Framingham Students Compete in Televised Quiz Show

Trivia-savvy Framingham High students traveled to the WGBH studios in January to test their knowledge in the High School Quiz Show tournament. The slideshow of photos were taken during the taping of the show.

The show aired yesterday, Easter Sunday at 6:30 p.m. on WGBH.

Madeline Barowsky, Cornelia Bendel, Jason Shaffer and Kevin Connor faced off against the brightest students from Washusett High, answering general knowledge questions, during a taping of the annual High School Quiz Show series.

Framingham High qualified in November by taking an oral test and placing in the top 16 out of the 90 schools in contention. 

Framingham High took a substanial early lead, but eventually lost 545-300 to Wachusett. Topics of questions ranged from rocks and minerals, to facts about the Lewis and Clark expedition to fictional places.

Hosted by Billy Costa, High School Quiz Show

For the very first time, this season will culminate with a Bay State vs. Granite State showdown, when WGBH’s High School Quiz Show state champion team meets New Hampshire Public Television’s Granite State Challenge winner.