1. What is the difference between the Bee and the Bowl? 
The primary difference is that the Bee is an individual competition whereas the Bowl is a team competition. That said, “teams” of 1 student are welcome in the Bowl too- this is not that uncommon. You do not have to do both, but the Bee is held at different times as the Bowl on a tournament day, so students can compete in both. For online competitions, the Bee and the Bowl are held on different days and require two separate registrations.

2. When and where will the Bee and Bowl events take place?

Events will take place across Asia, as well as online. Check here to see where tournaments will be taking place this year.

3. What are the ways to qualify for the History Bee and History Bowl Asian Championships?

At each tournament, generally the top half of teams qualify for Asian Championships, and the top 50% of individuals qualify for the Bee. Teams can also qualify for the Asian Championships by winning half of their preliminary games or a playoff game. For JV or MS/ES teams having to play in higher divisions due to a small field size, they can also qualify for the Asian Championships by defeating a higher division team during prelims or playoffs. (e.g., a middle school team defeating a JV team). Students competing in a Bowl team that qualifies for the Asian Championships will also qualify for the biennial International History Olympiad.

4. Can a school enter more than one team to a tournament?
Yes! Schools can register an unlimited number of teams for a regional tournament.

5. Can a team compete at more than one tournament throughout the year?
Yes! Teams are encouraged to play our Alpha set, Beta set, and Gamma set events over the course of the year. Each set is an entirely different set of questions, so please come and play multiple tournaments. Schools are not allowed to compete in different tournaments that run on the same question set.

6. Can a player play for two different teams during the year?
Yes, but only if they transfer schools, and they cannot go back and play for their old school. All players must be enrolled at the school they play for. Note that participating schools do not have to “officially” sanction their teams, however, thus still allowing teams to compete where the school the kids are enrolled at opposes participation for whatever reason. Also, all students cannot play for more than one team (e.g. transferring from a B team to an A team after the prelims) during any one event, but they can transfer from one event to the next, including the Asian Championships.

7. Will there be prizes for the winning teams and students? If so, what?
Medals (in the Bee) or plaques (in the Bowl) are awarded to top players at each regional event.