BM Schools Academic Quiz · 2026/27

A school quiz for
curious minds.

An academic quiz that brings a world of knowledge into your classroom. Four Challenge levels, organised by teachers and answered individually.

Register your school Compare the Challenges
Primary Challenge in progress: questions, saved answers, time remaining and a paper overview. Illustrative sample questions.

How participation works

Organised at school.
Answered individually.

Choose a Challenge for your pupils and organise a supervised sitting. Every pupil answers independently and receives their own result.

See how it works
Individual

Every eligible pupil has their own entry and result. There is no fixed team size.

At your school

Pupils normally sit at school, supervised by teachers, online or on paper where available.

National

Schools take part in the same Challenge without travelling to a central venue.

Choose the right Challenge

Find the level for your pupils.

Challenge day

2026/27 series

Senior Challenge

100 questionsEntry deadline

England & Wales: Year 13 and below
Scotland: S6 and below
Northern Ireland: Year 14 and below
Republic of Ireland: 6th Year and below

Explore Senior Challenge
Challenge day

2026/27 series

Intermediate Challenge

100 questionsEntry deadline

England & Wales: Year 11 and below
Scotland: S4 and below
Northern Ireland: Year 12 and below
Republic of Ireland: 4th (Transition) Year and below

Explore Intermediate Challenge
Challenge day

2026/27 series

Junior Challenge

100 questionsEntry deadline

England & Wales: Year 8 and below
Scotland: S1 and below
Northern Ireland: Year 9 and below
Republic of Ireland: 1st Year and below

Explore Junior Challenge
Challenge day

2026/27 series

Primary Challenge

50 questionsEntry deadline

England & Wales: Year 7 and below
Scotland: P7 and below
Northern Ireland: P7 and below
Republic of Ireland: 5th Class and below

Explore Primary Challenge

The BMSAQ experience

See how BMSAQ works.

Try a question and see the steps from school registration to results.

01 · Think for yourself

BMSAQChallenge samplePast questions · untimed Take your time

Try 12 questions from past Challenges, starting with simpler examples. They come from different levels, so this is a sample rather than a full paper.

Question 1 of 120 of 12
AOur World & LifestyleBScience & NatureCHistory & PoliticsDCultureEGeneral Knowledge

Previously used: Junior Challenge · 2025/26

Accessible

Section B · Science & Nature

Which planet is the largest in the Solar System?

Choose an answer for this past Challenge question

Choose an answer

12 authentic past BMSAQ questions. Answer feedback is for this public sample; it is not part of a live sitting. This is not a full past paper or an official result.

02 · See an example result

BMSAQ · Student resultsIllustrative record

Example result · fictional data

Your Challenge result

Alex Morgan · Senior Challenge

70%70 / 100 marks
AOur World & Lifestyle80%
80%
BScience & Nature60%
60%
CHistory & Politics90%
90%
DCulture70%
70%
EGeneral Knowledge50%
50%
Shared through your school. Recognition and certificates follow the released outcome, where applicable. An optional Student Account can show your own released record. There is no public result list.

Keep your curiosity going

A world of questions.

Explore a little space, science and culture. What will you discover?

Earth rising above the Moon’s grey horizon, photographed by Apollo 8.
Earthrise, Apollo 8, 1968. NASA.
A different view of a familiar world.

Inside the Organiser Portal

One place to prepare your school.

Review your entries, check access codes and keep preparations together in the Challenge workspace.

Illustrative Organiser workspace for Alex Morgan at Willowbank School, showing 30 entries, student accounts, access codes and a completed system check.
Real product layout · fictional names, questions and results.Open full-size preview (opens in a new tab)

Knowledge beyond one subject

A wider world of questions.

Each Challenge includes questions from five sections. Pupils can draw on what they know from lessons and their own interests.

  1. Section A

    Our World & Lifestyle

  2. Section B

    Science & Nature

  3. Section C

    History & Politics

  4. Section D

    Culture

  5. Section E

    General Knowledge

See what pupils can expect

Want to practise?

Explore the question style before Challenge day.

PDF + OnlineChoose your level
Free practice · PDF + Online · four levels
Try practice questions How recognition works

Pricing

In the UK, the first 10 individual student entries cost £25 and each additional 10 cost £15. Ten is a purchasing unit, not a team size.

First 10 student entries

£25

Each additional 10 student entries

£15

From the BMSAQ community

A Challenge worth sharing.

Teachers share what taking part meant for their pupils.

“My students have all enjoyed their participation in the Challenges and I believe the questions have been well-suited to ability whilst still providing meaningful challenge. Participation was easy and all of my students feel like they have benefitted from their involvement.”

Challenge organiser 2025 survey · excerpt

“The Chief Examiner's Report and Detailed student responses with results are very useful. If they were combined this would be even more helpful. Our students have really enjoyed the challenges so far!”

Challenge organiser · Newry 2025 survey

2025 feedback survey

100%

of survey respondents rated their overall BMSAQ experience 4 or 5.

School life · Co Dublin

Celebrating taking part

A school community report shares its pupils’ participation in BMSAQ, alongside photographs and other school news.

Read the school report on La Salle (opens a new tab)

Look for “BM Schools Academic Quiz” in the original report. A participation story, rather than a customer review.

Schools taking part

Participating schools: Calday Grange Grammar School, Hurst, Bedford School, City of London School and The Perse School.

Next step

Bring BMSAQ to your school

Create a school account, or compare the four Challenges first.

Register your school Contact BMSAQ