If you know the answers to what the Beatles’ last album was and what forms of plant ginkgo and yew are, then you might have what it takes.
Central Alberta students from Grade 7 to 12 converged on PSC Tuesday, March 1 for the Reach competition that pits academic and trivia questions on students.
Teams were scattered through the halls of PSC answering questions such as: If a=3 and b=2 what is the value of a squared -b squared and What television show was a spin-off of All in the Family? Each team was comprised of a different age group and would receive a different set of challenges said organizer and social studies teacher Rob Haggarty.
Questions included pop culture, math, science and literature, explained Haggarty.
PSC, along with St. Augustine Catholic School and other central Alberta schools such as Bentley and Lacombe brought teams vying for bragging rights and a chance at zones and then to provincials.
“The senior questions are pretty high level,” said Haggarty.
Senior students deal with more technical questions in the math and literature challenges. Trivia questions were tough as well for some teams who may not be familiar with 1970s pop culture. Haggarty said they start practicing in November.
He enjoys the competition and suggests it gives students, not inclined to sports, a chance to compete for their school. Plus all the grade levels interact with each other, he added.
The next round of the challenge will again be held at PSC on Tuesday, March 15.