Human Teams — QANTA 2026

Play in QANTA 2026 — the first quiz bowl competition to include multimodal questions. You’ll answer pyramid-style tossups where some clues are images alongside text. Team up with an AI agent and compete against other human–AI pairs, solo humans, and AI-only systems.

Join the community on Discord.

For the current rules, see the rules overview and the human rules.

Format

  • Multimodal tossups: questions include both text and image clues
  • Human–AI pairs: you play alongside an AI teammate that sees the same clues you do and offers answers and confidence estimates
  • Real-time play: buzz in when you’re confident; earlier correct answers score more
  • In-person and online tracks: compete at University of Maryland or remotely

Tournament Dates

  • In-person tournament: June 27, 2026
  • Online tournament: June 28, 2026

Who Should Play?

  • Quiz bowl players with tournament experience
  • Trivia enthusiasts with broad knowledge including visual arts, science, geography, and history — categories where image clues will be common
  • Anyone interested in human–AI collaboration experiments

Registration

The registration form can be found here.

Questions about registration can be sent to qanta@googlegroups.com.

Prizes

Human teams are eligible for placement awards in the live competition. See the prizes and awards page for the full breakdown.

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