IQBT is holding an online quiz bowl tournament as a fundraiser for New American Pathways on Sunday, April 27 using IQBT Regular Season Set #4. This set is at “normal” high school difficulty, so it’d be a great introduction to any players new to quiz bowl. This is an open tournament – anyone can participate regardless of education level.
Quiz bowl is a team-based academic competition game where teams of up to four compete to answer questions in various academic subjects, including history, science, literature, fine arts, world religions, mythology, philosophy, current events, pop culture, geography, and beyond. You can watch this YouTube video to see how a game of quiz bowl works.
The tournament will start at 10 a.m. Eastern. Teams will play approximately 7-9 rounds, depending on scheduling and the number of teams signed up.
New American Pathways is an Atlanta-based 501(c)(3) charity that helps refugees adjust to moving to the United States. You can read more about their mission here.
This charity is supported annually by the Charity Bowl, organized by the hosts of the Shutdown Fullcast podcast, the internet’s only college football podcast. People donate to money under the name of their college, or their rival college, or Protect Trans Kids University. The Charity Bowl raised over a million dollars for NAP last year.
To play, please make a donation to New American Pathways of at least $20.
Note that there is a specific Charity Bowl donation link that is live on April 14 and goes through April 18. Donations at other times are welcome, but they won’t count towards the bragging rights of the Charity Bowl.
Players will need a webcam, a microphone, and a Zoom account.
All inquiries regarding this tournament can be directed to me at fred@iqbtnasat.com.
If you would be interested in volunteering as a moderator for this event, please email me.
To sign up to play as part of a team or as a free agent, please do so here.