The amazing race is a group activity, please make sure you are punctual.
Time will not allow for late additions to groups.
If you are late you will need to wait for a group of 8, your group will still need to finish within the allocated Amazing Race time.
Duration: 60 Minutes
Questions: 21
Hints and Tips:
These tasks are in no particular order; hence you should strategise with your group in terms of point accumulation.
- You will automatically be allocated to a GROUP during the zoom meeting. You need to work in the group allocated.
The Amazing Race Master will go over the instructions and provide the link which will include the instructions, rules, questions and answer booklet.
Teams will have 3 minutes to join their zoom breakout rooms
The race will start 5 minutes later.
The group DOES NOT need to answer all the questions, however, needs to make a decision if they have accumulated enough points to be in the top 3.
The group has to select one member to be the group leader who will be representing its group’s answers live on Zoom
When a team is ready to submit, the team leader must save the answer booklet as a PDF and email the answer booklet pdf and music video (if you recorded one) to:
Dr Renee Horne: renee.horne@wits.ac.za
Prof Aldo Brunhara: aldo.brunhara@ibs-americas.com
The FIRST three groups within the 60-minute time period that have submitted their answer booklet will present their answers.
A team has to answer a minimum of 35 cumulative points.
The group that has received the highest score is the WINNER, Second highest score, 2nd, Third Highest score 3rd
Groups that exceed the 60 minute time period will be disqualified.
The answer verification will be carried out by the IBS Americas coordination committee that has the right to change the final result and in case of any irregularity
The winners will be announced at the end of the Amazing Race presentations.
Please click on the link in the chat box now.
How to complete your answer booklet.
Enter the names of all team members on the second slide of the answer booklet.
Answer each question on the appropriately numbered slide.
Save the answer booklet as a PDF when you are done, and
If you recorded a video, please provide a link where we can download it.
Prizes
First place: $150 Amazon voucher per group.
Second Place: $100 Amazon voucher per group.
Third Place: $50 Amazon voucher per group.