Mar 12

Update on Spring NorCal Quiz Bowl Tournaments

We were planning to run a combined Cal Cup #4/NAQT States on Saturday, April 11 at Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose, but we have decided that it is best to not hold this event. At this point we do not plan to host any more quiz bowl competitions this school year in Northern California at any level of competition. We have determined that at this time, holding quiz bowl tournaments in this particularly active region of coronavirus activity would be potentially detrimental to the health of our community, which we value above all else.

We will send an email soon to all of the Cal Cup package teams with information regarding possible refunds.

We are still discussing how to resolve the overall Cal Cup standings; we will be in touch with the relevant teams soon.

We thank everyone for playing/staffing/coaching quiz bowl in Northern California this school year and look forward to resuming competitions in the fall.

Pay attention to CDC and WHO recommendations regarding social distancing, hand-washing, and other means of impeding the spread of Covid-19.

Please email us with any questions. We’d be happy to give more information about preparing for the next year of quiz bowl tournaments. It is very possible for anyone to improve tremendously at quiz bowl with enough preparation, and it is an activity for everyone. Note that we cannot answer questions about the status of national tournaments like the NAQT HSNCT, PACE NSC, NAQT MSNCT, or IQBT NASAT. Questions about those competitions should be directed to the relevant organizations.

Wishing good health for all

Mar 12

Results from Cal Cup #3

Congratulations to Stanford Online A for winning the Competitive Division, to Eriksen A for winning the Standard Division, and to Challenger-Strawberry Park A for winning the Novice Division at Cal Cup #3! We would like to thank the participants for competing, the volunteers for their help, and Mr. Lubbs/Evergreen Valley for hosting.
Competitive results are here
Standard results are here
Novice results are here
The overall Cal Cup standings can be found here

Feb 27

Schedules for Cal Cup #3

The competitive schedule will be posted here
The standard schedule will be posted here
The novice schedule will be posted here
We are asking teams not to watch matches during their bye round(s).

Feb 12

Cal Cup #3 (Feb 29, 2020) Registration is now Open

Cal Cup #3 is taking place on Saturday, February 29 at Evergreen Valley High School in San Jose. The last date to register is Tuesday, February 25.

To register, please fill out this registration form

We are not asking for teams to submit rosters at this time; we will send out a separate email a week before the competition asking for rosters at that time.
For Cal Cup #3 we will be posting the field here at approximately 9PM on Sunday, February 16; registration becomes first-come/first-serve at that point. Package teams are strongly encouraged to register before that time.

Like with Cal Cup #2, we will be placing teams into the field on Feb 16 with the following priority:

1) Teams that purchase the package

2) Teams that pay the deposit ahead of time
3) Teams that provide an experienced moderator (based on our discretion)

4) Teams that provide other staffers

5) Teams that bring a working buzzer system

6) Teams from new high schools

7) Teams that include at least one high school student that are not in any of the above categories

8) Middle school teams not in any of the above categories


Please Note: We are asking that teams not pay their entry fee via PayPal but teams are still permitted to use PayPal to pay a (non-refundable) $10 deposit (please include your team name/letter). If paying by PayPal, we ask that you have your bank account linked to your account (don’t pay via credit card). Send any deposits to Berkeley club treasurer Alvin here.

We hope to announce details for Cal Cup #4 soon.

Jan 20

Results from Cal Cup #2

Congratulations to Saratoga A for winning the Competitive division, to Challenger-Almaden for winning the Standard division, and to Eriksen B for winning the Novice division at Cal Cup #2! Thank you to all of our wonderful staff for your help and to Ms. Yang/Saint Francis for hosting!
Competitive results can be found here
Standard results can be found here
Novice results can be found here
The overall Cal Cup standings will be posted this week here

We hope to announce details for Cal Cup #3 soon.

Jan 18

Cal Cup #2 Schedules

We will be posting the schedules for Cal Cup #2 online (like we did at Cal Cup #1).
Competitive schedule can be found here
Standard schedule can be found here
Novice schedule can be found here

Jan 13

Results from Sac Winter MS Tournament

Congratulations to Churchill A for winning the Varsity division and to Churchill E for winning the JV Division at the Sacramento Winter Middle School Tournament! Thank you to all of the volunteers for your help and to Mr. Woodland/Ms. Randall/Cavitt for hosting!

Stats/results are here => https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/standings.jsp?tournament_id=11306

Dec 24

Results from Sac Winter HS Tournament

Congratulations to Sagittarius for winning the Varsity Division and to Davis D for winning the JV Division at the Sacramento Winter HS Tournament! Thank you to all of our volunteers for your help and to Mr. Hansen/Churchill for hosting.
Sagittarius, Mira Loma A, Davis A, and Folsom qualified for the 2020 High School National Championship Tournament.
I’d also like to congratulate Sacramento Country Day School for qualifying for the 2020 Small School National Championship Tournament!

Stats/Results are here

Dec 10

Sacramento Winter High School Tournament

This competition is taking place on Saturday, December 21 at Churchill Middle School in Carmichael. Bay Area teams may compete but must wait until 12PM on Friday to register (in order to give Sacramento-area teams time to register first).

Registration takes place here

Entry fee info is here; please write out any checks to Churchill IB/PTO.

We have exhausted the available IS-A sets which means we will use IS-190 for both divisions; JV teams should be aware that these questions are a bit tougher. (The website currently states that we are using IS-185A for JV but that is incorrect).

Dec 05

Sacramento Winter MS Tournament

This competition is taking place on Saturday, January 11 at Cavitt Junior High School in Granite Bay. We will have separate Varsity/JV Divisions; teams may have a maximum of six members.

Bay Area schools may compete but must wait until 12PM on Monday, December 23 to register (to provide Sacramento teams an opportunity to sign up first).

This competition will use NAQT MS-33. We plan to use this set in the Bay Area but have yet to confirm the date/location for that event.

Entry fee info can be found here. Please write out any checks to Cavitt Junior High School

Registration takes place on the NAQT website here.