Current Events

While preparing for and playing Current Events, players learn about the major political and cultural events of the most recent calendar year. They learn to be aware of what is happening to them, their country, and their world. The knowledge gained from playing Current Events leads to more informed and responsible future citizens.

Elementary Division (grades 4-6) questions are composed with easier language than for the Middle Division (grades 7-8). At the Junior and Senior Divisions (grades 9-12) events referred to are more detailed.

Current Events is a question and response game. Students sit in groups of three or four for purposes of checking each other’s answers and keeping score. Many such groups may be playing simultaneously in the same room.

There are two rounds of play for Current Events, the Lightning Round and the Wager Round. Questions are read by a central reader. In the Lightning Round, in all of the 18 questions read, on the following six categories is covered: People in the News, Sports, Entertainment, Disasters, Science/Technology and Business/Economy. The point values of each question are determined ahead of time (2, 4 or 6). Players score the point value for a correct answer and zero (0) for an incorrect answer.

Senior Division Individuals

1. Wade Rogers | NOAGL | LA

2. Andrew Woods | Blackhawk | PA

3. Aditya Narayanan | Palm Beach County | FL

Senior Division Teams

1. “B”Team Stole Our Name | Palm Beach County | FL

2. BCAGL Better than 2020 | Beaver County | PA

3. Age of Omicron | WPAGL | PA

Junior Division Individuals

1. Jeremiah Alondra | Palm Beach County | PA

2. Sam Haas | Beaver Falls | PA

3. Ryan Vukovcan | Hopewell | PA

Junior Division Teams

1. Putin A Title | Palm Beach County | FL

2. What Year is it? | IU4 | PA

3. Dethrone King Richard | WPAGL | PA

Middle Division Individuals

1. Sameer Vines | Detroit | MI

2. Eli Grave de Peralta | Palm Beach County | FL

3. Cole Kudiak | Lakeview | PA

Middle Division Teams

1. One Party System | IU4 | PA

2. May Contain Fake News | Palm Beach County | FL

3. Detroit Mackenzie Donut Lords | Detroit | MI

Elementary Division Individuals

1. Poojit Sambangi | Palm Beach County | FL

2. Ashwath Rajesh | Palm Beach County | FL

3. Anishaa Sundaram | Palm Beach County | FL

Elementary Division Teams

1. #INDIAN | Palm Beach County | FL

2. Detroit Mackenzie It’s All About The Foo | Detroit | MI

3. Elon Musk Bought Twitter | Palm Beach County | FL

Senior Current Events Champions

“B”Team Stole Our Name

Junior Current Events Champions

Putin A Title

Middle Current Events Champions

One Party System

Elementary Current Events Champions #INDIAN