As competitions........

Quizzes may be held on a variety of subjects (general knowledge, 'pot luck') or subject-specific. The format of the quiz can also vary widely. Popularly known competition quizzes include

• Pub quizzes
• Team Quizbowls
• in Australia:
  • Music for the Masses (quiz night)
• in Belgium:
  • Belgian Style Quizzing
• in Canada:
  • Reach for the Top
• in India:
  • see Quizzing in India, for a discussion on the specific evolution of the quizzing culture in India
• in Lithuania:
  • Protmušis
• in the United Kingdom:
  • University Challenge (televised)
  • Schools' Challenge
• in the United States:
  • College Bowl
  • National Academic Quiz Tournaments
  • Academic Competition Federation
• Individual Quiz Tournaments
  • in multiple countries:
    • World Quizzing Championships
  • in the United Kingdom:
    • Mastermind (televised)
  • Bait Bazi poetic quiz in Pakistan
• Board games:
  • Trivial Pursuit
  • Bezzerwizzer
• TV quizzes, also called quiz shows (Game shows TV/Radio)
  • Quiz Call phone-in television show
  • Jeopardy!
  • Who Wants to be a Millionaire
  • The Weakest Link
  • BBC's MasterMind
  • Bait Bazi poetic quiz
• Online quiz
  • Blog Quiz

See also:

• Bamboozle, a teletext quiz on UK TV
• Quiz league
• Quiz machine