Quiz Bowl Overview

The Quiz Bowl event challenges students to think fast pace and strategically in a time constrained situation. Teams of four students represent their college in this exciting test of marketing concepts and current events.

Quiz Bowl Team Spirit

Team enthusiasm and support are encouraged. Cheering, the waving of banners and applause are reasonable expressions of team commitment after question results are provided. Absolutely no talking or prompting of answers is allowed when questions are presented.

In the spirit of sportsmanship, all teams are expected to remain until the end of the event. Faculty coaches are charged with the responsibility of keeping team members present.

Quiz Bowl Procedure

Competing teams will gather on stage and be provided with a laptop computer on which to answer questions. Questions will be presented on the laptop computers and a large projection screen while the Moderator reads the question aloud. Once the reading is complete, students are presented with a multiple-choice option in which their team lead will select or enter the team’s answer.

  • Multiple-choice questions will have a 25-second countdown timer.
  • All questions begin with a maximum value of 100 points, but the value reduces as the time to answer runs out.
  • Teams that answer correctly in the fastest time receive the corresponding points.
  • Should a team answer a question incorrectly, they will have 20 points deducted from their score.
  • Not answering a question carries no penalty.

For 2024, Quiz Bowl will be utilizing the CrowdPurr Gaming Platform (crowdpurr.com). The game is operated by technical staff under the direction of a team of judge.

  • The two teams from each qualifying round will advance to the Final Game.
  • The number of qualifying rounds will depend on the number of teams or schools that are participating in quiz bowl
  • Teams that do not advance in the qualifying rounds will participate in wildcard rounds for a 2nd chance at being in the final
  • The Final round will consist of 6 teams competing for 1st to 5th place standings.

 

Training Resources

Quiz Bowl 2024 will be run electronically using the CrowdPurr gaming platform.

  • Teams can sign up for a free account to practice with at https://crowdpurr.com.
  • It is strongly recommended that you practice game play using the platform so that your team is prepared for the night of the event.
  • Schools can also purchase Crowdpurr Classroom Plan for $49.99 US per month. The classroom play allows for more practice games.
  • Crowdpurr is month to month payment, no contract.

 

Quiz Bowl Sponsor and Textbook

Cengage

We would like to thank and acknowledge Cengage as the content sponsor for the 2024 Quiz Bowl Event. Quiz Bowl participants and coaches will be provided access to, and we will be drawing core Marketing theory questions from, the following chapters of Cengage’s Marketing Textbook:

MKTG , 6th Edition Charles W. Lamb; Joe F. Hair; Carl McDaniel; Marc Boivin; David Gaudet ISBN-13: 978-1-77841-039-0

MKTG Book Cover

CHAPTERS:

  • Chapter 2 – The External Marketing Environment
  • Chapter 3 – Strategic Marketing
  • Chapter 5 – Consumer Decision Making
  • Chapter 7 – Segmenting, Targeting, and Positioning
  • Chapter 8 – Brand Management
  • Chapter 9 – Product Concepts
  • Chapter 11 – Price Setting
  • Chapter 13 – Marketing Communications

Game Play Details

Initial and Wildcard Rounds

  • 12 questions in the initial and Wildcard rounds
  • 25 seconds to answer
  • Maximum of 100 points available per question, gradually decreasing to 0 points as time runs out.
  • (-20) points if a team answers incorrectly, no penalty if they do not answer the question.
  • Each qualifying and Wildcard game will have the same mix of difficulty and topic.

Final Round

  • The final round will have 12 questions which will all be multiple choice questions.
  • There may be some questions that refer to images, charts or graphics from the source textbook.
  • 25 seconds to answer
  • Maximum of 100 points available per question, gradually decreasing to 0 points as time runs out.
  • (-20) points if a team answers incorrectly, no penalty if they do not answer the question.
  • The final round is designed to be more difficult than the qualifying and wildcard rounds.

For more information about Quiz Bowl or game play, please reach out to Barry Rivard. Professor St. Clair College.