US History Bee Announces 2016-2017 National Median Scores

Posted Feb 27, 2017

The US History Bee is pleased to announce the official National Median Scores for the 2016-2017 competition season:

A set – Varsity 78, JV 35
B set – Varsity 70, JV 46
C set – Varsity 70, JV 51

All students who score at or above these scores qualify for the 2017 US History Bee National Championships even if they were not in the top half of students in their age division at the site where they took the exam. Students taking the Exams independently (i.e. not at a site) can only qualify by finishing at or above these scores. Students who took an Exam at a site who did not qualify automatically but who now do will be contacted (most often through their history bowl coaches) by the end of the first week of March to let them know they have qualified. We hope that all qualified students can join us for our National Championships on April 21 in Arlington, VA!

  • Welcome to the US History Bee!


    The US History Bee is an individual social studies competition focusing exclusively on American history for primary and secondary school students across the USA. The US History Bee is administered by International Academic Competitions and like all IAC competitions puts an emphasis on what students are learning in the classroom, and rewards their passion for learning.

    The Varsity / JV US History Bee consists of two stages. The first is the National Qualifying Exam, which students can take either at our Regional sites in person, or online. The second is the National Championships which take place in April 2023. The Middle and Elementary School Divisions of the US History Bee are contested solely at the June 2023 IAC Middle and Elementary School National Championships. These Divisions are open to anyone in 8th grade or younger who has qualified for the National Championships of the National History Bee. For all age divisions, the US History Bee runs exclusively as a buzzer-based quiz tournament at the National Championships.

    We invite you to join us for the 2022-2023 competition year and put your US History knowledge to the test today! Contact info@iacompetitions.com if you have any questions, and good luck competing!