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The International History Bee and Bowl (IHBB) are history quiz competitions for individual students and school teams outside the United States. Within the United States, students compete in the comparable National History Bee and Bowl; the same organization oversees the International and National (i.e. American) tournaments. The International History Bee and Bowl debuted in the 2011-2012 school year in Europe〔http://www.ihbbeurope.com〕 and Asia.〔http://www.ihbbasia.com〕 A European Championship has been held since 2012; the Asian Championships debuted in spring 2014. For the 2014-15 school year, the Australian, Canadian, and New Zealand divisions also debuted, along with the first-ever tournaments in Sweden and Taiwan. IHBB also organizes the International History Olympiad, which debuted in 2015 at The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.〔http://www.historyolympiad.com〕 Students can qualify for the Olympiad by participating at IHBB tournaments around the world or by taking an official qualifying exam administered by a teacher if no IHBB tournament exists nearby. The International History Bee and Bowl test knowledge of all aspects of history in a buzzer-based competition format, which bears a resemblance to some television quiz shows. However, unlike on a quiz show most IHBB questions are paragraph-length, and move from harder to easier information. When students think they know the answer, they ring in with the buzzer. If they are correct, they, or their team members get points, if incorrect, then the other students (in the History Bee) or the other team (in the History Bowl) has an opportunity to hear the rest of the question. As of 2015, all IHBB matches are conducted in English - tournaments in other languages may be added at some point in the future. IHBB has also partnered with the World Scholar's Cup to run demonstrations of History Bees at their tournaments.〔(World Scholar's Cup Draws Delegations from 25 Countries to Dubai ), PR Web, 7 July 2013〕 The International History Bee and Bowl are also sponsored by History Asia (the Asian division of the American TV Channel known as History), which is providing prizing, promotional, and broadcast support for the tournaments in Singapore, as well as the 2015 Asian Championships.〔(), History Asia, 8 June 2015〕 == Regional Tournaments == Regional tournaments are held throughout Asia, Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Any school or student may attend as long as they have not participated at an earlier regional tournament that school year. Each tournament features a Varsity division for students roughly 16–18 years of age, a Junior Varsity division for students roughly 13–15 years of age, and a Middle School division for younger students.〔(History Bowl and Bee – ISL Teams Compete at Le Rosey ), International School of Lausanne Newsletter, 25 April 2013〕 Each tournament features a series of preliminary rounds for the History Bee for individual students and the History Bowl for teams. Students who finish in the top half in their age classification for the History Bee, and Bowl teams who finish the preliminary rounds with a .500 winning percentage or better qualify for the European or Asian Championships, as well as the International History Olympiad. At the end of the preliminary rounds, the top Bee students advance to the Bee Finals, while Bowl teams are seeded according to their preliminary results and advance to the playoffs. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「International History Bee and Bowl」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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