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Hingham Gets High School Quiz Show Opponent

Hingham will face Wellesley in the round of 16.

The quiz masters of Hingham High School will have their work cut out for them in the High School Quiz Show’s round of 16.

WGBH announced Tuesday that Hingham’s first opponent of the knockout round will be Wellesley High School. The episode will be filmed during the weekend of Jan. 23 and 24 and will air on March 19.

The winner will face the winner of the March 12 Lexington-Austin Prep match.

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In the knockout round, the top 16 teams will to compete in a televised, single-elimination, bracketed academic tournament that will determine a state champion. The season will culminate with a Governor’s Cup Challenge when the Massachusetts champion team meets New Hampshire Public Television’s Granite State Challenge.

The High School Quiz Show airs on WGBH.

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