National Academic Quiz Tournaments, LLC is pleased to make several packets of sample questions available for examination by teams interested in hosting events or purchasing practice questions.
All of the sample packets are in Adobe PDF format, for which a free viewer is available.
Invitational Series Packet (from IS #31)
These are NAQT's basic questions used at "regular" tournaments throughout the year. They can be licensed for high school, community college, juniorbird, CUT-style and other events.
Introductory Invitational Series Packet (from IS #36A)
These questions are intended for use at early-in-the-year high school tournaments, tournaments with new or inexperienced players, and tournaments with teams unfamiliar with NAQT questions. They can be licensed for high school or community college tournaments, but are probably inappropriately easy for varsity play by four-year colleges.
Intramural Packet (from 2002-2003)
These are the equivalent of the introductory series for college players; they are for players who enjoy knowledge competitions but who aren't members of practicing teams. They can be licensed for intramural tournaments at the college level. They contain more sports and popular culture (and slightly risque material, like R-rated movies) and are thus not recommended for use at high school tournaments.
Sectional Championship Packet (from 2002-2003)
These are relatively difficult questions used at the Sectional Championship Tournaments held each February to determine the teams that will go on to compete at the Intercollegiate Championship Tournament. Community College SCTs use regular Invitational Series questions.
Intercollegiate Championship Packet (from 2002-2003)
These are very difficult questions used at the Intercollegiate Championship Tournament which has the best college teams from the United States, Canada, and Great Britain in attendance.
High School National Championship Packet (from 2002-2003)
These are difficult high school questions that are used at the High School National Championship Tournament that is held each June. These questions would also be appropriate for most college varsity teams, but are probably too difficult for the bulk of high school teams.
If you are looking for practice material, you might also want to consider NAQT's Frequency Lists as well as using our free You Gotta Know articles.
If you have any questions about NAQT or its questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at naqt@naqt.com. We would be happy to advise you on which questions would be most appropriate as practice material for your team or as pristine material for your tournament.