2018 NAQT Connecticut State Championships
On March 24th, the 2018 Connecticut State Championships were held at Darien High School using NAQT's IS-174 set. Due to several unforeseen last-minute drops, the tournament’s field size ultimately consisted of 6 teams; teams played a double round robin, and a finals round then determined the winner. The schools in attendance included Housatonic Valley High School, Woodland High School, and Wilton High School, who each fielded one team. Darien High School fielded three house t
Winter Mid-Season Update
Over the months of December, January, and February, Connecticut Quiz Bowl teams have been busy attending tournaments and preparing for the end-of-season State Championship and National tournaments. On December 2nd, Darien High School attended the Columbia Winter Tournament, which used the Maryland Fall regular difficulty housewrite. Darien A placed 4th overall in the National Division, while Darien B placed 3rd overall in the Standard Division. Julia Tong from Darien A was th
Connecticut Teams Find Success at Darien Invitational III
The Darien Invitational III was held on October 21st and featured 12 teams from Connecticut and New York. The tournament used DEFT (Darien's Excellent Fall Tournament), a regular-minus difficulty housewrite written by Darien High School's Quiz Bowl team. Connecticut teams participating included Greens Farms Academy, Suffield High School, Wilton High School, and Middlesex Middle School. West Egg won the tournament in an advantaged final; however, Greens Farms A won the first g
Connecticut Teams Participate in Yale Fall Academic Tournament
Connecticut Quiz Bowl teams had a strong showing at Yale University's Fall Academic Tournament (FAcT) on September 16th, 2017, which was a regular-minus difficulty tournament. Schools from Connecticut in attendance included Wilton High School, Greens Farms Academy, Darien High School, E.O. Smith High School, Suffield High School, and Middlesex Middle School. Darien A defeated Andover in an advantaged final to win the tournament, while Wilton placed 3rd and Greens Farms 4th ov
