Date:02/11/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/11/02/stories/2008110251210200.htm

Kerala - Kozhikode

Quiz in Kozhikode tomorrow

Staff Reporter

KOZHIKODE: All arrangements have been made for the Kozhikode edition of The Hindu Young World Quiz at the Tagore Centenary Hall here on Monday.

The annual quiz event of The Hindu Young World, which attracts young talent from across the country, is being held at 13 centres. The all-India final will be held at Visakhapatnam on November 13.

Students from Classes VI to IX from schools from the districts of Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad and Kannur are participating in the Kozhikode edition of the quiz.

Any two students from the same school can form a team and each school can send a maximum of three teams.

The quiz will begin at 11 a.m. There will be a written preliminary round to select six teams for the regional finals. The regional finals will be held on the same day itself. A lot of prizes await the winners at every stage.

The team coming first will get a cash prize of Rs.8,000, second Rs.6,000 and third Rs.4,000. The winners in the all-India final will get double the amount as cash prize. There are other prizes too, in cash and kind, for the participants and the audience.

The title sponsor of this year’s quiz is Extramarks.com. The associate sponsors are DC Books Mango, Vizag Steel Plant, Pepsico Cheetos and Kissan Amaze Brainfood.

The national sponsors are the same as that of Kochi region.

The regional sponsors are Sadhbhavana World School, Kozhikode, Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Limited, Club Mahindra Holidays and CDC Cashews. The official drink sponsor is Dabur Real Fruit Juice. The event is managed by Quizwalahs.

All registered teams should be at the venue by 10.15 a.m. on Monday.