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Our Question Distribution

At Olympia, we believe in testing knowledge of the entirety of the academic canon. Thus, we have questions from not only core curriculum subjects such as history, mathematics, and science, but also about such important topics as fine arts, current events, and various other academic topics. We even have a little bit of modern culture.

In terms of the nomenclature, the values are given in "tossups/bonuses" format, so that "4/4" means 4 tossups and 4 bonuses. Fractional values indicate that the actual number of questions in a packet can be either of the nearest whole numbers up or down from the fractional value.

For examples of the various types of packets described below, please see our sample questions.

ACF Format Set Packet Distribution

This is the per packet distribution of questions within each of our ACF Format sets.

Social Studies (4/4)
* 1.5/1.5 American History
* 1/1 European History
* 1/1 World/Ancient History
* 0.5/0.5 Am. Government

Literature (4/4)
* 1/1 American Literature
* 1/1 British Literature
* 1/1 World Literature
* 1/1 Popular Literature

Science (4/4)
* 1/1 Life Science
* 1/1 Chemistry/Physics
* 1/1 Misc. Science
* 1/1 Mathematics

Religion & Mythology (2/2)
* 1/1 Religion
* 1/1 Mythology

Fine Arts (2/2)
* 1/1 Visual Arts
* 1/1 Auditory Arts

Current Events (1/1)
Geography (1/1)

General Knowledge (2/2)
* 1/1 Misc. Academic Knowledge
* 1/1 Popular Culture

ASCA Format Set Packet Distribution

4/4 Social Studies
* 1/1 US History
* 1/1 World History
* 2/2 Geography

6/6 Science, Technology, and Mathematics
* 1/1 Physical Science
* 0.5/0.5 Biology
* 0.5/0.5 General Science
* 2/2 Technology
* 2/2 Mathematics

4/4 Literature and Language Arts
* 2/2 Literature
* 2/2 Language Arts

2/2 Fine Arts
* 1/1 Visual Arts
* 1/1 Music

2/2 Academic Subjects
* 0.667 Religion
* 0.667 Mythology
* 0.667 Social Sciences and Philosophy

2/2 Modern Life
* 1/1 Current Events
* 1/1 Popular Culture

IESA Tournament Set Packet Distribution

This is the per packet distribution within each of our IESA Tournament sets. The distribution of questions between each of our top level
categories (Science, Mathematics, Social Studies, etc.) is similar to
that of the Illinois Elementary Schools Association; however, the
distribution of subjects within each category is unique to Olympia.

Social Studies (4/4)
* 1/1 American History
* 1/1 European History
* 1/1 World/Ancient History
* 0.5/0.5 Geography
* 0.5/0.5 Civics & Current Events

Language Arts (4/4)
* 1/1 American Literature
* 1/1 World Literature
* 1/1 Language Arts
* 1/1 Religion and Mythology

Science (4/4)
* 1.5/1.5 Physical Science
* 1.5/1.5 General Science and Earth Science
* 1/1 Health and Life Science

Mathematics (4/4)
* 1/1 Theoretical Math
* 2.5/2.5 Computational Math
* 0.5/0.5 Computers

Fine Arts (2/2)
* 1/1 Visual Arts
* 1/1 Auditory Arts

General Knowledge (2/2)
* 1/1 Misc. Academic Knowledge
* 1/1 Popular Culture

IESA League Set Packet Distribution

This is the per packet distribution within each of our IESA League sets. The distribution of questions between each of our top level categories (Science, Mathematics, Social Studies, etc.) is determined by the Illinois Elementary Schools Association; however, the distribution of subjects within each category is unique to Olympia.

Social Studies (5/4)
* 1/1 American History
* 1/1 European History
* 1/1 World/Ancient History
* 1/0.5 Geography
* 1/0.5 Civics & Current Events

Language Arts (5/4)
* 1/1 American Literature
* 1/1 World Literature
* 1/1 Language Arts
* 1/0 Popular Literature
* 1/1 Religion and Mythology

Science (5/4)
* 2/1.5 Physical Science
* 2/1.5 General Science and Earth Science
* 1.5/1 Health and Life Science

Mathematics (5/4)
* 1/1 Theoretical Math
* 3.5/2.5 Computational Math
* 0.5/0.5 Computers

Fine Arts (2/2)
* 1/1 Visual Arts
* 1/1 Auditory Arts

General. Knowledge (2/2)
* 1/1 Misc. Academic Knowledge
* 1/1 Popular Culture

GATA Format Set Packet Distribution

This is the per packet distribution within each of our GATA Format sets. The distribution of questions between each of our top level categories (Science, Mathematics, Social Studies, etc.) is determined by the Georgia Academic Team Association; however, the distribution of subjects within each category is unique to Olympia.

Social Studies (4/4)
* 1.5/1.5 American History & Governmen
* 0.75/0.75 European History
* 0.75/0.75 World/Ancient History
* 1/1 Geography & Current Events

Literature, Religion, and Mythology (4/4)
* 1/1 American Literature
* 1/1 British Literature
* 1/1 World Literature
* 1/1 Religion & Mythology

Science (4/4)
* 1.33/1.33 Life Science
* 1.33/1.33 Physical Science
* 1.33/1.33 General Science

Fine Arts (2/2)
* 1/1 Visual Arts
* 1/1 Auditory Arts

Mathematics (1/1)
VHSL Set Distribution

This is the per packet distribution within each of our VHSL Format sets.

Social Studies (6/0)
* 2/0 American History
* 1.5/0 European History
* 1.5/0 World/Ancient History
* 1/0 Am. Government

Literature (
6/0)
* 2/0 American Literature
* 1.5/0 British Literature
* 1/0 World Literature
* 1.5/0
Popular Literature

Science (
6/0)
* 1.5/0 Life Science
* 2/0 Chemistry/Physics
* 1.5/0 Misc. Science
* 1/0 Mathematics

Religion & Mythology (
3/0)
* 1.5/0 Religion
* 1.5/0 Mythology

Fine Arts (
3/0)
* 1.5/0 Visual Arts
* 1.5/0 Auditory Arts

Current Events (
1.5/0)
Geography (1.5/0)

General Knowledge (
3/0)
* 1.5/0 Misc. Academic Knowledge
* 1.5/0 Popular Culture


Directed Round Distribution

6 Computational Math
4 Social Studies
4 Literature
4 Science
2 Other

MSHSAA Varsity Set Distribution

This is the per packet distribution within our MSHSAA Varsity Set.

Social Studies (10/4)
* 2/1 American History
* 3/1 European History
* 2/1 World History
* 3/1 Misc. Social Studies (Religion, Economics, Government, etc.)

Literature (10/4)
* 3/1 American Literature
* 3/1 British Literature
* 4/1 World Literature

Science (10/4)
* 3/1 Chemistry
* 3/1 Physics
* 2/1 Biology
* 2/1 Misc. Science

Mathematics (10/4)
* 7/3 Computational Math
* 3/1 Theoretical Math

Fine Arts (3/1)
* 1.5/0.5 Music
* 1.5/0.5 Visual Arts

Language Arts (3/1)

General Knowledge (4/2)
* 2/1 Misc. Academic Knowledge
* 2/1 Popular Culture

Tossup Set

This is the per packet distribution within our Tossup Set. There are 5 packets in total, which can be rearranged into more packets as needed.

History (8/0)
* 3/0 American History
* 3/0 European History
* 2/0 World History

Literature (8/0)
* 3/0 American Literature
* 3/0 British Literature
* 2/0 World Literature

Science (8/0)
* 2/0 Physics
* 2/0 Chemistry
* 2/0 Biology
* 2/0 General Science

Fine Arts (4/0)
* 2/0 Visual Arts
* 2/0 Music

Religion, Mythology, and Philosophy (2/0)

Social Science (2/0)

General Knowledge (2/0)
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