WorldQuest

The Alworth Institute will host its 15th WorldQuest Competition in the 2023-2024 academic year. The game will be played in person on Tuesday, February 20, 2023 at 6:30 pm. More details coming soon.

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The 2022-2023 WorldQuest International Trivia Competition was held as a hybrid event on Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 7:00 pm.  
 

Participants played the game via Kahoot! either in person at UMD's Griggs Center or virtually through Kahoot. 

Forty-three teams (about 1/2 in-person and the other half virtually) with students, staff, and faculty from University of Minnesota Duluth, University of Wisconsin Superior, and the College of St. Scholastica, as well as community members, participated in the competition. The top three teams receive a donation from an anonymous donor to the charity/non-profit organization of their choice. The winning teams were:

First Place - TEAM CEASE! (Community member) (Playing for Citizens’ Climate Lobby - Duluth Two Harbors) (Also winner of the 2022 WorldQuest game.)

Second Place - THE COOL WIZARDS (UMD Students and friends) (Playing for the Myotisis Association)

Third Place - THE MIGHTY TEASPOONS (UMD Students) (Playing for UN Crisis Relief Ukraine Humanitarian Fund)
 
Door Prizes were awarded to individual players. The Alworth Institute would like to thank the following donors for their door prize donations to WorldQuest 2023, most of which are multi-year donors:
 
At Sara's Table Chester Creek Café (https://www.astccc.net/)
Big Apple Bagels (https://bigapplebagels.com/)
Duluth Playhouse (https://duluthplayhouse.org/)
Fitger's Inn (https://fitgers.com/)
Glensheen Mansion (https://glensheen.org/)
Great Lakes Aquarium (https://glaquarium.org/)
Gronk's Grill and Bar (https://www.gronksgrill.com/)
India Palace (218-727-8767)
La Peinado Salon & Day Spa (https://www.lapeinadosalon.com/)
Pickwick Restaurant & Pub (http://pickwickduluth.com/)
Spirit Mountain (https://spiritmt.com/)
Superior Public Museums (https://superiorpublicmuseums.org/)
Toasty's Sandwich Shop (https://www.toastysduluth.com/)
UMD Development Office (https://give.d.umn.edu/)
UMD International Programs & Services (https://ips.d.umn.edu/)
UWS Pruitt Center for Mindfulness and Well-Being (https://www.uwsuper.edu/mindfulness/index.cfm)

Zeitgeist Center for the Arts and Community (https://zeitgeistarts.com/)  

WorldQuest has been sponsored by The Alworth Institute in collaboration with Global Minnesota for 14 years. Gobal Minnesota connects individuals, organizations, and communities to the world through a unique lineup of programs that take relevant and timely information on international issues, foreign policy, and cultural topics, and provides the space and opportunity for Minnesotans to engage and discuss.