An NHBB sixty-second round is designed to gauge how much a team can quickly recall about a certain subject. The philosophy behind writing sixty-second rounds is very similar to that for writing tossups: we want to reward depth of knowledge while keeping the game competitive for new and novice players. [ Read More ]
Welcome to the 2017-2018 competition season for the National History Bee and Bowl! NHBB is excited to begin its eighth year of history quiz tournaments around the USA, and we hope you and your team can be a part of the fun. Beginning with our first tournament of the year [ Read More ]
For the sixth straight year, NHBB is proud to sponsor the National Quiz Bowl Awards, which are awarded each year to the top high school and middle school players and coaches from all-subject quiz bowl competitions. NHBB is eager to support and promote quality academic quiz competitions, including our own [ Read More ]
The National History Bee and Bowl held its 2017 National Championships on April 21-23 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA and the Middle East Institute in Washington, DC. Congratulations to our new National Champions! Varsity National History Bowl: Westview High School, Portland, OR JV National History Bowl: Beavercreek [ Read More ]
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Dear Students, Coaches, Parents, and Teams! Welcome to Nationals! This is the penultimate email from me until after Nationals finishes; a brief General Email #4 will go out within the next 24 hours with some final announcements, including, most notably, the draw for Sunday’s National History Bee. Below are four [ Read More ]
Dear National Championships Participants, Greetings from NHBB/USGO/IGB! We’re getting close to Nationals weekend – here’s your next update (shorter than the last email). This email will then be followed by General Email # 3 on Thursday morning, which will have the “Where you need to go and when you need [ Read More ]
Thank you for registering for the 2017 National History Bee & Bowl / US History Bee / US Geography Olympiad / International Geography Bee / National Sports and Entertainment Bee National Championships! We’re just a week away from the start of the big weekend in Washington, DC and Arlington, VA [ Read More ]
The National History Bee and Bowl is gearing up for its 7th Annual Varsity and JV National Championships – now just 1 month away from April 21-23! To help teams with their planning, we’ve pushed back the registration deadline to April 8 for the National History Bowl. The deadline for [ Read More ]
The National History Bee and Bowl is delighted to announce the launch of the International Geography Bee, a new, worldwide geography quiz competition for primary and secondary students! Within the USA, the International Geography Bee effectively replaces the “Quiz Bowl tournament” portion of the US Geography Olympiad National Championships. The [ Read More ]
