Seattle Winter
2026-01-25 | The Evergreen School, Meridian Avenue North, Shoreline, WA, 98133, United States
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IAC is delighted to announce that the Seattle Winter tournament will be held on January 25th at The Evergreen School! This tournament, like all IAC Regional Tournaments in the US, is open to all students regardless of what state they are located in, as long as they have not yet played this set of questions in the 2025-2026 academic year.

Question Set: White

Location: Evergreen School, 15201 Meridian Ave N, Shoreline, WA 98133

Registration Deadline: Tuesday, January 13th at 11:59 pm Eastern time.

Late Registration: There will be a waitlist available after registration closes. Registrations will be added on a first come, first served basis depending on space availability with a late fee (the late fee is $10 per bee for those who join the waitlist by Tuesday at 11:59PM Pacific and $25 per bee for those who join the waitlist after that)
Costs: $50 per Bee, $20 per Exam
Refund Policy: No refunds will be given after the registration deadline; a more complete list of our late registration fees and policies can be found here.

Buzzer Based Competition Information for all grade levels

Subjects: There will be three Buzzer-based bees at this tournament (National Science Bee, National History Bee, National Geography Bee).
Format: All students will play 3 preliminary rounds of 30 questions each. The top students in each division will then play in a final round to determine awards.
Qualifications: The top 50% of students in each division will qualify for the National Championships for their division. The top ⅓ of students in each division will qualify for the International Championships for that subject.

Middle & Elementary School Student Information

Students in K-8th Grade must take the Online Regional Qualifying Exam before registering for a Regional Tournament. Please note your child’s or student’s Player Number to include it in your registration.
Middle & Elem. School National Qualifying Exams: We are now offering the National Qualifying Exams at our in-person tournaments as well as online. These exams qualify students for additional competitions at the Middle & Elementary School National Championships. Exams can be taken throughout the day, see the tournament schedule for times.

National Biology Bee Qualifying Exam
National Citizenship Bee Qualifying Exam
National Humanities Bee Qualifying Exam
National Mathematics Bee Qualifying Exam
US Geography Bee Qualifying Exam
US History Bee Qualifying Exam

Middle & Elementary School students can also choose to take the Varsity & Junior Varsity exams to qualify for the Varsity & Junior Varsity National Championships (see below).

High School Student Information

Students in 9th-12th grade do NOT have any prerequisites to register for this tournament.
Varsity & JV National Qualifying Exams: We are now offering the following National Qualifying Exams at our in-person tournaments and online. These exams qualify students for events at the Varsity & Junior Varsity National Championships. Exams can be taken throughout the day, see the tournament schedule for times.

National Biology Bee Qualifying Exam
Geography Qualifying Exam (qualifies for the National Geography Bee, US Geography Championships & the US Geography Bee)
National Humanities Bee Qualifying Exam
National Political Science Bee Qualifying Exam
National Science Bee Qualifying Exam
US History Bee Qualifying Exam

Students can also qualify for the 2026 International Geography Championships (Khao Lak, Thailand, July 5-12, 2026) through the Varsity / JV Geography National Qualifying Exam.

Science, History, and Geography Bee Regionals

Schedule of Events (subject to change)

Arrival Deadlines: Science Bee – 8:50 AM; History Bee – 12:30 PM; Geography Bee – 3:00 PM

8:30 AM
Doors Open, Check-in Begins

8:35 AM
Exam Room Opens

9:00 AM
Science Bee Opening Meeting (standard, in main assembly area)

9:10 AM
Exams Room Closes (students doing exams past 9:00am are given rules summary at 9:10)

9:20-10:55 AM
Science Bee – Rounds 1-3

10:55 AM
Science Bee Finalists, Nationals Qualifiers, and International Science Championships Qualifiers Announced

11:05 AM
Science Bee Finals

11:30 AM
Science Bee Awards & History Bee Check-In (students competing in History do not need to check in again)

11:30 AM
Exam Room Opens

11:40 AM
Lunch

12:40 PM
Exam Room Closes

12:40 PM
History Bee Opening Meeting

12:55-2:20 PM
History Bee – Rounds 1-3

2:20 PM
History Bee Finalists, Nationals Qualifiers and International History Olympiad Qualifiers Announced

2:20 PM
Exam Room Opens & Geography Bee Check-In (students competing in History do not need to check in again)

2:30 PM
History Bee Finals

2:55 PM
History Bee Awards

3:10 PM
Geography Bee Opening Meeting

3:20 PM
Exam Room Closes (students doing exams past 3:20pm are given rules summary at 3:30)

3:30-5:00 PM
Geography Bee Rounds 1-3

5:00 PM
Geography Bee Finalists, Nationals Qualifiers and International Geography Championships Qualifiers Announced

5:10 PM
Geography Bee Finals

5:35 PM
Geography Bee Awards

5:45 PM
End

2025-2026 National Science/History/Geography Bee Waitlist Request Form

General registration is now closed. To be considered for an opening, please submit the waitlist form.
Spots are offered on a first-come, first-served basis as they become available.

Important Deadlines:

Waitlist Closes: Friday before the tournament at 5:00 PM ET.
Late Fee ($10/bee): Applies to requests received by Tuesday at 11:59 PM PT (Total: $60/subject).
Very Late Fee ($25/bee): Applies to requests received after Tuesday at 11:59 PM PT (Total: $75/subject).

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