The Quiz Kids Challenge is an American television game show that was based loosely on prior Quiz Kids programs of the past, which involved schoolchildren trying to answer questions posed to them by various adults.
The Quiz Kids Challenge was one of five syndicated game shows that premiered in the fall of 1990 and the second to be cancelled, ending on December 28, 1990 after sixteen weeks and eighty episodes.
Instead of a panel of children answering trivia question posed to them by a series of adults, the show was conducted as a head-to-head competition where a team of three adults was pitted against a team of "Quiz Kids", schoolchildren between the ages of twelve and fourteen.
The eighth category was the "Triple Play", which only featured one tossup but paid off at $150 for the team that answered it.
The team that answered it could then decide to either bank the $50 or play on, and if they chose the latter option a second tossup was asked of the remaining two players.
To start the 100-Second Challenge, a member of the trailing team chose one of the four categories and a question in it was asked.
The Quiz Kids' final tally was revealed at the end of their week, and their total was split between the three of them.