AEA Summer Leadership Conference

Round One: Where they come from
Round Two: Who they are

Each round has questions worth
5, 10, or 15 points. Speed Round
questions are worth 5 points each.

ROUND 1
Who they are

Q:
Spell __________
5 points

A:
MILLENNIALS
5 points

Q:
Meet the Millennials,
born in or
after what year?
5 points

A:
1982
5 points

Q:
True or False:
As a group, Millennials
are more numerous than
the Baby Boomer
Generation.
5 points

A:
True
5 points

Millennials are more numerous, more affluent,
better educated, and more ethnically diverse than
any other generation.
They are the most wanted and
watched over generation
in history.

Q:
What will Tyler,
the 15-year old millennial, say?
“We’re the Millennial Generation.
We’re special, one-of-a-kind.
It’s our time to _____.”
10 points

A:
“It’s our time to shine.”
10 points

Q:
According to an ABC News poll,
which of the following was not a
suggested name for this generation:
Echo Boom
Generation Y
Clinton Kids
generation.com
Boomer Babies
10 points

A:
Clinton Kids
10 points

Q:
Demographically, Millennials are the
most racially and ethnically diverse,
least Caucasian generation.
What percentage of kids under the age
of 18 are nonwhite ( and Latino )?
25%
35%
45%
10 points

A:
35%
10 points

Child issues and family values have risen to the
top of our national agenda. Millennials are growing
up in homes with 50% more stuff ( in weight ) than
50%
just 20 years ago.
more stuff

Like all generations in the making, the Millennials
are being shaped by history that surrounds them.
What shapes history?
The aging of older
generations.

Q:
Generation Name Birth Years
Lost Generation 1883-1900
G.I. Generation 1901-1924
15 points

Q:
Generation Name Birth Years
Lost Generation 1883-1900
G.I. Generation 1901-1924
Silent Generation 1925-1942
15 points

Q:
Generation Name Birth Years
Lost Generation 1883-1900
G.I. Generation 1901-1924
Silent Generation 1925-1942
Baby Boomers 1943-1960
15 points

Q:
Generation Name Birth Years
Lost Generation 1883-1900
G.I. Generation 1901-1924
Silent Generation 1925-1942
Baby Boomers 1943-1960
Generation X 1961-1981
15 points

Q:
Speed Round
Which generation do the
following words decribe:
Boomers
or
Millennials?
5 points each

Q:
Smug
5 points

A:
Smug - Boomers
5 points

Q:
Sheltered
5 points

A:
Sheltered -
Millennials
5 points

Q:
Hypocritical
5 points

A:
Hypocritical -
Boomers
5 points

Q:
Pressured
5 points

A:
Pressured -
Millennials
5 points

Q:
Conventional
5 points

A:
Conventional -
Millennials
5 points

Q:
Intolerant
5 points

A:
Intolerant - Boomers
5 points

Q:
Team-Oriented
5 points

A:
Team-Oriented -
Millennials
5 points

Q:
Self-loving
5 points

A:
Self-loving - Boomers
5 points

Q:
Argumentative
5 points

A:
Argumentative -
Boomers
5 points

Q:
Achieving
5 points

A:
Achieving -
Millennials
5 points

Q:
Rebellious
5 points

A:
Rebellious - Boomers
5 points

Q:
Special
5 points

A:
Special - Millennials
5 points

Each generation rebels against an elder-built world
and against the generation before it. Is that why
Millennials behave almost opposite of Generation X?

Each generation redirects society according to its own
inclinations. Each generation:
1. solves a problem facing the prior youth generation
( think Millennials and Generation X )
2. corrects for the behavioral excess it perceives in the
current midlife generations
( think Millennials and Boomers )
3. fills the social role being vacated by the departing
elder generation
( think Millennials and G.I. Generation )

Boomers grew up when institutions felt too strong and
individuals too weak.
Millennials are growing up when institutions feel too weak
and individuals too strong.
Boomers were born when rationalism ruled and
spiritualism lay dormant.
Millennials are kids when spiritualism rules and
rationalism lies dormant.

In the Millennial evolution,
the Millennial solution
will be to:
set high standards
get organized
team up
do civic deeds

ROUND 2
Where they come from

Born to two-income yuppy parents and affluent
grandparents beginning in the early 1980s,
Millennials are the largest, healthiest, and most
cared for generation in
history.

Q:
The average yearly Millennials
birthrate is 3.6 million.
The highest year was 1992 with
how many births?
3.7 million
4.2 million
4.5 million
5 points

A:
4.2 million
5 points

Q:
Advances in fertility have increased the number
of births and multiple births.
Human egg prices, once as low as $3000, soared
as high as ______ for an ovum purchased from
an attractive, high IQ student from a top university.
$20,000
$30,000
$50,000
5 points

A:
$50,000
5 points

Q:
Percentage of college freshmen in 1973 whose
parents held a college degree or higher:
mothers = 20% fathers = 32%
Today, the percentage of college freshmen
whose parents hold a college degree or higher is:
mothers = 30% fathers = 35%
mothers = 35% fathers = 38%
mothers = 41% fathers = 44%
5 points

A:
mothers = 41%
fathers = 44%
5 points

Q:
The 3rd and 6th most popular Millennial girls’
names are derived from the movie Splash.
What is the mermaid’s name?
( 3rd most popular girl’s name )
What is the last name of the actress
who played her?
( 6th most popular girl’s name )
10 points ( 5 point each )

A:
3rd - Madison
6th - Hannah
10 points

Q:
In the mid 1980s, Chrysler
created a new type of vehicle.
What new type of vehicle was that?
10 points

A:
The Minivan
10 points

Q:
Generation X was raised on Sesame
Street which taught children about
their differences. Millennials were
raised on what TV character that
taught how children are alike?
10 points

A:Barney
( and Friends )
10 points

Q:
Since 1990, Ritalin prescriptions
have risen eightfold. Some 3 million
Millennials take the drug regularly.
What percentage are boys?
60%
70%
80%
15 points

A:
80%
15 points

Tale of Two Millennial cities:
one born to dual-income boomers,
the other born to one-income Gen-X or immigrant parents.
Millennials are witnessing
the largest division of wealth
in American history.

Q:
Along with a separation of wealth,
Millennials are divided by one
moment in history: those old
enough to remember and those not.
What is this April, 1999 event?
15 points

A:
Columbine
15 points

Q:
Millennials and their parents often
refer to each other as best friends.
The authors call this
“attached parenting.”
A recent TIME article called it?
15 points

A:
Helicopter parents
15 points

Speed Round
According to US News & World
Report, in the 1990s education
shifted from the “age of lament” to
the “age of accountability.”
5 points each

Q:
True or False:
Since the 1970s, the share of
teachers with master’s degrees has
risen from one-sixth to one-half.
5 points

A:
True
5 points

Q:
True or False:
Enrollment in Bible or Christian
schools has doubled.
5 points

A:
True
5 points

Q:
True or False:
Catholic schools have witnessed
their largest growth in the suburbs.
5 points

A:False
( inner cities )
5 points

Q:
True or False:
In 1992 there was only one charter
school in the United States.
Now there are around 500.
5 points

A:False
( around 1700 )
5 points

Q:
True or False:
State standards tests now tally over
$200 million in annual sales.
5 points

A:
True
5 points

Q:
True or False:
When asked to identify “the major
causes” of America’s problems,
team-oriented Millennials sum it up
as “adult individualism
or selfishness.”
5 points

A:
True
5 points

Q:
True or False:
Surveys of 8th and 10th graders
indicate that Millennials would
rather spend their time doing things
with friends than doing imaginative
tasks on their own.
5 points

A:
True
5 points

Q:
True or False:
Compared to Gen-Xers in the late
1980s, Millennials are nearly three
times as likely to take calculus and
twice as likely to take AP tests.
5 points

A:
True
5 points

Q:
True or False:
ZT or Zero Tolerance in schools and
cities is supported by 48%
of Millennials.
5 points

A:
False
( 69% )
5 points

Q:
True or False:
80% of Millennials report that they
have friends of a different race.
5 points

A:
False
( 90% )
5 points

Q:
True or False:
In 1990, there were no reported
prayer circles or clubs in
U.S. public schools.
Now there are over 10,000.
5 points

A:
True
5 points

Q:
True or False:
Disney made *NSYNC change the
line, “Am I sexual” to “Am I sensual”
before releasing their video.
5 points

A: False
( It was the BackStreet Boys )
5 points

As Tom Brokow called the G.I. generation “America’s
Greatest,” the authors predict Millennials are ready
to be the next great generation.
But, none of us can predict if
Millennials will match the
hype for potential.

What we do know is that Millennials are
team-oriented, more pragmatic, and even more
conservative than Boomers and Gen-Xers. They are
closer to their parents than
previous generations and
like to reach the high
standards set for them.

One of the greatest mistakes we can make is to view
and engage Millennials through the lens of our own
Boomer and Gen-X teen values and experiences.
Millennials are your audience.
Are you talking with them
accordingly?

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