National Schedules 2024

ANNOUNCING THE 42nd ANNUAL NATIONAL ACADEMIC CHAMPIONSHIP

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Each team may choose one of these four preliminary-round phases:

  1. May 18-19, Virtual
  2. May 25-26, New Orleans
  3. June 1-2, DC
  4. June 8-9, Chicago

Playoffs are all Virtual: June 15, JV & Elementary & Middle School/Junior High,June 16, Varsity

QUESTIONS UNLIMITED IS UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP

NATIONAL ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION CONTINUES UNCHANGED

The Long Island Quiz Bowl Alliance (LIQBA.com) is the new owner of Questions Unlimited.  We are bullish on The LIQBA’s President, Joe Feldman, who is highly talented and passionate about Quiz Bowl, and brings much experience running regional academic competitions.  Charles Beall will stay on as a QU consultant for a couple of years, as he continues to run the National Academic Championship. 

         — Charles Beall

Greetings from Long Island, New York to every Quizbowler, Tournament Director, and Coach! It is my honor and pleasure to announce that, as Chip said, the Long Island Quiz Bowl Alliance has acquired Questions Unlimited. I would like to take this time to assure you that set production for each and every one of you will continue as if nothing has changed. Chip will no longer be writing questions for sale, but he’ll be teaching me the ins and outs of every one of your leagues, tournaments, and shows, and he will continue to run the storied National Academic Championship (which I enjoyed for 4 years when I was in high school, back in the mid 2010s!).

I would also like to announce that we are rolling over last year’s prices for this upcoming season! There will be no extra charges.

We will still be offering all types of sets– tossup, bonus, lightning, and the signature 4-quarter sets. We also have plenty of other offerings in any combination you’d like, formatted and packetized how you’d like, the details of which you can see on liqba.com.

I very much look forward to working with all of you this upcoming season and well into the future.

Please get in touch with me to confirm your requirements, payment details, and contact information for this upcoming season as soon as you can. We’d love to hear from you.

Sincerely,

Joe Feldman

President, Long Island Quiz Bowl Alliance

LIQBA.com

ARKANSAS, NATIONAL CHAMPS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 42 YEARS

Here are the Varsity champions.

Left to right: Will Stump, Keegan Fuller, Ian Warnick, Matthew Fox, Gidian Fuller, and Alyx Dunaway
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IDAHO NATIONAL CHAMPS!

Boise North JHS

l to r: Ike Snyder, Assistant Coach Todd Noble, Grady Noble, Scarlet Fields, Rachel Cooper, Sonia Guyton and Christopher Irwin
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AN ALL-LOUISVILLE FINALS!

Here are the champions.

left to right: Jack Metcalf, Carter Weatherholt, Alesha Hasan, and Nila Skikic-Cardona
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NOBODY COMES CLOSE TO GADSDEN, ALABAMA IN JV TOURNAMENT

Here are the champions.

Front: Alvinh Nyugen Corbin Ho middle: Wren Gaines Avery Clark Mrs Shila Miller back:Christopher Holder Wayne Davenport
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NAC 2023 Results & Stats Here

Spring 3-2-1 results

321 Competition

Nov. 16 - Dec. 14
$ 30
00
Per Team
  • The Least Expensive National Tournament in Quiz Bowl History
  • This program provides the opportunity to compete nationally from your school, in one sitting ang on a day/time of your choice. 3-2-1 features PYRAM- IDA- L
  • short-answer questions with an audio/visual element to be accessed online ..
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National Geography Challenge

Apr 22, 2023
$ 75
00
Registration
  • The venue will be Google Meet which is free and easy-to-use
  • 9:00 or 10:00 Eastern
  • Each team will compete in at least three official tournament matches
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New 2023

National Science Challenge

Nov 12, 2022
$ 75
00
Registration
  • The venue will be Google Meet which is free and easy-to-use
  • 9:00 or 10:00 Eastern
  • Each team will compete in at least three official tournament matches
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National History Challenge

Jan 28, 2023
$ 75
00
Registration
  • The venue will be Google Meet which is free and easy-to-use
  • 9:00 or 10:00 Eastern
  • Each team will compete in at least three official tournament matches
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2023

National Literature Challenge

Feb 25, 2023
$ 75
00
Registration
  • The venue will be Google Meet which is free and easy-to-use
  • 9:00 or 10:00 Eastern
  • Each team will compete in at least three official tournament matches
Register Here
2023

Eastern Seaboard Academic Challenge

Mar 4, 2023
$ 75
00
Registration
  • The venue will be Google Meet which is free and easy-to-use
  • 9:00 or 10:00 Eastern
  • Each team will compete in at least three official tournament matches
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2023

WE CAN RUN YOUR LOCAL/REGIONAL QUIZ BOWL TOURNAMENT REMOTELY

The team can gather together or everybody can connect from the safety of their own home. Write us with details of your competition (format, #teams, etc.) or call Charles Beall, 801-699-3424.

2023 National Academic Championship Varsity Finals

Link To Video.

2022 National Academic Championship Varsity Finals

Link To Video.

2022 Junior National Academic Championship Finals

Link To Video.

2023 Hastings vs. American School of Tegucigalpa quarterfinal game (1st, 2nd, 4th quarters)

Link To Video.

2022 Small School Championship

Link To Video.

We plan to use this format for one-day regional virtual tournaments throughout the 2023-24 school year. Let us know if you’re interested in having us run a remote competition in your area.

The videos above demonstrate the online buzzerless format. We modified our classic format for the 2020 National Academic Championship so that everyone would be able to compete from the safety of their own homes. Little did we anticipate the several ways in which this format is superior to traditional in-person buzzer quiz bowl formats. Have a look and decide for yourself..

Testimonials

this academic team competition … is by far the most impressive of any. The questions truly are significa and not convoluted using overused words like “namesake” … Stopping the game to make commentary also makes it so much more personal and down to earth for our kids and the audience.
Ed Rossmund
We have been calling ourselves “the finest in academic competition” since 1982. But don’t take our word for it. See what our participants have to say… “we have been to your nac tourney 3 times in the past ten years… Last year we actually “made it” to sunday. We always had memorable experiences. We also went to [*] twice in that period of time. This year we had a scheduling problem … And we opted for the [#] tournament this past weekend … What a mistake! … The question set from [#] was definitely not to our liking relying way too much on irrelevant rote facts instead of things that are relevant for today’s students. My team was very disappointed and it was a sad way to end their academic team careers. We still managed to have a good time visiting battlefields in the region and reminiscing over the past four years. I guess the point of my note is to let you know, chip, that you have a fine tournament and to keep doing what you have been doing!”
Barry L. GallagherDuBois Area (PA) High School Academic Team.
name of tournament withheld name of another tournament withheld “[our] team has participated in national tournaments for eight of [the last ten] years. Our third year, due to scheduling, we attended another national tournament. It was evident to us following this experience that the national academic championship sponsored by questions unlimited was head and shoulders above the other tournament. Scheduling, staying on schedule, professionalism of the staff and administration, and the general friendliness of the tournament really stand out. This is why in the eight trips to national tournaments we have chosen the national academic championships seven times. Thanks for the great experience.”
Steve DuffeeBoone, Iowa.
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