Late Winter Online History Bee and Bowl
March 13, 2027 - March 14, 2027
International Academic Competitions is pleased to announce the 2027 Late Winter Online History Bee and Bowl, taking place from March 13-14, 2027! This event is open to all students, regardless of what state they are from, as long as they have not yet played this set of questions in the 2026-2027 academic year. For further information, please email us at help@iacompetitions.com. Thanks, and we look forward to seeing you online!
Tentative Schedule
Each Online History Bee and Bowl Regional event will offer a different combination of question set and schedule of events. For the Late Winter Online History Bee and Bowl, the B set of questions will be used, the Bee will take place Saturday, and the Bowl will happen on Sunday.
See below for the schedule for an average sized tournament: Bowl playoff rounds may be added or deleted depending on the size of the field. The schedule will be confirmed the week of the tournament when the pretournament email goes out, usually the Wednesday before the tournament. Students and teams looking for further guidance on the schedule should contact the Tournament Coordinator.
| Date | Events (All Eastern Time) |
|---|---|
| Saturday, March 13th | 12:00pm – 3:00pm History Bee Preliminaries and Finals |
| Sunday, March 14th | 12:00pm – 5:00pm History Bowl Preliminary Rounds
6:00pm – 8:00pm History Bowl Playoffs |
Registration Details
- Early Registration closes on March 5th at 11:59 pm Eastern Time.
- Teams can register until 11:59 pm Eastern Time on March 8th with a late fee to guarantee a spot in the competitions.
- After that date, registrations are no longer guaranteed; contact us at help@iacompetitions.com to see if space remains and get the late registration form.
- Refunds will be given on a case-by-case basis: email as soon as you can if you need to drop out of the competition or reschedule to another date. A more complete list of our fees and policies can be found here.
- Students that are eligible for Free or Reduced Lunch can apply for financial aid to cover their tournament registration.
- Quizbowl For All (QB4ALL) Financial Assistance Request Form
To register, please fill out the form below. If you don’t receive a confirmation email within an hour, your registration may not have gone through. Please check your spam folder first, then email help@iacompetitions.com as soon as possible to ensure you’ve reserved your spot.
Registration Form (for event details, see below)
Competition Information
National History Bee & National History Bowl
- Depending on registration numbers, divisions may be combined, using the Small Field Rules as needed.
- Bowl teams and Bee players start with multiple preliminary rounds.
- After prelims, the top Bowl teams will play in a single elimination playoff, while the top Bee players will play a fourth and final round.
- The number of teams/individuals in the playoffs will vary depending on the field size; your Tournament Director will announce this on the day of the tournament.
- Plaques for the top Bowl teams and medals for the top 3 Bee players will be awarded in each division. Additionally, the top Bowl teams and Bee players qualify for our Varsity/JV National Championships in April and the International History Olympiad in July!
Varsity/JV National Qualifying Exams
We also offer the Varsity/JV National Qualifying Exams at our online tournaments as well as in-person. These exams qualify students for events at the Varsity & Junior Varsity National Championships. Note: Competitors registered for exams will receive a separate email with the instructions for taking their exams online. The exams will not take place during the online competition time.
- National Biology Bee Qualifying Exam
- Geography Qualifying Exam (qualifies for the National Geography Bee, US Geography Championships, US Geography Bee and the 2028 International Geography Championships )
- National Humanities Bee Qualifying Exam
- National Political Science Bee Qualifying Exam
- National Science Bee Qualifying Exam
- US History Bee Qualifying Exam
These exams only qualify students for the Varsity/JV National Championships. There will also be Middle/Elementary School National Qualifying Exams that can qualify students for the Middle/Elementary School National Championships(see below).
Middle and Elementary School Participation
Middle and elementary school students are welcome to participate at this tournament in all events, following these guidelines. We also offer our National Science/History/Geography Bee events for all ages and our Academic Bee and Bowl events for elementary and middle school students.
Teams Attending
Varsity
- TBA
JV
- TBA
MS
- TBA
