Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers

Junior Chapter Mindanao

Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of
Technology

Implementing Rules and Regulations

QUIZ BOWL

Eligibility
1. The contest is open to all bona fide students of MSU-IIT Chemical
Engineering program from the three determined groups (ChE 1, ChE 4, ChE
5).

2. Each year level shall send fifteen (15) participants and the names of the
students shall be submitted to Lanz Lucmayon (lanzselwyn@gmail.com) on or
before September 22, 2018 (Saturday).

The Participating Teams

1. A team shall compose of three (3) participants, one per year level.

2. Members of the team should bring their valid school ID upon registration
for identity verification.

3. Contestants are advised to be at the designated place fifteen (15) minutes

before the scheduled time of the competition. A contestant is considered late
once the quizmaster starts reading the first question for the first round. Teams
with late contestant/s shall be disqualified from the competition.

The Board of Judges

1. The Board of Judges shall decide on all case of complaints or protests
raised by a participant.

2. It shall be composed of at least two (2) faculties/professionals that will be

coming from the department of Chemical Engineering program.

3. The decisions of the Board of Judges are final and irrevocable.

Scope
 The questions for this competition will be formulated from the following
categories:

a. Mathematics - basic algebra, trigonometry, and statistics

b. Science - biology, physics, and chemistry

c. History - history 1, history 3, and history 5

d. Arts and Literature - artworks, writings, and famous artists

e. General Information - pop culture, current events, famous scientists,

famous engineers, technologies, and rebus.

Mechanics
1. The event shall be on September 17, 2018 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the
School of Computer Studies (SCS) rooftop.

2. Each team will be provided with white board and marker (illustration board
and chalk).

3. The questions shall be asked in the English language. Contestants are not
allowed to bring anything during the competition except their own pens. Use of
mobile phones and other electronic devices is strictly prohibited.

4. Each team must provide only two (2) calculators.

5. The quizmaster will only repeat the question TWICE.

6. Leaving the venue is not allowed unless permitted by the event coordinator.

7. There shall be three rounds: The Brave Ones, The Heroes, and The Chosen
One.

8. 1st round: The Brave Ones

 The Brave Ones shall consist of 15 multiple choice questions.

 Questions shall cover topics written under the scope.

 For every question, there will be 4 possible answers. Every correct answer
is equivalent to 2 points.

 Teams will be given ten seconds to answer each question.

 Answers should be written before the allotted time has elapsed. The
boards must be raised immediately.

 Wrong spelling is definitely wrong.

 Only the top ten (10) scoring teams will advance to the next round.

 In case of a tie, tie breaker questions will be asked until the deadlock is
broken. Tie breaker question/s shall have no bearing on the scores of the
contestants. The first team who raises their board and gets the correct
answer shall qualify to the next round.

Game-Changer: Accept or Reject

There will be five (5) random questions from the fifteen (15)
multiple-choice questions that will require teams to decide whether they accept
or reject to answer. If the team chooses to accept, they will get double points
(+4 points) if they answer correctly; otherwise they get double deduction (-4
points). If the team chooses to reject, they will not be allowed to answer the
certain question. The team has to decide before the question will be read.
However, the category of the question will be announced. For easier tracking,
the team has to raise a white cloth (to be provided by the facilitators) if they
accept to answer.

9. 2nd round: The Heroes

 The Heroes shall consist of 10 multiple choice questions.

 Scores from previous round will be added to the scores in this round.

 Questions shall cover topics written under the scope.

 For every question, the teams shall be provided with three possible
answers and a free-choice to write the answer which they think is correct.
One or none of the specific choices may be correct. It is thus the discretion
of the teams to come up with the right answer either by choosing one
among the three choices given or writing their own answer equivalent to
five (5) points. However, a correct answer taken from the choices provided
is only worth three (3) points.

 Teams will be given twenty seconds to answer each question.

 Answers should be written before the allotted time has elapsed. The boards
must be raised immediately.

 Proper units of the answer must be specified.

 Wrong spelling is definitely wrong.

 Only the top five (5) scoring teams will advance to the next round.

 In case of a tie, tie breaker questions will be asked until the deadlock is
broken. Tie breaker question/s shall have no bearing on the scores of the
 contestants. The first team who raises their board and gets the correct
answer shall qualify to the next round.

Game-Changer: Interpreting the Rebus

The teams will get the chance to earn bonus points of 5 points if they will
be able to solve the rebus puzzle of the round. Throughout the round, before
the question will be read, a random rebus puzzle will be flashed. However, not
every question has a rebus puzzle. Participants are encouraged to be attentive
in order to not miss the chance. Each team could only have one attempt of
answering the puzzle. Once they answered wrong, they could not try guessing
anymore. This is first come first serve basis. First to raise the cloth will be
accommodated first. The team to answer shall be given twenty (20) seconds.
Maximum of 3 teams could only guess the puzzle. If the first 3 teams could not
give the answer correctly, quizmaster will start asking the next question. All
teams have to wait for another flashing of rebus puzzle for the next bonus
point.

10. 3rd round: The Chosen One

 The Chosen One shall consist of 5 non-multiple choice questions.

 Scores from previous round will be added to the scores in this round.

 Questions shall cover topics written under the scope.

 There will be five stations. In every station, there is a question the team
must answer. There will be a police station that will oversee every action
made.

 If the team has an answer, the answer sheet shall be given to the station
police. The team could not take back the answer sheet once the answer
sheet is submitted and will not be permitted to answer again in the same
station.

 Every correct answer is equivalent to ten (10) points.

 There will be no time limit in every station. However, team is given only ten
(10) minutes to accomplish the Chosen Ones Round, which is 10 minutes
to answer all the questions assigned in the five stations.

 Proper units of the answer must be specified.

 Wrong spelling is definitely wrong.

 Only the top three (3) garnering the highest score shall be awarded as the
Champion, 1st Runner-up, and 2nd Runner-up, respectively.

 In case of a tie, tie breaker questions will be asked until the deadlock is
broken. Tie breaker question/s shall have no bearing on the scores of the
contestants. The first team who raises their board and gets the correct
answer shall have the higher rank.

Game-Changer: Puzzle Trouble

In every station, there will be a puzzle to be solved before the team could
proceed to the question. The team is only given a maximum of two (2) minutes
to solve the puzzle. If the team is able to solve the puzzle, their score for
answering the questions will be doubled. If the team will get the wrong
answer,the score shall remain as is.

11. If protests/clarifications are raised, the contestants are advised not to

erase their answers until the protest is settled. Otherwise, such protest will not
be honored.

12. Quiz umpires will be present to address complaints who in turn shall be
addressing the same to the Board of Judges. Complaints should be raised
before the next question is revealed. Otherwise, as soon as the quizmaster
starts reading the next question, any protest shall no longer be entertained.

13. Only the contestants are allowed to raise complaints.

14. The ranking of winners, once declared, is final and irrevocable.