Quiz Bowl

2022 Middle School State Runner Up Team.

 

Quiz Bowl

Quiz Bowl is a team competition that tests your knowledge of all academic disciplines as well as pop culture and sports. Two teams of four students compete against each other with a lockout buzzer system. A moderator reads questions and students “buzz” in. If they answer correctly, they earn points for their team. All 6 through 8th graders are eligible to participate (there is a $30 registration fee). Teams practice once per week on Thursdays from September through May. Participants can choose between the 7:00 AM or 3:15 PM practice times located in Room 217. Area schools take turns hosting tournaments on Saturdays (about four per year). St. Michael will host the annual Blessed Angela Quiz Tournament (BAQT) on Saturday, February 11, 2023. Many of our QB alumni return to help out at this tournament as moderators and scorekeepers.

 

Quiz Bowl has a long history at SMA, beginning around 2001 under the leadership of Mr. Paul Krys. Since joining the NAQT in 2011, we have had quite a successful program. Currently we have an overall record of 644-474 (57.6%) total games. We qualified for the Middle School National Championship Tournament eight years in a row (2012-2019) before being interrupted by Covid and then qualifying again in 2022.

Our 2017 squad qualified for the MSNCT early by taking all three top spots at the Holt Middle School Invitational in November. That earned us a spot as a NAQT Team of the Week. In 2014 we brought home a State Championship. That same year our B Team finished as runner up. We finished in second place in the State Tournament in 2019 and 2022.

Many of our players continue on in high school Quiz Bowl at Divine Child and Detroit Catholic Central.

Quiz Bowl Club

Quiz Bowl Club is open to interested 6th graders and is moderated by Mrs. Jewell, Mrs. Skubik, and former St. Michael Quiz Bowl players. The purpose is to introduce students to Quiz Bowl and build experience. The club meets every other Friday in Room 116 from 3:15-4:30 from October-April. There is no fee for this club.

 

For more information, please reach out to Ms. Hopping or Mrs. Coughlin