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International Academic Competitions

Presenting Quiz Competitions in History, Science, and Geography for Elementary, Middle & High School Students Across the USA!

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Gifted Teachers: are you attending the National Association for Gifted Children conference in Milwaukee next month? We want to meet you! Visit us at booth 324 and learn more about our enrichment programs for advanced learners. We would love the chance to chat with you about how easy it would be to bring a world of competition and social enrichment to your gifted and talented students. From the student who knows every map and flag of the world to the future paleontologist, from the geopolitical-minded articulate speaker to the future history professor, our competitions have something to offer for any type of learner. #nagc #gifted #advancedlearner
Tournament Tuesday kicks off with the results from the Chicagoland Fall History Bee and Bowl competition at Loyola Academy! It was a victory for the reigning National Champions Stevenson High School (@stevensonhs) in the Varsity Bowl division, while Francis Parker School (fwparker) led by IHO Elementary Champion Theo Grieb won the Junior Varsity division in the Bowl and Bee! Host @Loyola_Academy held their own, with a Bronze in the Varsity Bee and strong performances in both divisions of the Bowl. Special thanks to host Denise Kreb and Director Wendy Diez for sending in such great photos! This weekend is the start of our Science/Geography/History tournaments with an event in San Francisco as well as the first online tournament of the season. Stay tuned to our results pages for scores from these and all other events this season. Will we have another Quadruple Triple Crown Winner this season? Only one way to find out! Track all results on our results pages at iacompetitions.com! #historybee #historybowl #regionals #sciencebee #geographybee
Materials Monday: The White Set study guides are now available! To celebrate that, let’s pull a fact from the National Science Bee White Set Guide. Did you know that caffeine is a natural central nervous system stimulant that occurs naturally in coffee beans, tea leaves and cacao pods? Caffeine is also a weak bronchodilator, meaning it can help with asthma by temporarily improving lung function. For a free set of science-themed stickers, can you name the IAC staff member who wears caffeine molecules on their outfits for regional competitions and at Nationals? Name them in the comments for a chance to win a collection of five fun stickers with science themes. Special shoutout to @svahaUSA for cool science and humanities themed clothes for kids and adults where those dresses are from! To get more White Set study guides, as well as the Red Set and C Sets, visit our study guides page at https://www.iacompetitions.com/study-guides/! As the season progresses, more study guides will become available. T&C: Open to US and Canada only, one entry per person. The Winner will be drawn on 10/23 at 5pm. #studyguides #historybee #giveaway #geographybee #sciencebee
Today’s Fun Fact Friday is in honor of Instagram! It was on this day in 1839 that Joseph Saxton, a machine inspector at the US Mint, took the first daguerreotype photograph in the US of the Central High School building in Philadelphia. From daguerreotypes to photos that can be posted and shared globally in an instant, pictures tell a story that words may not be able to convey. Speaking of….We want YOUR photos this season! If you are competing at an IAC tournament and have the permission of the people around you to take a photo, send it our way so we can recognize you and the other players working hard at competitions! You can either tag us on social media with the handle @iacompetitions or #iacompetitions, or you can email the photos to kiersten@iacompetitions.com for the Tuesday Tournament Roundup, where we post photos from the weekend events with links to the results pages. #historybee #historybowl #geographybee #sciencebee
Did you know that the National Qualifying Exams for the C-Set and Red Set are now available to take online? That’s right! If you want to take one of the exams for US History Bee, US Geography Bee, National Political Science Bee or any of the others, visit https://www.iacompetitions.com/national-qualifying-exams-nqes/ to learn more on how to sign up for the exams that qualify you for the National Championships in Arlington. Speaking of qualifying for Arlington, the first Online History Bee and Bowl tournament is scheduled for November 14-15th weekend! If you are ready to play the C-Set and don’t have one local to you, this is a great opportunity to get some time on the buzzer and practice with the questions. Visit the registration page to learn more. #regionals #sciencebee #geographybee #historybee #quizbowl
The registration deadline for the Science/Geography/History Bee tournament in Metro Atlanta on Halloween is next MONDAY, October 19th! If you want to compete on Halloween at Northview High School and bring home the awards before bringing home the candy from trick or treating, sign up now so we are ready for all the ghosts and goblins coming to play! Costumes are allowed, but no masks, please: we want to see your smiling faces. No tricks, just treats for the kids coming to play! Visit iacompetitions.com/registration#… to register or, if you’re not in the ATL Metro area, to find a site near you! #registration #sciencebee #geographybee #historybee
Model UN regionals are expanding this season! With events in select cities in the US, we have regional opportunities for our young diplomats to get practice in general and crisis committees, which can lead to qualification for the Model UN National Championships in Orlando. Students who are strong in geopolitical studies, debate, or just love lively discussion, would thrive in our Model UN programs. Visit https://www.iacompetitions.com/modelun/ to learn more and find a site near you! #modelun #regionals #debate #geopoliticalstudies
Let’s show our VJV History Bee and Bowl study guides some love with a fact from the C set! Did you know that the Velvet Divorce of 1993 resulted in the dissolution of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic (now Czechia) and Slovakia? As there was no defenestration in that revolution, it seems to have been more civil than past revolutions in the area! To see what else might be helpful to know for C Set competitions, visit our study guides page at https://www.iacompetitions.com/study-guides/ for the Red Set and the C sets! As the season progresses, more study guides will become available. #studyguides #historybee #historybowl #geographybee #sciencebee
Fun Fact Friday takes us to Korea, where on this date in 1446 is when the Hangul alphabet was first published by King Sejong the Great. This alphabet made literacy possible in Korea, as before this point in time, all written language in Korea was ancient Chinese characters. Hangul letters were designed to be graphically simple, and traditionally consisted of only straight lines, dots, and circles. The shapes of five basic consonants are based on those of human speech organs. Seoul is hosting a fall event for History Bee and Bowl at Dulwich College using the Gamma Set! If you are interested in our Asia competitions, visit https://iacompetitionsasia.com/history-bee-and-bowl-registrations/ to find a site near you. #iacompetitionsasia #historybee #historybowl
The registration deadline for the first National History Bee and Bowl competition, scheduled for Chicagoland at Loyola Academy is coming up fast! If you plan on playing the C Set there, the initial registration deadline is tomorrow at 11:59pm! To find a site near you, visit https://www.iacompetitions.com/registration/#vjv to register for your local competitions, and remember, you can play in one C Set, one B Set, and one A set event, so you can play in up to three bee/bowl events to get as much buzzer practice as possible. #historybee #historybowl #doyouwanttoplaysomequizbowl
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During tournament weekends, we are available the following additional hours: Fridays 6-8PM, Saturdays 8AM to 4PM, and Sundays 12PM to 4PM.

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International Academic Competitions
P.O. Box 5659
Burlington, VT 05402
United States