Viking Novice Invitational Quiz Bowl Tournament

Hello everyone! The Huntington North Academic Team is excited to announce our first tournament, the Viking Novice Invitational, to be held on November 23rd, 2023. This tournament is intended to introduce Northeast Indiana teams to pyramidal/IASP-style quiz bowl.

LOCATION:
The tournament will take place at Huntington North High School (450 Macgahan St., Huntington, IN 46750).

QUESTION SET:
The tournament will be hosted on SEDNA, a question set for middle school/novice high school competition. These questions are written to be an accessible introduction to pyramidal quiz bowl. More information can be found here: viewtopic.php?p=400800

TEAMS/TEAM SIZE
Schools may register multiple teams.

Teams can have up to four active players at a time, though more can rotate in and out as substitutions. We ask that teams consist of no more than six players if possible. We recommend that, for the best playing experience, schools with more than six players split into multiple teams.

GAMEPLAY:
Games will be played according to rules outlined in the 2024 IASP Academic Quiz Bowl Coaches Handbook, with a few changes. Games will consist of two 10-tossup halves, with three-part bonuses. There will be 15-point powers for early answers and 5-point deductions for incorrect answers before the end of a tossup. There will be no bouncebacks on bonuses. This tournament will not have computational math questions. Players will have 5 seconds to answer tossups after buzzing, and 5 seconds to answer bonus questions unless otherwise indicated.

FIELD:
The field will initially be capped at 12 teams. The field may expand depending on staff availability

REGISTRATION:
To register, please email Jpetrovich@hccsc.k12.in.us with “[School Name] – Viking Novice Invitational Registration” in the subject line.

In your registration email, please include the following information:
-School Name
-Number of teams registering
-Roster of each team (you may make adjustments until the day of the tournament)
-Contact information for adult chaperone(s)
-Discounts your school is claiming (see below)

Each school must be accompanied by at least one adult chaperone. Your chaperone may represent multiple teams, and may be a staffer for the tournament.

FEES:
Registration:
$65 per team

If your school has not participated in a pyramidal quizbowl event since August 1st, 2023, a $50 discount will be applied to your overall fee.

Other Discounts:
-$10 per buzzer system with at least 8 functioning buzzers
-$25 per approved team-provided reader
-$10 for teams traveling more than 100 miles (determined by Google Maps)
-$40 shorthanded discount (teams consisting of 1-2 players)

Minimum fee: $0 per team

LUNCH:
Lunch will not be provided. We will provide a map of nearby restaurants to each team.

PAYMENT: Teams may pay with cash on the day of the tournament, or by a check made out to “HN Academic Team.” We will send you an invoice with instructions. Please let us know if this arrangement does not work for you.

We hope to see you at our tournament! Please contact us at Jpetrovich@hccsc.k12.in.us if you have any questions!