Archived Events (2009-2018)

Spirit of St. Louis Warm-up

Date
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Question Set or Provider
NAQT IS-89A

Contact: Paul Nelson (penforprez AT gmail DOT com)

This will be an early-season NAQT event using standard NAQT rules (pyramidal questions, neg-5's for incorrect early buzzes, 15 points instead of 10 for correct early answers, and 30-point bonuses with no rebounding), and will serve as a qualifier for NAQT nationals in Chicago in May 2010. 16-team cap unless staffing allows for a larger field.

Fee structure:

First team base fee: $60
Second (and subsequent) team fee: $55
Buzzer discount: -$5
Distance discount (for teams traveling more than 200 miles one way): -$10

Lexington JV Tournament

Date
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Question Set or Provider
unspecified

Contact: Jim McCrary (jmccrary AT lexington DOT k12 DOT mo DOT us)

Lexington will host its annual JV tournament on Nov. 14, and entry deadline is Nov. 6. The tournament will once again feature teams divided into two divisions based on school size. Trophies and medals will be awarded to the top four teams in each division. Entry fee is $65 for the first team, $55 for a second team. Entry information has been emailed to coaches and is also available for download at http://www.lexingtonhs.org/custom_2.html .

Missouri State Fall Academic Tournament

Date
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Question Set or Provider
NAQT IS-88

Contact: Jason Loy (loy448 AT missouristate DOT edu)

The Missouri State University Academic Quiz Bowl Club will be hosting the Missouri State Fall Academic Tournament on Saturday, November 14, 2009. We will be using NAQT Invitational Series #88 in an untimed format; each game will have 20 tossups and 30 point non-rebounding bonuses. Powers (5 extra points for an especially early correct buzz) and negs (-5 points for an early incorrect buzz) will be in effect for tossups.

Entry Fees:
First team from each school: $55
Each additional team after the first: $50

Liberty Scholar Bowl Invitational Tournament

Date
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Question Set or Provider
Dunbar Academic Fall Tournament

This tournament will be a mirror of the Dunbar Academic Fall Tournament being held in Lexington, KY. Each round will consist of 20 tossups with rebounding bonuses. The field is limited to the first 24 teams to register and will be divided into preliminary round-robin pools, with the results in each pool determining placement in the playoff rounds.

Registration is set at $70 per team, while additional teams from a school are welcome at a base fee of $65 each. Teams may deduct the following discounts if applicable:
- $5 for supplying a working buzzer system

Missouri Fall Academic Tournament

Date
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Question Set or Provider
NAQT IS-86

This tournament will be a season kickoff event, as that is the first possible date for competition under MSHSAA regulations. We will be using an NAQT Invitational Series set for questions, and will use the same in-game format as last year (20 tossups, powers, negs, and rebounding bonuses).

Results:
1. Ladue (Qualifies for NAQT HSNCT and PACE NSC!)
2. North Kansas City (Qualifies for NAQT HSNCT and PACE NSC!)
3. Hickman (Qualifies for NAQT HSNCT!)

Small school champion: Salem A (Qualifies for NAQT HSNCT!)