Welcome to the no-frills homepage of the Minnesota Quiz Bowl Alliance (MQBA), an extremely loosely organized group of high schools, colleges, and other organizations that promote quiz bowl and host tournaments in Minnesota.
St. Thomas Academy is the defending NAQT Minnesota State quiz bowl champion.All high school tournaments using NAQT questions are qualifiers for the 2012 NAQT High School National Championship Tournament to be held Memorial Day Weekend in Atlanta. All middle school tournament using NAQT questions are qualifiers for the 2012 NAQT Middle School National Championship Tournament to be held April 21-22, 2012 in Chicago. Some tournaments may also be qualifiers for other state or national events.
Lockout Affair Requiring Grade Eight Seven Six Entrants (LARGESSE) (December 10, 2011) at Minnetonka High School in Minnetonka, MN using NAQT's Middle School Series #2.
DeLaSalle Invitational Academic Tournament of Middle Schools (DIATOMS) (March 10, 2012) at DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis, MN using NAQT's Middle School Series #3.
2011-2012 Minnesota High School Quiz Bowl league (October 2011 - February 2012) league tournament at four sites around the Metro Area using questions derived from NAQT's Invitational Series #110A.
Lake Conference Tournament (January 21, 2012) using NAQT's Invitational Series #109. This tournament is limited to members of the Lake Conference. For more information, contact Joan Truettner.
Carleton Academic Tournament (Snow CAT) (January 28, 2012) at Carleton College in Northfield, MN using NAQT's Invitational Series #111. For more information, contact Carsten Gehring.
South Suburban Conference Tournament (January 28, 2012) using NAQT's Invitational Series #103A. This tournament is limited to members of the South Suburban Conference. For more information, contact Katherine Van Schoonhoven. This date is tentative.
Run for the Roses (February 18, 2012) at Roseville Area High School using NAQT's Invitational Series #112A. For more information contact Jane Aguilar.
Armstrong's Conceivably Regular Or Nearly Yearly Meet (ACRONYM IV) (February 25, 2012) at Armstrong High School using a house-written set of questions. Like last year's event, this will be a popular culture tournament. For more information, e-mail Matt Quinn.
National History Bowl and Bee (March 3, 2012) at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. This is an all-history quiz bowl (and bee!) using questions from National History Bowl and Bee. For more information, e-mail Gaurav Kandlikar.
Battle of Novice Underclassmen Squads (BONUS) (March 10, 2012) at DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis using NAQT's Middle School Series #3. This tournament is limited to 9th- and 10th-grade players and is not a qualifier for nationals. It will be held in parallel with the DIATOMS middle school tournament.
ACUI/NAQT North (Region 10) Sectional (February 4, 2012) at Carleton College. This is a Sectional Championship Tournament that will qualify teams for the 2012 Intercollegiate Championship Tournament.
SOCIAL VIII (October 29, 2011)
2011 State Championship (April 17, 2011)
2011 DIATOMS (April 2, 2011)
2011 Run for the Roses (February 12, 2011)
2011 Snow CAT (January 22, 2011)
MNHSQB league (November 4, 2010 - February 17, 2011)
2010 GINVIT (December 4, 2010)
RAT-RACE (November 13, 2010)
SOCIAL VII (October 30, 2010)
If you have any questions about the MQBA or would like information about its events, please contact R. Robert Hentzel.
Do you want your tournament listed here? E-mail R. Robert Hentzel.