MOQBA Event Calendar (Upcoming Events)

Kirksville Invitational
Kirksville High School
Questions: Minnesota Novice set
Kirksville High School in Kirksville, MO is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a tournament on February 18, 2012. We will be using the Minnesota High School Novice Set, which was written by the University of Minnesota's Academic Team. Players cannot play if they have attended a national tournament.
Contact: Jacob O'Rourke
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Villa Duchesne Invitational
Villa Duchesne
NAQT HSNCT Qualifier
PACE NSC Qualifier
Questions: NAQT IS-111
At this time, we anticipate running two fields (a 12 team "Varsity" division and an 8 team "JV/Novice" division) with the most competitive teams from St. Louis and across Missouri in attendance. This tournament will operate on questions from NAQT, specifically set IS-111. This is the same set as the Kewpie Invitational in early January, so of course, teams may not enter both events. The format will be similar to recent NAQT tournaments held elsewhere in Missouri - pyramidal questions, neg-5's for incorrect early buzzes, 15 points instead of 10 for correct early answers, and no rebounding on bonuses.
Contact: Anthony Loveday
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NAQT Missouri Qualifier
MOQBA at University of Missouri-Columbia
NAQT HSNCT Qualifier
PACE NSC Qualifier
Questions: NAQT IS-115
As MOQBA's flagship event, this tournament regularly features a diverse field of teams from throughout Missouri, creating a championship atmosphere and recognizing the state's top teams for national tournament qualification. Matt Chadbourne and Jeffrey Hill will serve as tournament directors of this official NAQT event, which will use untimed NAQT rules. The top fifteen percent of the field will automatically qualify for the NAQT High School National Championship Tournament (HSNCT), to be held in Atlanta, Georgia on May 25-27, 2012, and the PACE National Scholastics Championship, which will be held at Washington University in St. Louis on June 9-10, 2012. In addition, the champion of this tournament is guaranteed a spot in the 2012 HSNCT, and the top team that had not qualified at a previously-held tournament will also receive a bid to HSNCT. MOQBA warmly welcomes all teams to attend this tournament even if they do not plan to attend a national championship, as we intend to provide all teams with a true representation of Missouri quizbowl.
Contact: Jeffrey Hill
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Savannah Invitational
Savannah High School
NAQT HSNCT Qualifier
PACE NSC Qualifier
Questions: NAQT IS-114A
This tournament's goal is to continue to get more teams from the NW Missouri area interested in NAQT-style questions and get the best teams qualified for HSNCT. The format will be two halves, consisting of tossups with three part, nonrebounding bonuses.
Contact: Melissa Ross
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Parkway West Spring Academic Tournament
Parkway West High School
PACE NSC Qualifier
Questions: HSAPQ (set TBD)
The Parkway West Quizbowl team is pleased to announce the first ever Parkway West Spring Academic Tournament. This tournament will be run on Saturday March 24th and will be run on questions written by High School Academic Pyramid Questions. The Missouri Quizbowl Alliance is sanctioning this event.

We will have 20 tossups per game, with each tossup having a 30 point bonus attached to it. Tossups will be worth 10 points, will have 15 point powers if players get the correct answer early enough in the question, and will have -5 point penalties for incorrect interruptions. Bonuses will not be rebounding.

We will have an 18 team cap on the field, which will be filled on a first come, first served basis.
Contact: Erin Fluchel
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Ladue Invitational Spring Tournament II
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
PACE NSC Qualifier
Questions: Housewritten
The Ladue Academic Team is pleased to announced that we will be holding the second incarnation of the Ladue Invitational Spring Tournament on Saturday, March 31st, 2012. We hope to attract many teams from across the state and perhaps some out-of-state teams as well. The top teams will qualify for a bid to the 2012 PACE National Scholastics Championship, which will be held on June 8th and 9th at Washington University in St. Louis.
Contact: Ladue Quizbowl
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