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New Orleans—Cox 4 announced on Tuesday its broadcast schedule of the National World War II Museum’s 2011 High School Quiz Bowl competition in which 26 teams from across the state answered trivia questions about the ultimate global conflict — known as The War that Changed the World — and vied for a slot in a final competition to be aired live, March 24 at 6:30 pm.

Rebroadcasts of the preliminary competition, conducted February 19 at the Museum, will premiere Friday, March 4 at 7 p.m. on Cox 4 with at least seven additional airtimes between March 4 and March 13.

Teams from Baton Rouge’s Central High School and the Northshore’s Mandeville High School will participate in the final championship competition.

Please visit Cox4.tv for a complete program schedule of the 2011 National World War II Quiz Bowl Championship.

Participating Teams (as of February 19, 2011)

Acadia Parish
Notre Dame High School

Lafayette Parish
St. Thomas More
Teurlings Catholic High School

East Baton Rouge Parish
Central Private School
Central High School
McKinley Senior High
St. Joseph’s Academy

Jefferson Parish
Grace King High School

St. Bernard Parish
Chalmette High School

Orleans Parish
Academy of Sacred Heart
Brother Martin High School
Ben Franklin High School
Cabrini High School
Jesuit High School
Lusher Charter School
Ursuline Academy
Success Academy @ Schwarz

St. Charles Parish
Destrehan High School

St. Tammany Parish
Covington High School
Fountainebleau High School
Lakeshore High School
Mandeville High School
Northshore High School
St. Paul’s School

WWII High School Quiz Bowl Preliminary Round/Cox 4 Airdates

Friday, March 04, 2011
7:00 PM

Saturday, March 05, 2011
7:00 PM

Sunday, March 06, 2011
7:00 PM

Tuesday, March 08, 2011
10:30 AM

Wednesday, March 09, 2011
9:00 AM

Thursday, March 10, 2011
9:00 AM

Saturday, March 12, 2011
5:00 PM

Sunday, March 13, 2011
5:00 PM

Visit Cox4.tv go to program schedule for additional times.