Early Winter Online History Bee and Bowl
January 30, 2027 - January 31, 2027
International Academic Competitions is pleased to announce the 2027 Early Winter Online History Bee and Bowl, taking place from January 30-31, 2027!
Each Online History Bee and Bowl Regional event will offer a different combination of question set and schedule of events. For the Early Winter Online History Bee and Bowl, the A set of questions will be used, the Bee will take place Saturday, and the Bowl will happen on Sunday. 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!
| Date | Events (All Eastern Time) |
|---|---|
| Saturday, January 30th | 12:00pm – 3:00pm History Bee Preliminaries and Finals |
| Sunday, January 31st | 12:00pm – 5:00pm History Bowl Preliminary Rounds
6:00pm – 8:00pm History Bowl Playoffs |
Register
To register, please fill out the form below. If you don’t receive a confirmation email within an hour, your registration may not have been processed and you should email help@iacompetitions.com as soon as possible.
- Preregistration closes on January 22nd at 11:59 pm EST.
- Teams can still register with a late fee and individuals can register for the Bee with no penalty until January 25th, after which Bee and Bowl registrations are no longer guaranteed.
- After that, contact help@iacompetitions.com to see if registration is still possible.
- No refunds will be given after January 25th; a more complete list of our late registration fees and policies for our online events can be found here.
National History Bee & National History Bowl
- Bowl teams and Bee players start with several preliminary rounds.
- After prelims, the top Bowl teams will play in a single elimination playoff, while the top Bee players will play a 4th and final round.
- The number of teams/individuals playing in playoffs will vary depending on the field size; your Tournament Director will announce this on the day of the tournament.
- There will be plaques for the top Bowl teams and medals for the top 3 Bee players in each division. Additionally, the top Bowl teams and Bee players can also qualify for our Varsity/JV National Championships in April!
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
Registration:
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