2ND ANNUAL ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST is an academic competition sponsored by the World Affairs Council of the Desert. It is a team game testing competitors' knowledge of world affairs, geography, history, culture, countries, current events, and more.
WHAT MAKES UP A TEAM?
A team consists of 4 high school students. They can be freshman, sophomores, juniors, or seniors. Alternates or substitutes will not be accepted during the competition unless there is an emergency.
PLEDGING A TEAM
To pledge a team, please respond by October 15, 2007 to cwporter01@aol.com with:
- Name of the high school and the names of the 4 students
- Contact person with phone, fax, and email
There is no fee for pledging a team. The entry form may be found on the next page.
Each high school may enter one or two teams.
DATES AND LOCATION OF THE LOCAL COMPETITION
The local Academic WorldQuest competition is scheduled for December 8, 2007 at the Palm Desert Campus of California State University San Bernardino.
An improvement over last year, the competition will be held in the Indian Wells Theater which accommodates many more people.
HOW TO PLAY
 WorldQuest is a contest between 4-person teams, each representing a high school. The competition is moderated by a prominent figure in the field of international affairs or journalism. Teams compete by answering rounds of PowerPoint questions. A full competition is 50 questions, with 10 questions per round. Each team has to submit a single answer to each question. The team with the highest number of correct answers wins. Trophies for the top three teams plus other gifts are given.
WINNING TEAM
The winning team and one chaperone/coach will travel, all expenses paid, to Washington D.C. to compete against more than 50 high schools at the national competition on April 5, 2008.
Teacher/Coaches-The coach of the winning team will receive a $1,000 stipend along with the free trip to Washington D.C.
CONTEST QUESTIONS:
There will 5 rounds. Each round will have 10 questions. Most questions will have four multiple choice answers. Questions will be projected on a screen by PowerPoint and will be read aloud by the Moderator. Teams will have 45 seconds to discuss each question and write down their answer. Answers will be collected at the end of each round.
The questions are tied into the 10 Subject Areas used by the World Affairs Council of America in Washington D.C. where the national competition will be held in April 2008. Our 5 subject areas will be:
1. Round A: Countries. This round will be on general knowledge questions about countries: type of government, location, capitol cities, leaders, history, and current events.
2. Round B: Current Events. This round will consist of questions on world news and world events happening in September, October, November and the first week of December. To prepare, students should read the world news section of major newspapers and news magazines and their web sites.
3. Round C: People in the News. This round will focus on world leaders and newsmakers involved in events happening the 3 months before the competition.
4. Round D: Great Decisions 2007-8 subjects which are: Middle East; Climate Change; Mexico; Migration; South Africa; War Crimes; Central Asia; Children.
5. Round E: Elections. As the U.S. prepares to elect a new president, this category will ask questions on how other nations of the world elect their leaders and transitions power between heads of state and government.
NATIONAL WEBSITE AND SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Refer to http://www.worldaffairscouncils.org/programs/worldquest/, the website for the World Affairs Council of America. There is a section of the website devoted to information about Academic WorldQuest and study guides. Questions from three previous competitions may be found on this section of the website. We encourage you to look at these questions to get an idea of the format and the level of difficulty of the national competition questions.
For more information, please email : cwporter01@aol.com
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