Our regular difficulty question sets are written primarily for octangular tournaments in Illinois. They are intended to be used by teams preparing for the IHSA State Series.

Available Dates

Regular difficulty sets are expected to be available from the beginning of January through the end of April.

Question Set Format

The set includes eight rounds of 24/24 (tossups/bonuses) and a half-packet of 10/10 replacement questions. Tossups are not powermarked. Bonuses have three parts, which are designed to be read one part at a time.

Subject Distribution

These sets follow the IHSA’s subject distribution. The full distribution is outlined in the Terms and Conditions on the IHSA’s scholastic bowl activity page.

4/4 Math
4/4 Science
4/4 Literature
4/4 History
4/4 Social Studies (Geography, Social Science, Religion, Myth)
3/3 Fine Arts (Visual, Audio, and Other)
1/1 Miscellaneous

Fees

Fees will be set in winter 2024.