Knowledge bowl.

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

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 our most recent issues: September 5, September 19, and October 3.

To play, 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, in order, answering the questions. Players also take turns within their teams.

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

QUESTIONS

WORLD

1. True or False? Ibrahim al-Jaafari is the recently deposed dictator of Iraq. (false, he is Prime Minister; the dictator was Saddam Hussein)

2. Name the U.S. law enforcement body charged with stopping illegal entries across the U.S.-Mexico border. (U.S. Border Patrol)

3. What has Hosni Mubarak been since 1981? (President of Egypt)

4. People paid to smuggle people illegally across the U.S.-Mexico border are known as what? (coyotes)

5. Which group, Shiites or Sunnis, is a majority among Muslims worldwide but a minority in Iraq? (Sunnis)

6. What is a madrasa? (a school that teaches basic subjects along with Islam)

AMERICAN HISTORY

I. True or False? Before the American Revolution, many colonists thought of themselves as British. (true)

2. Who was Britain's King during the American Revolution? (George III)

3. What country's fleet forced the surrender of Hew Amsterdam? (England)

4. Name the agreement signed by the first settlers of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts. (the Mayflower Compact)

5. Why did the Separatists who settled Plymouth Colony leave England? (Their beliefs differed from teachings of the Church of England.)

6. Who was Peter Stuyvesant? (the last director of New Netherland)

WORLD HISTORY

1. True or False? The ancient city of Babylon was located in what today is the nation of Iran. (false; Iraq)

2. The people of ancient Egypt lived close to what major river? (the Nile)

3. People of ancient Egypt who earned a living with their writing and reading skills were called what? (scribes)

4. What was the Code of Hammurabi? (one of the earliest systems of laws)

5. Why did the people of ancient Egypt embalm the dead? (They believed that a person's spirit lives as long as the body lasts.)

6. Babylon was in a region called Mesopotamia, which means what? (between rivers)

USA/NEWS SPECIAL

I. True or False? New Orleans was the only place damaged by Hurricane Katrina. (false; towns and cities along the Gulf of Mexico were harmed)

2. What document guarantees basic freedoms to every American? (the U.S. Constitution)

3. What do Kids Voting USA volunteers do? (teach kids how to fill out ballots, so they will understand how to vote)

4. What is MP3? (a form of digital storage that greatly compresses the size of music files)

5. To what two places did most New Orleanians who stayed in the city go for shelter from Hurricane Katrina and the flood? (the Superdome and the Convention Center)

6. What does the Chris Bosh Foundation do? (teaches underprivileged kids about the importance of sports and education)

NEWS

1. True or False? Discovery returned safely from the first space shuttle mission since 2003. (true)

2. Bombers struck the subways and a bus last summer in which European city? (London)

3. A new U.S. law will make what change in daylight saving time? (extend it by four weeks)

4. Who was recently nominated first as Associate Justice, then as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court? (John G. Roberts)

5. Whose 19-year term as Chief Justice ended recently, and why? (William Rehnquist; he died)

6. Name the federal agency that recently released a new food pyramid. (U.S. Department of Agriculture)

GRAB BAG

1. True or False? Latitude measures distance north and south of the equator. (true)

2. What do cartographers do? (make maps)

3. What map feature helps you determine direction? (a compass rose)

4. Name the actor who plays Harry Potter in the film series. (Daniel Radcliffe)

5. When is Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated? (September 15 to October 15)

6. James Dean was a film actor of the 1950s known for playing what? (rebellious youths)