Tennessee 4-H History Bowl

This contest will consist of two parts:

Part I

1. There will be a pool of 12 questions with each team having the opportunity to answer four questions each without any competition from the other teams.
2. The questions will be rotated between the regions. For example, the Western Region will have one question, then the Central Region, and the Eastern Region until all regions have had the opportunity to answer a question for a total of 12 questions.
3. A correct answer is worth 10 points, and an incorrect answer will result in 10 points deducted from the team’s score. There is no penalty for an unanswered question.
4. After the question is read, the team will have five seconds to answer.
5. Scores earned in Part I will be added to scores earned in Part II to determine the winner.

Part II

1. Each team will be seated at a table with a signal box. When a question is asked, the first team to press its signal button will have the opportunity to answer the question. The team whose signal light is activated will have the opportunity to answer the question even if another team answers without their signal light lit. After one signal button is pressed, no other signal will register. Be sure your signal is lit before providing an answer.
2. The team with the activated signal will have five seconds to give an answer. Either member of the team may press the signal button and either may answer the question, but it would be wise for one team member to be sure of the answer before flashing the signal.
3. If the signal button is pressed before the question is completed, that team must answer with no further information given.
4. Correct answers are worth 10 points each. An incorrect answer or failure to answer after a team has turned on its signal light will take 10 points from a team’s score. There will be no partial credit for a question.
5. A team that has negative 50 points will be eliminated from the contest.
6. The contest will continue until one team has either scored 200 points or the 30-minute timeframe has been reached, whichever comes first.
7. If two or more teams are tied when time is up, a question will be asked to break the tie (other teams are not eligible).
8. Scores will be kept digitally and projected onto the screen for the audience to see.