AWQ is an academic competition for high schools, testing students’ knowledge of international events and current affairs.
The competition consists of 100 multiple-choice questions, including 10 sections of 10 questions.
How to Participate:
Each school can field 2 teams of 4 players with 1 substitute.
Teams compete by answering 10 rounds of 10 multiple-choice questions.
Participants prepare for the competition by studying an online study guide.
In the case of a tie, the competition can go into a tiebreaker round of 10 multiple-choice questions and then a sudden death round of five questions that require write-in answers.
Date: March 7, 2026
Time: 11:30 Am to 4:30 PM
Location: Northeast Regional Library, 15 Bellevoir Cir, Louisville, KY 40223
