National Academic Association

The National Academic Association was a trade name of Questions Unlimited; the National Academic Championship was run under that name. It was listed as the sole operator prior to 1995, as a co-operator with Questions Unlimited from 1995 to 2024, and was incorporated in its own right and ran the 2025 NAC itself, as Questions Unlimited had been purchased by the LIQBA, but the option for the NAC was not yet exercised. After 2025, the NAA was permanently dissolved.

QU and the NAA were owned and operated by the same people, primarily by Chip Beall; there was no difference between them. It was more akin to a marketing gimmick than anything else, with the NAA being the "controlling entity" for the NAC and QU having a "contract for the questions".