Quiz Bowl 

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1.    The game of quiz bowl is between two teams.  For tournaments leading up to the Overall Tournament, each team will be composed of a captain, three other players, and up to for alternates.  Any combination of four players from the eight names listed on the registration form can be used during a match.  Teams that advance to the overall tournament will be required to designate only five official team members for television rounds and possible scholarship monies.  Substitution of the alternate/s can occur at the end of any quarter of play but not during a quarter.  The players on each team must be from one high school.  the team members can be from grades 9-12

2. The list of team members must remain the same for the regional and state competitions.

3. It is expected that each team be ready for competition for competition when the team's match is called.  Failure to report on time will result in the forfeiture of the game unless advance notice is given to the host school and arrangements made to offset the delay.

4. The game is played in a four-quarter format with a short interval between each quarter.  Each quarter of play is described on the following pages.

5. Points are scored by correct answers to questions.  There is no point subtraction for wrong answers.

6. Questions requiring a person's name as an answer may be correctly answered by giving the person's surname only unless there are others having the same surname with whom he/she might be confused (e.g., Kennedy, Roosevelt).

7. A contest judge will make final judgment on the correctness of answers and other matters of judgment.

8. If the answer to any question is interjected from the audience, the question may be discarded at the discretion of the judge/s or the moderator.  A question will be taken from the "extra questions" list.

9. If  the moderator gives the answer to a toss-up question without giving the second team a chance to respond after an incorrect answer, an extra toss-up will be read for the second team only.

10. If  the student gives multiple answers that are all equally correct, as long as the answer sought is in the set of answers given, the answer will be counted.

11. If a tie exists at the end of the match, the next five questions from the "extra questions" list will be asked to break the tie.  Is a tie still exists, then the winner will be determined by a sudden death play-off.  The first team to answer a toss-up question correctly is declared the winner.  The points earned during the tie-breaker period will not be considered in seeding a team for a tournament.

12. Challenges regarding answers to questions can only be lodged by the team's coach, not the players.  Challenges must be lodged at the end of each quarter except for the second quarter (see specific rules for the second quarter).  If a coach fails to follow the outlined challenge procedure, the appeal will not be considered.  Some type of hand signal between players and coach to indicate the need for a conference should be worked out prior to the competition.  Team coach conferences will be allowed at the end of each quarter.

13. NO team shall leave the competition area until the judge or moderator declares the score official.

14. Decisions of the judge/s shall be final.  The official declaration of the outcome of the match shall be irrevocable.  As in any contest, a game shall not be replayed, even if the outcome could have been altered by judgment errors.

15. Teams must be accompanied by at least one adult advisor who is a school employee.

16. Any player who exhibits unsportsmanlike behavior or uses profanity during a match can be asked to leave at any time by the moderator or judge.  This student will then be replaced by the team's alternate.  If a team exhibits unsportsmanlike behavior, the team will be asked to leave the competition area, and the game will be forfeited.

17. If the results of a challenge call for an answer to be judged incorrect that was initially called correct for the first team responding, then the points for that question will be removed from that team's score.  Since the other team did not get an opportunity during regular match play to respond to that question, aa new toss-up question will be given to the second team even though time is out.

18. Any coach who fails to exemplify good sportsmanship or causes unnecessary delays in the game may be required by the officials of the tournament to leave the premises.

19. ALL RULES WILL REMAIN CONSISTENT FOR ALL OFFICIAL COMPETITIONS IN ALL LOCATIONS.