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2009 Science Quiz Bowl


Sample tournament grid image
Tournament Grid


The two teams in Championship round.

Congratulations to team "Joe Don Baker," 2009 Science Quiz Bowl Champions!

The 6th annual University Libraries' Science Quiz Bowl kicked off IT Week on Sunday, March 29th, 2009 with 28 teams teams playing a double-elimination tournament in Walter Library. "Joe Don Baker" bested "The Thrust Faults" in the final game to become the Science Quiz Bowl Champions! Congratulations to both teams. Check the tournament grid (final) to see how your favorite team did.


2009 results:


THANKS TO ALL TEAMS FOR A WELL-PLAYED TOURNAMENT!


2009 Photos:

Photo Gallery: Teams


Watch out for the next
Science Quiz Bowl,
coming to you in IT Week 2010!

Champions:

Joe Don Baker
Joe Don Baker
More 2009 teams...

Runners-up:

The Thrust Faults
The Thrust Faults

What are the games like?

The game format is regular college bowl style: a toss-up question is read to the two competing teams, and the first player to ring his/her buzzer gets to answer. Quick recall wins the day!

If the given answer is right, that team earns 10 points and gets first shot at the bonus question, which is usually a multi-part question on which the team members can confer before the designated captain gives the team's answers. Read more...

For more information:

Contact Kristine Fowler, Mathematics Librarian
by email (fowle013@umn.edu)
or IM [screen name: ummathlib (AIM, MSN, Yahoo, Google Talk, Jabber)]


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