Optimist Brain Bowl

The Colorado-Wyoming Optimist Brain Bowl is a quizbowl type competition. It is presented by the Colorado-Wyoming Optimist Clubs, Denver Public Schools, and Boulder Valley Schools. It has two separate competitions, the North Region and Central Region competitions. It quizzes middle school children (6th, 7th, and 8th grades) on a variety of academic topics. As of 2008, the University of Denver no longer is a sponsor.

Competition Structure

Teams of 5 (max.) students compete. The competition has several (about 4) oral rounds and a written round in the morning of the competition day. The written round has 50 questions. The top 8 scoring teams of each grade level move into the elimination rounds in the afternoon. This gives the possibility of a team losing to another team, yet making it into the semi-finals. The semi-finals are oral rounds, and they are head-to-head single elimination rounds. Eventually, two teams are escorted onto a stage for the championship round. The winner of this two-team competition wins the entire contest for that particular grade level.

External links

• New (2009) Optimist Brain Bowl Page