Acton-Boxborough To Compete On WGBH's High School Quiz Show

Acton MA

07 February, 2020

3:07 PM

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ACTON, MA — Acton-Boxborough will face Arlington High School on WGBH's High School Quiz Show next week. Acton-Boxborough has been a regular on the televised academic tournament – this will be the school's 9th appearance. The episode airs at 6 p.m. on Feb. 15 on WGBH 2 and repeats Feb. 16 at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Boston media personality Billy Costa hosts as 17 teams face quick-fire questions in subjects including math, current events, science, literature and history. The winner of the single-elimination bracketed competition will be named the High School Quiz Show Massachusetts State Champion. The schools competing on High School Quiz Show earned the highest scores on an written quiz at WGBH's "Super Sunday" qualifying event at WGBH studios in Brighton, MA in October. High School Quiz Show is endorsed by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Massachusetts PTA. 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.