Playing the game

High School Quiz Show is a single-elimination bracketed academic tournament with four rounds of competition. Players warm up with a lightning round. Individual members of each team then go head-to-head for 90 seconds. The popular category round follows. And the game wraps up with a final lightning round. More details >

Rules and regulations

Want to know the general rules and regulations for High School Quiz Show? Read on for information about eligibility, team selection, and more >

Show your support

Looking for a meaningful way to show your enthusiasm for this new academic challenge and the schools and students competing in it? Find out how you can support High School Quiz Show >

High School Quiz Show sponsors

Major sponsorship for High School Quiz Show is provided by
the Bank of America Charitable Foundation.

Bank of America

Additional funding is provided by Safety Insurance, Comcast and
Massachusetts Teachers Association.

safety insurance      xfinity      Massachusetts Teacher's Association

 
 

What is High School Quiz Show?

High School Quiz Show puts the spotlight on some of Massachusetts' best and brightest young scholars. Produced right here at WGBH, this televised statewide competition encourages, showcases, and rewards academic achievement and intellectual curiosity. High School Quiz Show is endorsed by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and is now in its second season.

High School Quiz Show was inspired by the original College Bowl, a popular televised quiz bowl that dates back to the 1960’s, and by televised high school academic competitions across the country. Long-standing competitions include Granite State Challenge in New Hampshire and As Schools Match Wits, a co-production of Westfield State University and WGBY in Western Massachusetts celebrating its 50th year.

Premieres February 13, 2011!