International Academic Competitions

United States Division

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

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October 9th marks the anniversary of the shooting of youth activist Malala Yousafzai by a member of the Taliban. Malala, a proponent of the education of women and girls, is a well spoken activist who continues her work in the world of education. Though she was shot in the head in 2012, she survived and became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize recipient two years after the attack. For more teenagers who have changed the course of history, check out https://www.britannica.com/story/6-teenagers-who-made-history #witwwednesday #teenagersmakehistory #historybee #historybowl #politicalsciencebee
Special post from executive directors David and Nolwenn Madden! In the words of David: “We visited with teachers at Seward Elementary School on Monday, making Alaska the 50th state I’ve visited. Seward is where Benny Benson (the student who created the Alaska state flag) lived when he did that (though he was at a different school for Alaska natives which no longer exists).” #specialpost #extratrivia #50statesbefore50
Today marks the anniversary of The Great Chicago Fire. In 1871, after months of drought, a fire started in the barn of Patrick and Catherine O’Leary that lasted three days and spread from the West Side of Chicago and destroyed over 17,000 buildings through the Northside until rain, Lake Michigan and the empty lots in the North stopped its progression. What started it is often a subject of debate, despite song lyrics that say it was caused by a cow kicking over a lantern, but the aftereffects are indisputable: nearly one-third of the city was destroyed, over 100,000 people left homeless, and approximately 300 people died during the three day fire. With the recent storm Helene and the coming storm Milton, we are sending our support to those affected by these disasters. Stay safe and remember: hide from the wind, run from the water! #triviatuesday #staysafe #historybee
We often get the question in our email boxes “How can we really prepare for the competition?” We shared the study guides last week, so this week let’s talk practice questions. We provide questions from past seasons on our website in all our divisions and subjects. These questions help to give new players a chance to get used to the question format and use their reasoning and critical thinking skills to narrow down the cues to an answer. Once kids get a feel for the question format and how to buzz in when they think they know the answer, they are well on their way to a fun, competitive day! Check out https://www.iacompetitions.com/resources/ the subject and grade level you need for preparation, and we look forward to seeing your players at an upcoming competition!
This week’s team spotlight is reigning Varsity Champion Livingston High School from Livingston, NJ. They are the National History Bowl champions for the 2023-2024 and the 2022-2023 seasons. They are also home of the Varsity National History Bee champion Robert Wang, who also was the Junior Varsity division champion for the 2022-2023 season. This year’s Junior Varsity team ended in 16th place as well. Their teams were recently recognized for their achievements in the New Jersey quiz bowl community by their county commissioner and their town council. #teamthursday #kudos #historybowl #historybee @livi_qb @livi_hb
With so many tournaments, and more being added, it can be hard to find a site near you. We want to make sure that people can find the tournaments near them with ease… Introducing the Tournament Map! When you visit our registration page (https://www.iacompetitions.com/registration/), there is now a map and a search bar at the top of the page! You can use the map to zoom in on your area, or see if there are tournaments in an area you may be visiting during a family trip if one is not in your local area! This works for all divisions, and as we add more tournaments to the schedule you will be able to see if one pops up near you. #witwwednesday #tournament #historybee #historybowl #geographybee #sciencebee #quizbowl
Today marks the 100th birthday of the longest living former president of the United States, Jimmy Carter! Serving from 1977 to 1981, this former peanut farmer also holds the record for the longest retirement post presidency. He is well known for his work with Habitat for Humanity, working with his beloved wife Rosalynn on 4,300 homes in 14 countries over 40 years. In 2017, Carter became the first president to live to the 40th anniversary of his inauguration, and he was the first president to be born in a hospital! Happy birthday to former President Jimmy Carter! #triviatuesday #jimmycarter #habitatforhumanity
The Study Guides are here! You read right! The study guides for the Red set of questions for our Science, History and Geography Bees, and the C Set for our National History Bee and Bowl, are now available on our website! The study guides are a great first resource for preparing for regional tournaments. To find study guides, past questions, and other resource recommendations, visit https://www.iacompetitions.com/resources/ to get ready for the Fall tournaments!
This week we are highlighting one of our upcoming hosts for the National History Bee and Bowl, Georgetown Day School! The team, composed of Henry Fragale, Ben Hellman, Haughton Neppl, Samuel Lerner, Lomahn Sun, and advisor Sue Ikenberry, are hosting on October 26th in Washington, DC! The registration deadline is October 18th, but teams can register with a late fee until October 21st (Late registration fees and policies can be found here.) This tournament uses the “C” set of questions for History Bee and Bowl. Georgetown Day School is also hosting a Science, History and Geography Bee Tournament (now open to all grades!) on January 12th, 2025 using the White question set. Registration is now open for all of our regional tournaments at https://www.iacompetitions.com/registration/. With sites around the country, it’s worth it to take a look to see when we are holding competitions near you! #teamthursday #georgetowndayschool @gds.quizbowl @gdshoppers
As Hurricane Helene causes school closures across the Southeast, are looking for some challenging and stimulating academic activities for the remote learning days? Why not try International Academic Competitions free resources and exams? Study Guides: https://www.iacompetitions.com/resources/Free exams for K-8: https://orqe.iac-exams.com/ (put scott@iacompetitions.com as the sponsor) After your children take the qualifying exams, they are eligible to compete at any regional event. https://www.iacompetitions.com/registration/ Our thoughts are with everyone in the path of the storm, please stay safe and remember, hide from the wind, run from the water!
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