What on Earth! Schools Quiz Challenge 2024

On Friday 29 November 2024, What on Earth! hosted its third national What on Earth! Schools Quiz Challenge, in association with media partner i, aimed at identifying the school with the best general knowledge in the country. 
Schools across the UK signed up for free and each participating school entered a 4-person team to compete. Out of around 300 entries, the final eight schools, four junior and four senior, made their way to Stationers’ Hall, London for the thrilling live final. Hosted by Christopher Lloyd, author and founder of What on Earth!, he was thrilled to announce Ryde School with Upper Chine from the Isle of Wight as this year’s What on Earth! Schools Quiz Challenge Champions 2024.

They faced stiff competition over the last few weeks with school teams from across the country furiously preparing for the championship. All quiz questions were inspired by topics covered in past editions of What on Earth! Magazine, which features regular content from What on Earth! nonfiction books, including mind boggling and amazing facts, extraordinary feats and awe-inspiring true-life stories. Each participating school received free access to past digital editions of the magazine to help their students become quiz champions. 

After nearly 300 school teams, including some home school teams, competed in the online quiz rounds the finalist teams were invited to compete in the live final.
To find out more about participating in the 2025 quiz, you can register your interest online at www.whatonearth.co.uk/quiz. The quiz is free to enter for all primary, secondary and independent schools throughout the UK for levels KS2 and KS3 (aged 8 – 14) and travel bursaries are available.