NHPTV's Granite State Challenge Kicks Off New Season September 22

Celebrating 28 Years of Quizzical Competition!

(DURHAM, September 21, 2010) — From head-to-head battles from inter-city rivals Nashua High North and Nashua High South to cross town face-offs between Bedford and Goffstown – it will take a winning combination of knowledge, teamwork, grace under pressure, and a quick buzzer reflex to claim the GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE title. Match your smarts with 32 teams during the new, 28th season of New Hampshire Public Television’s GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE, premiering Wednesday, September 22 @ 6 p.m. This year, in addition to taking the Challenge during the games, try your hand at being a contestant by taking the “Granite State Challenge Quiz” online! On Monday mornings, quizzes focused on different themes will be posted for elementary, middle, and high school students (and adults!). GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE brings New Hampshire’s top high school academic teams head-to-head in lively competition. The game emphasizes quick recall of factual material in all major disciplines – math, science, social studies, language arts and fine arts – along with a mix of questions about current events, entertainment, sports, and regional topics. This season teams will find more questions about New Hampshire and New England. Host Jim Jeannotte asks the Challenge questions to the teams; Lori Warriner gets the behind-the-scenes scoop by interviewing team members prior to the game. Tune in for new episodes every Wednesday night @ 6 p.m. to follow your favorite teams and track their progress through the weekly competition. If you miss an episode, you can catch it on Saturdays @ 8:30 a.m., at http://video.nhptv.org, on YouTube or iTunes! Watch these 2010-2011 GSC season teams: Bedford Belmont Berlin Bishop Brady Bow Con-Val Regional Fall Mountain Regional Farmington Goffstown Gorham Middle High School Inter-Lakes Regional John Stark Regional Kearsarge Regional Keene Laconia Lebanon Littleton Mascenic Regional Merrimack Merrimack Valley Moultonborough Academy Nashua (North) Nashua (South) New Hampton School Newmarket High School Phillips Exeter Academy Portsmouth Christian Academy Sanborn Regional St. Thomas Aquinas Stevens Stratford Public School Trinity Funding for GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE is provided by Public Service of New Hampshire, the Community College System of New Hampshire, the NHHEAF Network Organizations, Irving Oil and Markem-Imaje. If you miss a match and want to see how your favorite team fared, watch GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE online at http://video.nhptv.org, on YouTube or iTunes! And, keep up with the quizzes and team action on our GSC Facebook page. ### About New Hampshire Public Television: Beyond its award-winning local and national television programs, New Hampshire Public Television is a leader in education and community outreach. NHPTV provides instructional services for 206,000 students from kindergarten through high school; offers Ready To Learn programs and services for children preschool to age 8, parents, and early education professionals; and provides professional development programs and advanced technology training for educators in New Hampshire and neighboring states. For more information about NHPTV programs that entertain, educate and enrich, visit www.nhptv.org. Visit the NHPTV PRESSROOM at www.nhptv.org/pressroom • Follow NHPTV on Facebook and Twitter New Hampshire Public Television • 268 Mast Road • Durham, NH 03824 • (603) 868-1100 • www.nhptv.org Digital channel 11 Durham, 48 Littleton, 49 Keene, 50 Hanover | Analog channel 26 Colebrook