Biz Quiz consists of two competitions, both of which are based on business news content from Financial Times. The first competition is an individual competition consisting of a multiple-choice exam. The second competition is a team competition consisting of a buzz-in quiz contest.

Biz Quiz was held on November 17 and 18, 2023, at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management. Dates for 2024 to be announced soon.

Participation in Biz Quiz is by invitation only and limited to twelve teams. Teams consist of three graduate business students in MBA, Master of Finance, and other graduate business programs.

Questions for both the individual and team competitions are derived from select content appearing in the Financial Times over a six week reading period. The most recent competition reading period was between October 1 and November 10, 2023.

Individual award winners (determined by a multiple-choice exam) will receive the following: $1,000 for 1st Individual Prize, $750 for 2nd Individual Prize, and $500 for 3rd Individual Prize. Team award winners (determined by the final round of the buzz-in quiz contest) will receive the following: $3,000* for 1st Team Prize, $2,400* for 2nd Team Prize, and $1,800* for 3rd Team Prize.

*Please note the team prizes will be split evenly amongst the three student competitors on each winning team. For example, the 1st Team Prize of $3,000 will be broken down into 3 payments of $1,000 to each student.

Yes, each team should have a staff or faculty coach present during the team competition. Coaches are responsible for raising challenges on behalf of their team. Students may not raise challenges on their own.

No, there is no fee to register. The UC Davis Graduate School of Management will cover hotel and meals for all student competitors. Participating business schools are responsible for the coach’s hotel and travel for the team and coach.

There are two important deadlines; the first to commit to sending a team and the second to confirm the names of your individual team members. Deadlines for 2024 to be announced soon, but for context these were the deadlines for the 2023 competition:

"Business schools must commit to sending a team no later than September 1, 2023. The competition will likely fill up before this deadline, and we encourage your school to commit early by contacting Stephanie Young-Birkle at syoungbirkle@ucdavis.edu. Once your business school has been confirmed as participating, you will have until October 30, 2023 to submit the names of individual team members."

Financial Times will provide a complimentary trial subscription to participating students and coaches for contest content period. Please contact Sarah Libby at sarah.libby@ft.com for more information about subscribing to Financial Times.

All Biz Quiz livestreams are hosted here on professional.ft.com/biz-quiz. If you missed it, recordings have also been posted at the top of this page.