Academic WorldQuest

Ages:High School

Types:Tournament, Performance

Categories:General Knowledge, Global Affairs, History

Scope:National

Registration

Entry Fee: $

Contact


waca@worldaffairscouncils.org

Academic WorldQuest tests players’ knowledge of current international politics, geography, global economics, history, and world cultures.

Some 50 World Affairs Councils hold local Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) competitions for high school students in their communities. Since 2003, winning teams have traveled to Washington, DC, every April to vie for the national championship.

Four-person teams compete by answering multiple-choice questions divided into ten unique and engaging thematic categories.

Students across the country participate in competitions hosted by 50 local World Affairs Councils across the United States. Winning teams are invited to represent their high school, city, and local council at the national competition held in the spring each year in Washington, DC.
This competition has not yet listed it's awards.

Website: https://www.worldaffairscouncils.org/WorldQuest/

Managing Organization: The World Affairs Councils of America

Contact:

waca@worldaffairscouncils.org

Eligibility:
U.S. high school students

Registration Opens: January 1, 1970

Registration Closes: January 1, 1970

Overview

Academic WorldQuest tests players’ knowledge of current international politics, geography, global economics, history, and world cultures.

Some 50 World Affairs Councils hold local Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) competitions for high school students in their communities. Since 2003, winning teams have traveled to Washington, DC, every April to vie for the national championship.

Process

Four-person teams compete by answering multiple-choice questions divided into ten unique and engaging thematic categories.

Criteria

Students across the country participate in competitions hosted by 50 local World Affairs Councils across the United States. Winning teams are invited to represent their high school, city, and local council at the national competition held in the spring each year in Washington, DC.

Awards

This competition has not yet listed it's awards.

Participate

Website: https://www.worldaffairscouncils.org/WorldQuest/

Managing Organization: The World Affairs Councils of America

Contact:

waca@worldaffairscouncils.org

Entry Fee:

Eligibility:
U.S. high school students

Deadlines

Registration Opens: January 1, 1970

Registration Closes: January 1, 1970