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Once again Cook County High School has a team that has qualified for the State Knowledge Bowl tournament.
Competing for I.S.D. 166 are Cece Chmelik, Greta Roth, Declan Gergets, Grace Ritchey and Bryn Fitzgerald- Wells.
This year’s state competition, like all of the meets held this year, will be held virtually. But that’s better than last year, when a couple of meets were held and then the season was cancelled, ending Cook County’s hope to make four state meets in a row.
According to the state’s web site, Senior High Knowledge Bowl, “Is an interdisciplinary academic contest that combines intense competition with the incredible skill of knowledge recall. Team members work cooperatively to solve oral and written questions while teams race against each other to be the first to buzz in and answer the question correctly.”
Cook County competes in Class A. The Vikings placed second in the March 19 Regional meet which was held virtually. Under normal circumstances the contest would be held at the Northeast Service Cooperative in Mountain Iron.
This year the state competition will be held April 9, 2021.
Teams consist of five members and one alternate. However, schools can compete with only one student if need be.
Kids are asked questions that require critical thinking skills, problem solving skills, and memorization skills.
Five oral rounds will be held at the state competitions, with fifteen tiebreaker questions provided for judging if needed.
Questions throughout the season and at state are provided by the Minnesota Service Cooperative KNOWLEDGE BOWL.
Competitions consist of one round of sixty multiple choice written questions with a limit of fifty minutes to complete the answers. Teams work together during this round.
In an oral round, up to four team members compete as forty-five questions are asked. When a team feels it has an answer one member presses a pressure sensitive tape and buzzes in. Once a team has buzzed in, they may discuss their answer with one another before giving it to the judge. Points are rewarded for correct answers.
Forty-eight teams in two tiers compete in one written round and five oral rounds during the state event.
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