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Young World quiz on November 6

Thiruvananthapuram: The Hindu-Young World Quiz-07, the eighth edition of the event, will be held in the AKG Memorial Hall here on November 6. It is open to students from classes six to nine. Teams of two students each can participate in the competition.

Each school can send a maximum of three teams. Entry cards have been sent to schools which should fill and send them to the local office of The Hindu within the specified dates. The competition will get under way at 2 p.m. with a written preliminary round to select six teams from the participants for the second and final round. The finalist will be eligible to participate in the all-India final to be held in Visakhapatnam this year. The Hindu will meet the travelling, lodging and boarding expenditure of the teams and one accompanying parent or teacher from various centres to Visakhapatnam.

For the regional winners, the first prize is Rs. 8,000, the second Rs. 6,000 and the third Rs. 4,000. The prize money will be double that for the national winners. The Amity University is the national title sponsor for the competition. Tara Talcum powder and Lotte Booproo are the associate sponsors. The other sponsors at the national level are GM Pens, Penguin, Encyclopaeida Britannica, State Bank of Travancore, Cycle Brand Agarbathis, Vizag Steel Plant, Tourism Malaysia and Extramarks.com. Dabur-Real Mango is the beverage sponsor. The event managers are Quizwalahs.

Nutrifud Cakes and Vijayalaxmi Cashew Co. are the State-level sponsors. The regional sponsors for Thiruvananthapuram are Quilon Radio Service and Babas Colour Lab.

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