academic team

Quiz bowl group

Academic team refers to a competitive scholastic activity where students answer questions on academic subjects—history, science, literature, mathematics, and current events.

Teams face off in quiz-bowl or trivia-style formats, often with buzzers: She was captain of the academic team.

The term covers various competition formats including Quiz Bowl, Scholastic Bowl, and Knowledge Bowl, depending on region.

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