International Academic Competitions is pleased to announce that the 2025 Online Spring History Bee and Bowl will be held on Friday, April 11 (History Bee) and Saturday, April 12 (History Bowl). This tournament will run on our Alpha Set of questions, and is open to all schools and students (regardless of the city or country of their location) who haven’t yet played the Alpha Set of questions for the 2024-2025 school year. Registration is now open for this tournament on the registration page here and will run through Thursday, April 3. For further questions, please contact the International History Bee and Bowl European Director, Ms. Nolwenn Madden at nolwenn@iacompetitions.com
Thanks for your interest in our tournament, and we hope that you and your school will be able to join us!
The waiting room accessed through the above link will be open prior to the tournament beginning. The meeting will open to let people into the Main Room no earlier than 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the Welcome Meeting, and may be running a few minutes behind as staff are completing their training. We thank you in advance for your patience! Please note that you only need to reach out if you have not been admitted to the Main Room by the scheduled start of the Opening Meeting.
Friday, 11 April: Opening Meeting at 17:00 Central European Time; Main Room opens at 16:50
Saturday, 12 April, Round 1: Opening Meeting at 10:40 Central European Time; Main Room Opens at 10:30
Saturday, 12 April, Round 4: Competition resumes at 14:00; Main Room opens at 13:50
Link to the GoodBuzz online buzzer system
Live Results and Room Schedule
Note: Online tournaments are held over two days, with the History Bee taking place on Friday evenings, and the History Bowl taking place on Saturdays. Online tournaments follow the following schedule. Note that all times listed are Central European Time (i.e. the time zone of Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Hungary, Sweden, and many other countries).
If you are in the UK, Ireland, Iceland, or Portugal, please subtract one hour.
If you are in Qatar or Cyprus please add one hour.
If you are in Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, the UAE, or Oman, please add two hours.
History Bee Schedule on Friday, April 11
16.30 (4:30pm) History Bee Online Check-In Begins
16:50 Please Arrive in the Online Assembly Room By This Time!
17.00 History Bee – Opening Meeting
17.15 History Bee – Round 1
18.00 History Bee – Round 2
18.45 History Bee – Round 3
19.30 History Bee Finals
20.00 End
History Bowl Schedule on Saturday, April 12
10.00 Check-in Begins
10.30 Please Arrive in the Online Assembly Room By This Time!
10.40 History Bowl – Opening Meeting
11.00 History Bowl – Round 1
11.50 History Bowl – Round 2
12.40 History Bowl – Round 3
13.20 Lunch Break
14.00 History Bowl – Round 4
14.50 History Bowl – Round 5
15.40 History Bowl – Round 6 or Semifinals
16.30 History Bowl Finals
17.00 End
Teams Attending (*:Junior Varsity/ #: Middle School/ !: Elementary)
1. RSAD #
2. Middle East International School
3. Leysin American School
4. ES American School Barcelona *