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The genesis of TQBA
In spring of 1997 at a
Chinese restaurant in Houston, the Texas A&M quiz bowl team
was celebrating its surprise 2nd place finish at the CBI
regional tournament at Rice. Over sub-par Chinese food, the
idea of hosting a high school quiz bowl tournament was
bandied about. The inaugural Aggie Bowl took place in
October 1998 with 17 teams. In March 2000 the A&M group
expanded its operations to encompass a spring event (the
first NAQT Texas event). Driven by a desire to expand quiz
bowl in the areas from which members of the core group
originated, in Spring 2002 the group held three NAQT state
events: the third Texas edition and the first editions in
both Arkansas and Louisiana. In part due to our
extraordinary marketing efforts, NAQT awarded the bid for
its 2002 National Tournament to Austin and a conglomerated
A&M-UT hosting committee. In Fall 2003 TQBA was officially
born when the groups from Austin and College Station joined
forces with Rice to better its hosting efforts. Texas Quiz
Bowl has hosted
tournaments in 12 different cities (College Station, Houston,
Austin, New Orleans, El Paso, West Bauxite, Waco, and the
Woodlands, Katy, Plano, Dallas, Temple) which geometrically enclose an area of over
217,000 square miles. |
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TQBA Era Results
| Date |
Event |
Location |
Winner |
Second |
JV winner |
|
May
15, 2010
|
TQBA Pre-Nationals (stats)
|
Houston,
Texas
|
Dorman |
LASA |
NA |
|
May
1, 2010
|
Middle School State
Championship (stats)
|
Katy,
Texas
|
Kealing A
|
Kealing B
|
NA |
|
March
6, 2010
|
Texas State
Championship (stats)
|
Temple,
Texas
|
LASA A |
LASA C &
Seven Lakes |
Cistercian |
|
January
23, 2010
|
Spartan
Showdown (stats)
|
Katy,
Texas
|
LASA B
|
LASA
A & Seven Lakes
|
NA
|
|
October 17,
2009
|
Central Texas
Open (stats)
|
Temple, Texas
|
St. Marks
|
Temple A
|
NA
|
|
September 26,
2009
|
Texas Quiz Bowl
Kickoff (stats)
|
Katy, Texas
|
LASA
A & LASA B
|
St. Johns
|
| May 16, 2009 |
Nationals Prep Event |
LASA (Austin) |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| March 7, 2009 |
Texas State
Championship (Stats) |
Seven Lakes (Katy) |
Bellaire A |
Kinkaid |
Seven Lakes |
| January 31, 2009 |
Maverick Challenge
(Stats) |
St. Johns |
St. Johns |
LASA |
NA |
| December 6, 2008 |
Houston Holiday Hoedown |
Seven Lakes (Katy) |
Bellaire |
St. Johns |
John Cooper |
| November 15, 2008 |
Central Texas Open (Stats) |
Temple |
LASA |
St. Marks |
NA |
| October 18, 2008 |
Texas Quiz Bowl Kickoff
|
Yes Prep (Houston) |
Bellaire |
St. Johns |
NA |
| May 17, 2008 |
Spartan Showdown (Stats) |
Katy |
LASA A |
St. Johns A |
St. Johns |
| April 12, 2008 |
Texas State Championship (Stats) |
Houston |
LASA A |
St. Johns A |
Temple |
| February 23, 2008 |
Central Texas Open (Stats) |
Temple |
St. Johns A |
Bellaire A |
NA |
| December 8, 2007 |
Houston Holiday Hoedown (Stats) |
Houston |
LASA |
St. Johns A |
John Cooper |
| October 6, 2007 |
TQBA Kickoff (Stats) |
Katy |
St. Johns A |
LASA A |
Cistercian |
| April 21, 2007 |
Texas State Championship |
Houston |
St. Johns |
LBJ |
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| February 24, 2007 |
Quad States Challenge |
Dallas |
St. Johns |
Bellaire |
Cistercian |
| January 20, 2007 |
Central Texas Open |
Temple |
Bellaire |
Cistercian |
|
| November 18,
2006 |
TQBA Aggie Bowl IX |
College Station |
Bellaire |
St. Johns B |
Trinity Catholic |
| October 7, 2006 |
TQBA Kickoff |
Plano |
Cistercian |
Bellaire |
St. Stephens |
| April 22, 2006 |
TQBA Longhorn Classic |
Austin |
Bellaire |
Temple |
|
| March 25, 2006 |
Texas Quiz Bowl Championship |
Houston |
St. Johns |
Temple |
St. Johns |
| February 25, 2006 |
Quad States Challenge(Results) |
Plano |
Temple |
Strake |
Clark |
| January 21, 2006 |
TQBA Central Texas Invitational |
Temple |
Cistercian |
Bellaire |
|
| November 19, 2005 |
TQBA Aggie Bowl VIII |
College Station |
Clear Lake |
Plano East |
Seven Lakes |
| October 22, 2005 |
Texas Quiz Bowl Fall |
Houston |
St. Johns |
Clear Lake |
Results |
| October 22, 2005 |
Texas Quiz Bowl Fall |
Houston |
Clear Brook |
|
Results |
| October 1, 2005 |
Texas Quiz Bowl Eagle Kickoff |
Dallas |
Bellaire |
Cistercian |
|
| October 1, 2005 |
Texas Quiz Bowl Eagle Kickoff |
Dallas |
Clark |
|
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| March 5, 2005 |
2005 State Champ. |
John Cooper |
Bellaire |
St. Johns |
Results |
| March 5,
2005 |
2005
State Champ. |
John Cooper |
Clearlake |
St. Stephens |
Results |
| February 20,
2005 |
Lone Star
Shootout |
Texas A&M |
Bellaire A & B |
Results |
| January 15,
2005 |
Baylor |
Baylor |
Cisterican A |
Plano East A |
Results |
| November 20,
2004 |
Fall |
Rice |
Clearlake |
Hou Memorial |
Results |
| November 20,
2004 |
Fall |
Rice |
St. John's |
Clearbrook A |
Results |
| October 2, 2004 |
Western Fall |
Coronado H.S. |
Coronado |
Franklin |
NA |
| April 17,
2004 |
Longhorn Classic |
Univ. of Texas |
St. John's |
Bellaire |
NA |
| April 17,
2004 |
Longhorn Classic |
Univ. of Texas |
Bellaire |
Clearbrook |
NA |
| March 6,
2004 |
2004
State Champ. |
Rice |
Bellaire |
St. John's |
Results |
| March 6,
2004 |
2004
State Champ. |
Rice |
Cistercian |
Bellaire |
Results |
| October 25,
2003 |
Fall |
Rice |
|
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Results |
Legacy Tournament Results
| Date |
Event |
Div |
Location |
Winner |
Second |
| March 1, 2003 |
NAQT Texas |
NA |
Texas A&M |
St. John's |
TAMS & Plano East |
| Nov 23, 2002 |
Aggie Bowl V |
NA |
Texas A&M |
St. John's |
Plano East |
| March 16, 2002 |
NAQT Arkansas |
NA |
West Bauxite, Ark |
Benton |
3-way tie |
| March 9, 2002 |
NAQT Louisiana |
NA |
NO Jesuit |
Caddo |
Newman |
| March 2, 2002 |
NAQT Texas |
NA |
Texas A&M |
St. John's |
FW Country Day |
| January 19, 2002 |
Gig'em Challenge |
NA |
Texas A&M |
St. John's |
3-way tie |
| October 13, 2001 |
Aggie Bowl IIII |
NA |
Texas A&M |
St. John's |
Klein |
| February 24, 2001 |
NAQT Texas |
NA |
Texas A&M |
Huntsville |
Caddo |
| October 14,
2000 |
Aggie Bowl III |
V |
Texas A&M |
St. John's |
Klein |
| October 14, 2000 |
Aggie Bowl III |
JV |
Texas A&M |
St. John's |
Cistercian |
| April 29, 2000 |
NAQT Texas |
NA |
Texas A&M |
Cistercian |
Klein |
| October 2, 1999 |
Aggie Bowl II |
NA |
Texas A&M |
St. John's |
Clearlake |
| October 24, 1998 |
Aggie Bowl I |
NA |
Texas A&M |
Langham Creek |
Klein |
Top 25 National
Championship Finishes
| Placing |
Year |
Team |
Event |
Location |
| 3rd (of 64) |
2010 |
Liberal Arts and Science Academy |
PACE |
George Mason University |
| 17th (of 64) |
2010 |
Seven Lakes |
PACE |
George Mason University |
| 3rd (of 200) |
2010 |
Liberal Arts and Science Academy |
NAQT |
Chicago, IL |
| 11th (of 200) |
2010 |
Seven Lakes |
NAQT |
Chicago, IL |
| 11th (of 200) |
2010 |
Liberal Arts and Science Academy |
NAQT |
Chicago, IL |
| 17th (of 200) |
2010 |
St. Marks |
NAQT |
Chicago, IL |
| 11th (of 192) |
2009 |
Liberal Arts and Science Academy |
NAQT |
Chicago, IL |
| 7th (of 176) |
2008 |
Liberal Arts and Science Academy |
NAQT |
Chicago, IL |
| 9th (of 128) |
2006 |
Cistercian |
NAQT |
Chicago, IL |
| 25th (of 128) |
2006 |
Bellaire |
NAQT |
Chicago, IL |
| 13th (of 96) |
2005 |
St. Johns |
NAQT |
Chicago, IL |
| 29th (of 96) |
2005 |
Cistercian |
NAQT |
Chicago, IL |
| 3rd (of 64) |
2004 |
St. Johns A |
NAQT |
Houston, TX |
| 13th (of 64) |
2004 |
St. Johns B |
NAQT |
Houston, TX |
| 13th (of 64) |
2004 |
Plano East |
NAQT |
Houston, TX |
|
19th (of 64) |
2004 |
Caddo Magnet |
NAQT |
Houston, TX |
| 3rd (of 62) |
2003 |
St. Johns A |
NAQT |
Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 13th (of 62) |
2003 |
Plano East |
NAQT |
Myrtle Beach, SC |
|
13th (of 62) |
2003 |
Caddo Magnet |
NAQT |
Myrtle Beach, SC |
| Champion (of 54) |
2002 |
St. Johns |
NAQT |
Austin, TX |
| 10th (of 40) |
2001 |
St. Johns |
NAQT |
Ann Arbor, MI |
| 15th (of 40) |
2001 |
Huntsville |
NAQT |
Ann Arbor, MI |
|
15th (of 40) |
2000 |
Cistercian A |
NAQT |
Atlanta, GA |
| 19th (of 26) |
1999 |
Cistercian A |
NAQT |
Norman, OK |
| 20th (of 26) |
1999 |
Cistercian B |
NAQT |
Norman, OK |
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