2021-22 Northeast Hellenic History Tournament
Competition Sponsored by Yankee District #7 of AHEPA (CT & RI)
(The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association)
2021-22 AHEPA District 7 (Northeast)
Hellenic History Tournament
Registration deadline June 30, 2021
Registration Form
The Hellenic History Tournament is a knowledge competition for secondary school students about the 3500-yearlong
history of the Hellenes (Greek speakers). It is open to students in grades 8-12 at competition time.
Participants have an opportunity to win a share of the $4,500 in prizes. The 2021-22 HHT is the 12th such annual
tournament to be sponsored by AHEPA Yankee District 7.
This is a FUN and challenging event! Contestants must form their own 3-member teams, elect a team captain, and
find a chapter to sponsor them.
They each fill out their personal registration form and mail it along with a $25
registration fee by the registration deadline (June 30, 2021).
In return, each contestant receives a copy of
"Hellenika, Heritage and History" by T. Peter Limber, the book used as a basis for most of the competition
questions.
Contestants have the summer to study the book. If a student already has this book, the registration fee
is only $10.
Chapter sponsorship means that an AHEPA chapter (or an interested individual or organization) agrees to pay a
fee ranging from $350-$450 towards the tournament expenses – mostly for the $4,500 in student prizes.
The
specific amount will depend on the total number of teams participating. The more teams, the lower the fee.
The tournament takes place during a single Saturday in the fall (November 20, 2021).
We start at 11:30 am with a
lunch of pizza and salad, take a group photo, discuss the tournament mechanics and launch into the first round of
matches.
All contestants who physically make it to the tournament venue receive a certificate of participation
before the competition starts.
During a match, each question and four multiple choice answers are projected onto
a screen from the computer monitor. Questions are read and answers recorded by adult moderators.
The
computer keeps a running log of the teams' scores. The visual projection of questions, answers and scores
simulates an exciting TV quiz show environment and keeps the audience aware and involved.
The team that
answers most of the 24 questions correctly is the winner of the match.
Teams compete in simultaneous matches in successive rounds. If the total number of teams is even, the first 3
rounds are used to allow each team to play 3 other teams chosen by lot.
If the total number of teams is odd, the
first 2 rounds allow each team but one to play 2 other teams, and the 3rd round is a single match that pits the 2
teams that played only one other team against each other.
At the end of the 3rd round, the top 4 teams based on
the cumulative scores are selected to play in the 4th round (the semifinals). In round 4, the 2 teams that lose their
match are eliminated.
The two winning teams go on to compete against each other in the 5th and final round.
At
the end of the final match, the three members of the winning team are each awarded a $1,000 prize and a
Hellenic History trophy. The three second place winners receive $500 each.
The AHEPA chapter that sponsors the first-place team receives the Hellenic History Trophy cup, gets to inscribe
the chapter number and name on it,
and keeps the cup for a year, until it has to turn it over to the chapter that
sponsors the following year's winners.
In recent years, other AHEPA groups have started to hold their own regional HH Tournaments. This led AHEPA
Headquarters to hold an International HHT during the Supreme Convention. Currently,
the top 2 teams from each
of 4 regional tournaments (Northeast (Orange, CT), Midwest (Chicago, IL), Mid-Atlantic (Cherry Hill, NJ), and
Canada (Toronto, ON) are invited to compete.
The national prizes are somewhat larger than the regional.
For additional information, please contact Nicholas Nikas, niketes@yahoo.com, 203-554-5570..
Tournament Information
Registration Deadline |
Wednesday, June 30, 2021 |
Competition Date |
Saturday, |
Competition Venue |
St Barbara Greek Orthodox Church 480 Racebrook Rd Orange, CT 06477 |
Materials |
HHT Brief Description HHT Registration Form HHT Flyer HHT Rules for Students HHT Rules for Chapters 2018 HHT Instructions |
Computerized Match Guide(for download only: right click, Save target as excel) |
HHT Match Guide Excel Download |
Past HHT Videos |
2018 Mid-Atlantic HHT Video 2017 Mid-Atlantic HHT Video 2011 HHT Video 2010 HHT Video 2009 HHT Video |
Past Articles |
2013 Winter Yankee News 2012 Winter Yankee News 2011 Greek News 2011 National Herald (announcement) 2010 Hellenic Voice |
A Guide to Districts |
Run Your Own HHT |
