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The Knowledge Master Open (commonly known as Knowledge Masters or KMO) was a computer-based semiannual worldwide academic competition produced by Academic Hallmarks. During KMO competitions, teams of students from many schools earned points by answering multiple-choice questions quickly and accurately. The questions included fifteen subject areas: American history, world history, government, recent events, economics & law, geography, literature, English, math, physical science, biology, earth science, health & psychology, fine arts, and useless trivia.〔(Oak Park among world leaders in competition ), ''Trading Markets - Press Release'', April 29, 2009 - accessed May 19, 2009〕 The competition started in 1983 with 74 schools. In 2009, there were about 45,000 participants from over 3,000 high schools and middle schools in the U.S. and other countries. The last contest occurred in April of 2013. Over the 30 years of KMO competition, more than 2.4 million students participated. 〔(Strong Showing in the Knowledge Master Open ), ''HHS Life and Times'', January 5, 2009 - accessed May 19, 2009〕 There were five levels of competition. 5th and 6th grade contests were held in January and March and consisted of one hundred questions. On the other hand, middle school (up to grade 8), junior high (up to grade 9), and high school (up to grade 12) contests were held in December and April and consisted of two hundred questions. The Academic Hallmarks and Knowledge Masters mascot is a great auk〔(Competition summons inner intellect ), ''The Oshkosh West Index'', Dec 17, 2004 - accessed May 19, 2009〕 with an affinity for puns. == Scoring == All questions are multiple-choice and are worth a maximum of 10 points.〔(It's Academic Team to compete in Knowledge Master Open ), ''Silver Chips Online'', December 6, 2006 - accessed May 19, 2009〕 Each question is displayed on screen, with five choices and a one-minute timer. Five points are awarded for a correct answer on the first try, with a bonus based on response time. If time expires or an incorrect answer is given, the team is given another minute to respond.〔(Students prep for a quiz they like ), ''Ann Arbor News'', March 23, 2009 - accessed May 19, 2009〕 Only two points are awarded for correct "second chance" answers. Bonus points awarded for correct first-try answers are as follows: 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「Knowledge Master Open」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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