It's Academic is a televised academic quiz competition for high school students, currently airing on three NBC affiliates in Washington, D.C. (WRC-TV), Charlottesville, Virginia (WVIR), Buffalo, New York (WGRZ-TV), and one CBS affiliate Baltimore, Maryland (WJZ). Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Quizbowl (also known as Quiz Bowl, Scholastic Bowl, Brain Bowl, Academic Team, Academic Varsity Bowl, Academic Challenge Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D WRC-TV, channel 4 is the NBC owned and operated Television station in Washington D Charlottesville is an Independent city located within the confines of Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States WVIR-TV "NBC 29" is a Television station in Charlottesville Virginia, broadcasting locally on channel 29 as an NBC affiliate Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. WGRZ-TV is the NBC affiliate in Buffalo New York. Its studio is located at 259 Delaware Avenue in downtown Buffalo while its transmitter is located at 11526 Warner The show has been on the air since 1961, making it the longest continuously running game show ever. The show was created by Sophie Altman, who produced the shows in Washington until she passed away on May 24, 2008. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Mac McGarry has hosted the Washington shows since the beginning. Maurice J "Mac" McGarry (born June 15, 1926) is the current host of the television quiz show It's Academic, which airs in Washington D The Baltimore show is currently hosted by David Zahren. The show features three local high school teams of three players each competing for scholarship money. Over the years, Giant Food has been the sponsor, over $2,000,000 has been given out for school scholarship funds.
The single elimination tournament features 81 schools. The winners in each region (Baltimore, D. C. Metro and Virginia) go on to battle each other in the Super Bowl. The record-high score of 935 is held by Centennial High School in Ellicott City, Maryland, achieved in 2000.
The Buffalo version is autonomous from the others but is based on the same franchise.
It's Academic also aired in Chicago during the late 1960s on WMAQ-TV and was hosted by Ed Grennan. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. WMAQ-TV, channel 5 is an owned-and-operated television station of the NBC Television Network, located in Chicago Illinois. KCBS-TV in Los Angeles aired a similar show titled KidQuiz during the mid 1980s and into early 1990s, hosted by longtime weathercaster Maclovio Perez. KCBS-TV, channel 2 is an owned-and-operated station of the CBS Television Network, located in Los Angeles California. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The show has been running as Academic Challenge on WEWS in Cleveland since the 1960s. Academic Challenge is a High school version of Quizbowl that was aired on WEWS in Cleveland Ohio from 1964 to 1999 and has been WEWS-TV, channel 5 is a television station in Cleveland Ohio. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state
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Format
Each contest is composed of 5 rounds:
Round 1
Toss-up questions, the number of questions varies with the speed of the players.
Round 2
The teams introduce themselves. Each team is asked 8 questions for 10 points each.
Round 3
Toss-up visual round. The monitor displays an image and the host provides a question accompanying the image, the players can no longer see the image once they have buzzed in. 10 points for each correct answer, 10 off for each incorrect answer. 8-10 questions depending on time
Round 4
The captain of each team introduces the sponsors and administrators. 8 questions are given to each team. A 25 point bonus is given if all 8 are correct.
Round 5 (Grab Bag)
Toss-up questions. 20 points are given for correct answers, and 20 points are taken off for incorrect answers. Visual questions are 30 points for correct answers and 30 points off for incorrect answers. The number of questions varies. Clock appears on screen (for viewers at home), indicating the time left in the game, which ends when clock reads 0:00.
End
The show ends when Mac yells his signature phrase to the audience: "Come on down!". The audience then rushes down the stands and approaches the contestants.
Spin-offs
Many teams participating in It's Academic are also active in the Washington region's quiz bowl circuit. Quizbowl (also known as Quiz Bowl, Scholastic Bowl, Brain Bowl, Academic Team, Academic Varsity Bowl, Academic Challenge
The show is aired in western Pennsylvania as Hometown High-Q. Hometown High-Q is a high school Quiz bowl Game show that tapes and broadcasts on KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
An Australian version of the show aired on Network Ten and the Seven Network from 1968-1975, and was revived by Seven's Perth affiliate in 2001. It's Academic is an Australian children's Game show airing on the Seven Network. Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australia 's three major commercial television networks. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. Seven took the show national in 2005.
A Kiwi version was also screened by TVNZ in the 1980s, with Lockwood Smith as the host. KIWI (1029 FM, "Radio Lobo" is a commercial Radio station located in McFarland California, broadcasting to the Bakersfield California Television New Zealand (TVNZ is a state-owned television broadcasting corporation in New Zealand. As Minister of Education Dr Smith served as Minister of Education from 1990 until 1996.
WNBC-TV in New York aired a local edition of It's Academic from the mid-1960s through about 1971, hosted most of the time by Art James, with Lee Leonard filling in for a year. WNBC Channel 4 is the flagship station of the NBC television network located in New York City. Art James ( October 15, 1929 &ndash March 27, 2004) was an American Game show host best known for shows such as Lee Leonard (born in New York City on April 3, 1929) is an American television personality who was involved in the launch of two of
WNBQ in Chicago had a version in the 1960s and 1970s under the "It's Academic" name, hosted by Ed Grennan. WMAQ-TV, channel 5 is an owned-and-operated television station of the NBC Television Network, located in Chicago Illinois. Ed Grennan (1922 &ndash August 22, 2000) was a staff announcer with WNBQ and WMAQ-TV in Chicago Illinois.
WLWT and WCET in Cincinnati aired a local It's Academic from the late 1960s into the 1980s. WLWT, also known as News 5, is a Television station in Cincinnati Ohio, broadcasting locally on VHF channel 5 as an NBC affiliate
A similar competition aired in Columbus, Ohio under the title In The Know. Columbus is the Capital and the largest city of the US state of Ohio. It began in 1966 on WBNS television and later moved to WOSU, a PBS affiliate, where it still airs today.
A version of It's Academic aired on WBEN-TV in Buffalo in the 1960s and 1970s, hosted by sportscaster Van Miller. WIVB-TV is the CBS Television affiliate in Buffalo New York. It broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 4 and its digital signal on UHF channel 39 Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. Van Miller (born 1927 is a retired former radio and television sports announcer from Dunkirk New York.
A show using the It's Academic name aired in Richmond, Virginia in the 1970s, but that has been replaced by Battle of the Brains. This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. This article is about a United States Quiz Television programme. Battle of the Brains has also replaced a version of It's Academic that aired in Hampton Roads. Hampton Roads is the name of both a body of water and the region of land areas which surround it in southeastern Virginia in the USA.
The World Affairs Council, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of State, began hosting an annual It's Academic International event in 2002 whose aim is to promote interest in international affairs and events, also hosted by Mac McGarry.
In 2007, the game Brainstorm was introduced to Arizona. It featured 21 teams for its inaugural season.
KPRC, the NBC affiliate in Houston, Texas, had their own version of It's Academic called the Texaco Star Academic Challenge. The show left KPRC and would eventually be retitled The Challenge, airing on one of Houston's public access cable channels.
A revival of It's Academic began in April 2008 on Buffalo's WGRZ-TV.
Notable Games
The 2008 Baltimore finals
In 2008, Mount Saint Joseph High School of Baltimore broke a more than 10 year hold of the championship by the Howard County Public Schools with a thrilling victory in the finals against Centennial and Howard. Mount Saint Joseph College usually called Mount Saint Joseph High School is a private Catholic school located in western Baltimore Maryland. The Howard County Public School System is the School district that manages the Public schools of Howard County Maryland, USA. This victory was set-up by a last question victory over Dulaney and Severna Park in the semi-finals.
Notable contestants
Notable figures who have competed on It's Academic include:
- Michael Chabon, author and Pulitzer Prize winner
- Max Chang, vice president of the Science Olympiad Foundation
- Bruce Cohen, producer of American Beauty and Big Fish
- Michael Edelstein, fertility specialist
- Joshua Foer, writer
- Donald Graham, chairman and chief executive officer of The Washington Post Company
- Angus King, former governor of Maine
- Laura Lippman, author
- Charles Schumer, U. Michael Chabon (pron SHAY-bon (born May 24 1963 is an American author and "one of the most celebrated writers of his generation" according to the The Virginia The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, The Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF is an educational foundation which promotes Science and Computer Science in India. Bruce Cohen is an American Film producer. Cohen and his producing partner Dan Jinks, run Jinks-Cohen Productions American Beauty is a 1999 Drama film set in modern American Suburbia. Big Fish is a 2003 fantasy Drama film, directed by Tim Burton and written by John August. Michael Edelstein, born February 20, 1968 in Los Angeles California, is an American Television producer. Joshua Foer is a Freelance journalist living in New York City, with a primary focus on Science. Donald Graham may refer to Donald E Graham (1945- chairman of the Washington Post Company 2000- publisher of Washington Post The Washington Post Company ( NYSE: WPO is an American education and media company best known for owning the newspaper it is named after The Washington Post Angus S King Jr (born March 31, 1944) served two terms as an independent Governor of Maine from 1995 to 2003 The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean Laura Lippman (born 1959 is an American author of Detective fiction. Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer (born November 23, 1950) is the senior U S. senator from New York
- George Stephanopoulos, political commentator
- Steve Charnovitz, law professor
Other notable participants:
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- Hillary Clinton was an alternate[1]
Champions
(Note: bold denotes Super Bowl Champions)
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