Arkansas Quiz Bowl began in 1985 with 114 teams. This year 238 teams competed in the playoffs, which narrowed the competition to 10 finalist teams competing for the overall championship. Team members, students in grades 9 through 12, are chosen in various ways.
Some schools ask for volunteers, while some schools select the top five senior students.
Other schools hold a quiz bowl tournament to determine the members of the state Quiz Bowl team. Quiz Bowl consists of four quarters. The first quarter consists of 10-point, tossup questions. The game concludes with 10-point tossup questions in the fourth quarter.