United Way Jeopardy Game
Time Needed: 10-30 minutes
Group Size: Any
Overview
This engagement is focused to give you an overview of United Way’s work in the areas of
Jobs, Education the Safety Net. After playing this general trivia game, your employees will have a
better understanding of the areas of need in the Greater Twin Cities and how your investment in
United Way will help over a million people in our local community.
Items Needed for Engagement
 Jeopardy Board Sheets
 Jeopardy Question Sheet
How to Execute the Engagement
In this engagement individuals can either play individually or with a team. One team will start and
pick a category and monetary amount. The facilitator will read the corresponding question on the
“question sheet”. The team that buzzes in first will get control of the board to earn the points. The
winning team is the group with the highest score.
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United Way Jeopardy Game
Question Sheet
How to Play: Read the participant the question that corresponds to category and the dollar amount they
select.
All Questions are True or False
Jobs
$100
Q. According to research, the median wage for workers of color and Native
Americans is $7 less than the median wage for white workers. Annually this gap
equates to a $14,560 difference
A. True
$200
Q. By 2020, 54% of all jobs in Minnesota will require some post-secondary
education. Only 50% of the current adult workforce (25+) has this level of education
A. False, 74% of all jobs in MN will require some post-secondary education
$300
Q. A critical component of moving out of poverty is increasing household earnings
through education, employment and/or claiming tax credits
A. True
$400
Q. In 2015, United Way helped 2,861 people kept their jobs for six months – with an
average annual income of more than $21,000
A. True
$500
Q. 182,132 people claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit in our community with
more than $396M claimed
A. True
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Education
$100
Q. In 2015 in the Twin Cities metro, 73% of higher-income children reached 3rd
grade reading standards vs. 33.6% of lower-income children
A. True
$200
Q. In 2015 in the Twin Cities metro, there was nearly a 10 % gap in high school
graduation between white students (86.6%) and their peers of color (68.8%). In
MPS in 2015, only 36.1% of American Indian students graduated on time
A. False, there was nearly a 20% gap
$300
Q. In 2015, United Way helped ensure 7,200 children are fully prepared for
kindergarten or age-appropriate in development
A. True
$400
Q. Approximately 125,000 children age 17 and under are living in poverty in the
nine-county region
A. False, 225,000 children live in poverty
$500
Q. In 2015, United Way engaged 24,200 youth in quality out-of-school-time
programs
A. True
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Safety Net
$100
Q. Minneapolis Public Schools alone, more than 1,000 third to eighth graders are
homeless or highly mobile.
A. False, actually more than 3,000 students are affected.
$200
Q. People living in poverty average an annual salary of $24,000/year for a family of
four. GTCUW funds up to 200% Federal Poverty Guidelines ($48,500.)
A. True
$300
Q. More than 730,000 people in our community live in or near poverty.
A. True
$400
Q. In Minnesota, there were 1.5 million visits to food shelves in 2014
A. False, 3.34 million visits were recorded in 2014.
$500
Q. American Indians and African Americans have a poverty rate 5X higher for than
whites
A. True
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Volunteering
$100
Q. Over 109,000 people volunteered in our community in 2015.
A. True
$200
Q. Volunteers tied 1,989 fleece blankets for warmth
A. False, 2,989 blankets were made!
$300
Q. Volunteers created laundry soap kits for 11,094 loads
A. False, 111,094 soap kits were made!
$400
Q. Volunteers provided school supplies to 9,500 students during Action Day
A. True
$500
Q. Volunteer efforts provided $3.5 million value to community
A. True
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