Oliver Ames High School Qualifies For WGBH's High School Quiz Show

For the first time ever, Oliver Ames High School will compete for the title of best quiz team in Massachusetts.

Beating out over 100 other schools, the high school is one of 16 teams to qualify for WGBH’s High School Quiz Show. The show will see the teams face off in a single elimination tournament this winter.

The team that wins the tournament is designated as the Massachusetts state champion. The winner of the High School Quiz Show tournament will compete in the third annual Governor’s Cup Challenge – a winner-take-all matchup against the winning school of New Hampshire Public Television’s Granite State Challenge. This year’s Governor’s Cup Challenge will be hosted by WGBH.

High School Quiz Show is endorsed by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education and the Massachusetts PTA. The Princeton Review judges the televised competition and reviews the program’s questions. Questions on the show are aligned with the Massachusetts high school curriculum standards in subjects that include literature, history, science and math, as well as current events and general knowledge. Major funding for High School Quiz Show is provided by Safety Insurance. Additional funding is provided by Massachusetts Teachers Association, XFINITY from Comcast, Harvard Summer School Secondary School Program, Bentley University and Subaru of New England.

High School Quiz Show begins taping at WGBH in January in front of a studio audience. It will premiere Saturday, February 7 at 6pm on WGBH 2.