Credit Union Schools Quiz 2011

 

With over 25,000 children under 13 years of age expected to compete this year, the Irish League of Credit Unions’ School Quiz, now in its 20th year, is one of the biggest quizzes in Ireland for children. This major schools competition, run throughout the winter in communities all over Ireland, is organised by volunteers from the ILCU’s 500 affiliated credit unions.

 

The 2011 Credit Union All Ireland Schools Quiz will stimulate and encourage young minds to expand their general knowledge as well as teaching young people essential team-working skills.

 

CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES TO THE 2011 CREDIT UNION SCHOOLS QUIZ

 

Teams must submit their entry on the official entry form by Friday 21 January 2011 to their local credit union.      

Entry Forms are available at participating credit unions. CU Locator

 

For more information, please click here.

 

 

 

Who’s the Clever one? The Rabbit or the Hare?

 

One day a hare was bragging about how fast he could run. He bragged and bragged and even laughed at the tortoise, who was so slow. The tortoise stretched out his long neck and challenged the hare to a race, which, of course, made the hare laugh.

 

"My, my, what a joke!" thought the hare. "A race, indeed, a race. Oh! What fun! My, my! A race, of course, Mr. Tortoise, we shall race!" said the hare.

 

The forest animals met and mapped out the course. The race begun, and the hare, being such a swift runner, soon left the tortoise far behind. About halfway through the course, it occurred to the hare that he had plenty of time to beat the slow trodden tortoise.

"Oh, my!" thought the hare, "I have plenty of time to play in the meadow here." And so he did.

 

After the hare finished playing, he decided that he had time to take a little nap. "I have plenty of time to beat that tortoise," he thought. And he cuddled up against a tree and dozed. The tortoise, in the meantime, continued to plod on, albeit, it ever so slowly. He never stopped, but took one good step after another.

 

The hare finally woke from his nap. "Time to get going," he thought. And off he went faster than he had ever run before! He dashed as quickly as anyone ever could up to the finish line, where he met the tortoise, who was patiently awaiting his arrival.