Tycho: Play Quizbowl and Science Bowl
Train your brain! Prepare for both quizbowl and science bowl competitions! *
Check it out:
Latest Update
New: Over 80,000 quizbowl tossups from the QuizDB database and Quizbowl Resource Center have been added as well.
Authentic Questions
This app uses questions from the National Science Bowl website that have been used at national competitions in previous years, as well as practice questions written by NSB alumni.
Reader and Game Mode
In Reader Mode, tossups and bonuses will all appear at once. This is ideal for coaches reading questions to different teams during actual rounds at practice or tournaments.
In Game Mode, tossups and bonuses will be read to you as if it’s an actual science bowl round. This is good for players who are practicing questions by themselves, as you can select by category or by difficulty.
Audio — Read Out Loud
An audio option is available, which lets you read tossups out loud — perfect for practice.
Offline — Ready to Go
The app is completely free for teams to use. All questions work offline, and it’s perfect for use on the go while traveling to tounaments. This will help prepare teams for practice, let individuals practice questions of a specific subject or difficulty, and just to let people learn!
Overview of Development and Design
Announcing Tycho: Play Science Bowl
LinkedIn article by Ashwin Ramaswami
User Guide
The questions taken from the National Science Bowl® website are the property of the Department of Energy and are available to the general public at no cost.
The quizbowl questions are used from the QuizDB database, which contains sets posted publicly on the Quizbowl Resource Center.