Geared toward the younger competitors, this game is great for starting out learning fun facts in an engaging way with friends and family, even with a team if they are working together as a bowl team.

For lovers of the Great Trading Game at our International Events, Settlers of Catan is a great way to practice the same skills as a family or with friends at home throughout the year. Work toward building the longest road, the strongest army, or have enough settlements and cities to win!

The Trekking series of games is recommended highly by some of our International Geography Championship families. A fun way to learn facts about the world, National Parks, and more, Trekking is a game for everyone in the home ages 8 and up.

The Trekking series of games is recommended highly by some of our International Geography Championship families. A fun way to learn facts about the world, National Parks, and more, Trekking is a game for everyone in the home ages 8 and up. This one is a great one for history and geography lovers alike.

The Trekking series of games is recommended highly by some of our International Geography Championship families. A fun way to learn facts about the world, National Parks, and more, Trekking is a game for everyone in the home ages 8 and up.

Most of our staffers who were coaches or AP teachers swear by the AMSCO series of books for preparing for our competitions. The information in these books is the same materials needed for both the AP/IB exams and for questions that come up for our buzzer competitions. This series is a great way to prepare for multiple events that many of our students are involved in.

Most of our staffers who were coaches or AP teachers swear by the AMSCO series of books for preparing for our competitions. The information in these books is the same materials needed for both the AP/IB exams and for questions that come up for our buzzer competitions. This series is a great way to prepare for multiple events that many of our students are involved in.

Most of our staffers who were coaches or AP teachers swear by the AMSCO series of books for preparing for our competitions. The information in these books is the same materials needed for both the AP/IB exams and for questions that come up for our buzzer competitions. This series is a great way to prepare for multiple events that many of our students are involved in.

Most of our staffers who were coaches or AP teachers swear by the AMSCO series of books for preparing for our competitions. The information in these books is the same materials needed for both the AP/IB exams and for questions that come up for our buzzer competitions. This series is a great way to prepare for multiple events that many of our students are involved in.

Most of our staffers who were coaches or AP teachers swear by the AMSCO series of books for preparing for our competitions. The information in these books is the same materials needed for both the AP/IB exams and for questions that come up for our buzzer competitions. This series is a great way to prepare for multiple events that many of our students are involved in.

Most of our staffers who were coaches or AP teachers swear by the AMSCO series of books for preparing for our competitions. The information in these books is the same materials needed for both the AP/IB exams and for questions that come up for our buzzer competitions. This series is a great way to prepare for multiple events that many of our students are involved in.

The Big Fat Notebook series for Middle Schoolers is a great jumping off study guide for an overall guide to each subject for grade K-8. Broken down into sections with graphics as well as highlighted points, each guide is great for specific subjects.

The Big Fat Notebook series for Middle Schoolers is a great jumping off study guide for an overall guide to each subject for grade K-8. Broken down into sections with graphics as well as highlighted points, each guide is great for specific subjects.

The Big Fat Notebook series is a great jumping off study guide for an overall guide to each subject for grade K-8. Broken down into sections with graphics as well as highlighted points, each guide is great for specific subjects.

The Big Fat Notebook series is a great jumping off study guide for an overall guide to each subject for grade K-8. Broken down into sections with graphics as well as highlighted points, each guide is great for specific subjects.

The Big Fat Notebook series for Middle Schoolers is a great jumping off study guide for an overall guide to each subject for grade K-8. Broken down into sections with graphics as well as highlighted points, each guide is great for specific subjects.

The Big Fat Notebook series for Middle Schoolers is a great jumping off study guide for an overall guide to each subject for grade K-8. Broken down into sections with graphics as well as highlighted points, each guide is great for specific subjects.

For anyone who loves maps and fact, Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds is a great book for those outside the box facts you might not find in textbooks. From anything on culture, national identity, friends and enemies and more, this book is a great way to explore the world.

For anyone who loves maps and fact, North American Maps for Curious Minds is a great book for those outside the box facts you might not find in textbooks. From anything on Waffle Houses per capita, population breakdowns, and transportation information about North America, this book is great for the people who love all sorts of fun facts.

A much beloved book about resistance fighters in World War II, this book is a great guide for students wanting to learn more about WWII from the perspective of people not much older than themselves who took a stand, with three making the ultimate sacrifice. The works of The White Rose movement can still be seen in museums, but this book is great for those who cannot translate the original works.

Until recently, history has had a lens that focuses on the male impact on historical change. This book shows women throughout time who have had a strong impact on our world in the fields of battle, science, art and more. From Empress Wu Zetian to Josephine Baker, Artemisa Gentileschi to Judy Blume, each entry into this book has had a profound impact on the world.

QI fans know Sandi Toksvig as the lovable, diminutive host of the long running panel show in the UK, but did you know she is also an accomplished author as well? One of her contributions to the world is a great book with a fact a day about history, skewing towards women’s history but covering many aspects of history as a whole. If you love fact a day calendars, this is a permanent version to keep on your bookshelf!

Do you have a visual learner? Or do you have a student who hates to study from textbooks but loves a good comic book or graphic novel? This series is the one for you! Science Comics are well rounded sources covering various topics in science in their volumes, with everything from robots to weather, viruses to planes. These books are great for younger kids, but older kids get a kick out of them as well.

IAC Founder and Executive Director David Madden first encountered academic competition in high school when he was the captain of the Ridgewood High School quiz bowl team in New Jersey. While that was 25 years ago, a book that David used all the time for his own quiz bowl team is still a great resource for academic competition today: An Incomplete Education by Judy Jones and William Wilson.

This whirlwind tour of cultural literacy is divided into chapters including Art History, Literature, Science, Philosophy, and many others that you can delve into in a non-linear fashion for a few minutes or few hours at a time. It’s written in a wry, sardonic tone (having trouble remembering what sardonic means? reference the book’s Vocabulary chapter) that presumes a certain degree of erudition (but we know you’ve got that!). While some of the chapters (Political Science, in particular) are a bit dated, and some of what it references is oddly specific (the deep dive into the history of photography is well beyond the scope of almost anything you’ll encounter in any IAC tournament), it’s still a great resource for players and family members alike.

This book was sold at the 2025 Middle and Elementary School National Championships!

Many of our international events are in the hot summer months, and what better way to cool off than with these cooling towels? Our Director of US Operations swears by these ones in particular.

Not just for our summer international events, these rechargeable fans are a great investment whenever you travel as a way to cool off when there is a heatwave.

This product is great for our online competitions, as all students need to be seen on screen and heard well while competing.

This camera is used by many of our staff for our online meetings and competitions, and they recommend it for all our online players.

What better way to practice at home than with a buzzer set made for families! The family that plays together, wins together!