Quiz Kids (San Francisco)
| Bay Area Quiz Kids | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game Show |
| Created by | (original format) Bob Marks Liz La Porte |
| Developed by | (current format) Marc Balcer |
| Directed by | Jim Risinger |
| Presented by | Brad Friedman |
| Voices of | Rocky Robinson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Marc Balcer |
| Producer(s) | Liz La Porte Gaius Stern |
| Location(s) | Peninsula TV, San Carlos, CA |
| Production company(s) | TV Game Brains LLC |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | KRON-TV |
| Picture format | NTSC SD 480i |
| Original airing | November 1999 |
| External links | |
| [[1] Bay Area Quiz Kids] | |
| [[2] Production website] | |
Quiz Kids is an academic quiz Public-access television show for San Francisco Bay Area high schools. From its beginnings in 1999 it has been hosted by Brad Friedman, the Drama Director at San Mateo High School.
32 teams competed in the 2010-2011 season with the members of the winning team receiving an all-expense paid trip to Europe courtesy of ACIS. The runners-up receive a $1000 scholarship per student provided by Golden Gate Commandry No. 16, Knights Templar Knights Templar and Burlingame Bodies Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.
Originally developed as Peninsula Quiz Kids by Bob Marks and Liz La Porte of Peninsula TV Cable 26 (Pen-TV) in 1999, the show began airing on KRON-4 in San Francisco as Bay Area Quiz Kids. The show is now a production of [TV Game Brains], headed by Executive Producer Marc Balcer.
Throughout its run, the show has been sponsored by the San Mateo Credit Union. Other sponsors have included Kaiser Permanente, SamTrans, the San Francisco Chronicle, AT&T, Oracle, Fisher Investments, and Wells Fargo Bank.
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[edit] Format (as of Season 11)
Quiz Kids is played by two teams of three players each. Each team consists of three students. The player in the center position is the team captain and is responsible for giving the team's answer on all non-toss-up questions.
[edit] Game play
The game is divided into three rounds. There are no point penalties for wrong answers at any point in the game.
- In the Collaboration round, each team chooses one of three categories containing seven questions. Each correct answer earns 10 points; a team that answers all seven correct receives a 30-point bonus for a total of 100 points.
- The main Three for All round features three-part questions. The first part is a tossup open to all six players. The first player who buzzes in must answer without consulting his teammates. If the player is incorrect, the opposing team can consult before giving an answer. If a player answers correctly, his team earns 10 points and receives a second, related question (also worth 10 points) on which all three players can collaborate. If that question is answered correctly, the team receives a third and final question, worth 20 points. Correctly answering all three questions earns a team 40 points.
- In the final Countdown round, teams have three minutes to answer tossup questions worth 30 points each. As in the Three for All round, if a player misses a tossup question, the opposing team can consult before answering.
[edit] Tournament Structure
Beginning with the 2010-2011 season (Season 12) each team played two matches. The eight teams with the highest aggregate point totals advanced to the quarterfinals.
[edit] History
BAAL Bay Area Academic League President Gaius Stern worked with the show as a writer and consultant from 2001-03. BAAL Vice President Ross Ritterman served as question writer/editor and show consultant Season 6 through Season 9. In Season 8, question material was provided by NAQT.
In 2010 the show underwent a major redesign, led by new writer/producer Marc Balcer. Balcer introduced the "Three for All" format, redesigned the set and graphics, and brought back UC Berkeley classics professor Gaius Stern as editor and judge.
[edit] Topics
- History
- Literature/Language Arts
- Math
- Science
- Geography
- Fine/Performing Arts
- Sports
- Current News Events
[edit] 2008 season
Round One
- Bentley def. Terra Nova (500-140)
- Crystal Springs def. Aragon (380-120)
- Mountain View def. Campolindo (540-170)
- San Mateo def. Menlo Atherton (410-230)
- Clayton Valley def. Sacred Heart (340-290)
- Westmoor def. South San Francisco (380-360)
- Capuchino def. Gilroy (350-80)
- Mission San Jose def. Gunn (390-370)
- Mills def. Half Moon Bay (420-70)
- Bellarmine def. Castro Valley (420-300)
- Harker def. Evergreen Valley (500-90)
- Menlo School def. San Leandro (350-240)
- Homestead def. Riordan (510-150)
- Hillsdale def. Woodside (190-170)
[edit] Season 11 (2009-2010)
Round One
- Bellarmine def. Mountain View (560-510)
- Concord def. Terra Nova (260-100)
- Harker def. Archbishop Riordan (450-190)
- Menlo School def. Carlmont (410-120)
- San Mateo def. Westmoor (580-340)
- Mills def. Woodside (450-200)
- Mountain View (Wild Card) def. Menlo-Atherton (570-410)
- Hillsdale def. Gunn (420-300)
[edit] Winners
- 2000: Menlo-Atherton
- 2001: Menlo-Atherton
- 2002: Menlo-Atherton
- 2003: Menlo-Atherton
- 2004: Half Moon Bay
- 2005: Mission San Jose
- 2006: Bentley
- 2007: Sacred Heart
- 2008: San Mateo
- 2009: Bellarmine
- 2010: Mission San Jose
- 2011: Bellarmine
[edit] Participating high schools
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