Quiz Bowl Programs & Competitions for High School Students

NAQT tournaments, History Bowl, Science Bowl, and televised academic competitions — quiz bowl is the competitive team sport of knowing things.

Deep runs at nationals carry real weight, and the practice regimen (packets, stats, scheduling) becomes a leadership story once you captain or coach the team.

29 verified programs match this page; 24 of the featured listings are completely free; 3 can be done online.

Featured programs

Browse 29+ curated programs for high school students:

• Free Rice High School Volunteer Program for Hunger Relief (World Fo — World Food Programme: Answer trivia questions to donate rice through the World Food Programme.
• Oregon Battle of the Books (High School) — Oregon Association of School Libraries: A statewide reading competition where Oregon students form teams to read books and answer quiz-style questions.
• Yale Science and Engineering Association (YSEA) Science Bowl — Yale University: Elite invitational science bowl at Yale. Top teams from across the nation. College campus experience.
• KYVE Apple Bowl Academic Competition — KYVE-TV / KVEW-TV (Apple Valley Broadcasting): Regional televised high school quiz bowl for Eastern Washington and Northern Oregon teams.
• Governor's Cup Academic Competition (KY) — Kentucky Association for Academic Competition (KAAC): Kentucky’s statewide Governor’s Cup is a multi-event academic competition series for middle and high school teams.
• Washington State Knowledge Bowl Tournament — Washington Association for Schools and Administrators (WASA) Region 113: Statewide team quiz competition where Washington high school students answer interdisciplinary questions in a fast-paced tournament format.
• NAQT National Academic Championship (NASAT) — National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT): The national championship of scholastic bowl quiz bowl, where top high school teams compete in a fast-paced academic knowledge buzzer competition span
• National All-Star Academic Tournament — National Academic Quiz Tournaments, LLC (NAQT): Invitation-only national quiz bowl championship for top high school all-star teams run by NAQT.
• National Academic League (Knowledge Bowl) — Academic Hallmarks: Challenge your knowledge in this in-person high school quiz-bowl competition. Build critical thinking, teamwork, and trivia skills to boost your colle
• National History Bowl — International Academic Competitions: Compete in the National History Bowl, a thrilling quiz competition for high schoolers. Boost teamwork, historical knowledge, and stand out on college
• National Medical Challenge Bowl — Medical Explorers / HOSA Chapters (various): A medical quiz-bowl–style competition where high school students answer rapid-fire questions on health science and medical topics.
• Gallaudet National Deaf Academic Bowl — Gallaudet University: A national quiz bowl competition for deaf and hard of hearing high school students hosted annually by Gallaudet University.
• World Quizzing Championships — International Quizzing Association: A global written quiz competition where individuals worldwide compete simultaneously to test broad general knowledge.
• Commissioner's Academic Challenge — Florida Department of Education: Statewide Florida high school academic quiz competition for top students representing their districts at the state level.
• National Tournament of Academic Excellence — Florida Department of Education: A four-day national quiz bowl tournament for top high school academic teams, formerly hosted at Walt Disney World in Florida.
• National Science Bowl High School Competition — U.S. Department of Energy: A fast-paced nationwide science quiz competition for U.S. high school teams organized by the U.S. Department of Energy.
• Bible Quiz (High School Scripture Competition) — National Bible Bowl / Various Denominations: Bible Quiz is a team-based competition where teens memorize and answer questions on specific books or passages of the Bible.
• Honda Campus All-Star Challenge — American Honda Motor Co., Inc.: A fast-paced quiz bowl competition for students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
• Colorado State Knowledge Bowl Meet — Colorado Association of School Boards: State-level quiz bowl-style competition for Colorado high school teams in multiple academic subjects.
• Delco Hi-Q Academic Quiz Competition — Delaware County Intermediate Unit: Delco Hi-Q is a county-wide academic quiz competition for high school teams in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
• National Economics Challenge (NEC) Nationals — Council for Economic Education: National economics competition with quiz bowl format. Teams advance through state and regional rounds to nationals.
• Reach for the Top Quiz Competition — Reach for the Top Inc.: Canadian national high school quiz competition where teams test their knowledge in fast-paced buzzer matches.
• Ghana National Science and Maths Quiz — Primetime Limited (in partnership with GES): A televised national STEM quiz competition for senior high schools across Ghana.
• National Quiz Bowl Alliance (NAQT) National Champion — NAQT: National championship for quiz bowl. Tests broad academic knowledge.
• National History Bee — International Academic Competitions: Compete in the National History Bee, a quiz-bowl style competition for high schoolers. Build critical thinking skills, showcase expertise, and boost y
• Schools' Challenge Quiz Competition — Schools' Challenge: A UK-wide inter-school academic quiz competition for secondary students, similar in style to University Challenge.
• Florida Brain Bowl Academic Competition — Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA): Florida Brain Bowl is a college-run academic quiz competition where high school and college teams compete on diverse knowledge topics.
• Knowledge Master Open Academic Competition — Academic Hallmarks: A computer-based academic team competition where students answer challenging multidisciplinary questions against schools nationwide.
• National Biology Bowl — North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad: Compete in the National Biology Bowl, a free virtual quiz competition for high school students. Build STEM skills, strengthen your college resume, and

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