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.
This year's 42-team Minnesota High School Quiz Bowl league was won by Mounds View High School (with Wayzata High School as the runner-up).
Wayzata High School is the defending NAQT Minnesota State quiz bowl champion.
All (varsity) high school tournaments using NAQT questions are qualifiers for the 2019 High School National Championship Tournament (HSNCT) and the 2019 Small School National Championship Tournament (SSNCT). All middle school tournament using NAQT questions are qualifiers for the 2019 Middle School National Championship Tournament (MSNCT). Some tournaments may also be qualifiers for other state or national events.
Edgewood Middle Entirely Raucous Academic Learning Decathlon (EMERALD) (March 2, 2019) at Edgewood Middle School in Mounds View, MN using NAQT's Middle School Series #29. Register online.
DeLaSalle Invitational Academic Tournament of Middle Schools (DIATOMS) (March 16, 2019) at DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis, MN using NAQT's Middle School Series #30. This tournament has a separate division for teams composed entirely of players in 7th grade or younger. Register online.
Run for the Roses (February 16, 2019) at Roseville Area High School using NAQT's Invitational Series #182A. Register online.
Armstrong's Conceivably Regular Or Nearly Yearly Meet (ACRONYM 12) (February 23, 2019) at Burnsville High School using the ACRONYM 12 set by Play Quiz Bowl. Like last year's event, this will be a popular culture tournament. For more information, e-mail Erik Nelson.
2019 Medium and Small Schools touranment (March 1, 2019) at Armstrong High School using packets 3-12 of NAQT Speed Check Series #60 (but there is no overlap with the 2018 RAT-RACE tournament). Register online.
2018 NAQT Minnesota State Championship (March 9, 2019) at a site TBA using NAQT Invitational Series #183. Register online.
Armstrong's Conceivably Regular Or Nearly Yearly Meet (ACRONYM 12) (Sunday, February 17, 2019) at Macalester College using the ACRONYM 12 set by Play Quiz Bowl. Like last year's event, this will be a popular culture tournament. For more information, e-mail Erik Nelson.
If you have any questions about 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.