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Does the sound of a quiz bowl buzzer and recalling knowledge in seconds give you an adrenaline rush? Are you the kid that knows a little bit of everything, from the geography of China, to the poetry of Rumi? Then MIST Quiz Bowl is the competition for you!
Procedures:
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1. For all rounds in Preliminary, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Final rounds, only a maximum of four (4) competitors can play at any given time. One (1) or more competitors can substitute each other ONLY between rounds.
  1. Ex: If a team has six (6) competitors, there will be four (4) starters and two (2) competitors on the bench.
  2. NOTE: A common strategy is to fill the team with six (6) competitors, so that each student study one (1) of the six (6) categories and be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for it.
Preliminary/Quarterfinals/Semifinal Round Procedures:
  1. A preliminary/quarterfinals/semifinal competition consists of three (3) rounds, with a total of 42 questions. A round consists of 7 questions each from 2 categories, with a total of 6 categories covered by the end of the competition.
  2. Judges must announce which 2 categories are being played in each round so that each team may arrange itself accordingly.
Round 1
  1. The competition begins with the judges explaining the rules of Round 1 to the competitors. Judges will tell the teams which 2 categories are represented in Round 1. This round begins with the judge reading the point value of the question first, and then proceeding to read the question aloud.
  2. THE “DONE” RULE: Only after the judge has finished reading the ENTIRE question may the competitors buzz in, which will be signaled by the judge saying “Done”.
    1. The “Done” Rule will only be applicable for Round 1, and will be dropped for the rest of the rounds.
    2. If a team buzzes in before the entire question is read, they will not have the opportunity to answer thatquestion. It is up to the judges’ discretion to select whether or not teams have adhered to the “Done” Rule.
  3. The first team to buzz in after the judge has said “Done” must begin to answer within 10 seconds and must finish answering within 30 seconds. This means the team has a total of 30 seconds to provide a complete answer.
a. If judges suspect that the team is stalling on a question or is “buying time,” they have the right to penalize the team accordingly.
  1. A correct answer wins points and an incorrect answer does not penalize the team. If an incorrect answer is given, then the floor is reopened once the judge has said “incorrect.”
  2. The question may now be answered by the next team to buzz in for half of its original point value, with a 10 second limit given on the response.
  3. Only two teams can attempt to answer any single question, after which, if both teams are unsuccessful, the judge will give the answer and proceed to the next question.
  4. The entire round consists of 14 questions from two categories. Scores will not be released to the competitors after the end of any round.
Round 2
11. The rules for Round 2 are identical to the rules in Round 1, except the “Done” Rule will be dropped for Rounds 2 & 3.
  1. Round 2 follows with the next 2 categories of questions that follow in the packet, which will be mentioned by the judges at the beginning of the round so that teams may substitute competitors.
  2. Judges will read the point-value of the question first, then proceed to read the question to completion. If a competitor believes that they can anticipate the answer from the current question, they may buzz in early and answer the question.
a. If the competitor interrupts the moderator to give an answer, they must respond within the 10 second limit of buzzing in.
Round 3
14. Round 3 follows in the same fashion as Round 2: incorrect answers are to be penalized, and judges will mention
which 2 categories are being represented in Round 3.

Please check the rule book for the remainder of the MIST Bowl Rules
The 2022 MIST Bowl topics are: