Virtual STEM Trivia Contest

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Virtual STEM Trivia Contest

Registration for 2024 Virtual STEM Trivia is now open!
This year’s event is happening on:

May 1, 2024

Register Now!

What is the Virtual STEM Trivia Contest?

RIT/NTID is welcoming students to our next series of virtual STEM trivia events! This one-day trivia contest is open to all deaf and hard-of-hearing 9-12th grade students in the United States. Participants sign up individually to compete virtually against other students from all over the country. Answer questions about a variety of STEM and pop culture topics, and the student with the most points will win a cash prize!

How does the trivia contest work?

  1. There will be two rounds – a first round where anyone can compete, and then a final round for the five top-scoring competitors from the first round. 
  2. The game will be hosted on Kahoot, which is a virtual game-based learning platform that we are using for our questions. 
  3. Players use their own devices, e.g. a phone or laptop, to join the game via kahoot.it or the Kahoot! app by entering their name they used to register for the event.
  4. Players answer the questions as they pop up on the shared screen with their devices. The quicker a player answers correctly, the more points they’ll receive!
  5. There are no penalties for answering incorrectly. 
  6. The person with the highest score in the final round will receive a cash prize! 

Event Dates and Times

The Virtual STEM Trivia Contest is a series of virtual trivia events during the 2023-2024 academic year, with participants having a chance to win a $250 cash prize each time.

There is one STEM Trivia contest for spring 2024: May 1, 2024

Each STEM Trivia event is hosted at 7:00 p.m. ET via Kahoot. Students are encouraged to join Kahoot prior to 7:00 p.m. to be prepared by the time the event starts. 

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Prizes

The top three scorers for the Virtual STEM Trivia Contest will win cash prizes!

1st Place -  $250
2nd Place - $100
3rd Place - $50

Registration

To register for a Virtual STEM trivia event, register at the button below!

The NTID Outreach team will send you an email confirming your registration with the date and time of the STEM Trivia Contest. Prior to the start of the event, our team will email a Zoom link and a Kahoot pin, so competitors may join and prepare for the event before it begins. 

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Teachers who want to register their class as a group registration may send an email to ntidoutreach@rit.edu with a request to register for the event.

FAQs

Kahoot is an online game-based learning platform which we will use to host the virtual trivia event. Students will enter the game with the URL we provide upon registration.

A webcam is not required to participate in the Virtual STEM Trivia Contest.

You will need a web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, and Internet Explorer) to connect to the Kahoot! Play It platform OR by using the Kahoot! App on a smartphone or tablet. You are not limited to using a computer or laptop!

You do not need an account to play. The NTID Outreach team will provide all competitors with a Kahoot! pin prior to the start of an event.

The questions will be based on the topics of science, technology, engineering, and math, as well as some pop culture questions.

Deaf and hard-of-hearing students who are in 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grade as of spring 2024 may participate!

Contact Us

If you have questions about the Virtual STEM Trivia Contest, contact Joshua Mora.

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Joshua Mora
Assistant Director for Outreach and Special Projects
jamdls@rit.edu