2018 High School National Championship Tournament
Jas Singh (left), Thomas Gioia, Avi Ackermann, and Abhinav Godavarthi (right) of Plano West A with their first-place trophy from the 2018 High School National Championship Tournament, powered by LetterOne
2018 Middle School National Championship Tournament
Shiva Oswal (center) of Pi-oneers (Cupertino, California) poses with his father/coach Vikas Oswal (right) and NAQT President R. Robert Hentzel (left) and their first-place trophy.
2018 Small School National Championship Tournament, Traditional Public Schools Division
NAQT President R. Robert Hentzel (left) poses with Rajeev Nair, Garrison Page, Mason Reed, and Parker Bannister (right) of Glasgow High School’s A team (Kentucky) and their first-place trophy from the 2018 Small School National Championship Tournament, Traditional Public Schools Division.
2018 Small School National Championship Tournament, Very Small Schools Subdivision
NAQT President R. Robert Hentzel (left) poses with Will Koury, Steven Randall, Daniel Liu, and Mazin Omer (right) of Ottawa Hills High School (Toledo, Ohio), who won the Very Small School title at the 2018 Small School National Championship Tournament, and finished second overall in the Traditional Public Schools Division.
2018 Small School National Championship Tournament, Open Division
NAQT President R. Robert Hentzel (left) poses with Ridge Ren Tejas Santanam, Sylvia Wang, and Derek Chen (right) of the Early College at Guilford (Greensboro, North Carolina) and their first-place trophy from the 2018 Small School National Championship Tournament, Open Division.
2018 Individual Player National Championship Tournament
Jack Lewis, a senior at Battle Ground Academy (Franklin, Tennessee), is congratulated by NAQT president R. Robert Hentzel on winning the inaugural Individual Player National Championship Tournament
2018 Intercollegiate Championship Tournament, Division I
NAQT President R. Robert Hentzel (left) with Jacob Reed (second from left), Isaac Kirk-Davidoff, Stephen Eltinge, and Adam Fine (right) of Yale University A and their first-place Division I trophy.
2018 Intercollegiate Championship Tournament, Division II
Halle Friedman (left), Luke Tierney, Matthew Lehmann, and Ian Baram (second from right) of the University of Chicago C pose with NAQT president R. Robert Hentzel (right) and their first-place Division II trophy.
2018 Intercollegiate Championship Tournament, Division I Undergraduate
Rohin Devanathan (left), John Xiang, Eric Chen, and Jonchee Kao (second from right) of the University of California-Berkeley B pose with NAQT president R. Robert Hentzel (right) and their first-place Division I Undergraduate trophy.
2018 Community College Championship Tournament
Kelly Han (C) and Jaya Mosai (C) (front row); Shauna Clifton (B), Victoria Cancina (C), and Jake Shannin (B) (second row); Jack Ogozaly (A), Jesse Gingold (A), Melisa Nicholas (A), De'eve Mendez (B), and Suzi Kim (third row); and Aidan Bohan-Moulton (A), Joseph Pajuelo (C), coach Chris Borglum, and coach Damion Hammock (back row) pose with Valencia College A’s (Orlando, Florida) first-place trophy.

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July 3, 2018

2018 IPNCT Podcasts

Podcasts are now available of selected matches from NAQT's 2018 Individual Player National Championship Tournament.

July 1, 2018

You Gotta Know These Active Volcanoes

Our latest You Gotta Know article teaches you about ten major active volcanoes.

June 7, 2018

Statement on Matt Bruce

NAQT has terminated the membership of Matt Bruce in accordance with the recommendation of a formal grievance panel convened in May 2018.

June 1, 2018

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.

May 27, 2018

Congratulations to Plano West, 2018 HSNCT Champions!

Congratulations to the A team from Plano West Senior High School of Plano, Texas, for winning the 2018 High School National Championship Tournament! Hunter College High School (New York, New York) finished second; Liberal Arts and Science Academy (Austin, Texas) was third; and the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Alexandria, Virginia) was fourth. 352 teams attended.

May 26, 2018

Live Results from the High School National Championship Tournament

Results from the 352-team national championship, powered by LetterOne, will be posted throughout the weekend.

2018 High School National Championship Tournament

2018 Middle School National Championship Tournament

2018 Small School National Championship Tournament, Traditional Public Schools Division

2018 Small School National Championship Tournament, Very Small Schools Subdivision

2018 Small School National Championship Tournament, Open Division

2018 Individual Player National Championship Tournament

2018 Intercollegiate Championship Tournament, Division I

2018 Intercollegiate Championship Tournament, Division II

2018 Intercollegiate Championship Tournament, Division I Undergraduate

2018 Community College Championship Tournament

What is quiz bowl?

New to quiz bowl?

Need practice material?

Ready to compete?

Want to host an NAQT Tournament?

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What’s the Buzz? · News from NAQT

2018 IPNCT Podcasts

You Gotta Know These Active Volcanoes

Statement on Matt Bruce

Writer Application Period: June 1 to July 31

Congratulations to Plano West, 2018 HSNCT Champions!

Live Results from the High School National Championship Tournament

2018 Intercollegiate Championship Tournament Sizzle Reel

Pi-oneers Win 2018 MSNCT

Glasgow, Early College at Guilford, and Ottawa Hills Win SSNCT Titles

2017 MSNCT Podcasts

Jack Lewis Wins IPNCT Title

Yale, Berkeley, and Chicago Win ICT Titles

2017 SSNCT Podcasts

Valencia Wins the 2018 Community College Championship Tournament

Rising Freshmen Contact List

20for20 for the HSNCT

Thumbs Up! for Science & Math

HSNCT Field Expanded to 336 Teams