Want to learn how NHBB writers craft the questions used in competitions? Interested in writing quizbowl questions of your own? Great! This page is a collection of lessons and essays about question writing. The ideas here are generally applicable to writing quizbowl questions for all subjects, not just history, though there are NHBB-specific essays as well.

Introduction to Writing:

Why Write Questions?

Anatomy of a Tossup

 

The Basics of Question Writing

What Makes a Good Clue?

Pyramidality

 

Advanced Lessons

Tossup Themes

Clue Density

“Description Acceptable” Tossups

 

NHBB-centric Lessons

NHBB Cultural History

Sixty-Second Rounds