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The Game: Scholastic Bowl is a game played by two teams of five players each who will try to answer a combination of toss-up and bonus questions. Points are scored by the team that buzzes in first and answers a toss-up question correctly. That team then has the opportunity to answer bonus questions.
The Match: We will play two matches per night during the regular season. A match takes about an hour. There will be a break (20 minutes or so) in between matches. Each match consists of two halves. Halftimes for each match are 2 minutes long.
Scoring: Toss-up questions are 10 points each. 3-part bonus questions are 10 points each (possible 30 points). A toss-up question is asked and either team "buzzes in" to answer. The team that gets it correct has "first dibs" on answering the bonus questions.
Ending a Match:
The team that scores the highest number of points during the match wins.
Or when either the 24 toss-up or the 20 bonus questions are completed, the match is done.
Or the match is over once a team’s score is over 500 points.
Audience:
Please turn off your cell phones.
Please refrain from talking, signaling, pointing, or mouthing during the match (no whispering answers or guesses).
Please, if possible, refrain from exiting and entering the room during the match...this causes distractions for the players.
Question Categories and Sub-Categories (24 Toss Up & 20 Bonus):
If possible, all categories shall be represented in the questions for each match. If this is not possible, there shall be at least three different categories in the Science, Mathematics, Social Studies, Language Arts, and at least two different categories in the Fine Arts and Miscellaneous.
a. Science (5 toss-ups, 4 bonus): Earth Science, General Science, Life Science, Physical Science, Health
b. Math (5 toss-ups, 4 bonus): Algebra, Computers, General Math, Geometry
c. Social Studies (5 toss-ups, 4 bonus): Civics, Economics, Current Events, Geography, History
d. Language Arts (5 toss-ups, 4 bonus): Grammar, Literature, Vocabulary, Spelling (words will come from the Scripps-Howard List)
e. Fine Arts (2 toss-ups, 2 bonus): Art, Drama, Music
f. Miscellaneous (2 toss-ups, 2 bonus): Agriculture, Consumer & Family Science, Industrial Technology, Physical Fitness, Movies, Popular Music, Sports, Television, Pop Culture.
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