to attend
matches.
WHEN IS TRYOUTS
• Morning option- December 13 & 14: 7:30-8:15
• Afterschool option- December 13 & 15: 2:50-3:50
WHEN ARE THE
PRACTICES?
• Wednesdays either in the morning from 7:30-8:15 or after
school from 2:50-3:50. You may attend both or one. But
unless there is an excused absence you must attend at
least one practice a week.
• The complete schedule will be on my website at all times
under Scholastic Bowl Updates . Paper schedules will not
be passed out.
• Remind text alerts will also be available.
HOW CAN I PREPARE FOR
SCHOLASTIC BOWL?
• There are a ton of websites linked to my webpage under
Scholastic Bowl that I would like you to use throughout
the season.
• There is also a Quizbook that I will be using.
TYPES OF QUESTIONS
• Toss-up- single answer questions, may be answered by
anyone.
• Bonus- questions with 4 parts may only be answered by
the team that answered the corresponding toss-up
question, unless they answer incorrectly and it is
rebounded to the opposing team.
• Question topics include the following: Science, Math,
Social Studies, Language Arts, Fine Arts/Performing Arts,
Vocational Education, and General Information.
MATCHES
• Each match consists of 2 halves with a 2 minute break in
between. There are 24 toss-up questions (12 per half) and
20 bonus questions for each match.
• We play mostly conference teams in the area with a few
matches outside our conference. Our season runs from
January through May.
• We will might play one tournament on Saturday - Date is
TBD.
• We will end our season with a Conference Tournament
date TBD from 4-8 and a Regional Tournament on 4/26
from 4-8. If we win regionals we would move on to
Sectionals and then maybe STATE!!!
TIMING
• Teams are given 10 seconds to answer a toss-up
question. If a team member buzzes in they are given 3
seconds to answer once their name is called by the
moderator.
•
If a team answers a toss-up incorrectly the question
rebounds to the opposing team and they have any
remaining time from the 15 seconds to answer or 3
seconds if time has already run out (clock runs while
answer is given).
• Teams are given 30 seconds for a bonus question. Just
like on a toss-up the rebounding team would receive
remaining time or 3 seconds.
BONUS- TEAM
COMMUNICATION
• Teams may not confer during a toss-up question, only the
team member who buzzes in may answer the question.
• Teams are allowed to confer after a bonus question has
been read.
•
Teams are also allowed to have a pencil and paper to use
during the bonus or for mathematical computations.
• During a bonus teams must put down their pencils and
pass any answers to the captain when he calls time or
when their 30 seconds runs out. The opposing team must
do the same.
•
There is no more conferring once the captain begins to
answer (this goes for both teams).
SCORING
• Every toss-up is worth 10 points.
•
Bonus questions are 4 parts, each part worth 5 points.
•
If all parts are correct the bonus is worth 20 points.
END OF MATCH
There are 3 ways a match can end, they are as follows:
a) When all 24 toss-ups have been used, the team
with the most
points would win the match.
b) All 20 bonus have been used, highest scoring team
wins match.
c) One team has accumulated 301 points.
GENERAL RULES
1) No talking while question is read (lose chance to answer).
2) When you buzz in, wait until moderator calls your name to
give your answer. If you answer before the moderator recognizes
you the question will only be worth 5 points (blurt rule).
3) On a toss-up the person who buzzes in must answer the
question.
4) After a bonus has been read to the team that answered the
toss-up correctly each team has 30 seconds to confer until the
captain of the team being read the question calls time (pencils
down & pass answers)
5) The team captain must answer the bonus question unless he
defers to another team mate.
GENERAL RULES
6) Once the team captain begins to answer the bonus question the
team may NOT communicate (talking, passing papers, or looking
at paper near you). Pencils must be down when ready to answer
bonus question.
7) Any part of a bonus answered incorrectly is rebounded to the
opposing team.
8) When answering math questions, fractions must be in lowest
terms and no improper fractions are allowed.
9) In math questions units are required.
10) NEVER, NEVER, NEVER question the moderator or the validity
of a question!!!!! (save questions for coach after the match or
during a time-out)
REVIEW
If you would like to review anything on this PowerPoint it will
be on my website.
Please sign up for Tryouts either today or by Monday,
December 12th out side my room.