Introduction   Practice   Hosting   Varsity/JV   Preparation    Miscellaneous

In the Know (ITK) is a trivia game played on teams of four. Players buzz in to answer tossup questions, and the team occasionally works together to answer bonus questions. Questions cover all academic areas, plus current events, pop culture, and sports. Here are some sample questions.
If you like Jeopardy! or Who Wants to be a Millionaire? you might enjoy In the Know.  All BHS students are eligible to join the In the Know team.  The requirements are simple: Come to practice regularly and participate to the best of your ability.  Play in at least five matches during the course of the season and help host three matches.
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Practices begin in the fall and continue through early spring. Practices are held in the library during lunch 1 to 2 times per week. Practice is a fun and sometimes raucous affair.  Nonetheless, it is important that students be quiet when questions are being read.
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The Season

We generally play 2-5 matches per month. Northeast ITK League play runs from October through February. League matches take place right after school and students generally get home around 5:30 p.m. The single-elimination WOSU-TV Tournament also begins in October and concludes in February. WOSU-TV matches take place on weekday evenings. We also compete in the St. Charles Invitational Tournament on a Saturday in early November. Twice a year we compete in the Knowledge Master Open, which takes place during school hours. We may play in 1 or 2 NAQT-style Saturday tournaments at OSU. The day before winter break we play an alumni match. The final match of the year is against the BHS teachers.
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We host 4 league matches every year: two other schools from our league come to Bexley to play each other. As hosts, we moderate the match. Hosting is a major responsibility and requires a commitment from the entire team.  Everyone is assigned specific tasks by the captains and everyone is expected to help set up before and clean up after the match. If you don't help host, you won't play in matches!
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In general, the four players with the highest averages in practice and in games will start on the varsity team.  Occasionally, a specialist in a field such as literature, art, or music--or some other field--might start in place of someone with a higher overall average, if it makes for a more a more competitive team.  In varsity matches our goal is to play the 4-6 people who give the team the best chance to win.  In JV matches the goal is give everyone else a chance to play.  Though only four people may play at a time, in league play substitutions can be made at halftime, and in Saturday tournaments substitutions can be made at halftime and in between games.  Therefore, up to sixteen people can play in a match, and for the past few years, everyone who has attended a match has played. There are no bench warmers in ITK!
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Preparation

1. Study daily! Cramming doesn't help you retain info in your long term memory.
2. Keep up on current events--read the news online or in print
3. Enroll in some Honors and Advanced Placement courses
4. Study geography! Study our top secret art site (you'll get access to this when you join ITK).
5. Turn off the TV, computer, and video games; read for pleasure!
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