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"Academic WorldQuest 2010
International Quiz Competition for High Schools"
AWQ 2010 Competition
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Planned Remarks:
What’s WorldQuest?
It’s a team trivia game testing each competitor’s knowledge of international affairs, geography, history and culture with questions on current events and fun facts. Teams for the local contest consist of four to eight high school students from the same school. Teams for the national competition consist of four members. Teams compete by answering rounds of questions testing their knowledge of world affairs. More information can be found by clicking on the Academic WorldQuest link in the left-hand column.
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Speaker's Biography:
Academic WorldQuest is a flagship program of the World Affairs Councils of America, now widely played at the adult and high school levels around the country. The contest was invented by the Charlotte (NC) Council and now is widely played at the adult and high school levels around the nation. The World Affairs Councils of America started the national competition in Washington, D.C., in March 2003. Participants come from high schools who have won local competitions sponsored by World Affairs Councils throughout the United States.
2009 Competition:
On February 28, 2009, Saint Andrews High School from Boca Raton won the local competition for the third year in a row, beating out high school teams from Alexander Dreyfoos School of the Arts from West Palm Beach; American Heritage from Delray Beach; St. Edwards from Vero Beach; Seminole Ridge from Loxahatchee, and Suncoast from Riviera Beach. Saint Andrews represented our Council in the National contest in Washington D.C. on April 4, against 50 teams from across the United States
2010 Sponsor:
The World Affairs Council of the Florida Palm Beaches is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization. We solicit contributions from our membership, local businesses and individuals to sponsor our high school teams and the winning high school team to Washington, D.C.
AWQ2010 donors:
Taipei Economic & Cultural Office-Miami
Northern Trust Bank-Delray Beach
Diane & Rick Klingman
Joan Diamond
George Johnson
Ellen & Al Perlman
Arlene & David Rubin
Moses Sternlieb
Frank Melograno
Jeannine Merrien
Joan & Lyle Brundage
Lurana Campanaro
Marie & Theodore Deckert
Mireille Gerard
David Moulton
Phyllis Greisdorf
Susanne Kaletsch
Jennifer Chapdelaine
Contacts for Information:
Kim Tisdale, WAC executive director. (561) 308-6393; kim@worldaffairsflorida.org
Cyrille Lazo, School Coordinator for AWQ 2010, (561) 998-2002; cyrillelazo@comcast.net
Website: www.worldaffairsflorida.org
WAC Telephone: 561-236-1825
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World Affairs Council of the Florida Palm Beaches
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