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Let’s Play Golf! An introduction to Economics

Let’s Play Golf! An introduction to Economics. Play Golf!. Instructions. Let’s Play Golf! - Instructions. The objective of this game, like golf, is for the teams to score the lowest possible score that they can

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Let’s Play Golf! An introduction to Economics

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  1. Let’s Play Golf! An introduction to Economics Play Golf! Instructions

  2. Let’s Play Golf! - Instructions • The objective of this game, like golf, is for the teams to score the lowest possible score that they can • The teams will be presented with 9 multi-choice questions and answers (one at a time) • Having seen the questions and possible answers the team must decide how certain they are that they know the answer. They only have 30 seconds to decide this! • If the team think they know the answer for certain they should just ring the corresponding letter on their ‘answer slips’ for each hole and present this slip to the tutor. • If a team is not certain and think that the answer could be one of two possible answers then the team can ring both answers. • If the team is very uncertain, they can ring 3 possible answers. (They can not ring all four) Scoring per hole: • Team rings only one answer and gets that answer correct – ( -2, Eagle) • Team rings two answers and one of them is correct – (-1, Birdie) • Team rings 3 answers and one of them is correct (0, par) • Team rings 3 answers and none of them is correct (+1, Bogey) • Team rings two answers and none them is correct – (+2, Double Bogey) • Team rings only one answer and that answer is incorrect – ( +3, Triple Bogey) Play Golf!

  3. Hole 1 Who is the current Business Secretary for the UK Government? • Chris Huhne • Danny Alexander • Vince Cable • Nick Clegg Practise question Start Clock 1 Reveal Answer

  4. Hole 1 Who is the current Governor of the Bank of England? • Mervyn King • Sir Edward George • Robin Leigh-Pemberton • Gordon Richardson Start Clock 1 Reveal Answer

  5. Hole 2 Which of these countries’ economies is NOT ranked as being in the top 4 largest in the World? • USA • China • Japan • Germany Start Clock 2 Reveal Answer

  6. Hole 3 George Osborne is the current Chancellor of the Exchequer. Who was his immediate predecessor? • Jack Straw • David Milliband • Alistair Darling • Alan Johnson Start Clock 3 Reveal Answer

  7. Hole 4 Who has responsibility for setting interest rates in the UK? • The Bank of England • The Government • Parliament • European Union Start Clock 4 Reveal Answer

  8. Hole 5 How many countries are in the European Union? • 25 • 27 • 28 • 29 Start Clock 5 Reveal Answer

  9. Hole 6 What happened to the level of unemployment in the UK between April and June 2011 • Decreased • Increased • Remained roughly the same • Decreased generally but increased for women Start Clock 6 Reveal Answer

  10. Hole 7 Who replaced the disgraced Dominique Strauss-Kahn as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund in July 2011? • Christine Lagarde • Stanley Fischer • Trevor Manuel • Thomas Mirow Start Clock 7 Reveal Answer

  11. Hole 8 Which of these EU countries has the Euro as its currency? • Norway • Denmark • Slovenia • Poland Start Clock 8 Reveal Answer

  12. Hole 9 Which of these countries is the richest per head of population (GDP per capita)? • Germany • Switzerland • Denmark • Luxembourg Start Clock 9 Reveal Answer

  13. Student team sheet Let’s Play Golf! - Instructions • The objective of this game, like golf, is for your team to score as low as possible • You will be presented with 9 multi-choice questions and answers (one at a time) • Having seen the questions and possible answers you must decide how certain you are that you know the answer. Be careful – there is a time limit • If you think you know the answer for certain you should just ring the corresponding letter on their ‘answer slips’ below for each hole and present this slip to the tutor. • If your team is not certain and think that the answer could be one of two possible answers then you can ring both answers. • If the team is very uncertain, you can ring 3 possible answers. (You can not ring all four) Scoring per hole: • Team rings only one answer and gets that answer correct – ( -2, Eagle) • Team rings two answers and one of them is correct – (-1, Birdie) • Team rings 3 answers and one of them is correct (0, par) • Team rings 3 answers and none of them is correct (+1, Bogey) • Team rings two answers and none them is correct – (+2, Double Bogey) • Team rings only one answer and that answer is incorrect – ( +3, Triple Bogey) Hole 9 Team Name: A B C D Hole 8 Team Name: A B C D Hole 7 Team Name: A B C D Hole 6 Team Name: A B C D Hole 5 Team Name: A B C D Hole 4 Team Name: A B C D Hole 3 Team Name: A B C D Hole 2 Team Name: A B C D Hole 1 Team Name: A B C D

  14. Tutor scoresheet Let’s Play Golf!

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