Date: February 22, 2025
Location: Middle East International School – Doha
Questions Set: Beta
Registration Deadline: February 12, 2025
Tournament Format:
All History Bowl will be guaranteed to play in at least 5 preliminary round matches. The exact tournament format will be determined after the registration deadline.
All History Bee players will compete in 3 preliminary round matches. Each preliminary round consists of 30 tossup questions. The top students will compete in the playoff rounds. The exact number of students that qualify for playoff rounds will be determined after the registration deadline.
Cost:
History Bowl (includes History Bee fees)*
-Team of 3 t0 6 Players: 300 USD
-Team of 2 Players: 200 USD
-Team of 1 Player: 100 USD
History Bee ONLY: 50 USD per player
Please note that schools are REQUIRED to bring one reader for every two teams they register. Readers can be parents, teachers, or students who are fluent or native English speakers. The penalty for each missing reader is $200 for the History Bowl.
There’s a buzzer discount of $30 for each buzzer system that a school brings.
Payments Methods:
Flywire
Paypal (4% fee)
Wire Transfer (30 USD fee)
Registration & Payment Deadline: February 12, 2025
Registration fees for all tournaments must be paid before the payment deadline. For in-person tournaments, registration fees can be paid in person on the day of the tournament at a 5% surcharge.
Awards:
Top teams in the History Bowl in each division will receive plaques; the top students in the History Bee in each division will receive medals.
Asian Championships Qualification:
The top 50% (including ties) of teams and players in each division will qualify for the 2024-25 IAC Asian Championships. Teams that win more than half of their prelim matches will also qualify.
Tentative Schedule:
8:30 am | Check-in Begins |
8:45 am | Please arrive by this time! |
9:00 am | History Bowl – Opening Meeting |
9:20 am | History Bowl – Round 1 |
10:10 am | History Bowl – Round 2 |
10:50 am | History Bee – Opening Meeting |
11:00 am | History Bee – Round 1 |
11:30 am | History Bee – Round 2 |
12:00 pm | History Bee – Round 3 |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
13:30 pm | History Bowl – Round 3 |
14:10 pm | History Bowl – Round 4 |
14:50 pm | History Bowl – Round 5 |
15:30 pm | History Bee – Finals |
16:00 pm | History Bowl – Round 6/Semifinals |
16:50 pm | History Bowl – Finals |
17:30 pm | End |
Registered Teams:
no * or # = Varsity
* = Junior Varsity
# = Middle School