The 17th edition of The Hindu Young World Quiz, presented by Camlin Mechanical Pens, saw local teams bouncing back to corner glory after a gap of a few years.
The event, conducted at Thiagarajar College here on Friday, had a rapturous end as eight teams from Madurai took stage among the 12 chosen for the finals in the two — junior and senior — sections. The venue was bursting at its seams when the preliminary round for the senior category began. In all, 366 teams (138 juniors and 228 seniors) of two students each, representing schools across south Tamil Nadu, vied for the top honours.
The quiz comprised two rounds — preliminary and final — for both the sections. V. V. Ramanan, the quiz master, occasionally threw questions at the audience and those coming up with the right answer walked away with prizes. Six teams each were chosen from the preliminary rounds for the finals, which were conducted in the forenoon for juniors and in the afternoon for seniors.
S. Shasi Anand, Director, Kalasalingam University, Krishnankoil, who gave away the prizes to winners, advised the children not to take success to their head or failure to the heart. Trophies, prizes and certificates were given away to the winners. All participates were presented with certificates.
The following were the winners:
Juniors
V. Aakash Raj and H. Kessav Barati of KMR International School, Madurai (first); V. Mithun and R. Chanakkiya of Mahatma CBSE School, Madurai (second); K. N. T. K. Thiyagesh and R. Shrimalya of Y.R T.V. Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Sivakasi (third); S. Chandrasena Pandian and Advait Kotnis of Vikaasa School, Thoothukudi (fourth); Arya Praveen and M. Arvind of TVS Lakshmi School, Madurai (fifth); and P. Ramasubramanian and K. V. Kalyani of Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal Golden Jubilee Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Tirunelveli (sixth).
Seniors
P. A. Prithivi Raja and M. Vignesh of Mahatma Montessori Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Baba Building, Madurai (first); B. Selvamuthu Balaji and M. Nantha Balan of Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal Golden Jubilee Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Tirunelveli (second); S. Sahithiya ad S. Anirudh Kumar of TVS Lakshmi School, Madurai (third); T. G. Ashwin Kumar and E. Thamizh Selvan (fourth); V. Akash Chandra and P. K. Jagajeet Puttaa of Mahatma Montessori Matriculation Higher Secondary School, K. K. Nagar, Madurai (fifth); and R. M. Balanatesh and V. Harishwaran of Vikaasa School, Madurai (sixth).
The competition was presented by Camlin Mechanical Pencils and supported by Life Insurance Corporation of India. The gift sponsors were BSA Lady Bird and Hercules. The venue was sponsored by Thiagarajar College. The vision partner for the quiz was Lawrence and Mayo and Funskool, the fun partner. Ars Hi-Tech Arai and HDFC were the regional sponsors. Snacks were sponsored by Prema Vilas.
