HIV and AIDS

Quiz Show
IN T his a c ti v it y the young people
are challenged to explore the impact of HIV and AIDS.

time required: 30 minutes

INT E ND E D F O R G R A D E S 6 - 8

» a large chalkboard
Mat er ial s
N eed ed

» chalk
» eraser
» a copy of the Resource entitled “Trivia Questions and Answers,” found on page 3

Activity Steps
1 W r it e e a c h of the possible trivia responses (found below) randomly on the chalkboard.
» 33 million
» women and children
» sub-Saharan Africa
» 2.5 million
» 3 million
» immune
» 60 million
» 6,000
» 1,000
» virus » stigma » North America
» HIV-infected bodily fluid » 15 million » Europe
» individual » ill » Asia
» volume » silence » vaccine

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» values » men and children

Di v ide t he pa rtic ipa nt s into two groups. Appoint or have someone volunteer to act as
quiz show host.

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3 P r o v ide t h e h o s t with a copy of the resource found on page 3. Explain that when the host
asks a question, the first team to make a buzzer noise must approach the chalkboard and circle or
check the word they think is the correct answer to the question. If they are correct, their team gains

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a point. If they are incorrect, erase the circle or the check and deduct a point from their team.

C o ntin ue t h i s pr o c ess until all the questions have been asked and answered. Then an-
nounce and congratulate the winning team.

5 Initi at e a dis c u ssio n on the statistics by asking the following questions:

» What do you think and feel when you hear statistics like these?

» Were you surprised by any of these facts about HIV and AIDS?

» How many of you were aware of these realities before today?

» Consider the number of people infected with HIV and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. What
does that tell you about how serious this issue is? Is it serious enough to compel you to take

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action? Why or why not?

C o n c l ud e t h e ac ti v it y by discussing ways in which the participants can better educate

themselves about the AIDS pandemic and how they can get involved in the movement to eradicate
the disease.

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Resource | Trivia Questions and Answers

Note to Host: Answers are indicated in parentheses.

» As of 2008, how many people worldwide are living with HIV and AIDS? (33 million)
» How many children are infected with HIV and AIDS in the world today? (3 million)
» How many people die of AIDS each year? (2.5 million)
» Where do the majority of people with HIV live? (sub-Saharan Africa)
» Which group of people is most impacted by HIV and AIDS? (women and children)
» What does the “I” stand for in AIDS? (immune)
» What does the “V” stand for in HIV? (virus)
» What word bests describes the phrase “a stain, criticism, or blame on one’s reputation”? (stigma)
» How is HIV transmitted? (HIV-infected bodily fluid)
» How many children are orphaned each day due to AIDS? (6,000)
» How many AIDS orphans are there worldwide? (15 million)
» To date, how many people have contracted the disease? (60 million)

(The statistics on this resource are from the Joint United Nations Program on AIDS.)

Resource: Permission to reproduce is granted. © 2008 by World Vision Resources.

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