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Knowledge bowl is a fast-paced academic competition akin to Quiz Bowl . Teams of up to five (four in the oral rounds) try to answer as many questions in the written round and successive oral rounds as possible. However, unlike Quiz Bowl , knowledge bowl is a more teamwork-oriented activity, with teams allowed to confer on each question for 15 seconds, and no recognition given for individual achievement. KNOWLEDGE BOWL IN COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO There are regular competitions, usually held at Durango schools, in the eastern four corners region. These follow the same basic rules as other locales. KNOWLEDGE BOWL IN MINNESOTA History Knowledge bowl was started by the Lakes Country Service Cooperative of Fergus Falls , MN , in 1979 . The first season featured teams from only eight school districts in western Minnesota. Today, knowledge bowl has grown to include over 700 teams from across the state. Meet Format Although there is some variation from region to region, most knowledge bowl meets follow the same general format. First is the written round. The written round (WR) consists of usually 60 multiple-choice questions with five possible answers listed. In the written round, all five members of the team may confer throughout the duration of the round. However, in the oral rounds (OR), only four team members are allowed to participate. Thus, if a team has five members, one must sit out during the oral round. Oral rounds consist of three sets of 15 questions, 45 in total. Some regions play four oral rounds in a meet, others five. Oral rounds feature three teams in one room competing against each other for points. Teams may buzz in at any point during the question. However, they must then answer with whatever information has been given them. If a team buzzes in before the question is read in its entirety, the reader will reread the question for the other team(s). Some regions randomly assign teams to play each other over the course of a meet, while others use "power ranking". Power ranking is simply the process whereby the top three teams are placed together in one room, the next three in another, and so on. While not all regions use the power ranking method, it is used in the Minnesota Service Cooperatives' State Knowledge Bowl Meet . In 2006, several regions tested a "Strength of Schedule" (SOS) meet format at meets using Power Ranking. Using SOS, a team will receive a 1.5 point bonus for every round it spends in room 1, a 1 point bonus for every round in room two, and a .5 point bonus for every round in room three. The SOS points are not added to a team's score until after all of the oral rounds. Postseason All the regions throughout Minnesota utilize various postseason formats to select the teams that will represent their region at the state meet. Following the completion of the regular season, the region hosts a sub-regional tournament. In some regions, teams have to qualify by finishing high enough in the standings, while in others, all the teams in the region qualify for Sub-Regions. Following Sub-Regions, a certain number of teams advance to Regions. In some regions, the top teams receive a bye through Sub-Regions straight to Regions, while in others, every team has to qualify through Sub-Regions. At Regions, teams compete for that region's allotted number of State berths. The 48 teams that qualify for State are ordered by enrollment and then evenly divided, with the larger 24 in Class AA, and the smaller 24 in Class A. All schools from the Metro Region (XI) are automatically placed in Class AA. If one private school qualifies, it is automatically placed in Class AA, regardless of size. If two private schools qualify, the larger is placed in Class AA, and the smaller in Class A. If three private schools qualify, the larger two are placed in Class AA, and the smallest is placed in Class A, and so on. The State meet is held in late April at Cragun's Resort in Brainerd . Regions These are the ten/eleven regions throughout the state of Minnesota, and the city in which they are headquartered:
KNOWLEDGE BOWL IN WASHINGTON Knowledge Bowl competitions are held between September and late February. The tournaments that determine which teams go to state take place in March. There are also some format differences, such as 50 questions in each round. Subsitutions are allowed in the oral rounds after every 25 questions, but each team can only have two on the bench. The state championship tournaments take place in Camas . SEE ALSO
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