2019 High School National Championship Tournament
Tiffany Zhou (left), Tegan Kapadia, Hari Parameswaran, and Abby Cohen (right) of Beavercreek High School (Beavercreek, Ohio), winners of the 2019 High School National Championship Tournament
2019 Middle School National Championship Tournament
Moxie Strom (left), Bianca Dwork, Jacob Hardin-Bernhardt, Ian Lu, and coach Caitlin Samuel (right) of Hunter College High School’s A team (New York, New York) and their first-place trophy from the 2019 Middle School National Championship Tournament
2019 Small School National Championship Tournament, Traditional Public Schools Division
Coach Todd Garrison (left), Cade Bishop, Parker Bannister, Daniel Dill, and Mason Reid (right) of Glasgow High School’s A team (Kentucky) and their first-place trophy from the 2019 Small School National Championship Tournament, Traditional Public Schools Division.
2019 Small School National Championship Tournament, Very Small Schools Subdivision
Coach Richie Rogers (left), Timothy Perkins, Bishakha Kumari, Robby Griffey, Andrew Kelley, and Danny Lin (right) of Middlesboro High School (Kentucky) and their first-place trophy from the 2019 Small School National Championship Tournament, Very Small Schools Subdivision.
2019 Small School National Championship Tournament, Open Division
Coach Tyler Benedict (left), John John Groger, William Groger, Max Mader, and Amay Kejriwal (right) of the Miami Valley School’s A team (Ohio) and their first-place trophy from the 2019 Small School National Championship Tournament, Open Division.
2019 Intercollegiate Championship Highlight Video
2019 Intercollegiate Championship Tournament, Division I
Stephen Eltinge (left), Moses Kitakule, Adam Fine, and Jacob Reed (second from right) of Yale University A pose with NAQT president R. Robert Hentzel (right) and their first-place Division I trophy
2019 Intercollegiate Championship Tournament, Division II
Jack Lewis (left), Adam Howlett, Naveen Raman, and Vishwa Shanmugam (second from right) of the University of Maryland B pose with NAQT president R. Robert Hentzel (right) and their first-place Division II trophy.
2019 Intercollegiate Championship Tournament, Division I Undergraduate
Erik Bubolz (left), Evan Suttell, Jakob Myers, and Harris Bunker (second from right) of Michigan State pose with NAQT president R. Robert Hentzel (right) and their first-place Division I Undergraduate trophy.
2019 Individual Player National Championship Tournament Highlight Video
2019 Individual Player National Championship Tournament, High School Division
Ethan Strombeck, a senior at Auburn High School (Rockford, Illinois; second from left) poses with NAQT president R. Robert Hentzel (second from right), his parents, and his championship trophy
2019 Individual Player National Championship Tournament, Middle School Division
Arin Parsa, a sixth-grader at Challenger School, Almaden (San Jose, California; left) poses with NAQT president R. Robert Hentzel (right) and his championship trophy
2019 Community College Championship Tournament
Aditya Bhardwaj (left), Zachary Yan, and Ethan Skinner of De Anza College (Cupertino, California) pose with NAQT President R. Robert Hentzel (right) and their first-place trophy.

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What’s the Buzz? · News from NAQT

July 1, 2019

NAQT Welcomes New Member Jason Thompson

Jason Thompson has accepted an offer of membership in NAQT. Jason, the former coach at Samuel V. Noe Middle School (Louisville, KY), has been a writer and editor for NAQT since 2013 and provides audiovisual support for our national championships. We look forward to working with him on many future tournaments!

July 1, 2019

2020 HSNCT and IPNCT dates and sites

NAQT is pleased to announce the dates and locations for our 2020 High School National Championship Tournament and Individual Player National Championship Tournament. The 2020 IPNCT will take place Sunday, April 5 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare. The 2020 HSNCT will take place Friday-Monday, May 23-25, at the Hilton Atlanta and Atlanta Marriott Marquis.

July 1, 2019

You Gotta Know These Ancient Greek Places

Our latest You Gotta Know article teaches you about nine important places in ancient Greek history.

June 28, 2019

Partnership with the Indiana Association of School Principals

NAQT is pleased to announce that the Indiana Association of School Principals will be adding quiz bowl to the set of academic competitions in which it conducts state championships, beginning in 2019–2020. The IASP will run area tournaments throughout the state on January 25, 2020 using an NAQT Introductory Invitational Series question set. The area tournaments are qualifiers for the state championship, which will occur on a date and in a location to be announced, using an Invitational Series set. High school tournaments (including leagues and other events) run by high schools in Indiana during 2019–2020 will receive free questions (regardless of whether the school’s principal is an IASP member).

June 26, 2019

2019 HSNCT Podcasts

Podcasts are now available of selected matches from NAQT's 2019 High School National Championship Tournament.

June 1, 2019

Writer Application Period: June 1 to July 31

NAQT will be considering contract-writer applications from June 1 until July 31. Potential writers must have a high school diploma and have turned 18 on or prior to their date of application. Please read this page for more details on writing positions.

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