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The National Quiz Bee is currently the longest-running national academic quiz competition in the Philippines. Starting out as a national spelling bee in 1977, the National Quiz Bee currently awards champions in mathematics, science, general information, and Philippine history. The show aired on IBC-13 and Studio 23 and are hosted by Eddie Lacsi, Bingbing Josue, Pettizou Tayag, Atom Araullo, Spanky Enriquez and Danny Fajardo.

The National Quiz Bee is organized by the Quiz Bee Foundation. The program enjoys generous support from the private sector, which mostly provides for the prizes and TV coverage. The National Quiz Bee is also endorsed and assisted by various agencies of the Philippine government, including the Department of Education (DepEd), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), the Senate of the Philippines, and the Office of the President.

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History

In 1976, Rasty Tayag, together with the erstwhile DECS, launched a nationwide elementary spelling contest dubbed the "1976 Spelling Bee Contest."

After the success of the Spelling Bee, Gay Tayag (educator and wife of Rasty?) proposed that the contest should not be limited to spelling and grammar (although covering these subjects were dropped altogether), but rather be extended to science, mathematics, and Philippine history and culture. It was also decided that an average of 10 questions will be asked per round (ranging from easy, average, difficult and clincher), making it a short test or quiz. Mr. Tayag then changed the word "spelling" in spelling bee to "quiz", thus coining the term "quiz bee", and the First National Quiz Bee was born.

Rasty and Gay Tayag launched the Quiz Bee to promote academic excellence, love of country, brotherhood and unity among the country's elementary school children. Since its inception, it has had the support and cooperation of the Office of the President, DECS, and DILG.

Since 1977, the Quiz Bee has been consistently organized as a yearly event. It was also in this year that Mr. Tayag registered the term "quiz bee" as a copyright and trademark with the Philippine Patent Office?.

To institutionalize the Quiz Bee and its associated projects and programs, the Tayags, together with prominent educators in the Philippines, established the Quiz Bee Foundation in 1983. Carlos P. Romulo served as its first Chairman and Rasty Tayag as President. Other members of the Founding Trustees included: University of the Philippines President Edgardo Angara, Dr. Helena Benitez, Dr. Estefania Aldaba-Lim, Atty. Efrenilo Cayanga, and Metro Manila Governor Mel Mathay.

In 1979, after 2 years of planning, the 1st ASEAN Quiz Bee was held in Manila. The national champions of the 2nd National Quiz Bee as the country's representatives, against competitors from Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia. For this competition, the category of Philippine history and culture was expanded to include ASEAN history and culture.

In 1988, the 1st World Quiz Bee was launched, with no less than William Randolph Hearst, Jr. serving as a member of the World Quiz Bee Advisory Board. For this competition, again the history and culture category was expanded to include world history & culture. Billed as the "Summit of the World's Young Geniuses", the 1st World Quiz Bee was held in Manila in 1990. The national champions of the 11th National Quiz Bee served as the Philippine's representatives against competitors from ?.

In 1993, in consonance with the Philippines 2000 program of President Fidel V. Ramos, the competition now included high school and college students, and the name was changed to the National Super Quiz Bee.

Quiz Bee has become a nationwide tilt for more than 16.5 million students in more than 40,000 private and public schools. The program now serves as a nerve center for educational and cultural exchange, thus allowing challenges and opportunities for the youth's realization of their vast potential - making Quiz Bee therefore, the youth's contribution to "global excellence"!

In recent years, saw the staging of the Quiz Bee Grand Finals outside the confines of Manila. The 18th National Super Quiz Bee Grand Finals was held in Muntinlupa City in 1997 hosted by then Mayor Toting Bunye and the City Council. The 19th National Super Quiz Bee Grand Finals was staged at the Expo Pilipino, Pampanga, the 20th National Super Quiz Bee Grand Finals at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone in Olongapo City. The 21st - 26th National Super Quiz Bee Grand Finals was at the Development Academy of the Philippines Conference Center & Hotel in Tagaytay City, dubbed as the Home of the Summit of the Super Quiz Bee.

Year 2000 onwards presents a special feature for the succeeding National Quiz Bee. The National Capital Region Division and Regional Championships are held in the leading shopping malls in Metro Manila simultaneous with the staging of the Division and Regional competitions in the other regions throughout the country.

Eligibility Rules

Any school recognized by DepEd was eligible to compete. It must field students who are enrolled at the school at the designated level at the time the season starts. Any student enrolled in the present school year from any private or public school, college or university in the Philippines. Thus, Philippine schools abroad which are recognized by DepEd are technically ineligible. Any student enrolled in the present school year from any public or private school with an academic grade point average of 85%, its equivalent or higher, who belong to the following level and age group can join in the competition.

The Quiz Bee promotes academic excellence by preparing the student and his/her teacher/ professor for competition within the school and district level, then on to the division and the regional level, and then ultimately to the national grand finals.

Any Department of Education (DepEd) personnel related by affinity or consanguinity up to the third (3rd) degree to any contestant or teacher - coach is disqualified in the committees involved in the planning and formulation of questions in the Quiz Bee contests nor can they act as coach of any contestant. Past Champions of the National, ASEAN and World Quiz Bee are no longer qualified to join in future Quiz Bee competitions to give others a chance to aspire for the top honors. All Champions of the National, ASEAN and World Quiz Bee are automatically barred to join any similar contest for a period of one (1) year from their Quiz Bee Championship.

As is common in televised academic quiz formats in the Philippines, which promote the 'give-chance-to-others' concept, an individual can become Grand Champion only once per level. This means that winning the elementary Grand Championship twice is not allowed, but winning 1 elementary and 1 high school Grand Championship is.

Subject Categories

Unlike other quiz competitions, the Quiz Bee assigns particular subject categories for each educational level:

Tournament Format

Competitors usually join by contacting ?.

Each season determines its ? Champions in a single-elimination tournament with rounds (called the ?). Only the top competitor advances to the next round.

There are instances wherein certain Regions were not represented in the National Final.

Each competitor is ideally represented by 1 student and 1 teacher-coach. However, there have been instances of participants joining without any teacher-coaches. Regardless of the student's talent, having a teacher-coach is an advantage as they are the ones? authorized to raise protests.

Alternates were allowed?.

General

A panel of judges is present at every round to oversee and settle any disputes or complaints. The competition also has an official timekeeper.

Complaints against questions, which may lead to score changes, are allowed during the actual taping of the show and are resolved with the decision of a panel of judges. But the actual protestations are not shown on air: the host simply summarizes the complaint and explains the score change.

At the end of the competition, each Category's Champion and Runner-up are formally recognized, but only the Champion advances to the next round, if present.

Makabayan (Philippine History, Culture & Values) Category

All contestants will answer the same set of questions in writing. Before a question is read, the contestants must raise their Uni markers.

Questions will be read twice by the Quizmaster; once in English and once in Filipino. After the second (2nd) reading, the Quizmaster shall say "go" --- only then will the contestants be allowed to write their answer. Automatically, the ten (10) second time - limit will begin with the word "go" by the Quizmaster. After the time limit and the buzzer sounds, the contestants must stop writing and raise their answerboards. The Quizmaster shall read and verify the contestants' answer. There are four (4) rounds in each competition namely: Easy, Average, Difficult and Clincher. The Clincher round takes place only if there is a tie. In the Easy Round, two (2) questions will be asked; in the Average Round, three (3) questions; in the Difficult Round, five (5) questions, and in the Clincher Round, as many questions as needed. Points are assigned for each question answered correctly: . Easy question 1 point . Average question 2 points . Difficult question 3 points . Clincher question 5 points After the fifth (5th) question in the Difficult Round, the total number of points of each contestant is tabulated. The contestant who gets the highest number of points is automatically declared the Champion; and the second (2nd) highest --- the Runner - up. Should there be a tie among the contestants getting the highest score or the second (2nd) highest score, the contest continues to the Clincher Round to determine the Champion or the Runner - up as the case may be. The total number of points of the tied contestants will revert to zero (0). In the Clincher Round, as many questions will be asked. Each question is assigned five (5) points. The contestant who first (1st) gets fifteen (15) points is declared the Winner. Should another tie occur after the third (3rd) Clincher question, one (1) more question will be asked to break the tie and so on until a Winner is declared. In case the Champion is unable to compete in the next contest level (District, Division, Regional or National), the duly certified Runner - up will take the place of the Champion. The duly registered teacher - coach of the contestant is the only person authorized to make a protest. All protest should be referred to the Board of Judges immediately, before the Quizmaster reads the next question. Only the teacher - coach will act as the Official Chaperon/ Guardian of the contestant to the Summit of the Super Quiz Bees and the National Grand Finals. The Board of Judges shall be in complete control of the contest. Their decision shall be final in all questions/ protests.

Mathematics Category

All contestants will answer the same set of questions in writing. Before a question is read, the contestants must raise their Uni markers.

Questions will be read twice in English by the Quizmaster. Contestants may start computing on the second (2nd) reading of the question. After the second (2nd) reading, the Quizmaster shall say "go". Automatically, the twenty (20) second time - limit will begin with the word "go" by the Quizmaster. After the time limit and the buzzer sounds, the contestants must stop writing and raise their answerboards. The Quizmaster shall read and verify the contestants' answer. There are four (4) rounds in each competition namely: Easy, Average, Difficult and Clincher. The Clincher round takes place only if there is a tie. In the Easy Round, two (2) questions will be asked; in the Average Round, three (3) questions; in the Difficult Round, five (5) questions, and in the Clincher Round, as many questions as needed. Points are assigned for each question answered correctly: . Easy question 1 point . Average question 2 points . Difficult question 3 points . Clincher question 5 points After the fifth (5th) question in the Difficult Round, the total number of points of each contestant is tabulated. The contestant who gets the highest number of points is automatically declared the Champion; and the second (2nd) highest --- the Runner - up. Should there be a tie among the contestants getting the highest score or the second (2nd) highest score, the contest continues to the Clincher Round to determine the Champion or the Runner - up as the case may be. The total number of points of the tied contestants will revert to zero (0). In the Clincher Round, as many questions will be asked. Each question is assigned five (5) points. The contestant who first (1st) gets fifteen (15) points is declared the Winner. Should another tie occur after the third (3rd) Clincher question, one (1) more question will be asked to break the tie and so on until a Winner is declared. In case the Champion is unable to compete in the next contest level (District, Division, Regional or National), the duly certified Runner - up will take the place of the Champion. The duly registered teacher - coach of the contestant is the only person authorized to make a protest. All protest should be referred to the Board of Judges immediately, before the Quizmaster reads the next question. Only the teacher - coach will act as the Official Chaperon/ Guardian of the contestant to the Summit of the Super Quiz Bees and the National Grand Finals. The Board of Judges shall be in complete control of the contest. Their decision shall be final in all questions/ protests.

Science & Technology Category

All contestants must answer the same sets of question in written form. Before a question is read, the contestants will raise their Uni markers.

Questions is read twice in English language by the Quizmaster or host of the quiz competition. After the second (2nd) reading, the Quizmaster will verbally say "go". Automatically, the ten (10) second time - limit will begin with the word "go" by the Quizmaster. (Should the question require computation, contestants may start writing down notes on the second (2nd) time the question is read. After the second (2nd) reading, the Quizmaster will say "go" and the time - limit will be extended to twenty (20) seconds. After the time limit and the buzzer sounds, the contestants will stop writing and raise their answer boards. The Quizmaster or host of the quiz contest must read and verify the contestants’ answer. There are four (4) rounds in each competition namely: Easy, Average, Difficult and Clincher. The Clincher round takes place only if there is a tie. In the Easy Round, two (2) questions will be asked; in the Average Round, three (3) questions; in the Difficult Round, five (5) questions, and in the Clincher Round, as many questions as needed. Points are assigned for each question answered correctly: . Easy question 1 point . Average question 2 points . Difficult question 3 points . Clincher question 5 points After the fifth (5th) question in the Difficult Round, the total number of points of each contestant is tabulated. The contestant who gets the highest number of points is automatically declared the Champion; and the second (2nd) highest --- the Runner – up. Should there be a tie among the contestants getting the highest score or the second (2nd) highest score, the contest continues to the Clincher Round to determine the Champion or the Runner – up as the case may be. The total number of points of the tied contestants will revert to zero (0). In the Clincher Round, as many questions will be asked. Each question is assigned five (5) points. The contestant who first (1st) gets fifteen (15) points is declared the Winner. Should both contestants reach fifteen (15) points at the same time, and another tie occur, one (1) more question will be asked to break the tie and so on until a Winner is declared. In case the Champion is unable to compete in the next contest level (District, Division, Regional or National), the duly certified Runner – up will take the place of the Champion. The duly registered teacher – coach of the contestant is the only person authorized to make a protest. All protest should be referred to the Board of Judges immediately, before the Quizmaster reads the next question. Only the teacher – coach will act as the Official Chaperon/ Guardian of the contestant to the Summit of the Super Quiz Bees and the National Grand Finals. The Board of Judges shall be in complete control of the contest. Their decision shall be final in all questions/ protests.

General Information & International Affairs Category

All contestants will answer the same set of questions in writing. Before a question is read, the contestants must raise their Uni markers.

Questions will be read twice in English by the Quizmaster. After the second (2nd) reading, the Quizmaster shall say "go". Automatically, the ten (10) second time - limit will begin with the word "go" by the Quizmaster. After the time limit and the buzzer sounds, the contestants must stop writing and raise their answerboards. The Quizmaster shall read and verify the contestants' answer. There are four (4) rounds in each competition namely: Easy, Average, Difficult and Clincher. The Clincher round takes place only if there is a tie. In the Easy Round, two (2) questions will be asked; in the Average Round, three (3) questions; in the Difficult Round, five (5) questions, and in the Clincher Round, as many questions as needed. Points are assigned for each question answered correctly: . Easy question 1 point . Average question 2 points . Difficult question 3 points . Clincher question 5 points After the fifth (5th) question in the Difficult Round, the total number of points of each contestant is tabulated. The contestant who gets the highest number of points is automatically declared the Champion; and the second (2nd) highest --- the Runner - up. Should there be a tie among the contestants getting the highest score or the second (2nd) highest score, the contest continues to the Clincher Round to determine the Champion or the Runner - up as the case may be. The total number of points of the tied contestants will revert to zero (0). In the Clincher Round, as many questions will be asked. Each question is assigned five (5) points. The contestant who first (1st) gets fifteen (15) points is declared the Winner. Should another tie occur after the third (3rd) Clincher question, one (1) more question will be asked to break the tie and so on until a Winner is declared. In case the Champion is unable to compete in the next contest level (District, Division, Regional or National), the duly certified Runner - up will take the place of the Champion. The duly registered teacher - coach of the contestant is the only person authorized to make a protest. All protest should be referred to the Board of Judges immediately, before the Quizmaster reads the next question. Only the teacher - coach will act as the Official Chaperon/ Guardian of the contestant to the Summit of the Super Quiz Bees and the National Grand Finals. The Board of Judges shall be in complete control of the contest. Their decision shall be final in all questions/ protests.

Summit of the Super Quiz Bee

Summit of the Super Quiz Bee is a multiday camp (usually 4 days) composed with tours, seminars, and fellowships for regional champions and respective teacher-coaches competing in the National Finals.

The National Finals competition is the highlight of the summit, wherein the various contestants and their teacher-coaches dress in traditional regional attire during the stage competition. The National Finals is open to the public.

Tournament Schedule

In previous years, all stages were completed within the calendar year, with the lowest-level eliminations taking place in ?, and the National Finals held in December.

The example below is from the 22nd Bee (2001). School and District - August Division - up to Sep. 31 Regional - Oct. 1 to 30 National - Dec. 7

In the current schedule, eliminations usually begin in September–October. The National Finals are usually held in March–April.

The example below is from the 30th Bee (2009-2010): Provincial School Eliminations Oct. 1 - 30, 2009 B. Provincial Division Eliminations Nov.1 - Dec. 30, 2009 C. Provincial Regional Eliminations Jan.1 - 30, 2010 D. NCR School Eliminations Sept. 1 - Oct. 30, 2009 E. NCR District Eliminations Nov. 7, 2009 - Jan. 17, 2009 F. NCR Division Eliminations Nov. 21, 2009 - Feb 6,2010 G. NCR Regional Eliminations March 6, 2010 H. Summit of the Super Quiz Bee March 18–21, 2010 I. National Grand Finals March 20, 2010

32nd Bee (2011-2012) A. Provincial Division Eliminations November 7, 2011 - January 30, 2012 B. Provincial Regional Eliminations February 1–28, 2012 C. NCR City/Municipality Eliminations January 6 - February 25, 2012 D. NCR Regional Eliminations March 10, 2012 E. Summit of the Super Quiz Bee March 23–25, 2012 F. National Grand Finals March 24, 2012

Special Quiz Bees

In addition to the annual National Quiz Bee, the Quiz Bee has also organized ASEAN and World Quiz Bees. National Champions of the immediately previous National Quiz Bee represent the country against competitors from ASEAN-member countries and worldwide, respectively.

There has also been a Quiz Bee for the Handicapped.

To date, the following special Quiz Bee events have been held:

ASEAN Quiz Bee - 1979, 1982, 1996, ?, ?

World Quiz Bee - 1982, 1990?, ?

Quiz Bee for the Handicapped - 1988

Hosts

Throughout its long existence, the National Quiz Bee has been hosted by numerous personalities, including the following. It is common for them to share a single episode, with one acting as quizmaster, while the other recap scores and make other announcements:

Venues

School Eliminations, if ever held, are up to the discretion of school officials.

For non-NCR regions, Division and Regional Eliminations are usually in schools and DepEd offices within their region.

NCR District, Division, and Regional Eliminations are usually held in major shopping malls around Metro Manila and are televised.

The National Finals and the Summit of the Super Quiz Bees have been held at the following locations:

Prizes

There are no cash prizes in the Quiz Bee. The usual prizes are a trophy, a set of encyclopedia, a personal computer or scholarship grants. The Quiz Bee Foundation believes that money is not a good motivation for self - achievement for school students especially in their formative years.

Prizes for Regional Champions have been given at some point, although this is not consistent every year.

National Champions are usually awarded the following, which may change depending on sponsorship arrangements (example below from the 30th Bee (2010-2011)):

† - Usually given to respective offices of DepEd

National Runners-up usually receive the following (example below from the 30th Bee (2010-2011)):

Special Prizes include the following (example below from the 30th Bee (2010-2011)):

National Quiz Bee

National Champions are in bold, Runners-up are in italics, Best in Costume winners in underline, Most Friendly Bees in double underline

1st Bee (1977)

2nd Bee (1978)

3rd Bee (1979- In celebration of the International Year of the Child)

4th Bee (1980)

15th Bee (1993-1994)

16th Bee (1994-1995)

17th Bee (1995-1996)

19th Bee (1997-1998)

20th Bee (1998-1999)

21st Bee (1999-2000)

- also received Ahead Tutorial and Review Center's Highest Individual Scorer award

22nd Bee (2001)

23rd Bee (2001-2002)

24th Bee (2002-2003)

25th Bee (2003-2004)

26th Bee (2004-2005)

27th Bee (2005-2006)

29th Bee (2008-2009)

30th Bee (2009-2010)

31st Bee (2010-2011)

32nd Bee (2011-2012)

33rd Bee (2012-2013)

Records and Notable Events

Most National Championships
Region

in 1 Season

NCR (2001) - 3

VII (1978) - 2

NCR (2013) - 2

All-time

School

in 1 season

? - ?

all-time

Albert Einstein School - 1994, 1996, 2012

Individual

? - ?

Youngest National Champions respective to year level

? (?) - freshman (year 1 of ?-year program)

Neil Tristan Yabut (2001) - junior (year 3 of 4-year program)

Most National Finalists

School

in 1 season

Albert Einstein School (2005) - Makabayan and Mathematics

Malate Catholic School (2009) - Makabayan? and Mathematics?

all-time

per category

Makabayan - Albert Einstein School (1996, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2012)

Mathematics - Albert Einstein School (1994, 1995, 1998, 2005)

Science and Technology - ? (?)

General Information and International Affairs - ? (?)

in total

Albert Einstein School - 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 (2), 2012

Individual

? - ? (elementary), ? (high school)

Most points in 1 episode (televised)

Jissey Raye Rafanan (2013, National) - 16

Maribel Gavilan (2001, National) - 16

in 1 episode (untelevised)

? (Basco Central School, 2000?, Regional) - 21

Maribel Gavilan (2001, Regional) - 21

in 1 season

? - ?

Winners who are close relatives Honorio Allado III (?) and ? Allado, Jr. (?) - ? and ?

ASEAN and World Quiz Bee

Event Champions are in bold, Runners-up are in italics, Best in Costume winners in underline, Most Friendly Bees in double underline

1st ASEAN Quiz Bee (1978-?)

2nd ASEAN Quiz Bee (1979-?)

5th ASEAN Super Quiz Bee (1996)

Quiz Bee for the Handicapped (1988)

Sponsorship

To finance this endeavor, the Quiz Bee Foundation solicits sponsorship from private companies, as well as the support from various government and media institutions.

The Office of the President, Department of Education, Commission of Higher Education and the Department of Interior and Local Government are particularly helpful in promoting the Quiz Bee by making it part of their education enhancement program.

Sometimes sponsorship was made known through special questions, such as those by Haribon Foundation during the NCR Regionals of the 29th Bee.

Private companies and brands which have acknowledged as sponsors of the National Quiz Bee are

STI || 2001

Yakult || 2001

Uni Writing Instruments || 2001, 2002

Papa Ketchup || 2001

Time Life Books || 2001

Philippine Daily Inquirer and Junior Inquirer || 2001

JRS Express || 2001

Ahead Tutorial and Review Center || 2001

Nutroplex Vitamins || 2002

Tetra Pak Philippines, Inc. || 2002

IF SOMETHING HAD HAPPENED AT THE Ayala Museum on the evening of Dec. 5, the country's private sector would have gone into a tailspin.

For on that balmy evening, captains of industry took time out of their tight schedules to witness the unveiling of the 20 Guyitos painted by the Philippines' top artists as part of the Inquirer's 20th anniversary celebration.

In 2005, the Inquirer, in its continuing partnership with the Quiz Bee Foundation, awarded 20 life-size sculptures of the newspaper's carabao mascot, Guyito, painted by some of the country's foremost artists, to the public high schools around the country that topped last years National Quiz Bee.

The Inquirer partnered with the Quiz Bee Foundation in choosing the schools, a process that took about six months.

Made of fiberglass, the Guyitos were sculpted by artist Sajid Imao and then painted by the artists Malang, Ben Cabrera, Kidlat Tahimik, Jack Salud, Ernesto Patricio, Steve Santos, Lydia Velasco, Fernando Sena, Salvador Convocar, Soler, Caa, Bing Siochi, Roel Obemio, Tres Roman, Wilfredo Offemaria, Bin Samonte, Jef Samonte, Romeo Forbes, Rex Tatlonghari and Anton Balao.

Each artist was free to interpret this year's theme, "The Power of Knowing." The result was as diverse as the opinions, news, features and photos carried by the Inquirer in every issue.

Each of the top advertisers got a smaller version of Guyito in recognition of their invaluable contribution to the Inquirer. They also helped honor the 20 schools chosen to receive the life-sized Guyitos, symbols of a newspaper's gratitude to the Filipino people.

In 2005, the Philippine Daily Inquirer led by its chair Marixi R. Prieto, in its continuous partnership with the Quiz Bee Foundation awarded twenty (20) priceless life - sized masterpiece Guyito (carabao) sculptures done by the country's foremost painters (Malang, Ben Cabrera, Soler, Kidlat Tahimik, Rex Tatlonghari, Steve Santos, and more) to public high schools around the country who ranked highest in the 26th National Super Quiz Bee. During the Award's night at the Ayala Museum, the student awardees, their teacher - coaches, school officials and parents also mingled with the country's top industry leaders (Fernando Zobel de Ayala, Teresita Sy, Robina Gocongwei, Manny Pangilinan, Rico Tantoco to name a few) and had front row seats to a concert with internationally acclaimed Lea Salonga (a former Quiz Bee host herself) and the Manila Philharmonic Orchestra.

Apart from the Guyito unveiling, the Knowledge Trip had an added bonus: A journalism lecture/workshop was given for the graduating high school class by Inquirer editors, reporters and executives.

They discussed the importance of reading and shared their expertise on effective reading and writing, editing and lay-out.

The participants were given a handbook on journalism styles, methods, ethics and best practices, as well as Guyito stuffed toys and school supplies.

Kalagayan said the Knowledge Trip was part of the Inquirer’s advocacy for youth empowerment that emphasizes the role of media in nation building. It also sought to avert the declining trend in youth readership.

The 20 high schools that ranked highest in the Inquirer round of the 26th National Super Quiz Bee were picked out of 40,000 schools in 17 regions. The Guyitos were given to the following schools:

From January to May 2006, Inquirer representatives will visit the 20 selected schools/cities to turn over the sculptures. In addition, an Inquirer Campus Journalism Workshop will be held in each school. The one-day lecture/workshop will feature Inquirer reporters, editors and columnists who will discuss specific journalism topics and share their expertise on effective writing, editing and layouting. The number of student participants will be determined by the schools available venue. Delegates will be given a handbook on journalism styles, methods, ethics and best practices.

Legal

The term "Quiz Bee" and its associated logo are trademarks officially registered and protected by the Intellectual Property Office. The use of the Quiz Bee name and logo is restricted exclusively to activities related to the multi-level elimination rounds of Quiz Bee contests, which include School Level, District Level, Division Level, and Regional Level Quiz Bees. Unauthorized use of the "Quiz Bee" name or logo by any organization or individual without explicit permission from the Quiz Bee Foundation is subject to legal action. Additionally, any breach of the Quiz Bee House Rules or related regulations may lead to the revocation of titles, prizes, and privileges for any affected contestant or teacher-coach.

References

National Super Quiz Bee Wikipedia

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28th national quiz bee part 1

Contents

28th national quiz bee regional finals part 2

History

Eligibility Rules

Subject Categories

Tournament Format

General

Makabayan (Philippine History, Culture & Values) Category

Mathematics Category

Science & Technology Category

General Information & International Affairs Category

Summit of the Super Quiz Bee

Tournament Schedule

Special Quiz Bees

Hosts

Venues

Prizes

National Quiz Bee

Records and Notable Events

ASEAN and World Quiz Bee

Sponsorship

Legal

References