Academic Team
About
Meetings for the Fall 2024 semester are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 - 9 PM in Gambrell 201!
About the Organization
For over 15 years, the Academic Team of USC is the only student organization dedicated to practicing for and participating in Quiz Bowl tournaments across the United States. Members of the team have gained national recognition in Quiz Bowl and similar tournaments both while on the team and post-graduation—some have even been contestants on Jeopardy!
Mission Statement
Our organization seeks to inspire and motivate students to further their learning and education outside of the classroom, and, by attending academic quiz-bowl competitions, we seek to establish and maintain a positive reputation for the University and its student body.
About Quiz Bowl
Quiz Bowl can best be described as a vast collection of academic tournaments that can be organized by universities, groups such as NAQT or ACF, and/or individuals. Those familiar with the game show Jeopardy! should not find Quiz Bowl too strange.
Although specifics vary from one tournament to another, the average event consists of a number of rounds in which two teams compete by answering a series of questions the cover a wide range of subjects from science to liberal arts to pop culture. An archive of questions sets from previous tournament can be found at http://www.quizbowlpackets.com/.
Here is the discord link for all of the club communications:https://discord.gg/hE8JtzBs3W