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Florida
State Fair Skill-a-thon Manual |
Florida 4-H Youth Dog Quiz
Bowl
The 4-H Dog Quiz Bowl is a competition which tests your
knowledge of dogs. The competition is conducted in a format similar to
Collegiate Bowl or Family Feud, questions will be given to a team or to an
individual who must buzz in and give the correct answer. We will count the
right answers-no deductions are taken for wrong answers.
Rules:
Two teams of four members will compete against each other. You can come as
a team or form one there. Be sure to name your team. There are no age divisions
at this time. Each game will last for 10 minutes, regardless of the number of
questions asked.
The first round will be toss up questions. A question
will be read and the first person on the team who buzzed in will be allowed 4
seconds to answer. If an incorrect answer is given, the other team will be
given a chance to answer it correctl
- Basic
questions are worth 1 point
- Photos of
dogs will be shown and worth 3 points:
- Name the
breed, AKC group, and Country of Orig
Certain
questions will have bonus points possible for an additional point.
example: Name one breed with different height divisions Bonus: name 2
more.
The
second round is individual questions were only two participates are
allowed to compete at a time. Again, the question is asked and the one who
buzzes in first is given 4 seconds to answer correctly.
Score and Prizes
The total scores will be kept for the day and the team with the
highest correct answers will win first place. Prizes will be given for First,
Second, Third and Fourth place as well as participation. Every one will get at
least one or more prizes. Who can play?
4-H Dog members ages 8-18 are encouraged to participate. Other 4-H
members are welcome. Sometimes, we will ask adults to give it a try.
Where? At various 4-H Dog Shows during the year
including State Fair. Call Katherine Croft or June Lyness and we can bring this
Dog Bowl to your show. Katherine Croft mball49@peoplepc.com or phone
868-665-4200 June Lyness
dogfan101@aol.com or phone 863-324-1495
Where to find Study
Material:
- The AKC Dog
Book for Kids (any edition) questions not used- breeds added after 2000;
- 4-H Obedience
Rule Book (AKC rules for Novice, Open and Rally which can also found at
(www.akc.org ) http://www.akc.org/
- Last year's
State Fair Dog Skill-a-thon; and
- Current
year's State Fair Dog Skill-a-thon.
How can you
help? As you study, write some questions and send them to us. Be sure to
include what material it came from noting the page number as well. Volunteers
are needed at each competition to read questions, time, keep score and act as
judges (answers will be provided).
Sample
Questions: ACK -226
Name two skin diseases of dogs that can be transmitted to humans.
Ringworm and mange.
Florida 4-H Dog Quiz Bowl Contacts:
Katherine Croft at mball49@peoplepc.com phone 868-665-4200
June Lyness at dogfan101@aol.com phone 863-324-1495
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