Modified game from Three Wise Monkeys

[Virginia]

Ahhhh, Three Wise Monkeys, how I love you. When I tire of making up my own games etc, I know that I can count on you to give me new ideas. But, your lessons are all Japan oriented and Sweetie, that just don't fly at all here in good ol' South Korea.

I love this game here... Gambling or Want to Make a Bet? It looks pretty neat, and once the kids understand how it works, I'm sure that it will be an awesome new take on the whole trivia game thing.

Original Three Wise Monkeys activity (with full explanation) can be found at:http://www.edochan.com/teaching/gambling.htm

All I did was change the questions around...

[Virginia]

Right... ummm, the answers:

1. human = 44.6 km/h; elephant = 40 km/h
2. black
3. bananas
4. 800
5> cat (16 hours/day)
6. car was invented in 1889; motorcycle was invented in 1885
7. pig = 17.6 km/h; chicken = 14.4 km/h
8. kangaroo = 7 years; leopard = 12 years (lifespan in captivity)
9. 250,000,000,000
10. China = 9,596,960 km2; Canada = 9,984,670 km2
11. walrus = 2,000 pounds; gorilla = 400 pounds
12. 50 pounds a day!
13. Korea = 48.8 million; Canada = 33.1 million
14. Halla-san = 1,950m; K2 = 8,613m
15. 57 (average)

In teams, kids begin by wagering for questions 1 - 10 - must wager 2 to 5 points per question. After question 10, let them bet as much as they want, even if they lose the whole thing.