Lincoln-Sudbury Prepares to Face Somerville on High School Quiz Show

(EDITOR'S NOTE: The following was submitted by Regina Daley.)

High School Quiz Show, WGBH’s award-winning academic show, presents the official 2013 tournament bracket for the 16 qualifying teams with corresponding episode broadcast dates. All episodes premiere Sundays at 6:30pm, repeating Saturdays at 6pm, on WGBH 2:

·       Hopkinton vs. North Quincy                          February 10

·       Acton-Boxborough vs. Hingham                   February 17

·       Advanced Math and Science vs. Brookline     February 24

·       Lincoln-Sudbury vs. Somerville                   March 3

·       Chelmsford vs. Wellesley                                March 10

·       Rockport vs. Sharon                                        March 17

·       Lexington vs. Needham                                   March 24

·       Framingham vs. Wachusett                             March 31

Hosted by Billy Costa, High School Quiz Show is a single-elimination academic tournament featuring qualifying matches, quarterfinals, semifinals, and a state championship match. For the very first time, this season will culminate with a Bay State vs. Granite State showdown, when WGBH’s High School Quiz Show state champion team meets New Hampshire Public Television’s Granite State Challenge winner.

High School Quiz Show is endorsed by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The Princeton Review judges the televised competition and reviews the questions. All questions are aligned with the Massachusetts high school curriculum standards in subjects including literature, history, science, and math, as well as current events and general knowledge.

Major sponsorship for High School Quiz Show is provided by Safety Insurance and the Bank of America Charitable Foundation. Additional funding is provided by Massachusetts Teachers Assocation, XFINITY from Comcast, Harvard Summer School Secondary School Program, Bentley University, Subaru of New England, and Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts.

For more information, visit highschoolquizshow.org, become a fan on Facebook and follow the show on Twitter.