The Oklahoma Quiz Bowl Alliance (OQBA) was formed in the fall of 2000 for the purposes of promoting quiz bowl competitions in the state of Oklahoma, spreading awareness among Oklahoma teams of the opportunities for such competitions, and increasing the competitiveness of Oklahoma teams in regional and national competitions. OQBA runs annual fall and spring tournaments and maintains a calendar of tournament information for local teams.
Schools and teams do not have to "join" the OQBA, and there are no "membership" requirements for attending our tournaments.
Contact us at: OQBA, PO Box 1428, Norman OK 73070
See the history and past list of OQBA tournaments and champions here.
Upcoming 2008-09 Tournament Calendar
This list is designed only for open tournaments (no county tournaments, conference tournaments, or other tournaments which outside teams can't enter). Please send additions and corrections to Eric Bell.
| Date | Location | Event | Format | Contact/Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 20 | OSU (Stillwater) | L.L. Lewis Cup | NAQT | 1. Edmond Memorial 2. Edmond Homeschool Semis: Edmond Santa Fe, Holland Hall |
| September 27 | Langston (Langston) | McCabe Scholars Bowl | NAQT | 1. Edmond Santa Fe 2. Edmond Memorial 3. Timberlake 4. Moore Small: Timberlake |
| October 27 | various | OSSAA District Seeding | OSSAA | OSSAA |
| November 1 | Tulsa (Tulsa) | OQBA Tulsa Fall Challenge II | NAQT | 1. Moore A 2. Stillwater A 3t. Hilldale/Prosper A Small: Hilldale/Prosper A |
| November 8 | Kremlin | Kremlin Invitational (small schools only) | OSSAA | Roger Gossen |
| November 15 | various | OSSAA Regional Tournaments (classes A-4A only) | OSSAA | OSSAA |
| November 22 | Edmond Memorial (Edmond) | Bulldog Invitational Tournament | OSSAA | Large 1. Edmond Santa Fe 2. Moore Small 1. Plainview A 2. Drummond A Overall: Edmond Santa Fe |
| December 6 | OU (Norman) | Boren Cup | NAQT | 1. Parkview Magnet (AR) 2. Sapulpa |
| December 7 | OSSM (Oklahoma City) | Team Oklahoma Tryouts | other | Peter Luo, jr, OSSM Finlay Craig, sr, Washington Brandon Ranallo, sr, Haileyville Bob Cail, sr, Edmond Santa Fe William Neiswanger, jr, Drummond Onkur Sen, jr, OSSM |
| January 10 | Stigler | Stigler Brain Brawl (small schools only) | OSSAA | Patrick Phillips |
| January 17 | various | OSSAA Area Tournaments (all classes) | OSSAA | OSSAA |
| January 31 | Tulsa (Tulsa) | OQBA Tulsa Spring Challenge VII | NAQT | 1. Benton (AR) 2. Parkview Magnet (AR) 3t. Haileyville and Parkview B (AR) Small: Haileyville |
| February 7 | Redlands (El Reno) | OSSAA State Championship | OSSAA | A: Drummond 2A: Haileyville 3A: Oklahoma Bible Academy 4A: Bristow 5A: Thomas Edison (Tulsa) 6A: Jenks |
| March 7 | OSU (Stillwater) | NAQT Oklahoma State Qualifier | NAQT | 1. Edmond Memorial A 2. Edmond Santa Fe A 3t. Edmond Memorial B and Timberlake Small: Timberlake |
| April 11 | Edmond Memorial (Edmond) | Edmond Memorial Invitational | NAQT | Greg Oppel |
| May 29-31 | Chicago IL | NAQT High School Championship | NAQT | NAQT |
KEY: NAQT=National Academic Quiz Tournaments format; OSSAA=standard OSSAA format; other=something else
Team Oklahoma All-Star Finals: students qualify as individuals by taking a preliminary exam at various locations around the state. See the OAAC website or contact Gail Bliss for the dates and locations of preliminary testing sites.