Welcome to North South Foundation - 2006 National Finals

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

Specific Rules for National Senior Geography Bee Finals

  1. There is only 1 level of competition for Geography Bee:

    • Senior Geography Bee (SGB): Grades 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8

  2. A 1st rank winner at the National Finals of the North South Foundation Senior Geography contest is not eligible for competing in this and future Geography contests conducted by the Foundation. A contestant who participated in a higher level bee cannot participate in a lower level bee in subsequent years.

  3. The Geography Bee is held in two phases: Phase I (written) and Phase II (oral). Contestants will always be seated according to their badge numbers. Parents are not allowed in Phase I. They may be allowed in Phase II at the discretion of the judges, if space permits.

    4. Phase I (Written):

  4. Phase I is a written test with 30 questions. All contestants will get the same 30 questions. They will have 30 minutes to answer them.

  5. Unclear and illegible writing is subject to misinterpretation. Therefore, contestants are requested to write clearly and legibly. The decision of the judges is final.

  6. There will NOT be any partial credits. There will be NO negative points for any incorrect answer. The contestant will be awarded one point for the correct answer and zero for an incorrect answer.

  7. All Phase I sheets should be returned at the end of the contest. All contestants will advance to Phase II (oral round).

    8. Phase II (Oral):

  8. Phase II will comprise of 5 oral rounds.

  9. Each contestant will be asked one question in each round.

  10. During this phase, a pronouncer will read the question. The contestant is not allowed to ask the judges any information on the question. The contestant is allowed 30 seconds to provide his/her choice of the answer. The judges may award zero points to any contestant who ignores a request to start giving an answer.

  11. During each of the five rounds, each contestant will get a new question. If a contestant gives an incorrect answer, the presiding judge provides the correct answer. The next contestant will be given a new question.

  12. The contestant will be awarded one point for a correct answer and zero for an incorrect answer.

    13. Winners, Tiebreaker Rules and Rank-by-Grades:

  13. Based on the combined scores of Phase I & II, the judges will determine the winners. The 1st place winner shall be ahead by at least one point to be declared as the champion. If there is a tie, it will be broken based on the tie-breaker rules.

  14. Any tie among the first three ranks ONLY shall be resolved by a written tie-breaker with 5 questions. If there is still a tie after the first tiebreaker, a second tiebreaker will be administered. If necessary, this process is repeated up to a maximum of 5 tiebreakers.

  15. If the tie is still not broken after 5 tiebreakers, joint winners will be announced. When announcing joint winners, the judges will follow these rules:

    • If two are tied for the 1st place, skip rank 2 and announce rank 3 for the third contestant.
    • If two or more are tied for the 2nd place, skip rank 3.
    • If three or more are tied for the 1st place, skip ranks 2 and 3.

  16. If any of these positions remain tied after a maximum of 5 rounds, joint winners will be declared for the particular position. In that case, the award funds will be pooled and distributed among the joint winners.

  17. This year, the Foundation will recognize top ranks by grade. The number of ranks is contingent upon the number of contestants per grade that actually compete on the day of the Final. For contestants ≥ 20 from a given grade, ranks 1-5 by grade will be announced. If there are < 20 contestants from a given grade, a lower number of grade-based ranks will be announced. If there is a tie for a given rank for a given grade, the date of birth will be used to break the tie. (A younger contestant will be awarded the rank). The grade-by-recognition will include a trophy and a certificate.

  18. The Foundation reserves the right to conduct a tie-breaker and/or announce joint winners or declare winners based on criteria that it deems fit to end the contest in a timely manner.

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