West Virginia Farm Bureau invites 4-H and FFA high school students to compete in our fifth annual West Virginia Farm Bureau 4-H and FFA Quiz Bowl to be held on Saturday, November 9, 2024 at Days Inn & Suites, Sutton, WV during the WVFB Annual Meeting. Teams will be asked to arrive no later than 8:30 a.m. for the competition.
Teams of four will compete in seven rounds, and the final four teams will compete in front of our membership in the large meeting room at WVFB Annual Meeting. Topics will include: General agriculture; Farm safety; Farm to Fork; State agriculture laws; US Constitution; WV Constitution; the legislative process; Civics and others.
Resources for this quiz bowl are: The Agriculture Statistics Book https://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/West_Virginia/index.php); The United States Constitution; The West Virginia Constitution; American Farm Bureau Federation’s website (https://www.fb.org/); West Virginia Farm Bureau’s website (http://www.wvfarm.org/); The Civics (History and Government) Questions for the Naturalization Test https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship); West Virginia State Code Chapter 19, articles 1, 1A, 2, 2B, 17, 18, 19 (Subsections of 19 2-8), articles 35-37. (http://code.wvlegislature.gov/19/); and other sources.
We will only be accepting eight (8) teams to compete for monetary prize packages for first, second and third place teams. An individual scholarship prize package will also be awarded to the first-place team. The teams will be selected on a first come, first served basis, and any who register after eight (8) teams have already registered will receive a letter indicating that the competition is full for the year.
Teams must register by October 31, 2024 by filling out the attached form and submitting it to Steve Butler at West Virginia Farm Bureau via email [email protected], or fax 304-472-6554.
Your county Farm Bureau might be interested in assisting with your team travel costs. Contact Patty Sayre at (304) 472-2080 x 300 to get your county president’s phone number. We look forward to celebrating our future agricultural leaders at the West Virginia Farm Bureau’s Annual Meeting in November.
Download the Registration Form: https://wvfarm.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Quiz-Bowl-Registration-Form.docx
Download the Contest Rules: https://wvfarm.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Quiz-Bowl-Contest-Rules-2024.doc
