What is quiz bowl?

Quiz bowl is a fast-paced buzzer competition in which teams of four players compete to answer questions that cover academic subjects like literature and science as well as the broader world of popular culture and current events.

Learn more about quiz bowl

Want to host an NAQT tournament?

Learn how to host an NAQT tournament and use our registration system to help plan and keep track of teams.

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Want to compete in a national championship?

Learn how to qualify for NAQT’s national championships.

How to qualify

What’s the Buzz? · News from NAQT

September 1, 2024

You Gotta Know These Functional Groups

Our latest You Gotta Know article focuses on ten functional groups fundamental to understanding organic chemistry.

August 21, 2024

Rising Freshman Contact List

In order to help college quiz bowl teams identify potential players, NAQT collects information about players' college plans.

If you have information about graduating seniors’/rising freshmen’s college destinations, please let us know!

August 1, 2024

NAQT Honor Code

NAQT works to ensure that quiz bowl is a safe, welcoming, fair, and respectful activity for everyone and expects all participants to do the same.

We have introduced an Honor Code that governs participation in all tournaments using NAQT questions (regardless of whether they use NAQT gameplay rules). It applies to players, coaches, chaperones, institutional representatives, other people associated with a team, spectators, and tournament staff. All of these people are responsible for knowing, understanding, and following the Honor Code. We also encourage reporting possible misconduct that takes place outside of NAQT tournaments.

August 1, 2024

Rules and Policy Changes for 2024–2025

NAQT has made a number of changes to its rules and policies for the 2024–2025 season.

August 1, 2024

You Gotta Know These Linguists

Our latest You Gotta Know article focuses on ten linguists.