All the participants who reach the national finals (after making it to top 16 of 100 City Winners) are given cash prize each along with a gift hamper from Cadbury.
BQC achieved its peak popularity during the 90s in the Zee TV era, and arguably also when it moved to Sony in a similar format.
During this period, BQC was considered a gold standard quiz show, where school pride was at stake and the quizzing was dead serious.
The show was also frequented by A List celebrities of that era, including legends like Zakir Hussain, Lata Mangeshkar, Sachin Tendulkar among many others.
The latest avatar of BQC is a mini 12-15 minute version with emphasis on objective type questions, and none of the innovative quizzing patterns established in the 90s.