What is Knowledge Bowl?
It is an academic competition that allows CBI students to compete against each other in both a regional and a state competition
- It encourages teamwork
- It demonstrates that learning can be fun
- It develops student pride, confidence, and study habits
- It is good for resumes and future employment
Here is how it works!
It contains 2,000 questions and answers from 20 different categories.
100 questions per category.
Many of the questions focus on content from End of Course Exams, ACT, GED, Work Keys, various credential assessments, CBI classroom and work-related topics financial literacy, and random, fun trivia. What are the categories?
How many divisions are there?
Knowledge Bowl Teams are separated into three divisions based on grade level
Middle School Division
- CBI Students grades 7 and 8
Junior Divisions
- CBI students grades 9 and 10
Senior Divisions
- CBI students grades 11 and 12
What does a team look like?
A team consists of any number of students between three and ten students.
No fewer than three, no more than ten.
Team Captain: responsible for settling all differences of opinion among teammate’s answers to provide the team’s final answer.
Team Scorekeeper: keeps track of the team’s score for each quarter using the provided scores sheets.
What Knowledge Bowl is not!
There is no public speaking.
Students do not talk into any microphones.
It is not like jeopardy where the first/quickest team to respond with the correct answer gets the points.
All teams have the ability to answer correctly and earn points for every question.
When and where are the competitions?
Regional Competition
Teams compete against other teams located in their region
State Competition
Any team who competed in a regional competition, during the current school year, is eligible to compete at the state competition.