MDIO - PILIPINAS 1st ROTARACT QUIZ BEE

COMPETITION RULES AND MECHANICS

1. Each District must only have five (5) competitors.
2. Only bonafide Rotaractors of participating districts are eligible to join the QUIZ BEE. However, DRRs and PDRRs are ineligible to compete.
3. Registration costs Php 150.00 per competing Rotaractor.
4. Competitors are required to wear their respective District/Club uniform.
5. Competitors are obliged to be in the competition venue thirty (30) minutes prior to the quiz proper.
6. Competitors will be grouped into five of varying districts per team 30 minutes prior to the quiz proper. Each team should select a Team Captain.
7. The quiz bee covers the following topics: Rotaract Affairs (Past, Present, Future Events), Rotaract History, Topics on Rotaract Handbook, and some basic Rotary Info.
8. The competition is divided into three categories:
Easy Round - 15 questions worth 2 points each, 10 seconds time allotment
Average Round - 10 questions worth 3 points each, 15 seconds time allotment
Difficult Round - 8 questions worth 5 points each, 30 seconds time allotment
9. Easy and Average Rounds shall serve as an elimination stage. Only the teams w/ an aggregate score of at least 30 points in the easy & average rounds shall qualify for the difficult round.
10. The quizmaster will read each question TWICE.
11. Participating teams may begin writing their final answers only after the quizmaster says “GO”. If a certain team is caught in violation of this rule, a warning shall initially be given. A subsequent offence will merit their disqualification from answering that particular question in which the violation is committed. A third offence would automatically merit their disqualification from the contest.
12. Before the time allotted for each question lapses, participating teams should have written their answers on their respective board provided for the contest. Likewise, when the bell rings signaling lapse of the allotted time, participants should stop answering and must raise their respective boards right after the quizmaster has asked for it. Otherwise, their answers shall be forfeited.
13. Protest or question regarding a particular quiz item must be politely raised by the respective Team Captain within that particular segment to the Quizmaster who in turn shall be addressing the same to the Board of Judges comprising of PDRRs and Rotarians. Otherwise, as soon as the quizmaster starts reading the next question, any protest shall no longer be entertained.
14. Only competitors are allowed to raise complaint.
15. In an event of a tie, a clincher question will be given to break it.
16. The decision of the Board of Judges is final and incontestable.

NOTE: Registration starts at exactly 12:00 noon. By 12:30 pm all contestants must be in. Accordingly, the competition formally starts 1:00 pm.