Quiz Bee Mechanics

Quiz Bee
A. Participants
- The contest is open to 2nd year to 4th year bona fide students of the
College of Civil engineering
- Only registered participants will be allowed to take the exam for

eliminations
- The quiz bee will be individual during elimination round
- Each year level will take a different sets of exam
B. Scope and Coverage
- 2nd Year: All math, Physics, Surveying, Statics of Rigid Bodies,

Engineering Economics
- 3rd Year: All math, Physics, Surveying, Statics of Rigid Bodies,

Engineering Economics, Mechanics of Deformable Bodies, Dynamics of
Rigid Bodies, Fluid Mechanics, Theory of Structures
- 4th Year: All subjects
- The quiz bee shall be conducted in two rounds: Elimination and Final
Round.
C. Elimination Round
- Pen and paper Exam
- Consist of 20 questions. Each question is equivalent to 1 point only. `
- One hour examination
Mechanics for elimination
1. All attendees are strictly not allowed to bring gadgets such as cameras, tablets,
cellular phones, or any other communication devices inside the hall
2. Anyone caught cheating in any form, upon the discretion of the professor or
proctor, shall be disqualified.
3. Write your final answer in two (2) decimal places. Answers must be with proper
units.
4. Use BLACK COLORED PEN only
5. Strictly NO ERASURES..
6. Put your final answer on the space provided. No solutions required.
D. Final Round
- Passers from the Elimination round will then be grouped into 3 members
per team. Each team will be generated randomly.
- Boards up type of quiz bee
- The Final Round is composed of ten (10) questions in each sub-rounds:

EASY, AVERAGE, and DIFFICULT.
- A total of thirty (30) questions shall be asked in this round.
Mechanics for final round
1. All attendees are strictly not allowed to bring gadgets such as cameras, tablets,
cellular phones, or any other communication devices inside the hall. Participants
caught bringing said devices inside the venue will be disqualified.
2. Easy round is worth 1 point each question; Average Round is worth 2 points each
question; Difficult questions is worth 3 points each question. Scores per team shall
be added per round.
3. Each team shall be provided with five (5) scratch papers, board, an eraser, and a
marker before the final round. Participants may ask for additional papers or markers
if the provided items become insufficient. These items shall also be collected after
final round.
4. The questions shall be presented randomly. The field will be specified before each
question is delivered, and the time allotted will be specified before the question
statement.
5. Each question will be read twice before the timer starts but teams can start solving
as soon as the question is displayed on the screen.
6. All teams must raise their boards as soon as the time allotted elapses and the bell
rings.
7. The time allotted for each category is as follows:
o Easy - 30 seconds
o Average - 60 seconds
o Difficult - 90 seconds
8. Teams may start computing once the question is flashed. However, they must wait for
the GO signal from the quizmasters before they write their final answers on the
provided white board
9. To ensure uniformity and accuracy, numbers shall be rounded off only on the final
answer. For simplicity, when the number to the right of the rounding digit ranges from
five (5) to nine (9), always round up the rounding digit. Otherwise, round down the
rounding digit.
10. Unless otherwise stated (i.e. the question explicitly stated to express the answer in
whole numbers), the final answer should be stated in two (2) decimal places for
computational problems even if the resulting answer is a whole number. Answers in
more or less than the indicated decimal places will be considered incorrect.
11. For computational problems, final answers must indicate the proper unit as specified
in the problem. Only correct answers following the required form will be accepted.
12. Numerically correct answers will be awarded NO POINTS if:
a) The required number of decimal places is not followed; and/or
b) The proper unit is not indicated.
13. For identification problems, answers shall be stated in complete words – spelled out
and spelled correctly. Acronyms will be considered incorrect unless otherwise
specified.
14. Answers shall not be erased unless all answers have been checked and all protests
have been resolved. The quizmaster shall announce when answers may be erased.
15. No audience will be allowed to stay inside hall during the final round to prevent any
possible distractions and disturbances.
16. Should ties exist for any place, a Clincher Round will commence.
- Each team will be given a chance to answer a question without a time limit. The
first team to get the correct answer will be declared as winners.
17. Committees from ACES will serve as the tabulator of the quiz bee.
E. Rules and Regulations
1. Event Committees has the power to temporarily confiscate any items

(additional papers, wireless earphones, caps, etc.) deemed unnecessary
during the duration of the event.
2. Event Committee has the right to investigate any suspected forms of

cheating as well as the power to disqualify those proven guilty of the act.
3. Participants are not allowed to write or change answers once the time is
up. Teams proven guilty of the act will be given a first warning and will
receive a corresponding score of 0 for the question. A second offense will
result in automatic disqualification for the team.
4. Participants have the right to challenge the provided answer to the

questions if suspected to:
a) Be incorrect;
b) Have insufficient given; or
c) Be unclear of what is being asked;
5. After the correct answer has been revealed for each question, 15 seconds
will be allotted for the participants to raise their contentions. A timer will be
flashed on the screen and contentions must be raised within this time.
6. To challenge a question, one of the members of the team must raise their
hand. Once acknowledged by the quizmaster, the team shall be escorted
to the Panel of Judges table to address their concern.
7. If the contention is proven to be valid two cases may arise:
a) If the question is deemed to be void by the Board of Judges, no points

will be awarded for the question. No replacement shall be given for the
voided question and the competition will proceed as is.
b) If the contention raised is successful and is proven that the presented
correction is valid then the answer presented by the committee shall be
superseded. All participants with the new correct answer shall be
awarded with the corresponding points depending on the round.
8. No punishment shall be given for failed contentions.
9. After the 15-second timer, contentions from the participants will no longer
be entertained.
10. Event Committees has the right to suspend any participating team guilty of
misconduct during contentions.
11. Participants are urged to be professional at all times during the whole
duration of the event.
A. Allowed Calculators
Basis: PRC MEMORANDUM RESOLUTION NO. 2023-09

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Quiz Bee

- Only registered participants will be allowed to take the exam for

- The quiz bee will be individual during elimination round

- Each year level will take a different sets of exam

B. Scope and Coverage

- 2nd Year: All math, Physics, Surveying, Statics of Rigid Bodies,

- 3rd Year: All math, Physics, Surveying, Statics of Rigid Bodies,

- 4th Year: All subjects

- Pen and paper Exam

- Consist of 20 questions. Each question is equivalent to 1 point only. `

- One hour examination

Mechanics for elimination

4. Use BLACK COLORED PEN only

6. Put your final answer on the space provided. No solutions required.

- Boards up type of quiz bee

- The Final Round is composed of ten (10) questions in each sub-rounds:

- A total of thirty (30) questions shall be asked in this round.

Mechanics for final round

7. The time allotted for each category is as follows:

12. Numerically correct answers will be awarded NO POINTS if:

a) The required number of decimal places is not followed; and/or

b) The proper unit is not indicated.

E. Rules and Regulations

1. Event Committees has the power to temporarily confiscate any items

2. Event Committee has the right to investigate any suspected forms of

4. Participants have the right to challenge the provided answer to the

b) Have insufficient given; or

c) Be unclear of what is being asked;

7. If the contention is proven to be valid two cases may arise:

a) If the question is deemed to be void by the Board of Judges, no points

8. No punishment shall be given for failed contentions.

Basis: PRC MEMORANDUM RESOLUTION NO. 2023-09

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