Books

The following books will be available as study resources at quiz bowl camp:

Pookie’s Midnight Madness is the name of the TQBA camp middle school tournament set that staffers have created for the past years. The Pookie Collection is the sets of those packets from previous years. They are an excellent set of practice material for elementary and middle school teams.

Tilapia Anthologies (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, and Masters) are new for 2017. They feature tossup study sets utilized at previous Texas Quiz Bowl Camps. Each of the books features 24 chapters of questions distributed like a standard high school packet. Each of the chapters focuses on a specific category of questions (e.g., organelles, poems, wars) allowing students to focus on clue patterns to learn new material as quickly as possible. Here is a link to a pdf of the covers of the Four Tilapia Books including tables of contents.

Bonito Arts is new for 2017. It is a collection of high school level bonus questions covering topics from art of all forms. The bonito collections are specifically intended to allow students to study for quiz bowl in the most efficient manner possible. Chapters within this book include: Painting, Sculpture, Classical Music, Opera, Jazz, Classic Film, Photography, Classic Rock, Popular Film, and Popular Music.

Bonito Social Studies is a 331 page guide of high school level bonus questions covering topics from history and social studies. The bonito collections are specifically intended to allow students to study for quiz bowl in the most efficient manner possible. Chapters within this book include: Ancient History, American History, European History, Explorers, Eastern World History, Western World History, Geography, and Religion.

Bonito Science is a 334 page guide of high school level bonus questions covering topics from the sciences. The bonito collections are specifically intended to allow students to study for quiz bowl in the most efficient manner possible. Chapters within this book include: Astronomy, Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, and Social Science.

Bonito Literature is a 360 page guide of high school level bonus questions covering topics from the humanities.  The bonito collections are specifically intended to allow students to study for quiz bowl in the most efficient manner possible. Chapters within this book include: American Literature, British Literature, European Literature, World Literature, Ancient Literature, Shakespeare, Drama, Poetry, Short Stories, Bible, Classical Mythology, World Mythology, and Philosophy.