Who Will Reach the Top?

You will need

•  Tablet or computer for the person asking the questions
•  Banks of questions and answers
  • Multiple choice (PDF, 1.62 MB)
•  Printer and scissors
•  With clickers:
  • Computer
  • Clickers
•  Without clickers:
  • 12 to 16 sheets of cardboard or rigid paper in four colours (three or four sheets of each colour)
  • 4 wooden stirring sticks per player
  • A few glue sticks

How it works

1. If a tablet or computer is not available, print the questions and answers double sided and cut them out to make cards. The document is set up so that the answers will print on the back of the questions.
2. If the participants are not using clickers, make four signs in different colours for each player using stirring sticks, glue and coloured cardboard.
3. Determine the maximum number of levels that a player can reach in a round (maximum number of questions to reach the top).
4. Select a player.
5. Ask a question, ideally displayed on a screen with the answer choices.
6. The player selects an answer by pressing the appropriate button on the clicker, showing the appropriate colour sign or simply stating the letter associated with their answer.
   1. If they cannot answer the question, they can use one of their three lifelines if they have not already run out (see note 1).
7. There are three possibilities:
   1. If the answer is correct and the player has not yet reached the final level, the player moves up to the next level and step 6 repeats.
   2. If the answer is correct and the player has reached the final level, the player wins. A new round with a new player can begin.
   3. If the answer is incorrect, the game ends and a new round with a new player can begin.

Note 1: Each player has three different lifelines. Each lifeline can be used only once in a round.

• 50/50: This lifeline eliminates two incorrect answers, leaving two possible answers.
• Phone a Friend: The player can get help from another player (just one).
• Ask the Audience: The player can ask the other people in the room for help. Each of those people will vote by pressing the corresponding button on the clicker or showing the sign with the colour associated with their answer.

Note 2: To make the game more interesting, the level of difficulty of the question can be increased at each level.

Curriculum focus areas

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