Teams from 14 schools, including two from north central Arkansas, will compete for state titles and scholarship money Saturday. Norfork and Mountain View will be taking part in the the finals of the “Arkansas Quiz Bowl 2022”.
Mountain View’s match in the finals for class 3A against Centerton will begin at 1:30. Norfork’s match against Haas Hall Academy Rogers in the class 1A finals will begin at 3:30. The matches will be live streamed at myarpbs.org/watchlive.
Each match will last approximately one hour.
In a series of questions, players must display their knowledge in literature, math, science, history, art, music and economics. Teams from across the state compete for the chance to represent The Natural State in national tournaments.
The Arkansas Governor’s Quiz Bowl Association holds regional tournaments around the state during March. Teams are assigned to a site, and a random drawing places the teams on the pairing schedule. A percentage of teams in the tournament advance to the state tournament. The top two teams from each classification advance to the State Conference Finals.
Major funding for “Quiz Bowl 2022” is provided by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education.
“Quiz Bowl 2022” will be broadcast in two parts: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1:30-4:30 p.m. A total of 14 teams in seven conferences will compete in the state finals for scholarship money.
The first round of matching beginning at 9 a.m. will include in order of appearance:
2A – Haas Hall Academy (Bentonville) vs. Life Way Christian (Centerton).
7A -Southside Fort Smith vs. Rogers.
4A – Subiaco Academy vs. Berryville.
5A – Valley View vs. Batesville.
Matches will resume at 1:30 p.m. and feature in order of appearance:
3A – Mountain View vs. Centerpoint.
6A – Benton vs. Russellville.
1A – Haas Hall Academy (Rogers) vs. Norfork.
Matches will be available to stream on YouTube at bit.ly/2022quizbowl in the week following broadcast.
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