Academic WorldQuest 2010 - High Schools Compete on International Topics

Feb. 12, 2010 - PRLog -- Stamford, CT- Questions on Genocide, Oman and the World Cup will be among those asked of the 80 students competing in Academic WorldQuest on March 6, 2010, at UCONN/Stamford.  This regional competition of high school teams, each made up of four students representing grades nine through twelve, is organized by the World Affairs Forum of Fairfield and Westchester Counties.

Tony Savino, News Director, AM 1490 WGCH Greenwich, will be the Game Master for the competition, which kicks off at 9:00 A.M. and concludes at noon.  The community is invited to attend. The winning high school team will have its expenses paid to travel to Washington, DC, in April to compete in the national Academic WorldQuest.

The Seventh Annual Academic WorldQuest is made possible through the generous support of Lead Sponsors, MasterCard Worldwide and World Wrestling Entertainment, as well as the Xerox Foundation and the Hageman Foundation.

Admission is free to the public. Please contact the World Affairs Forum at 203-356-0340 or E-mail: info@worldaffairsforum.org to reserve.

The World Affairs Forum is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to expanding understanding of global affairs and America’s role in the world.  The Forum is an affiliate of the World Affairs Councils of America.

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The World Affairs Forum is a non-profit, non-partisan community organization dedicated to educating its members and the public about international developments and America’s role in the world. www.worldaffairsforum.org
Affiliate of WACA.