Academic WorldQuest

The World Affairs Council of Washington, DC will be hosting an Academic WorldQuest competition in January 2008. Academic WorldQuest is a Flagship Program of the World Affairs Council system. The game was developed by the Charlotte Council and is now widely played at the adult and high school levels around the country. It is a team game testing competitors' knowledge of international affairs, geography, history, and culture. By winning the World Affairs Council of Washington, DC competition, the winning team qualifies to compete in the World Affairs Councils of America’s national competition in Washington, DC in March 2008. The World Affairs Councils of America started the national competition in Washington, DC in March 2003.

The game is a contest between 4-person teams representing a high school or city. It is moderated by a prominent person in the field of international affairs or journalism. Teams compete by answering rounds of questions projected by PowerPoint onto a screen. The questions test their knowledge of current affairs, world leaders, geography, recent history, flags, international organizations, countries, regions, the world economy, culture, religion, and more. A full competition is 100 questions, 10 rounds of 10 questions per round. The winning team is the team with the highest number of correct answers.

The National Competition Weekend hosted by World Affairs Councils of America during March 2008. The 3-hour competition is embedded in a long weekend of activities in Washington. Friday night is a dinner and mixer. Academic WorldQuest is played on Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon is free time for the students to explore the monuments and museums in Washington, DC. Sunday morning is free time for participants to sightsee in Washington, DC.

More information will available in early Fall 2007 regarding the World Affairs Council of Washington, DC January Competition.

If you would like to participate with your team please contact Amanda Stamp, Education Director, or contact her by phone at (202) 293-1051.