2026 season
History Bee & Bowl prep for 2026 — practice by topic, the exam's clock
A free diagnosis places your child in ten questions. Then a daily plan, timed practice on the exam's clock, and a report after each round. In English and Chinese.
Series pass $14.99/month for the whole family · the first round and its summary are free, no card needed
Next official date
Oct 17, 2026 – Apr 25, 2027
National History Bee regional season opens · Oct 17, 2026
Dates and formats come from the organizer (iacompetitions.com). Prep is not affiliated with it; the contest name is used to describe what we help with.
Pick your child's level
Each level is its own course: a question bank by topic, timed simulations, a report after each round.
National History Bee
Grades 6–12
Pyramid-style history tossups across U.S., Europe, Ancient, Asia, Middle East, Africa, Latin America.
- Next official date
- Oct 17, 2026 – Apr 25, 2027
A sample question from History Bee
This Cuban-Argentine Marxist revolutionary served as a major figure in Castro's overthrow of Batista (1959), then attempted to spark revolution in the Congo and Bolivia — where he was captured and killed by Bolivian forces with CIA help in October 1967. Name him.
Answer: Che Guevara
Worked solution
- Argentine-born Marxist who fought with Castro against Batista.
- Tried to start revolutions in Congo and Bolivia.
- Captured and killed in Bolivia in October 1967.
- That is Che Guevara.
Read-only. Every other question opens after sign-in; each child's first round is free.
National History Bowl
Grades 6–12
Team-format history matchups; sister competition to the Bee.
- Next official date
- Oct 17, 2026 – Apr 25, 2027
A sample question from History Bowl
Which Spanish artist painted Guernica in response to the 1937 bombing of a Basque town during the Spanish Civil War?
Answer: Pablo Picasso
Worked solution
- 1937 bombing of a Basque town, Spanish Civil War.
- Guernica, co-founder of Cubism → Picasso.
Read-only. Every other question opens after sign-in; each child's first round is free.
World History Bee / Bowl
Grades 6–12
International History Olympiad — global history coverage, individual + team formats.
- Next official date
- Jul 1, 2027
A sample question from World Bee & Bowl
Which English colony was founded by William Penn as a refuge for Quakers?
Answer: Pennsylvania
Worked solution
- William Penn, a Quaker, 1681.
- → Pennsylvania.
Read-only. Every other question opens after sign-in; each child's first round is free.
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Questions families ask
- What does Prep cover for History Bee & Bowl?
- History Bee, History Bowl, World Bee & Bowl. Each Level has its own chapter map, practice rounds, sealed practice exams with every answer and worked solution at the end, and a published gate to the next Level.
- When is the next History Bee & Bowl date?
- Oct 17, 2026 – Apr 25, 2027 · National History Bee regional season opens · Oct 17, 2026. Always check the organizer's site before registering.
- How much does it cost?
- Each child's first round and its summary are free, with no card needed. After that, a Series pass is $14.99 a month for the whole family (up to 5 people) and covers every Level of the Series, so moving up never meets a new paywall.
- Does Prep guarantee a score?
- No. Prep shows exactly what your child has mastered, what comes next and when they are ready for the next Level. Nobody can promise a contest result.