Category: Announcements

Stratford-Sunnyvale Middle School Tournament (Jan 7)

The Northern California Quiz Bowl Alliance and the Stratford School are pleased to announce that Stratford will host its fifth annual middle school quizbowl tournament on Saturday, January 7th, 2017. Location: This tournament will take place at Stratford’s Sunnyvale Raynor Middle School, 1500 Partridge Avenue, Sunnyvale, California. (Please note that this is a newly-opened Stratford …

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Sacramento Spring Middle School Tournament (March 25)

The Northern California Quiz Bowl Alliance and Churchill MS are pleased to announce that Churchill will host the Sacramento Spring MS tournament on Saturday, March 25, 2017. We will have a field cap of 14 teams. Until 1 week prior to the start of the tournament we are reserving 2 spots in the field for …

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Sacramento Winter HS Tournament (January 28)

NCQBA and Rio Americano HS are pleased to announce that the Sacramento Winter HS Tournament will be held on Saturday, January 28, 2017. This tournament will have separate JV and Varsity divisions; the field cap is 18 teams. Until 1 week prior to the start of the tournament we are reserving 6 spots in the …

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Sacramento Fall MS Tournament (Sept 18)

The Northern California Quiz Bowl Alliance and Churchill MS are pleased to announce that Churchill will host the Sacramento Fall MS tournament on Sunday, September 18. We will have a field cap of 14 teams. Until 1 week prior to the start of the tournament we are reserving 2 spots in the field for schools …

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Sacramento HS Fall: September 17, 2016

NCQBA and Rio Americano HS are pleased to announce that the Sacramento Fall HS Tournament will be held on Saturday, September 17, 2016. All teams will play in 1 division; we will not have separate JV and Varsity divisions. The field cap is 18 teams. Until 1 week prior to the start of the tournament …

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California Cup #4 @ UC Berkeley: March 5, 2016

The Northern California Quiz Bowl Alliance and Quiz Bowl Club at UC Berkeley are pleased to announce that we will be holding the fourth annual California Cup. The California Cup consists of four quiz bowl tournaments held throughout the year, and it is widely considered the premier academic competition event in Northern California. Cal Cup …

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Bellarmine Novice: January 16, 2016

Bellarmine’s quiz bowl team will be running our annual novice tournament on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, California. We will be using NAQT’s Introductory Invitational Set #153A. This particular set of questions is intentionally geared towards newer teams. The initial field cap will be 36 teams, with possible expansion, …

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Sacramento Winter: January 9, 2016

NCQBA and Rio Americano HS are pleased to announce that the Sacramento Winter HS Tournament will be held on Saturday, January 9, 2016. We will have separate JV and Varsity divisions for this tournament. Location: This tournament will take place at Rio Americano HS, Sacramento, California. Registration will begin at 9:00AM and we hope to …

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Bay Area elementary school tournament

We are very pleased to announce that our 2015-16 season will include northern California’s first quizbowl tournament for elementary school students! Details are below; if you know fourth-, fifth-, or sixth-grade students interested in playing quizbowl this fall, please contact us.   The Northern California Quiz Bowl Alliance is pleased to announce that the first …

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Sacramento middle school: September 20, 2015

The Northern California Quiz Bowl Alliance and Rio Americano High School are pleased to announce that Rio will host the first Sacramento middle school tournament on Sunday, September 20. Location: This tournament will take place at Rio Americano High School, Sacramento, California. Registration will begin at 9:30AM and we hope to start round 1 at …

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