NAQT Pennsylvania Championship

April 2011

The 2011 NAQT Pennsylvania Championship will be held at the Pennsylvania State University and hosted by Penn State Quiz Bowl. This page contains all of the information you should need about the tournament, but if you have any questions, contact Adam Zydney, Tournament Director and PSU Quiz Bowl President, at quizbowl@psu.edu.


Registration is now closed.


When

  1. TENTATIVE: Saturday, April 9, 2011

  2. Registration starts at 8:00 am, Info Session at 9:00

  3. Round structure TBD

  4. Lunch break (1 hr) at some point

  5. Very short awards ceremony at the end.

  6. All team rankings are based on win-loss records. If a tie between teams must be resolved, it will be resolved by a half-round of head-to-head competition between two teams (10 tossup-bonus cycles).

  7. Note that this schedule may change any time up until the beginning of Round 1 based on team attendance, buzzer availability, etc.


Where

  1. Pennsylvania State University Main Campus (University Park), Willard Building

  2. See www.campusmaps.psu.edu/print/ for directions to State College and campus maps.

  3. Google Maps location - Corner of Pollock Road and Fraser Road

  4. Custom campus map - parking, coffee, and Willard building highlighted.


Who

  1. Hosted by Penn State Quiz Bowl

  2. Tournament Director: Adam Zydney, Penn State Quiz Bowl President

  3. Registration is now closed.

  4. There are no prerequisites for this tournament; instead, success at this tournament is a major means by which teams qualify for the 2011 HSNCT.


How much

  1. The fees for attending the PA Championship are as follows:
        First Team $75,
        Additional Teams $50 each,
        Discount $10 per working buzzer system.

  2. A copy of the question set can be provided to each participating school at no additional charge.

    Checks are to be made out to “Penn State Quiz Bowl” and can be mailed to
        Adam Zydney
        306 Atherton Hall
        University Park, PA 16802

  3. or delivered in person on April 16th.


Lunch

  1. Lunch is not included.

  2. On-campus, the HUB will have two restaurants open:

  3.     Nathan's - burgers and hot dogs

  4.     Panda Express - chinese food

  5. We will also have a list of close-by off-campus restaurants.


Format/Rules

  1. This tournament will follow all standard NAQT rules (which can be found here) except that the rounds might not be timed.

  2. This tournament will use questions provided by NAQT (IS 105).