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Questions from the 20th Annual Geography Quiz Bowl
Q: The Louisiana Territory was purchased from France or Spain in 1803?
A: France
Q: What is the small country situated between Belgium, France and Germany?
A: Luxembourg
Q: The Yucatan Peninsula is approximately 90 miles west of what island nation?
A: Cuba
Q: The Thar Desert is in what country?
A: India
Q: This 1607 settlement was the first permanent English settlement in America?
A: Jamestown
Q: What word does Ecuador translate into in English?
A: Equator
Q: What island chain did Charles Darwin visit in 1835 to collect fossil samples?
A: Galapagos Islands
Q: What is the deepest freshwater lake in the world?
A: Lake Baikal
Q: The Alamo is in what U.S. city?
A: San Antonio

Related Photos

• Champs: The Otter Creek Middle School team won this year's Geography Quiz Bowl. Pictured are: Harry Chambers, Jared Wells, coach Nikki Matthews, Isaac White and Tyler Knierim. Jim Avelis

  

• Looking good: Jared Wells, center, allows himself a slight grin as his Otter Creek Middle School team's victory becomes evident. With him are Tyler Knierin, left and Harry Chambers. Jim Avelis

  

• Heads together: The North Clay team of Jonathan Burns, Zene Colson and Minh Tong look over a question during the first round of the Geography Quiz Bowl Wednesday evening at Sarah Scott Middle School. Jim Avelis

  

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March 18, 2010

World Beaters: Otter Creek Middle School wins 20th Annual Geography Quiz Bowl

Questions range from naming nations to identifying landmarks

Brian Boyce The Tribune-Star The Tribune Star Fri Mar 19, 2010, 04:09 PM EDT

TERRE HAUTE —  

After nearly two hours of intellectual battle, four Otter Creek Middle School students proved masters of the world.

“Yes, we’ve been laboring, it’s been arduous. But finally, after two years we did it,” Otter Creek eighth grader Jared Wells said after his team toppled perennial champ Woodrow Wilson at the 20th Annual Geography Quiz Bowl.

The Sarah Scott Middle School gymnasium was packed with the parents and families of 10 Wabash Valley middle school teams competing in the quiz bowl Wednesday evening. The competition kicked off at 7 p.m. and didn’t conclude until 8:45 p.m. A total of 65 geography questions were asked in the contest’s four rounds.

Bryan Taylor of the Kiwanis Club of Terre Haute, served as co-coordinator of the event and noted how well this year’s electronic scoring system was working. “Actually, it’s going really well,” he said during the intermission before the final round took place.

Ross Cadick, a U.S. history teacher at Sarah Scott, explained the new system works on a radio frequency. Each team was given a clicker, and after answering their question, would hit “A” if they’d been correct or “B” if they were wrong. A teacher sat at each table to supervise. The clickers allowed for instant scoring updates as Otter Creek led the pack going into the final round.

Cameron Craig, a geography/climatologist with Eastern Illinois University, created the questions.

“I’ve been doing it since 2000,” he said of the area program. The goal, he said, is to challenge students with questions about a world in which names of nations change constantly. “It’s a challenge to come up with the questions because I’m used to teaching college students.”

Questions ranged from naming locations and historical data to identifying pictures of nations.

Otter Creek maintained a comfortable lead throughout the rounds, ending the finals with a total of 700 points for its first win in years. Cross-town rival Woodrow Wilson has won the bowl four consecutive years, and six out of the last seven.

“I’m just excited because I’m a sixth grader and this is my first year in it,” Otter Creek student Harry Matthews said.

Brian Boyce can be reached at 812-231-4253 or brian.boyce@tribstar.com.

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