Knowledge Bowl #1.

Playing this Knowledge Bowl game is a fun and easy way for students to review key facts and ideas from Junior Scholastic this year. This game covers the September 1, September 15, and September 29 issues of JS.

To play, you will need to assign students to the following roles:

* Quizmaster: Reads each question;

* Players: Two, three, or four teams of similar size;

* Scorekeeper.

PLAYING RULES:

* Players select a category and question number. If they answer the question correctly, they earn points for their team (see chart at right). If they answer incorrectly, the next team tries the same question (unless it is a True or False item).

* Teams should take turns in order answering the questions. Players also take turns within their teams.

* The game lasts until all the questions have been answered.

HOW TO SCORE

In each category, award the following points for each correct answer:

Question #1 5 Points Question #2 10 Points Question #3 15 Points Question #4 20 Points Question #5 25 Points Question #6 35 Points

QUESTIONS

USA/NEWS SPECIAL

1. True or False? Friendships can teach valuable lessons about tolerance and acceptance. (true)

2. Last summer's blackout affected the Midwest and what other U.S. region? (Northeast)

3. According to New York Governor George Pataki, when will the new World Trade Center and September 11 memorial open? (in 2006)

4. Which controversial U.S. law is set to expire in 2005? (the USA Patriot Act)

5. How much did last summer's blackout cost the U.S. economy? (as much as $1 billion)

6. The average American uses how many kilowatt-hours of electricity per year? (about 12,900 kilowatt-hours)

WORLD

1. True or False? The South American Free Trade Zone Agreement created one of the world's largest free trade alliances. (false)

2. Most Iraqis are members of which branch of Islam? (Shiite)

3. Who leads the temporary authority that currently governs Iraq? (U.S. Ambassador Paul Bremer)

4. Most of Mexico's Indian population lives in which region of the country? (the south)

5. Who is the current Prime Minister of Great Britain (Tony Blair)

6. The area of the United Kingdom is about the same size as which U.S. state? (Oregon)

NEWS

1. True or False? University of Rochester researchers suggest that action-video games can help rehabilitate stroke victims. (true)

2. Freed American slaves founded which West African nation in the early 18OOs? (Liberia)

3. California Governor Gray Davis might be removed from office through what kind of special vote? (a recall)

4. What year was the Clean Air Act amended to require older power plants to meet higher pollution-control standards when they replaced aging equipment? (in 1977)

5. According to a government report, about how many U.S. kids are overweight? (9 million)

6. What were the names of the two computer viruses that affected millions of computers last summer? (Blaster and SoBig.F)

AMERICAN HISTORY

1. True or False? Ponce de Leon's greatest achievement was discovering the Fountain of Youth. (false)

2. Which Arthur Miller play depicted the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692? (The Crucible)

3. Whom did General George Washington appoint to lead a spy ring in New York City? (Major Benjamin Tallmadge)

4. How many people died as a result of the Salem Witchcraft Trials? (Nineteen people were executed and five died while in prison.)

5. Benedict Arnold conspired to turn over which fort to the British? (West Point)

6. Ponce de Leon helped govern which Caribbean island? (Hispaniola)

GEOGRAPHY

1. True or False? Lines of latitude measure distance east and west of the prime meridian. (false)

2. Which three countries make up the island of Great Britain? (England, Scotland, and Wales)

3. What is the name of the map feature that displays the four cardinal directions? (compass rose)

4. Which Mexican peninsula shares a border with California? (Baja Mexico)

5. The Kurdistan region stretches across parts of which Middle Eastern nations? (Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran)

6. What named line of longitude passes through the United Kingdom? (prime meridian)

GRAB BAG

1. True or False? The Sumerians are credited with inventing the wheel. (true)

2. Who led the group that assassinated Julius Caesar? (Brutus and Cassius)

3. What is the United Kingdom's official currency? (the British pound)

4. What name now refers to the area of Salem Village in Massachusetts? (Danvers)

5. What is Iraq's second-largest ethnic group? (the Kurds)

6. Which Bush Administration official recently toured the nation to promote a controversial U.S. law? (Attorney General John Ashcroft)