Acquiring knowledge about the world one question at a time

Ayoub Ansari

“In December 2008 Israel attacked what occupied territory? a) West Bank, b) Golan Heights, c) Gaza Strip.”

This was one of the questions participants of World Quest 2009 were required to answer.

If you know the answer to this question then you should have participated in World Quest. And if you don’t, than you were probably better off doing whatever you were doing—or maybe you could have just watched and learned more about the world we all live in. (For the record the answer is Gaza Strip)

World Quest 2009 kick-started the International Education Week at Lakehead and was held in the Agora. The Quest is an international quiz game, object to see which team was most knowledgeable on current international affairs.

Vice President of Finance, Josh Kolic, hosted the event for the third time.

“We were trying to raise awareness about various international issues while at the same time ensure that all groups had a great time in a fun and educational environment.”

There were five teams that took part in World Quest 2009. One group represented the international group, the others consisted of LUSU board of directors, the Political Science Club, and Residence Life. The last consisted of students who weren’t representing any group.

Reynolds Okoh and Ronald Ugorji were two of the participants who represented the International Group. They said it was an eye-opening experience and they gained more insight about other cultures.

Both had one issue with the quiz: although it was a quiz on international affairs, they estimate 40 per cent of the questions were on Canada and as International students they had a hard time answering Canadian questions. For example: assemble a list of Canadian Prime Ministers in order.

Kolic says he enjoyed hosting the event and says it was learning experience for him also.

The VP of Finance says the students can feel free to contact him if they would like to hold another World Quest at any time.

Tanka Awosika, an International Student Advisor, organized the International Education Week. A six-hour documentary-marathon on Africa that was screened in the study earlier in the week.