Knowledge bowl.

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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 most recent issues: December 13, January 10, January 24, and February 7.

To play, you 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 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 answering the questions. Players should also take turns within their teams.

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

QUESTIONS

WORLD

1. True or False? India has the world's largest population. (False; India's population size is second to China's.)

2. What is the significance of Manmohan Singh's becoming India's Prime Minister? (Singh is the first non-Hindu to lead India.)

3. Who is the head of state of the United Kingdom? (Queen Elizabeth II)

4. North Korea has what form of government? (communist dictatorship)

5. Most people in North Korea follow which major religion? (None; North Korea's government discourages religious devotion among its population.)

6. Which northernmost state of India has been the source of conflict between India and Pakistan? (Jammu and Kashmir)

AMERICAN HISTORY

1. True or False? Nat Turner interpreted a lunar eclipse as a sign to rebel. (true)

2. What state was the first U.S. territory to abolish slavery? (Vermont)

3. How did Nat Turner's rebellion lead to even greater violence? (White mobs killed as many as 200 innocent blacks in acts of revenge.)

4. How many states had left the Union by the time Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated? (Seven Southern states had seceded; the Confederate states would be II in all.)

5. Where and when did the American Civil War start? (The war began on April 12,1861, when Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina.)

6. What was the primary purpose of President Lincoln's decision to issue his Emancipation Proclamation? (Born out of a military necessity, the action's primary objective was to preserve the Union.)

WORLD HISTORY

1. True or False? Pliny the Elder's rescue mission saved hundreds of Pompeii residents during the eruption of Vesuvius. (False; Pliny the Elder died before he was able to rescue anyone.)

2. Pompeii was part of which empire? (Rome)

3. Besides Pompeii, Vesuvius destroyed what other towns? (Stabiae and Herculaneum)

4. Whose eyewitness accounts of Vesuvius's eruption are the only known records of that event? (Pliny the Younger)

5. Much of the land controlled by Genghis Khan at the time of his death is located in which present-day nation? (China)

6. Why did Genghis Khan's empire last so long? (He created a code of laws that ensured an orderly passage of power.)

USA

1. True or False? In many states, a convicted felon cannot vote in a federal election. (true)

2. According to some political experts, when will President Bush experience a decrease in political power? (2006)

3. At what age can a juvenile offender be tried as an adult for certain felonies? (The minimum age requirement varies by state.)

4. During his second term, President Bush has the chance to shape the future of which judicial body? (the U.S. Supreme Court)

5. Which athlete admitted that he had knowingly used steroids? (Jason Giambi)

6. Anabolic steroids are an artificial form of what male hormone? (testosterone)

NEWS

1. True or False? Condoleezza Rice worked for both President Bill Clinton and President George W. Bush. (False; she currently works for President Bush and once worked for his father, President George H. W. Bush.)

2. What is the title of the sixth Harry Potter book? (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)

3. Why did tens of thousands of Ukrainians wear the color orange while protesting an unfair presidential election? (The protesters wore orange to show their support for the main opposition party.)

4. Mahmoud Abbas, the newly elected President of the Palestinian Authority, succeeds which famous and controversial leader? (Yasir Arafat)

5. What were three murdered civil rights workers trying to do in Mississippi in 1964? (They were trying to register black voters.)

6. Before last year, when did the Boston Red Sex last win the World Series? (1918)

GRAB BAG

1. True or False? Lake Michigan is the only one of the Great Lakes located entirely within the United States. (true)

2. What group has a new museum in Washington, D.C.? (American Indians)

3. In a PISA survey, 15-year-olds from what country scored highest in math? (Finland)

4. In 2002, juveniles accounted for nearly half of all arrests for what crime? (arson)

5. What is the term for the amount by which spending exceeds one's earnings? (deficit)

6. How many states take their names from Native American groups or words used by these groups? (26)

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