Register for TQBA Fall 2026 Classes Here!
For Fall 2026, Texas Quiz Bowl will again teach evening Quiz Bowl classes spanning the quiz bowl curriculum. The various classes will cover Arts & More, Geography, Literature, History, and Science. All classes will run for 17 weeks. Please see the above link for registration and more information.
Fall 2026 Classes Schedule
Aug 19 to Dec 16 (Wednesdays) — History Tossups (6:30 to 7:50)
Aug 19 to Dec 16 (Wednesdays) — History Bonuses (8:00 to 9:20)
Aug 20 to Dec 17 (Thursdays) — Arts & More Tossups (6:30 to 7:50)
Aug 23 to Dec 13 (Sundays) — Advanced Bonuses (3:00 to 5:00)
Aug 23 to Dec 13 (Sundays) — Science Tossups (6:30 to 7:50)
Aug 24 to Dec 14 (Mondays) — Literature Tossups (6:30 to 7:50)
Aug 24 to Dec 14 (Mondays) — Literature Bonuses (8:00 to 9:20)
Aug 25 to Dec 15 (Tuesdays) — Geography Tossups (6:30 to 7:50)
Aug 25 to Dec 15 (Tuesdays) — Science Bonuses (8:00 to 9:20)
Texas Quiz Bowl Classes are lead by Dr. Christopher Romero who has 30 years of quiz bowl experience and is an expert in cognitive learning theories and academic competition pedagogy. We also feature a group of subject-matter experts, including a biochemist cancer researcher and two Ph.D. candidates in history, to explain the intricacies of the subject matter.
Tossup Sessions will be similar to what students have seen in our previous semester classes. The tossup classes will be primarily focused on general listening skills and clue knowledge accumulation. We will read tossups for the group and students will be able to buzz a limited number of times each session. After each correct answer, TQBA subject experts will discuss the clues and cognitive strategies appropriate for that question. We will give students tips on what to write down and try to remember so that they may buzz fast on future questions on similar topics. Tossup sessions are suggested for all beginning players.
Bonus Sessions will focus on thinking and guessing strategies for getting more correct answers. While clue knowledge will be featured in the bonus sessions, this aspect of learning will be deemphasized so that we can instruct students more directly on honing their specific listening skills and using both personal and team strategies for how to guess in different scenarios. In this sense, Bonus Sessions can be viewed as an intermediate class, between the tossups class and the advanced class. Bonus sessions are suggested for all players who are comfortable with the tossup sessions and hope to improve more rapidly.