Hingham High Students to Tape WGBH Quiz Show Episode This Month

Students from Hingham High School will join 15 other Massachusetts schools in WGBH's High School Quiz Show, in its fifth season and premiering in February.

WGBH released the tournament bracket with match ups and episode airing dates on Tuesday. Hingham v. Sharon will air on WGBH 2 on Saturday, March 15 at 6 p.m. 

The round will be taped in Brighton in front of a studio audience on Sunday, Jan. 26 with a 10:30 a.m. arrival and 11 a.m. studio doors close time. The taping, starting at 11:30 a.m., is scheduled for 60 minutes. 

Residents are welcome to watch the Hingham taping at the studio. Tickets are free, but an RSVP is required.

Hingham students will participate for the fifth time in the single-elimination competition to determine a state champion. The televised tournament, hosted by Billy Costa, is scheduled to begin airing on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. on WGBH 2.

Teams qualified by earning top scores on “Super Sunday,” an event at which registered school teams each took an identical 100-question oral quiz at WGBH Studios in Brighton.

Following the state championship, the winning school will compete in the second annual Governor’s Cup Challenge, a match up between WGBH’s High School Quiz Show Massachusetts state champion and NHPTV’s Granite State Challenge New Hampshire state champion.

Visit the High School Quiz Show website for more information and a complete listing of teams.