National Super Quiz Bee
| National Quiz Bee | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Quiz Bee Foundation |
| Developed by | Rasty Tayag? |
| Presented by | Rowena Zulueta, Eddie Lacsi, Bingbing Josue, Pettizou Tayag, Atom Araullo, Lea Salonga, Anthony Suntay, Spanky Enriquez, Danny Fajardo |
| Theme music composer | ? |
| Opening theme | ? |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language(s) | English, Filipino |
| No. of episodes | 210+? |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | ? |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | ≈ 1 hour (including commercials) |
| Release | |
| Original network | IBC 13 (1991-2001) Studio 23 (2002-present) |
| Picture format | ? |
| Original release | 1977? – ongoing |
The National Quiz Bee is currently the longest-running national academic quiz competition in the Philippines. Starting out as a national spelling bee in 1977, the National Quiz Bee currently awards champions in mathematics, science, general information, and Philippine history. The show aired on IBC-13 and Studio 23 and are hosted by Eddie Lacsi, Bingbing Josue, Pettizou Tayag, Atom Araullo, Spanky Enriquez and Danny Fajardo.
The National Quiz Bee is organized by the Quiz Bee Foundation. The program enjoys generous support from the private sector, which mostly provides for the prizes and TV coverage. The National Quiz Bee is also endorsed and assisted by various agencies of the Philippine government, including the Department of Education (DepEd), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), the Senate of the Philippines, and the Office of the President.
In 1976, Rasty Tayag, together with the erstwhile DECS, launched a nationwide elementary spelling contest dubbed the "1976 Spelling Bee Contest."
After the success of the Spelling Bee, Gay Tayag (educator and wife of Rasty?) proposed that the contest should not be limited to spelling and grammar (although covering these subjects were dropped altogether), but rather be extended to science, mathematics, and Philippine history and culture. It was also decided that an average of 10 questions will be asked per round (ranging from easy, average, difficult and clincher), making it a short test or quiz. Mr. Tayag then changed the word "spelling" in spelling bee to "quiz", thus coining the term "quiz bee", and the First National Quiz Bee was born.
Rasty and Gay Tayag launched the Quiz Bee to promote academic excellence, love of country, brotherhood and unity among the country's elementary school children. Since its inception, it has had the support and cooperation of the Office of the President, DECS, and DILG.
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