United States Academic Decathlon United States Academic Decathlon The Academic Decathlon (also called AcaDec, AcaDeca or AcDec) is the only annual high school academic competition organized by the non-profit United States Academic Decathlon Association (USAD). The competition consists of seven multiple choice tests, two performance events, and an essay. Academic Decathlon was created by Robert Peterson in 1968 for local schools in Orange County, California and expanded nationwide in 1981 by Robert Peterson, William Patton, first President of the new USAD Board and Phillip Bardos, Chairman of the new USAD Board. That year, 17 states and the District of Columbia participated, a number that
Intellectual Decathlon what the crime he committed. "Intellectual Decathlon" was recommended by "Scouting" magazine. Bruce Brown found the events to be challenging and diverse, making fair use of graphics and color. Intellectual Decathlon Intellectual Decathlon is a 1984 computer game for the Apple II. It is a multiplayer game which includes various events based on memory, pattern and logic puzzles. "Intellectual Decathlon" was written by Gabor and Alexander Laufer, and published by Muse Software. The game consists of ten different sub-games which aim to test different aspects of the human intelligence. The score is structured similar to an Olympic decathlon. A player's