Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube
    Nostalgia Central
    • Home
    • Blog
      • Lists
    • Television
      • TV by Decade
        • TV – 1950s
        • TV – 1960s
        • TV – 1970s
        • TV – 1980s
        • TV – 1990s
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Kids TV
      • Variety
      • News & Sport
      • Advertisements
    • Music
      • Music by Decade
        • Music – 1950s
        • Music – 1960s
        • Music – 1970s
        • Music – 1980s
        • Music – 1990s
      • Artists – A to K
        • Artists – A
        • Artists – B
        • Artists – C
        • Artists – D
        • Artists – E
        • Artists – F
        • Artists – G
        • Artists – H
        • Artists – I
        • Artists – J
        • Artists – K
      • Artists – L to Z
        • Artists – L
        • Artists – M
        • Artists – N
        • Artists – O
        • Artists – P
        • Artists – Q
        • Artists – R
        • Artists – S
        • Artists – T
        • Artists – U
        • Artists – V
        • Artists – W
        • Artists – X
        • Artists – Y
        • Artists – Z
      • Artists – 0 to 9
      • Genres
      • Music on Film & TV
      • One-Hit Wonders
      • Playlists
      • Online Radio
    • Movies
      • Movies by Decade
        • Movies – 1950s
        • Movies – 1960s
        • Movies – 1970s
        • Movies – 1980s
        • Movies – 1990s
      • Movies – 0 to 9
      • Movies – A to K
        • Movies – A
        • Movies – B
        • Movies – C
        • Movies – D
        • Movies – E
        • Movies – F
        • Movies – G
        • Movies – H
        • Movies – I
        • Movies – J
        • Movies – K
      • Movies – L to Z
        • Movies – L
        • Movies – M
        • Movies – N
        • Movies – O
        • Movies – P
        • Movies – Q
        • Movies – R
        • Movies – S
        • Movies – T
        • Movies – U
        • Movies – V
        • Movies – W
        • Movies – X
        • Movies – Y
        • Movies – Z
    • Pop Culture
      • Fads
      • Toys & Games
      • Fashion
      • Decor
      • Food & Drink
      • People
      • Technology
      • Transport
    • Social History
      • 1950s Year by Year
      • 1960s Year by Year
      • 1970s Year by Year
      • 1980s Year by Year
      • 1990s Year by Year
      • Events
    Nostalgia Central
    Home»Television»Kids TV
    Kids TV TV Shows - 1960s TV Shows - 1970s TV Shows - 1980s 2 Mins Read

    It’s Academic

    Share
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Reddit Email

    1 9 6 1 – Current (USA)
    1 9 6 8 – 1 9 7 8 (Australia)
    2 0 0 1 – 2 0 1 6 (Australia)

    A number of televised student quiz shows for high school students throughout the United States and internationally have been named It’s Academic.

    The version of the show on NBC-owned WRC-TV in Washington DC has been on the air since 7 October 1961 and is recognised by the Guinness World Records as the longest-running quiz program in television history.

    The concept was created for WRC by Sophie Altman, who continued as the executive producer until her death in 2008. Mac McGarry hosted the Washington show from the beginning until June 2011 when Hillary Howard (a Washington news anchor) took over.

    The show features three high school teams of three players each competing over five rounds. Each team starts with 100 points. Round 1 is a category round with eight themed questions (“famous paintings”, for example). Teams receive 10 points for each correct answer and lose 10 for each incorrect answer.

    In Round 2, each team is individually asked five questions and receive 20 points each for a correct answer, but do not lose points for an incorrect answer. Round 3 is a visual round where an image is displayed and questions asked about the image. Teams receive 20 points for each correct answer and lose 20 for each incorrect answer.

    During Round 4, teams select from three question packs with 20 points for a correct answer and no penalties. A 25-point bonus is given if a team correctly answers all eight questions.  Round 5 features quick-fire questions, each worth 20 points (with 20 points deducted for an incorrect answer). The game ends when the buzzer sounds.

    An Australian version of the show aired on Network 10 and the Seven Network from 1968 to 1975 and was revived by Seven’s Perth affiliate in 2001. Seven took the show national in 2005. A New Zealand version was also screened by TVNZ in the 1980s, with Lockwood Smith and John Hayden as hosts.

    The UK has a similar series – University Challenge – which began in 1962.

    Related Posts

    • DEF II
      DEF II
      1 9 8 8 - 1 9 9 4 (UK) This "youth magazine show" from BBC2 - the last stand of…
    • Bozo the Clown
      Bozo the Clown
      1 9 4 9 - 2 0 0 1 (USA) In 1946, creator Alan W. Livingston and Capitol Records introduced Bozo…
    • Psychiatrist, The
      Psychiatrist, The
      1 9 7 0 - 1 9 7 1 (USA) Dr James Whitman (Roy Thinnes) is not your ordinary run-of-the-couch…
    • Ding Dong School
      Ding Dong School
      1 9 5 2 - 1 9 5 6 (USA) Designed for pre-schoolers, NBC's Ding Dong School was one of US…
    • Price Is Right, The
      Price Is Right, The
      1 9 5 6 - present (USA) 1 9 8 1 - 1 9 8 6 (Australia) 1 9 8 4 -…
    • Take That
      Take That
      1 9 5 7 - 1 9 5 9 (Australia) 70 x 15 minute episodes Australia’s first TV sitcom and…
    • Penthouse Club
      Penthouse Club
      1 9 7 0 - 1 9 7 8 (Australia) 180 minute episodes This variety show from Channel 7 Australia was…
    • Criss Cross Quiz
      Criss Cross Quiz
      1 9 5 7 - 1 9 6 7 (UK) 342 x 30 minute episodes Criss Cross Quiz was a television game…

    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Reddit Email
    Previous ArticleHeist, The/Dollars (1971)
    Next Article Bachelor Gaye, The

    Comments are closed.

    Follow us
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
    • Instagram
    You May Also Like
    • Burn (1970)
      Even at the height of his stardom, Marlon Brando was prepared to […]
    • Rocky O’Rourke
      1 9 7 6 (UK) 4 x 25 minute episodes 13-year-old Rocky […]
    • Great Expectations
      1 9 5 9 (UK) 13 x 30 minute episodes This BBC production of the […]
    • Annie McGuire
      1 9 8 8 (USA) 6 x 30 minute episodes Newlyweds Annie (Mary Tyler […]
    • Deaf School
      Deaf School, formed at Liverpool Art College in 1974, were a […]
    • Man with the Golden Arm, The (1955)
      Frustrated at losing On the Waterfront (1954), Frank Sinatra […]
    Twitter Feed
    Please note


    Nostalgia Central covers the period 1950 to 1999 and contains some words and references which reflect the attitudes of those times and which may be considered culturally sensitive, offensive or inappropriate today.
    Popular Tags
    1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 Action Figures Amicus Arcade games Australia Beach movies Beatles Blaxploitation Board games Britpop Canada Crime Disco Disney Doo-Wop Elvis Presley Girl groups Glam Goth Hammer Heavy Metal Irwin Allen Labels Merseybeat Mod revival Motown New Romantic New Wave NWOBHM Oi! One-hit wonders Power Pop Pub rock Punk Radio Scotland Ska Soul music Surf music
    Search Nostalgia Central
    Copyright © 1998, 2022 Nostalgia Central
    • About
    • Contact
    • FAQ

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.