National Super Quiz Bee

National Super Quiz Bee
Quiz Bee (1977-1992)National Super Quiz Bee (1993-2005)National Quiz Bee (2006-2013, 2015-2016)
Created by	Quiz Bee Foundation
Developed by	Rasty Tayag
Presented by	Rowena Zulueta, Eddie Lacsi, Bingbing Josue, Pettizou Tayag, Atom Araullo, Lea Salonga, Spanky Enriquez, Anthony Suntay, Danny Fajardo
Country of origin	Philippines
Original languages	English Filipino
No. of episodes	210
Production
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	1 hour (including commercials)
Original release
Network	IBC(1996–2001)Studio 23(2005–2013)TFC (worldwide)(2009?-2010?)
Release	1996 (1996) –2013 (2013)

National Super Quiz Bee^[1][2][3][4] (1993–2005), originally known as the Quiz Bee (1977–1992) and later, as the National Quiz Bee (2006–2013, 2015–2016), was a Philippine televisionquiz show broadcast by IBC (1996–2001), Studio 23 (2005–2013), and TFC (2009?–2010?). Hosted by Rowena Zulueta, Eddie Lacsi, Bingbing Josue, Pettizou Tayag, Atom Araullo, Lea Salonga, Spanky Enriquez, Anthony Suntay, and Danny Fajardo; the program began as a national spelling bee in 1977, and has grown into an annual nationwide contest awarding champions in Philippine history and culture, mathematics, science and technology, and general information and international affairs.

The show currently holds the record for the longest-running national academic contest for students (39 years: 1977–2013, 2015–2016) and the longest-running televised quiz show (15 years: 1996–2001 and 2005–2013) in the Philippines.

The National Quiz Bee was organized by the Quiz Bee Foundation. The program received support from the private sector, which mostly provided for the prizes and TV coverage. The National Quiz Bee was also endorsed and assisted by various agencies of the Philippine government, including the Department of Education (DepEd), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), the Senate of the Philippines, and the Office of the President.

History

In 1976, Rasty Tayag and the Philippine Department of Education (as the erstwhile Department of Education, Culture, and Sports), launched a nationwide elementary spelling contest dubbed the "1976 Spelling Bee Contest". It was known as the Quiz Bee the following year.

Since 1977, the Quiz Bee has been an annual event. In that same year, Rasty M. Tayag registered the term "quiz bee" as a copyright and trademark with the Philippine Patent Office.^[5]

During the ASEAN Super Quiz Bees in 1979 and 1996, the category of Philippine history and culture was expanded to include ASEAN history and culture.

In 1983, Rasty and Gay Tayag, together with eminent people in the field of education, established the Quiz Bee Foundation, with Carlos P. Romulo as Founding Chairman and Rasty M. Tayag as president.^[6] Apart from the organizers, the Founding Trustees were composed of: then University of the Philippines President Edgardo Angara, Dr. Helena Benitez, Dr. Estefania Aldaba - Lim, Atty. Efrenilo Cayanga, and then Metro Manila Governor Mel Mathay.

With the passing of Carlos P. Romulo in 1990, Rasty Tayag assumed the position of Chairman of the Quiz Bee Foundation.

In 1993, in consonance with the Philippines 2000 program of President Fidel V. Ramos, the competition now included high school and college students, and the name was changed to the National Super Quiz Bee.^[7]

In 2005, the Philippine Daily Inquirer awarded life-sized masterpiece Guyito (carabao) fiberglass statues, sculpted by artist Juan Sajid Imao and decorated by the country's foremost painters, to 20 public high schools that ranked highest in the 26th National Super Quiz Bee.

Each artist was free to interpret that year's theme, "The Power of Knowing". The awarded schools and the painters who designed their Guyito were:

School	Artist
School	Malang
School	Ben Cabrera
School	Soler
School	Kidlat Tahimik
School	Rex Tatlonghari
School	Steve Santos
School	Jack Salud
School	Ernesto Patricio
School	Lydia Velasco
Philippine Science High School - Diliman	Fernando Sena[8]
School	Salvador Convocar
School	Caa
School	Bing Siochi
School	Roel Obemio
School	Tres Roman
School	Wilfredo Offemaria
School	Bin Samonte
School	Jef Samonte
School	Romeo Forbes
School	Anton Balao

At the Ayala Museum, the student awardees, their teacher-coaches, school officials and parents also mingled with the country's top industry leaders (Fernando Zobel de Ayala, Teresita Sy, Robina Gocongwei, Manny Pangilinan, Rico Tantoco to name a few) and had front row seats to a concert with Lea Salonga (former Quiz Bee host) and the Manila Philharmonic Orchestra.

From January to May 2006, Inquirer representatives visited the 20 selected schools/cities to turn over the sculptures. In addition, a one-day Inquirer Campus Journalism Workshop was held at each school.

Hosts

Throughout its existence, the National Quiz Bee has been hosted by numerous people, including the following. It is common for them to share a single episode, with one acting as quizmaster, while the other recapped scores and made other announcements:

Name Of Host	Role	Years Active
Rowena Zulueta	Quizmaster	?-?
Eddie Lacsi	Quizmaster	?-?
Bingbing Josue	Quizmaster	?-?
Pettizou Tayag	Quizmaster	?-?
Atom Araullo	Quizmaster	?-?
Lea Salonga[9]	Quizmaster	?-?
Spanky Enriquez	Quizmaster	2001?-?
Anthony Suntay[10]	Quizmaster	?-2002-?
Danny Fajardo	Quizmaster	?-2013?

Subject Categories

• Unlike other quiz competitions, the Quiz Bee assigned particular subject categories for each educational level:^[11]
• For the ASEAN and World Super Quiz Bees, the "Makabayan" category was expanded to include ASEAN and world culture, respectively.

Educational Level	Grade Level	Approximate Age of Competitor (years)	Category/ies
Elementary	4-7	10-13	"Makabayan" (Philippine History, Culture and Values)
Elementary	4-7	10-13	Mathematics
Secondary	1-4 (1-5 since 32nd Bee due to K-12 adoption)	14-17	Science and Technology (Science, Technology and Nutrition since 32nd Bee)
Tertiary	1-5	18-22	General Information and International Affairs

Eligibility Rules

• Any school recognized by DepEd was eligible to compete. It must field students who were enrolled at the school at the designated level at the time the season starts. Any student enrolled in the present school year from any private or public school, college or university in the Philippines.^[11] Thus, Philippine schools abroad which are recognized by DepEd are technically ineligible.^[12]
• As is common in televised academic quiz formats in the Philippines, which promote the 'give-chance-to-others' concept, a student could become National Champion only once. For example, if a student wins the elementary mathematics National Championship, they are not allowed to participate in any future Super Quiz Bee round anymore (with the exception of the Special Edition Quiz Bee, if held). This restriction also applies to teacher-coaches, even if they change students.

Summit of the Super Quiz Bee

Summit of the Super Quiz Bee was a multi-day camp (usually 4 days) composed with tours, seminars, and fellowships for regional champions and respective teacher-coaches competing in the National Finals.^[13]

The National Finals competition was the highlight of the summit, wherein the various contestants and their teacher-coaches dressed in traditional regional attire during the stage competition. A special prize is given to the Best in National Costume. The National Finals was open to the public.^[14]

Venues

For non-NCR regions, Division and Regional Eliminations are usually in schools and DepEd offices within their region.

NCR District, Division, and Regional Eliminations are usually held in major shopping malls around Metro Manila and are televised.^[15]

The National Finals and the Summit of the Super Quiz Bees, plus the Special Edition Super Quiz Bees, have been held at the following locations:

Season Number	Years Covered	Theme	Finals Venue
1	1977-1978	?
2	1978-1979	?	?
ASEAN Super Quiz Bee	1979	?	?
3	1979-1980	?	?
4	1980-1981	?	PNB Auditorium, Iloilo City
5	1981-1982	?	?
6	1982-1983	?	?
7	1983-1984	?	?
8	1984-1985	?	?
9	1985-1986	?	?
10	1986-1987	?	?
11	1987-1988	?	?
Quiz Beefor theHandicapped	1988	?	Philamlife Auditorium, Manila[16]
12	1988-1989	?	?
13	1989-1990	?	?
World Super Quiz Bee	1990	?	?
14	1990-1991	?	?
15	1991-1992	?	?
16	1992-1993	?	?
17	1993-1994?	?	?
ASEAN Super Quiz Bee	1996	?	?[17][18]
18	1997-1998	?	?, Muntinlupa
19	1998-1999	?	Expo Pilipino, Pampanga
20	1999	Buzzing Towards the New Millennium[19]	Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Olongapo, Zambales
21	2000	?	Development Academy of the Philippines, Tagaytay, Cavite
22	2001	?	Development Academy of the Philippines, Tagaytay, Cavite
23	2002-2003	?	Development Academy of the Philippines, Tagaytay, Cavite
24	2003[20]	?	Development Academy of the Philippines, Tagaytay, Cavite
25	2004[21]	?	Development Academy of the Philippines, Tagaytay, Cavite[22]
26	2005[23]	?	Development Academy of the Philippines, Tagaytay, Cavite
27	2006[24][25]	?	?
28	2007[26]	?	?
29	2008-2009[27]	?	Development Academy of the Philippines, Tagaytay, Cavite
30	2009-2010[28]	?	Development Academy of the Philippines, Tagaytay, Cavite[29]
31	2010-2011[30]	?	Development Academy of the Philippines, Tagaytay, Cavite[31]
32	2011-2012[32][33]	?	Development Academy of the Philippines, Tagaytay, Cavite[34]
33	2012-2013[35][36][37][38]	?	Development Academy of the Philippines, Tagaytay, Cavite[39]
34	2013[40][41][42][43]	?	?
35	2015-2016[44][45][46][47]	?	?

Prizes

Prizes for Regional Champions have been given at some point,^[48] although this is not consistent every year.

Prizes for National Champions have slightly varied from year to year (depending on sponsorship). Example below is from the 28th National Quiz Bee (2007):^[49]

• Presidential trophy
• Gold medal
• PHP 100,000 worth of insurance
• PHP 70,000 worth of educational plan
• 32-volume encyclopedia set
• Multimedia computer system
• Mobile phone
• Gift packages

The National Super Quiz Bee does not give cash prizes. The Quiz Bee Foundation believes that money is not a good motivation for self-achievement for school students, especially in their formative years.

Special Quiz Bees

In addition to the annual National Quiz Bee, the Quiz Bee has also organized ASEAN (in 1979 and 1996^[17][18]) and World (in 1990) Quiz Bees. National Champions of the immediately previous National Quiz Bee represented the country against competitors from ASEAN-member countries and worldwide, respectively.

There has also been a Quiz Bee for the Handicapped in 1988?.^[50]

List of National and Special Super Quiz Bee Champions

Season Number	Years Covered	History Champion	Mathematics Champion	Science and Technology Champion	General Information and International Affairs Champion	Best in Costume	Most Friendly Bee
1[51]	1977	Jonas LardizabalMalate Catholic School, ManilaNCR	Mary Ann VicentinaSan Fernando West Elementary School, PampangaRegion III	Jesus Clin Jr.Naga Parochial School, Naga CityRegion V	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
2[51]	1978	Amor Marie ReyesSt. Theresa's College, Cebu CityRegion VII	Edanili LacarSilliman University, Dumaguete CityRegion VII	Michelle JoverLight Bringer School, Davao CityRegion XI	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
ASEAN Super Quiz Bee[51]	1979	Amor Marie ReyesHanziel RebancosPhilippines	Carina GoPhilippines	Michelle JoverPhilippines	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
3[51]	1979	Hanziel RebancosMoises Salvador Elementary School, ManilaNCR	Carina GoDipolog Pilot Demonstration School, Dipolog CityRegion XI	Maribel AlbertoAbano Pilot School, DaetRegion V	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
4[51]	1980	Solomon RosarioBallesteros Central Elementary School, CagayanRegion II	Honorio Allado IIIAteneo University, Davao CityRegion XI	Melflor AtienzaSt. Mary's College, Quezon CityNCR	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
5	1981	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
6	1982	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
7	1983	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
8	1984	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
9	1985	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
10	1986	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
11	1987	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
Quiz Beefor theHandicapped	1988	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
12	1988	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
13	1989	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
World Super Quiz Bee	1990	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
14	1990	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
15	1991	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
16	1992	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
17	1993	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
ASEAN Super Quiz Bee	1996	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
18	1997	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
19	1998	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
20	1999	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
21	2000	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
22	2001	?	?	Anderson PedrosoMuntinlupa Science High SchoolNCR	Neil Tristan YabutUniversity of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon CityNCR	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
23	2002-2003	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
24	2003	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
25	2004	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
26	2005	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
27	2006	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
28	2007	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
29	2008-2009	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
30	2009-2010	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
31	2010-2011	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
32	2011-2012	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
33	2012-2013	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
34	2013	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?
35	2015-2016	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?	?	?? School, ?Region ?	?? School, ?Region ?

See also

• List of programs broadcast by Studio 23
• List of programs broadcast by Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation

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