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BHS To Face Off Against Hingham On High School Quiz Show

Saturday, April 13, Brookline advances to the quarterfinals on WGBH's High School Quiz Show.

BROOKLINE, MA — Brookline High School's quiz team advances to the quarterfinals of High School Quiz Show’s 10th anniversary season, playing veteran competitor Hingham High School on Saturday, April 13 at 6 p.m. on WGBH 2.

Brookline earned the spot in the qualifying round after defeating Somerville High School in February.

It's the fifth time Brookline has competed on WGBH's High School Quiz Show. Brookline was among 15 other schools who got the highest scores out of hundreds that auditioned during an oral quiz at the Super Sunday qualifying event held last fall at WGBH's TV studios.

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The top 16 teams advanced to compete in the televised, single-elimination, bracketed academic tournament that will determine a state champion.

Questions on the show are aligned with the Massachusetts high school curriculum standards in subjects that include literature, history, civics, science and math, as well as current events, and general knowledge.

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The season will culminate with an Interstate Invitational, featuring WGBH's High School Quiz Show state champions competing against New Hampshire PBS' Granite State Challenge state champions, the High School Quiz Show: Rhode Island state champions and the High School Quiz Show: Maine state champions for the final title, according to a release.

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