Let’s Play Golf! An introduction to Economics

Let’s Play Golf!An introduction to Economics

Instructions Play Golf!

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!

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Hole 1 Who is the current Business Secretary for the UK Government?

A. Chris Huhne

B. Danny Alexander

C. Vince Cable

D. Nick Clegg

Reveal Answer

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Practisequestion

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Hole 1 Who is the current Governor of the Bank of England?

A. Mervyn King

B. Sir Edward George

C. Robin Leigh-Pemberton

D. Gordon Richardson

Reveal Answer

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Hole 2 Which of these countries’ economies is NOT ranked as being in the top 4 largest in the World?

A. USA

B. China

C. Japan

D. Germany

Reveal Answer

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Hole 3 George Osborne is the current Chancellor of the Exchequer. Who was his immediate predecessor?

A. Jack Straw

B. David Milliband

C. Alistair Darling

D. Alan Johnson

Reveal Answer

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Hole 4 Who has responsibility for setting interest rates in the UK?

A. The Bank of England

B. The Government

C. Parliament

D. European Union

Reveal Answer

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Hole 5 How many countries are in the European Union?

A. 25

B. 27

C. 28

D. 29

Reveal Answer

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Hole 6 What happened to the level of unemployment in the UK between April and June 2011

A. Decreased

B. Increased

C. Remained roughly the same

D. Decreased generally but increased for women

Reveal Answer

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Hole 7 Who replaced the disgraced Dominique Strauss-Kahn as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund in July 2011?

A. Christine Lagarde

B. Stanley Fischer

C. Trevor Manuel

D. Thomas Mirow

Reveal Answer

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Hole 8 Which of these EU countries has the Euro as its currency?

A. Norway

B. Denmark

C. Slovenia

D. Poland

Reveal Answer

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Hole 9 Which of these countries is the richest per head of population (GDP per capita)?

A. Germany

B. Switzerland

C. Denmark

D. Luxembourg

Reveal Answer

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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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Score for hole

Running total

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Hole 4Team

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Hole 6Team

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Hole 7Team

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Hole 8Team

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Hole 9Team

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Let’s Play Golf! Tutor scoresheetHole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Team 1 Score

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Team 4 Score

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