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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.