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In recent years, [[quizbowl]] competition for middle schools has increased in prevalence.
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'''Middle school quizbowl''' has been around since the mid to late 20th century, but there was little to no national effort to bring states together and improve quality until 2009. As of 2026-27, there are state championships held on NAQT questions in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, and Oklahoma, and there are other state championships in Alabama, Illinois, and probably more states.
  
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In the absence of good-quality middle school tournaments, some middle school programs, such as [[Longfellow]], have historically taken teams to high school tournaments to varying levels of success.
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[[NAQT]] produced its first middle school set, MS-01, in 2011, and hosted the first annual [[MSNCT]], won by [[Kealing]], that same year. NAQT now produces four regular middle school sets each year in addition to the MSNCT set. The 2026 MSNCT had a field size of 192 teams, more than half of the [[HSNCT]] field. There were teams from 30 states. MS sets are used at regular season tournaments a few hundred times each year.
  
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[[NAQT]] produced its first middle school set, MS-01, in 2011, and hosted the first annual [[MSNCT]], won by [[Kealing]], that same year. NAQT now produces four regular middle school sets each year in addition to the MSNCT set.
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The [[CMST]] was a set produced each year for four years beginning with 2009-10. It introduced many areas to good middle school questions.
  
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The [[CMST]] was a set produced each year for four years beginning with 2009-10.
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[[Conor Thompson]] has edited many questions sets that are based on [[mACF]] format and can be used by middle schools, including GONGGONG in 2026-27.
  
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Some [[bad quizbowl]] providers of middle school quizbowl include [[Questions Galore]], the [[National Academic League]], and [[Chip Beall]]'s middle school program.
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The [[bad quizbowl]] National Academic League still exists, and [[Academic Hallmarks]] provides many questions to tournaments nationwide.
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[[Questions Galore]], [[Questions Unlimited]], and [[Avery Enterprises]] all formerly supplied bad middle school questions; all are now part of the [[LIQBA]], which runs a Middle School division at the [[Quiz Bowl National Championships]], replacing the Middle School division at the [[NAC]].
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[[National History Bowl]] also has a middle school division, which includes an annual national championship tournament. The [[United States Academic Bee and Bowl]] is a [[David Madden]] founded organization running pyramidal tournaments exclusively for middle and elementary school students.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:18, 11 August 2026

Middle school quizbowl has been around since the mid to late 20th century, but there was little to no national effort to bring states together and improve quality until 2009. As of 2026-27, there are state championships held on NAQT questions in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, and Oklahoma, and there are other state championships in Alabama, Illinois, and probably more states.

NAQT produced its first middle school set, MS-01, in 2011, and hosted the first annual MSNCT, won by Kealing, that same year. NAQT now produces four regular middle school sets each year in addition to the MSNCT set. The 2026 MSNCT had a field size of 192 teams, more than half of the HSNCT field. There were teams from 30 states. MS sets are used at regular season tournaments a few hundred times each year.

The CMST was a set produced each year for four years beginning with 2009-10. It introduced many areas to good middle school questions.

Conor Thompson has edited many questions sets that are based on mACF format and can be used by middle schools, including GONGGONG in 2026-27.

The bad quizbowl National Academic League still exists, and Academic Hallmarks provides many questions to tournaments nationwide.

Questions Galore, Questions Unlimited, and Avery Enterprises all formerly supplied bad middle school questions; all are now part of the LIQBA, which runs a Middle School division at the Quiz Bowl National Championships, replacing the Middle School division at the NAC.

National History Bowl also has a middle school division, which includes an annual national championship tournament. The United States Academic Bee and Bowl is a David Madden founded organization running pyramidal tournaments exclusively for middle and elementary school students.

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