The National Science Bowl (NSB) is a high school and middle school science knowledge competition, using a quiz bowl format, held in the United States. A buzzer system similar to those seen on popular television game shows is used to signal an answer. The competition has been organized and sponsored by the United States Department of Energy since its inception in 1991.
A blank score display board from the Hypatia division at the 2007 Nationals.
Quiz bowl is a family of quiz-based competitions that test players on a wide variety of academic subjects. Standardized quiz bowl formats are played by lower school, middle school, high school, and university students throughout North America, Asia, Europe, Australia, and Africa.
A quiz bowl team at the Harvard Certamen, with buzzers
A quiz bowl game at the University of Delaware
Scoreboard and host at the Harvard Certamen quiz bowl