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| + | *''Information Please'' debuts on NBC radio, hosted by Clifton Fadiman. The show will stay on radio until 1951. In 1952, it will appear on television in the summer of 1952. | ||
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==1940== | ==1940== | ||
| − | *''Quiz Kids'' debuts on local Chicago radio. The show runs for 13 years, and other versions eventually pop up in New York, Canada, San Antonio, and Los Angeles. One of the early winners in Chicago is young James Watson, future Nobel laureate and co-discoverer of the double helix nature of DNA. | + | *''[[Quiz Kids]]'' debuts on local Chicago radio. The show runs for 13 years, and other versions eventually pop up in New York, Canada, San Antonio, and Los Angeles. One of the early winners in Chicago is young James Watson, future Nobel laureate and co-discoverer of the double helix nature of DNA. |
== 1948 == | == 1948 == | ||
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== 1953 == | == 1953 == | ||
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* October 10: ''[[College Bowl]]'' debuts on the NBC radio network. | * October 10: ''[[College Bowl]]'' debuts on the NBC radio network. | ||
== 1957 == | == 1957 == | ||
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* [[Varsity Quiz Bowl]] for Louisiana high schools begins its run on WYES-TV. It is one of the first non-College Bowl quiz programs in the nation and ends in 1991 after 36 seasons. | * [[Varsity Quiz Bowl]] for Louisiana high schools begins its run on WYES-TV. It is one of the first non-College Bowl quiz programs in the nation and ends in 1991 after 36 seasons. | ||
== 1959 == | == 1959 == | ||
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* ''G.E. College Bowl'' premiers on television on CBS. It moves to NBC in 1963. | * ''G.E. College Bowl'' premiers on television on CBS. It moves to NBC in 1963. | ||
== 1961 == | == 1961 == | ||
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* October 7: [[It's Academic]] quiz show for Washington, DC area high schools debuts. It is currently the world's longest continuously running quiz show. | * October 7: [[It's Academic]] quiz show for Washington, DC area high schools debuts. It is currently the world's longest continuously running quiz show. | ||
* [[Reach for the Top]] begins on CBC affiliate Vancouver CBUT-TV featuring Vancouver area teams. | * [[Reach for the Top]] begins on CBC affiliate Vancouver CBUT-TV featuring Vancouver area teams. | ||
== 1962 == | == 1962 == | ||
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* [[University Challenge]] premiers in the UK on ITV as an official spin-off of College Bowl | * [[University Challenge]] premiers in the UK on ITV as an official spin-off of College Bowl | ||
== 1965 == | == 1965 == | ||
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* The first national Reach competition is held in Montreal. The event is nationally televised on CBC the following year. | * The first national Reach competition is held in Montreal. The event is nationally televised on CBC the following year. | ||
== 1968 == | == 1968 == | ||
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* ''[[Trans-World Top Team]]'', a cooperation between CBC and BBC featuring Canadian and British teams, runs for its sole season | * ''[[Trans-World Top Team]]'', a cooperation between CBC and BBC featuring Canadian and British teams, runs for its sole season | ||
== 1969 == | == 1969 == | ||
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* [[Varsity Quiz]], a televised competition in Clark County, NV sponsored by the local Kiwanis club begins. It is based on a contest in Anaheim, CA. | * [[Varsity Quiz]], a televised competition in Clark County, NV sponsored by the local Kiwanis club begins. It is based on a contest in Anaheim, CA. | ||
== 1970 == | == 1970 == | ||
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*June 14: Final televised episode of [[College Bowl]] airs on NBC. | *June 14: Final televised episode of [[College Bowl]] airs on NBC. | ||
*Fall: Independent quizbowl circuit founded with the holding of the first [[Southeastern Invitational]] at [[Berry]] College. | *Fall: Independent quizbowl circuit founded with the holding of the first [[Southeastern Invitational]] at [[Berry]] College. | ||
== 1976 == | == 1976 == | ||
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*[[Knowledge Bowl]] is created by the San Juan County school board in Durango, Colorado. To this day thousands of players world wide remain entrapped by KB's one line questions and terrible puns. | *[[Knowledge Bowl]] is created by the San Juan County school board in Durango, Colorado. To this day thousands of players world wide remain entrapped by KB's one line questions and terrible puns. | ||
== 1977 == | == 1977 == | ||
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*Fall: [[College Bowl]] recruits writers from the Atlanta-area quizbowl circuit to begin its campus program. | *Fall: [[College Bowl]] recruits writers from the Atlanta-area quizbowl circuit to begin its campus program. | ||
== 1978 == | == 1978 == | ||
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*Spring: The first College Bowl [[NCT]] is held. [[Stanford]] defeats [[Yale]] in the finals behind the play of [[Jon Reider]] and [[Ted Gioia (1970s)|Ted Gioia]]. | *Spring: The first College Bowl [[NCT]] is held. [[Stanford]] defeats [[Yale]] in the finals behind the play of [[Jon Reider]] and [[Ted Gioia (1970s)|Ted Gioia]]. | ||
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== 1983 == | == 1983 == | ||
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*Spring: 34 teams travel to Dallas for the [[1983 NAC|inaugural National Academic Championship]], the first school-based high school national. [[Walt Whitman]] defeats [[Upper Arlington]] in the finals match. | *Spring: 34 teams travel to Dallas for the [[1983 NAC|inaugural National Academic Championship]], the first school-based high school national. [[Walt Whitman]] defeats [[Upper Arlington]] in the finals match. | ||
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== 1988 == | == 1988 == | ||
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*June 12-18: The [[1988 NAC|sixth NAC]] is held in New Orleans, LA. This is the first of seven years in which the NAC is televised under the sponsorship of Texaco. | *June 12-18: The [[1988 NAC|sixth NAC]] is held in New Orleans, LA. This is the first of seven years in which the NAC is televised under the sponsorship of Texaco. | ||
*June 19-25: ''The Texaco Star National Academic Championship'' airs on The Discovery Channel. | *June 19-25: ''The Texaco Star National Academic Championship'' airs on The Discovery Channel. | ||
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== 1991 == | == 1991 == | ||
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*Spring: First [[ACF Regionals]] and [[ACF Nationals]] held. [[Tennessee]] defeats [[Georgia Tech]] to claim the championship. | *Spring: First [[ACF Regionals]] and [[ACF Nationals]] held. [[Tennessee]] defeats [[Georgia Tech]] to claim the championship. | ||
== 1994 == | == 1994 == | ||
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*June 11-17: The [[1994 NAC|twelfth NAC]] is held in Houston, TX. The televised rounds are hosted by Mark L. Wahlberg as part of a syndication deal which turned out to be the final season of the televised show. | *June 11-17: The [[1994 NAC|twelfth NAC]] is held in Houston, TX. The televised rounds are hosted by Mark L. Wahlberg as part of a syndication deal which turned out to be the final season of the televised show. | ||
*Summer: The seventh and final season of ''The Texaco Star National Academic Championship'' airs nationwide on various local PBS and commercial stations. | *Summer: The seventh and final season of ''The Texaco Star National Academic Championship'' airs nationwide on various local PBS and commercial stations. | ||
== 1996 == | == 1996 == | ||
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*Spring: [[NAQT]] founded by [[Patrick Mathews]], [[David Frazee]], and others. | *Spring: [[NAQT]] founded by [[Patrick Mathews]], [[David Frazee]], and others. | ||
*Spring: [[PACE]] founded. | *Spring: [[PACE]] founded. | ||
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== 1997 == | == 1997 == | ||
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*January 24-25: First NAQT [[ICT]] held at Penn. [[Chicago]] defeats [[Harvard]] in the final by powering the last tossup of an overtime tiebreaker. | *January 24-25: First NAQT [[ICT]] held at Penn. [[Chicago]] defeats [[Harvard]] in the final by powering the last tossup of an overtime tiebreaker. | ||
*April 20: [[Virginia]] defeats [[Harvard]] in a controversial College Bowl [[NCT]] final. Incidents during the game itself as well as the revocation of the promised winners' prize afterwards spur Virginia to immediately announce that it will not be participating in [[College Bowl]] in the future. | *April 20: [[Virginia]] defeats [[Harvard]] in a controversial College Bowl [[NCT]] final. Incidents during the game itself as well as the revocation of the promised winners' prize afterwards spur Virginia to immediately announce that it will not be participating in [[College Bowl]] in the future. | ||
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== 1998 == | == 1998 == | ||
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*June 19-20: First PACE [[NSC]] held at Case Western. [[State College]] defeats [[Henry Ford II]] to claim the first high school quizbowl national title of the "modern era." | *June 19-20: First PACE [[NSC]] held at Case Western. [[State College]] defeats [[Henry Ford II]] to claim the first high school quizbowl national title of the "modern era." | ||
== 1999 == | == 1999 == | ||
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*April 24: [[Chicago]] wins ACF Nationals, completing the first [[Triple Crown]] season in history and finishing with an 88-0 record for their regular A team in non-College Bowl formats. | *April 24: [[Chicago]] wins ACF Nationals, completing the first [[Triple Crown]] season in history and finishing with an 88-0 record for their regular A team in non-College Bowl formats. | ||
*June 5-6: First [[HSNCT]] held at the University of Oklahoma, ending with [[Detroit Catholic Central]] defeating [[Walton]] for the title. | *June 5-6: First [[HSNCT]] held at the University of Oklahoma, ending with [[Detroit Catholic Central]] defeating [[Walton]] for the title. | ||
== 2000 == | == 2000 == | ||
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*June: [[hsquizbowl.org]] founded. | *June: [[hsquizbowl.org]] founded. | ||
== 2001 == | == 2001 == | ||
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*November 3: First [[ACF Fall]] held, now the most widely played college set of the year. | *November 3: First [[ACF Fall]] held, now the most widely played college set of the year. | ||
==2005== | ==2005== | ||
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*June 12: [[Thomas Jefferson]] defeats [[State College]] in the PACE NSC final, completing what is still the only double-undefeated performance at HSNCT and NSC and an undefeated year in [[pyramidal]] formats. | *June 12: [[Thomas Jefferson]] defeats [[State College]] in the PACE NSC final, completing what is still the only double-undefeated performance at HSNCT and NSC and an undefeated year in [[pyramidal]] formats. | ||
*Fall 2005: High School quizbowl starts in [[Quizbowl in Canada| Canada]] | *Fall 2005: High School quizbowl starts in [[Quizbowl in Canada| Canada]] | ||
==2006== | ==2006== | ||
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*May 22: The [[American Scholastic Competition Network]] [[Tournament of Champions]] is cancelled at the last second, abruptly ending an annual national tournament that had existed since 1987. | *May 22: The [[American Scholastic Competition Network]] [[Tournament of Champions]] is cancelled at the last second, abruptly ending an annual national tournament that had existed since 1987. | ||
== 2008 == | == 2008 == | ||
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*April 29: The last [[NCT]] is held; [[Rochester]] wins. | *April 29: The last [[NCT]] is held; [[Rochester]] wins. | ||
*June 3: [[College Bowl Company]] announces suspension of [[College Bowl]] operations; the [[HCASC]] continues nonetheless. | *June 3: [[College Bowl Company]] announces suspension of [[College Bowl]] operations; the [[HCASC]] continues nonetheless. | ||
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== 2010 == | == 2010 == | ||
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*June 5-6: The [[2010 NSC]] is held, abandoning the old three-quarter NSC format in favor of [[20/20]] rounds. | *June 5-6: The [[2010 NSC]] is held, abandoning the old three-quarter NSC format in favor of [[20/20]] rounds. | ||
*June 12-13: The inaugural [[NASAT]] is hosted at [[Vanderbilt]]. | *June 12-13: The inaugural [[NASAT]] is hosted at [[Vanderbilt]]. | ||
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== 2011 == | == 2011 == | ||
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*May 7-8: First [[MSNCT]] held at Hyatt Regency O'Hare near Chicago | *May 7-8: First [[MSNCT]] held at Hyatt Regency O'Hare near Chicago | ||
== 2013 == | == 2013 == | ||
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*March 20: NAQT announces that a website security review has found evidence of [[Andy Watkins]] accessing question material prior to three ICTs in which he participated. Four Harvard titles are revoked and Watkins is suspended from NAQT membership, resigning soon after. | *March 20: NAQT announces that a website security review has found evidence of [[Andy Watkins]] accessing question material prior to three ICTs in which he participated. Four Harvard titles are revoked and Watkins is suspended from NAQT membership, resigning soon after. | ||
== 2014 == | == 2014 == | ||
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*April 12: [[Virginia]] wins outright to win [[2014 ACF Nationals|ACF Nationals]]. With their win against [[Yale]] at [[ICT]], they win both major collegiate championships, the first time since 2009. | *April 12: [[Virginia]] wins outright to win [[2014 ACF Nationals|ACF Nationals]]. With their win against [[Yale]] at [[ICT]], they win both major collegiate championships, the first time since 2009. | ||
*May 3-4: First [[SSNCT]] held at the Hilton Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport Mall of America | *May 3-4: First [[SSNCT]] held at the Hilton Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport Mall of America | ||
Revision as of 20:30, 8 January 2017
1938
- Information Please debuts on NBC radio, hosted by Clifton Fadiman. The show will stay on radio until 1951. In 1952, it will appear on television in the summer of 1952.
1940
- Quiz Kids debuts on local Chicago radio. The show runs for 13 years, and other versions eventually pop up in New York, Canada, San Antonio, and Los Angeles. One of the early winners in Chicago is young James Watson, future Nobel laureate and co-discoverer of the double helix nature of DNA.
1948
- Top of the Form for British secondary schools debuts on BBC radio.
1953
- October 10: College Bowl debuts on the NBC radio network.
1957
- Varsity Quiz Bowl for Louisiana high schools begins its run on WYES-TV. It is one of the first non-College Bowl quiz programs in the nation and ends in 1991 after 36 seasons.
1959
- G.E. College Bowl premiers on television on CBS. It moves to NBC in 1963.
1961
- October 7: It's Academic quiz show for Washington, DC area high schools debuts. It is currently the world's longest continuously running quiz show.
- Reach for the Top begins on CBC affiliate Vancouver CBUT-TV featuring Vancouver area teams.
1962
- University Challenge premiers in the UK on ITV as an official spin-off of College Bowl
1965
- The first national Reach competition is held in Montreal. The event is nationally televised on CBC the following year.
1968
- Trans-World Top Team, a cooperation between CBC and BBC featuring Canadian and British teams, runs for its sole season
1969
- Varsity Quiz, a televised competition in Clark County, NV sponsored by the local Kiwanis club begins. It is based on a contest in Anaheim, CA.
1970
- June 14: Final televised episode of College Bowl airs on NBC.
- Fall: Independent quizbowl circuit founded with the holding of the first Southeastern Invitational at Berry College.
1976
- Knowledge Bowl is created by the San Juan County school board in Durango, Colorado. To this day thousands of players world wide remain entrapped by KB's one line questions and terrible puns.
1977
- Fall: College Bowl recruits writers from the Atlanta-area quizbowl circuit to begin its campus program.
1978
- Spring: The first College Bowl NCT is held. Stanford defeats Yale in the finals behind the play of Jon Reider and Ted Gioia.
1981
- April: first National Academic Super Bowl is run by the Duval County School District in Florida. The event inspires education secretary Terrel Bell to create the National Academic League a few years later.
1983
- Spring: 34 teams travel to Dallas for the inaugural National Academic Championship, the first school-based high school national. Walt Whitman defeats Upper Arlington in the finals match.
1984
- December 4: The first KMO virtual quiz competition is run by Academic Hallmarks. The contest continues to run annually until spring of 2013.
1988
- June 12-18: The sixth NAC is held in New Orleans, LA. This is the first of seven years in which the NAC is televised under the sponsorship of Texaco.
- June 19-25: The Texaco Star National Academic Championship airs on The Discovery Channel.
- June: last Super Bowl and first Panasonic/NTAE held
1990
- Spring: first Honda Campus All Star Challenge NCT is held for historically black college
- Fall: ACF founded by Carol Guthrie, Ramesh Kannappan, and John Nam.
1991
- Spring: First ACF Regionals and ACF Nationals held. Tennessee defeats Georgia Tech to claim the championship.
1994
- June 11-17: The twelfth NAC is held in Houston, TX. The televised rounds are hosted by Mark L. Wahlberg as part of a syndication deal which turned out to be the final season of the televised show.
- Summer: The seventh and final season of The Texaco Star National Academic Championship airs nationwide on various local PBS and commercial stations.
1996
- Spring: NAQT founded by Patrick Mathews, David Frazee, and others.
- Spring: PACE founded.
- November 22: First NAQT SCT tournament held.
1997
- January 24-25: First NAQT ICT held at Penn. Chicago defeats Harvard in the final by powering the last tossup of an overtime tiebreaker.
- April 20: Virginia defeats Harvard in a controversial College Bowl NCT final. Incidents during the game itself as well as the revocation of the promised winners' prize afterwards spur Virginia to immediately announce that it will not be participating in College Bowl in the future.
- Fall: The first NAQT high school tournaments are hosted.
1998
- June 19-20: First PACE NSC held at Case Western. State College defeats Henry Ford II to claim the first high school quizbowl national title of the "modern era."
1999
- April 24: Chicago wins ACF Nationals, completing the first Triple Crown season in history and finishing with an 88-0 record for their regular A team in non-College Bowl formats.
- June 5-6: First HSNCT held at the University of Oklahoma, ending with Detroit Catholic Central defeating Walton for the title.
2000
- June: hsquizbowl.org founded.
2001
- November 3: First ACF Fall held, now the most widely played college set of the year.
2005
- June 12: Thomas Jefferson defeats State College in the PACE NSC final, completing what is still the only double-undefeated performance at HSNCT and NSC and an undefeated year in pyramidal formats.
- Fall 2005: High School quizbowl starts in Canada
2006
- May 22: The American Scholastic Competition Network Tournament of Champions is cancelled at the last second, abruptly ending an annual national tournament that had existed since 1987.
2008
- April 29: The last NCT is held; Rochester wins.
- June 3: College Bowl Company announces suspension of College Bowl operations; the HCASC continues nonetheless.
- June 14: HSAPQ founded.
- September 27: The first HSAPQ tournament is hosted at North Carolina.
2009
- April 26: Chicago defeats Brown in the finals of ACF Nationals following Brown's victory over Stanford in a play-in game, unifying the ICT and Nationals championships.
- June: The last Panasonic NTAE is held without Panasonic's financial backing; the tournament collapses soon after.
2010
- June 5-6: The 2010 NSC is held, abandoning the old three-quarter NSC format in favor of 20/20 rounds.
- June 12-13: The inaugural NASAT is hosted at Vanderbilt.
- National History Bee and Bowl is founded by David Madden and others
2011
- May 7-8: First MSNCT held at Hyatt Regency O'Hare near Chicago
2013
- March 20: NAQT announces that a website security review has found evidence of Andy Watkins accessing question material prior to three ICTs in which he participated. Four Harvard titles are revoked and Watkins is suspended from NAQT membership, resigning soon after.
2014
- April 12: Virginia wins outright to win ACF Nationals. With their win against Yale at ICT, they win both major collegiate championships, the first time since 2009.
- May 3-4: First SSNCT held at the Hilton Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport Mall of America
- May 31-June 1: LASA defeats St. John's to win the 2014 HSNCT. At 272 teams, it is by far the largest quizbowl tournament ever held.
- June 14-17: NTAE is revived after a four year hiatus. It would last two years before not being held in 2016.