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National Academic Quiz Tournament

by Gayle

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This is one of those fun times when I get to use my blog as a parent to brag about my daughter! On May 25-27, the National Academic Quiz Tournaments, LLC will host the 2007 High School National Championship in Chicago, IL. My daughter, who is a sophomore (and the youngest person on her team) will be attending with her high school academic team, who will be competing in their first national event ever!

If you’d like to know how difficult this tournament is, check out the above website. They have a section titled You Gotta Know…, which is really extensive. Any of the subjects in their lists might show up in the questions. It might also be handy to study this site if you’re thinking of trying out for Jeopardy!

There’s also a packet of sample questions from a previous national tournament available in pdf format. Try reading through some of them. If you can answer more than a few, you’re doing much better than I did!

I’m really proud of my daughter for this, and all parents whose teens will be competing in this tournament, or who compete on their academic teams or quiz bowl teams, should be proud of their kids, too. So often, sports teams are given priority over academics in our public schools. This is a chance for the academic competitors to shine!

If your teen is interested in trivia (be it pop culture, history, or any other subject), suggest that they give their academic team or quiz bowl team a try. The competitions are fun and interesting. Both kids and parents learn a lot!

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Posted in Education, Extracurricular Activities, General, School on May 7th, 2007

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