16th Annual Calgary Brain Bee (2024)
Registrations are now closed. Please check back for next year’s competition!
Competition Details
The Calgary (Southern Alberta) Local Brain Bee Competition will be held on 10AM – 4PM Saturday April 6th, 2024 at the Health Sciences Centre (3330 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1)
Please see here for information related to the building and paid public parking on the day of the event.
Room details will be sent to all registrants.
Lunch will be provided, for contestants only
Tentative Contest Format:
1st round [Closed doors]: All contestants will write a written exam. A select number of the top performers (depending on registration numbers) will advance to the next round.
2nd round [Spectators welcome e.g. parents, 1st round contestants]: Top performers will be subject to an oral exam in a play-off/elimination style, whereby contestants will be eliminated when they answer questions incorrectly.
Prizes
The winning contestant will represent Calgary at the National competition AND a brand new laptop or tablet!
(Choose between 13″ Apple Macbook Air or 12.9″ Ipad Pro, or equivalent value)
Other prizes are also available!
Runner-up: $500 value giftcard
Third place: $250 value giftcard
Honourable mentions:
Junior level (Grade 9-10): $100 value giftcard
Senior level (Grade 11-12): $100 value giftcard
Prize disbursement method is subject to accounting approval.
Registration
Registration is required to participate.
Registrations are now closed.
Study Resources
In line with the national competition, questions will primarily be derived from the following two resources:
1. Open Neuroscience Initiative
2. “Brain Facts” (2018 edition)
Questions?
Please contact the Calgary Brain Bee organizers at ucbrainbee@gmail.com