Welcome to North South Foundation - 2006 National Finals

National Finals - 2006
August 26-27, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Specific Rules for National Brain Bee Finals

What is Brain Bee


  • This regional contest is open to children from all over the US.


  • First-Come-First-Served - total participation is limited to 30 contestants ONLY.


  • The questions for both Phase I and II are taken from the book "Brain Facts".


  • The regional contest, presided by a neuroscientist, will be conducted in two phases, Phase I and II.


  • In Phase I, each contestant is asked one question in each round and will be allowed 15 seconds to answer. Each contestant is allowed three wrong answers before being retired.


  • When only 5 finalists are left, the Phase II part of the contest begins.


  • In Phase II, all the 5 contestants start with zero points. Once again, each finalist is allowed three wrong answers before being retired.