Competitions have been strong for the first ten minutes of the day.  A door, in the long hallway of rooms filled with fiercely smart competitors, opens and out come five students, losing, though pumped and excited.  “We’re only losing by a hundred points, we got this!” They won’t let their hopes be dashed, they can win.

Trying to remember the answer after hitting the buzzer gives the teachers a feeling of anxiety. A game of trivia that pits teachers against each other. "[The quiz bowl] is an academic competition, which...