Answers to questions about Illinois geology, flora, fauna, water resources, and waste management were provided during the very popular Natural Resources Quiz Bowl and at several interactive exhibits and demonstrations. Held at the Illini Union on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus, the Expo called public attention to earth science issues.
Audience members cheer as classmates answer correctly, while the judges from the surveys look on.
All schools that participated in the Quiz Bowl last year returned again for a second chance at winning in their division. The Tully Monsters from Champaign's Booker T. Washington school's 5th grade get the right answer, while the Thundering Herd from Carrie Busey School in Champaign, anxiously await the next question. All participants in the Quiz Bowl, including students in the audience, received a bag of prizes, including activity books from the Department of Natural Resources, gift certificates to local bookstores, and a mineral sample. Teachers received a geode half for their classrooms. Students test their knowledge of earth materials as Phil DeMaris, Jack Masters and Randy Hughes help them match up earth materials to their everyday uses.