Topics
From DemiDec Scores and Information Center
[edit] 1994-95 to Present Season
Starting in the 1994-95 season, USAD introduced themes for the curriculum. Typically the Super Quiz and other subjects - usually Art and Music as well as others - tie into this theme.
| Year | Topic |
|---|---|
| 2011 | The Great Depression |
| Super Quiz: | Geology |
| 2010 | The French Revolution |
| Super Quiz: | The History of the French Revolution |
| 2009 | Latin America |
| Super Quiz: | Evolutionary Biology |
| 2008 | The Civil War |
| Super Quiz: | The Civil War |
| 2007 | China and Its Influence on the World |
| Super Quiz: | An Introduction to Climatology |
| 2006 | The European Renaissance: Renewal and Reform |
| Super Quiz: | The European Renaissance: Renewal and Reform |
| 2005 | Exploring the Ancient World |
| Super Quiz: | From Empty Space to Incredible Universe--The Sky Is Not the Limit |
| 2004 | America: The Growth of a Nation |
| Super Quiz: | The Lewis and Clark Expedition |
| 2003 | Understanding the Natural World |
| Super Quiz: | The Blue Planet: Beneath the Surface |
| 2002 | Understanding Others |
| Super Quiz: | E-communication: The Internet & Society |
| 2001 | Understanding the Self |
| Super Quiz: | Concepts of the Self: Philosophy, Psychology, and Religion |
| 2000 | Looking Forward: Creating the Future |
| Super Quiz: | Sustainable Earth |
| 1999 | Looking Inward: Developing a Sense of Meaning |
| Super Quiz: | The Brain |
| 1998 | Looking Outward: Forces Shaping Society |
| Super Quiz: | Globalization: The New Economy |
| 1997 | Communication and Culture |
| Super Quiz: | The Information Revolution |
| 1996 | Competition and Cooperation |
| Super Quiz: | The United Nations: Competition and Cooperation |
| 1995 | Health, Wellness, and Biotechnology |
| Super Quiz: | Biotechnology: The Next Frontier |
[edit] 1981-82 to 1993-94
From the first season until the 1993-94 season, there were no specific themes. Listed here are the Super Quiz topics for those seasons.
| Year | Super Quiz Topic |
|---|---|
| 1994 | Documents of Freedom |
| 1993 | A Diversity of Achievers |
| 1992 | Habitat Earth |
| 1991 | Space Exploration |
| 1990 | American Indians: Our American Heritage |
| 1989 | The U.S. Presidency |
| 1988 | The History of Flight |
| 1987 | We the People: The Constitution of the United States |
| 1986 | Immigration to the United States |
| 1985 | Futurism-Megatrends |
| 1984 | The Olympic Games |
| 1983 | Profits and the Free Enterprise System; Emphasis on Today's Housing Crisis |
