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IN FULL SWING: Students vying with each other to0 answer questions in the audience round of the Young World Quiz 2005 regional final held in Chennai on Tuesday.
CHENNAI: From Lord Siva's bow `Pinaka' in India's defence arsenal to finding the Big Boss in Biz — MAKE IN AMBUSH anagram for Mukesh Ambani — the regional round of Young World Quiz 2005 concentrated `On Everything India.' The sixth edition of the competition saw 758 two-member teams from Chennai, Pondicherry, Chittoor, Nellai and even Vellore descending at Kamarajar Arangam on Tuesday, ready to vault over the written preliminary round. Quizmaster V.V. Ramanan went backstage, evaluated 758 answer sheets and announced the regional finalists, who gave the most "correct and complete answers." Six made it — Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan (KK Nagar), Bhavans Rajaji Vidyashram, Sri Sitaram Vidyalaya, DAV Matriculation (Gopalapuram), TI Matriculation Higher Secondary and Shrishti Matriculation Higher Secondary School from Vellore. The real drama unfolded with quizmaster Bharat Epur engaging the rest of the participants to come up with their answers to the 25 preliminary questions — from who is the latest world champion from city and his/her sport to the Tamil name for `cinnamon.' Srinath in chess and `pattai': chimed participants. Gift vouchers, books and computer tables were distributed at regular intervals. Mr. Ramanan took over the six finalists accompanied by colourfully named rounds such as Chitrahaar (picture round), Mixed Curry (unscrambling anagrams with the help of clues), jugalbandhi (audio visual session) and the sedate but deadly `Shootout.'
WINNERS TAKE ALL: Kartik Balaji (right) and S. Sudarsan of PSBB KK Nagar with their Young World Quiz 2005 trophies given away by squash champion Joshna Chinnappa in Chennai on Tuesday. — Photos: R. Ragu
P.S. Kartik Balaji and S. Sudarsan of PSBB KK Nagar slowly built up their score, strengthened their position at `Mixed Curry' and sat out at the `Shootout' to walk away with the first prize from squash champion Joshna Chinnappa. With Rs. 8,000 and trophies from The Hindu and gift hampers from various sponsors, they would battle it out at the national finals to be held at Kochi in October. The title sponsor of the event is Eveready Industries Ltd and the associate sponsor, IQ Topper. The national sponsors are — Reynolds, State Bank of Travancore, Penguin, Encyclopaedia Britannica and Cycle Brand agarbattis. The official drink is Coca-Cola while Quizwalahs is the event manager. The regional sponsors are Mahavir Optics, Bodhi - Organizational & People Development Consultants Pvt Ltd, Nitraa Furniture, Sri Krishna Sweets, Priya Gold Biscuits, Supreme Nutrified and Landmark.
Best of the lot
Listening to rare archival audio clip of Swami Vivekananda's speech at the World Parliament of Religion held at Chicago in 1893. One smart aleck `identifying' Air Chief Marshall Arjan Singh in full uniform as Tamil Nadu Governor Surjit Singh Barnala.
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