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Welcome to WorldQuest 2011

Welcome to WorldQuest 2011. April 26, 2011 Grupp Fireside Lounge, Canisius College. Event Sponsor. Event Presenters. Canisius College International Institute of Buffalo World Trade Center Buffalo Niagara. Prize Donors. Hart Hotels LASERTRON Turkish Cultural Center Sweetness 7

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Welcome to WorldQuest 2011

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  1. Welcome to WorldQuest 2011 April 26, 2011 Grupp Fireside Lounge, Canisius College

  2. Event Sponsor

  3. Event Presenters Canisius College International Institute of Buffalo World Trade Center Buffalo Niagara

  4. Prize Donors • Hart Hotels • LASERTRON • Turkish Cultural Center • Sweetness 7 Thank you!

  5. Judges • Dr. Charles Anderson • President, Jamaican American Association of Buffalo • Mr. Richard Bryan • Headmaster, Nichols School • Mr. Tom Beauford • First Vice President, HSBC Bank & IIB Board President • Dr. Ed Clausen • Vice President for Academic Affairs & Dean of Daemen College • Mr. Geoff Kelly • Editor, Artvoice

  6. Master of Ceremonies Peter Anderson, Local Media Personality Former host of Time Warner Cable’s, All that Matters

  7. Rules of Competition • Teams consist of 6 players • The MC asks a question, which is projected on the screen. • Teams have a maximum of 60 seconds to discuss & decide on an answer. • There will be 6 rounds of 8 questions each. • Answer sheets for each round will be a different color & will be collected at the end of each round. • All points are awarded to the team; not individual players. • Each question is worth 1 point. • Teams that are tied for first place at the end of the final round will compete in a tiebreaker!

  8. General Rules • Personal names: Last names suffice, unless otherwise indicated. • Country names: Any answer that clearly & properly identifies a country will receive credit; even if there may be a more precise, technical name. • Spelling: Scorers will follow the “close enough” rule. • There is no deduction for wrong answers unless otherwise noted. Feel free to guess! • Please turn off and put away all cell phones, laptops, and other portable electronic devices.

  9. Categories • Round 1: Pop Culture • Round 2: History & Geography • Round 3: Africa • 5 minute break • Round 4: Arts & Language • Round 5: Current Events • Round 6: Global Buffalo • Tiebreakers (if necessary)

  10. Round One Pop Culture You will need your purple answer sheet for this round.

  11. Question #1 Following the trend of Hollywood and Bollywood, the growing film industry of which of the following countries has come to be called Nollywood? a. Norway b. New Zealand c. Nicaragua d. Nigeria

  12. Question #2 Which of the following Broadway Musicals, based off of an 1891 German play, has been called ‘one of the most censored plays of all time’ for the sensitive nature of its subject matter; discussing topics like homosexuality, suicide, and abortion? a. Wicked b. Rent c. Spring Awakening d. The Book of Mormon

  13. Question #3 Short Answer: What is the name of the European prince who, after proposing to his girlfriend in Kenya last October, will marry her on April 29th in a ceremony at Westminster Abbey?

  14. Question #4 In March 2011, Lady Gaga urged fans in this country, whose population is 60% Muslim, to protest the government’s censoring of her song Born This Way. a. Liberia b. Kazakhstan c. Malaysia d. Bulgaria

  15. Question #5 In 2007, American media personality, Oprah Winfrey, started the Leadership Academy for Girls in Henley-on-Klip. The Academy aims to educate girls who are talented academically, but who come from “disadvantaged backgrounds.” In what country is the Academy located? a. South Africa b. Tanzania c. Botswana d. Angola

  16. Question #6 The first woman elected to the Toronto City Council served from 1920 – 1921. What was her name? a. Esther Shiner b. Olivia Chow c. Gloria Lindsay Luby d. Constance E. Hamilton

  17. Question #7 The NBA began its playoff season on April 16th with a record-breaking 84 international players from 38 countries & territories. Which country is the most represented, with 11 current NBA players? a. France b. Nigeria c. Brazil d. Senegal

  18. Question #8 Short Answer: What is the name of the Irish band whose ongoing 2011 tour, called 360o, became the highest grossing tour in history on April 10th?

  19. End of Round 1 Answer sheets will now be collected.

  20. Answers to Round 1 • (d) Nigeria • (c) Spring Awakening • Prince William or William • (c) Malaysia • (a) South Africa • (d) Constance E. Hamilton • (a) France • U2

  21. Round Two History & Geography You will need your yellow answer sheet for this round.

  22. Question #1 Short Answer: What is the name of this memorial; for which construction began in the city of Agra in 1631?

  23. Question #2 Even though Yungas Road is less than 50 miles long, it was once called the “world’s most dangerous road” by the BBC. The Yungas, which claims the lives of 200 – 300 people annually, runs through the Andes Mountains in which country? a. Uruguay b. Bolivia c. Paraguay d. Peru

  24. Question #3 Hispaniola is an island measuring about 30,000 square miles and is shared by which two countries? a. Haiti & Dominican Republic b. Jamaica & Antigua c. St. Lucia & Grenada d. Barbados & Dominica

  25. Question #4 ShortAnswer: Name this sporting competition that was last played in its ancientform in 393 AD; and first played in its modern form in 1896.

  26. Question #5 Which of the following cities is famous for being both the hometown of Beethoven, and for serving as the capital of West Germany from 1949 until the two German states reunited? a. Berlin b. Bonn c. Frankfurt d. Munich

  27. Question #6 Angel Falls is the world’s tallest waterfall, measuring 3,212 feet high and 500 feet wide at its base. Due to the dense jungle surrounding it, the best view of the cataract is an aerial one. In what country can you find Angel Falls? a. Venezuela b. Mexico c. Brasil d. Argentina

  28. Question #7 In addition to the remains of Qin Emperor Shi Huang, his mausoleum (which was unearthed in 1974) contained over 7,000 terracotta warriors. The site is believed to provide a clear snapsnot of the military during the time period of 475-221 BC. In what country were the terracotta warriors discovered? a. South Korea b. Vietnam c. China d. Japan

  29. Question #8 The River Seine is a 500 mile waterway whose path caused the formation of two natural islands within the city limits of which European capital? a. Brussels b. Paris c. Madrid d. Lisbon

  30. End of Round 2 Answer sheets will now be collected.

  31. Answers to Round 2 • Taj or Taj Mahal • (b) Bolivia • (a) Haiti & Dominican Republic • Olympics or Olympic Games • (b) Bonn • (a) Venezuela • (c) China • (b) Paris

  32. Round Three Africa You will need your green answer sheet for this round.

  33. Question #1 The Kimberley Process refers to a United Nations’ mandate first discussed in 2000 in a South African town of the same name. Those meetings, which were alluded to at the end of a 2006 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, created the Process that regulates the trade of which African export? a. Oil b. Coffee c. Sugar d. Diamonds

  34. Question #2 Journey Without Maps is a non-fiction account of Graham Greene’s 1935 visit to an African republic that was officially established on July 26, 1847 by freed American slaves. Which of the following is the subject of Greene’s book? a. Mozambique b. Liberia c. Gambia d. Ghana

  35. Question #3 Which of the following is not one of the 53 member states of the African Union; an organization whose mission it is see “an integrated, prosperous, and peaceful Africa”? a. Morocco b. Burkina Faso c. Somalia d. Rwanda

  36. Question #4 Short Answer: In political geography, the term enclave refers to a country that is located completely within another nation. What is the name of the enclave that is shaded in green in this picture?

  37. Question #5 In 1974, the remains of Lucy, a 4 million-year old hominid, were excavated in the Lower Valley of the Awash. It is believed that the discovery significantly impacted our understanding of human evolution. In what country is the Awash River located? a. Ethiopia b. Nigeria c. Tanzania d. Togo

  38. Question #6 What is the name of this famous waterfall that is 1 mile wide, 350 feet deep, and which lies on the border of Zambia & Zimbabwe – a result of the Zambezi River? a. Langfoss Falls b. Tugela Falls c. Victoria Falls d. Niagara Falls

  39. Question #7 Short Answer: Name the island nation that is located off the eastern coast of Africa, and whose capital city is Antananarivo – with a population of almost 22 million.

  40. Question #8 Even though many of Cape Verde’s 516,000 residents speak Crioulo primarily, it is not the nation’s official tongue. Which of the following is the official language of Cape Verde? a. Portuguese b. Spanish c. Arabic d. Berber

  41. End of Round 3 Answer sheets will now be collected.

  42. Answers to Round 3 • (d) Diamonds • (b) Liberia • (a) Morocco • Lesotho • (a) Ethiopia • (c) Victoria Falls • Madagascar • (a) Portuguese

  43. Round Four Arts & Language You will need your blue answer sheet for this round.

  44. Question #1 Which of the following islands in Oceania has a population of 6.5 million people and 3 official languages; even though its heterogeneous population is believed to speak over 800 languages in total? a. Papua New Guinea b. Easter Island c. Coral Sea Islands d. Fiji

  45. Question #2 The Angklung, whose name means incomplete tone, is an Indonesian instrument that is closely connected to traditional ceremonies. From what material is the Angklung made? a. Maple b. Bamboo c. Cedar d. Pine

  46. Question #3 Short Answer: Name this artistic genre that includes dance, music, & poetry; and is considered to be the cultural hallmark of the lower classes of Argentina and Uruguay.

  47. Question #4 Some historians estimate that this Elizabethan Era writer invented about 1,500 words that were subsequently added to the English language. Which of the following authors is believed to be responsible for words like fashionable, enchanted, and accused? a. Thomas Wyatt b. William Shakespeare c. John Fletcher d. Sir Philip Sidney

  48. Question #5 Which of the following: has been passed down orally for over 3,500 years; communicates the tenets of Hinduism; and is considered by UNESCO to be “one of the world’s oldest surviving cultural traditions”? a. Homeric Hymns b. Hadith c. Orphic Poems d. The Vedas

  49. Question #6 This craft has come to be known as one of the most recognizable symbols of Croatian identity. Although Americans associate it closely with the winter season, it is actually a year-round artistic expression for Europeans. Which of the following is a keystone of Croatian culture? a. Making hot chocolate b. Hanging mistletoe c. Decorating gingerbread d. Building snowmen

  50. Question #7 Short Answer: Name this Mexican painter who is famous for her self-portraits, like the one seen here, and who is often regarded as an ambassador of her culture; once being quoted as saying: “I never painted my dreams, I painted my own reality.”

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