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| | Learn more about Academic Decathlon in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-27) |
 | | The ten topics of competition are: Art, Economics, Essay, Interview, Language and Literature, Mathematics, Music, Science, Speech and Super Quiz (a special interest topic that is different each year). |
 | | Six topics (Art, Economics, Language and Literature, Mathematics, Music, Science) consist of only written tests, Super Quiz has a written and a competitive round, Interview is a formal interview, Essay consists of a timed essay, and Speech is a prepared speech on any topic the student chooses. |
 | | Points are given based upon the scores in each of the 10 competitions for the 9 participating students and tallied for the whole team. |
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