Brookline High School Aims to Qualify for High School Quiz Show

High schools--and high schoolers--from around the commonwealth will come together for Super Sunday, the qualifying round for High School Quiz Show on WGBH. Brookline High School happens to be one of them.

In the previous season Brookline faced 2011 champions Hamilton-Wenham, after defeating Seekonk. Hamilton-Wenham went on, .

The show this year will lead to a Bay State versus Granite State showdown, as 95 teams from Mass. and New Hampshire will combat each other for the High School title under the eye of host Billy Costa. 

Below is a press release from WGBH: 

WGBH’s Emmy Award-winning High School Quiz Show gears up for “Super Sunday” qualifying event

95 MA public high schools vying for chance to compete on TV. MA state champion will face NHPTV’s Granite State Challenge winner

Academic teams from 95 public high schools across Massachusetts will gather at WGBH in Brighton on November 4 for a chance to compete on season four of High School Quiz Show. Hosted by Billy Costa, the Emmy Award-winning, fast-paced game show showcases teens from across the Commonwealth and celebrates academic achievement.

On “Super Sunday,” each academic team of four students will take an identical oral quiz of 100 questions. From the 95 schools, the top 16 teams will advance to appear on the televised show, a single-elimination, bracketed academic tournament that includes eight qualifying matches, quarterfinals, semifinals and a state championship match.

This year the season will culminate with a Bay State vs. Granite State showdown, when WGBH’s High School Quiz Show state champion team meets New Hampshire Public Television’s Granite State Challenge “SuperChallenge” winner for the very first inter-state quiz show play-off.

“It was our hope to create a showcase for academic achievement that would eventually take hold in communities across the Commonwealth,” said Executive Producer Hillary Wells. “By all accounts, it looks like we’re well on our way with a record number of registered schools for this year’s Super Sunday, audience growth year after year, and increasing social media banter and buzz. The real credit, of course, goes to the coaches and to the participating students who continue to impress and amaze us with their enthusiasm, poise under pressure, and depth of knowledge.

All questions on High School Quiz Show are aligned with the Massachusetts high schoolcurriculum standards in subjects including literature, history, science, and math, as well as current events and general knowledge. The weekly series begins taping at WGBH in January in front of a live studio audience.

High School Quiz Show is endorsed by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The Princeton Review judges the televised competition and reviews the questions.

Major sponsorship for High School Quiz Show is provided by Safety Insurance and the Bank of America Charitable Foundation.

Additional funding is provided by Massachusetts Teachers Association, XFINITY from Comcast, Harvard Summer School Secondary School Program, Bentley University, Subaru of New England, and Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts.

For more information, visit highschoolquizshow.org, become a fan on Facebook and follow the show on Twitter. 

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