The Hindu’s Young World Quiz is back and the 18th edition titled ‘Young World Quiz - 2017’ will be conducted on January 30 in the city.
The popular annual quiz competition for school students will be held in two categories namely seniors (Class VII to IX) and juniors (Class IV to VI) at the Siddhartha Academy auditorium in Moghalrajpuram.
The prize distribution ceremony scheduled will be held at 5 pm at the same venue.
The quiz will be hosted by The Hindu’s residential quiz master V.V. Ramanan. The quiz is powered by Eveready Industries India Ltd and Arrow Publications (knowledge partners).
For juniors, the quiz competition will begin at 10 am and for seniors, the competition will begin at 2 pm.
The participating teams have to take the common written preliminary test and an on-stage quiz contest to find a place in top six positions.
Eligibility
Students of the schools in Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam, Nellore, West Godavari, East Godavari and other districts can compete in the quiz. The participating teams should be bonafide by the school management and any number of teams from a single school is allowed. Each team should have two members. However, in the final six teams, only a maximum of two teams from the same school will be allowed. The team members should be from the same branch of the school.
Registration
Students can register for the competition by visiting www.thehindu.com/ywquiz. Each team has to pay ₹200. For further information, 0866-2553033 or 2553044 can be dialled. Last date for registration is January 28.
For schools in and around Visakhapatnam district, the event will be held on January 29 and last date for registration is January 27.
