IQBL exists to promote and support quiz bowl competition at all grade levels across Iowa by providing excellent tournament opportunities and a network for coaches to collaborate.  We are incorporated as a not-for-profit organization through the Iowa Secretary Of State's Office as of August 5, 2015.

IQBL Executive Committee:

• CEO/Treasurer: Jay Winter (Waukee Northwest - term expires 2023)

• Ombudsperson: Kathie Foreman (Logan-Magnolia, term expires 2024)

• Secretary: Adam Smith (Bellevue, term expires 2024)

Quiz Bowl Resources:

• What is Quiz Bowl? - An excellent summary of our game by Jeopardy champion Matt Jackson

• Concise Rules for Quiz Bowl by Jon Pinyan (NOTE: IQBL follows MOST of these rules depending on the tournament.  Be sure to read the details on each entry form.  QBTV follows a different format than presented at this link - for details go to our QBTV page)

• IQBL Scorecard - Scorecard Instructions

• Video Tutorial for Scorecard

• Video Tutorial Of neg5 quiz bowl scoring software

• Tournament Hosts' Checklist - a list to help keep tournament hosts organized; also a good resource for first-time tournament hosts.

• hsquizbowl.org home page - Quiz Bowl Discussion,  Tournament Announcements, Question Archive

IQBL Resources:

• Terms & Conditions Of Entry in IQBL Events

• Minutes Of Most Recent Meeting

• IQBL Constitution

• Code Of Ethics

Online Tournaments:

• PACE Online Tournament Guide

Recommended Buzzer Vendors:

• Slammer Systems/QuizBowl Pro  (Johnsburg, IL)

• Novel Electronic Designs - buzzersystems.com  (Chillicothe, IL)

• Anderson Buzzer Systems (Salina, KS)

National Quiz Bowl Organizations:

• Partnership For Academic Competition Excellence (PACE)

• National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT)

Ann Cox, 1975-2020

Ann Cox was the coach at Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto-Charter Oak-Ute. She was one of the first members of IQBL and brought her teams to many of our events; Ann always had a smile and a kind word for everyone, and her passion for challenging students to be the best they could be was one of the things her students remember most about her.  Ann passed away in January of 2020, and the Iowa Quiz Bowl League collaborated with Ann's family to honor her memory and her contributions to quiz bowl in Iowa. In January 2022, Ann's family dedicated a trophy case at MVAOCOU in Maple Valley, IA, and IQBL contributed a memorial plaque to celebrate her accomplishments as a coach and educator.  The Small School Coach Of The Year Award was named in her honor, and Ann became a posthumous recipient of that award as voted on by her peers in Spring 2020.  Pictured above is an image of the plaque that is in the display case. Pictured below are Ann's family, including son Cameron, at the dedication of the trophy case. IQBL would like to thank Ann's family for allowing us to post this picture.

Standing: Cameron Cox, Julia Gain, Emma Heck

Seated: Ann Cox's Siblings Chris, Steve, Ken, and Julie

Special Thanks to Julie Newman and the students and staff of MVAOCOU