Academic+WorldQuest+Study+Page

=** Academic WorldQuest 2012 **=

Academic WorldQuest will take place in February 2012, in cooperation with the [|International Business Center Katz Graduate School of Business University of Pittsburgh]

** What is it? ** Academic WorldQuest is an annual knowledge-based competition with questions focusing on international affairs, current events, the global economy, geography, world history, and general knowledge about the world. This is a team competition. Teams consist of four high school students from the same school. In order to allow for as many schools as possible to participate, only one team per school district is permitted to enter the competition. This event is offered at **NO CHARGE** and is open to teams of high school students and their accompanying teachers or chaperones. **What is the Grand Prize?** The first-place team goes on to the April 3-5th National Academic WorldQuest competition in Washington, DC., sponsored by the World Affairs Councils of America. Participants at the national competition enjoy a weekend of exciting activities and a discussion with a prominent speaker. These events, as well as transportation and hotel costs, are covered for the winning team and one teacher sponsor or chaperone. **How Can Teams Prepare?** Questions are categorized into different rounds such as: World Cultures, Geography, Flags, The World in the 20th Century, Global Economy and Business, People in the News, and Current Events. The Council provides a brief preparation guide to teams once they have registered. The guide explains the content of each round and provides suggested websites and resources to help teams prepare for the competition. You can also use this page as a resource when preparing for Academic WorldQuest 2010. Practice questions will be posted frequently to give you an idea of what might be in the 2010 game.
 * [[image:http://www.worldpittsburgh.org/nu_upload/Image/sponsors/Images%202010/AWQ%283%29.jpg align="left"]]Who Can Play? **


 * Academic WorldQuest 2011 Winning Teams **

Upper St. Clair High School
 * First Place:**

Shady Side Academy
 * Second Place:**

Fox Chapel Area High School
 * Third Place:**

The 1st place team went to the National Academic WorldQuest competition held in Washington, DC, on April 30, 2011, sponsored by the [|World Affairs Councils of America].

**Study Links**
Some current events sites that are very useful in preparing for the competition include news websites ([|nytimes.com], [|news.bbc.co.uk], etc.) and these web resources:
 * [|CIA World Factbook]
 * [|CIA World Factbook flag page]
 * [|FPA Week in Review Quiz (Fridays)]
 * [|InfoPlease Timelines]
 * [|Geo-Bee Daily Challenge]
 * Sporcle.com's quiz pages for [|history] and [|geography]