Last chance to enter High Schools Quiz
TODAY is the last day to enter the Cape Argus Food Lover’s Market High Schools Quiz.
The quiz tests the knowledge of high school teams of news and current affairs as published in the Cape Argus.
It’s become one of the most fiercely contested high school competitions, with more than just bragging rights up for grabs.
This year, the winning school will receive R35 000, and the winning team R3 000 per team member. The winning school will also receive a bursary from Varsity College worth R75 000. The total value of prizes to be won is R200 000.
Each school may enter a maximum of three teams of four learners plus one reserve per team.
The competition involves strict quiz masters who put 40 questions to the teams at each quiz round, with teams scoring five points for every correct answer and losing three points for anything they get wrong.
Topics include politics, sport, entertainment and general news.
This will be the first time the top two teams of the Cape Argus Food Lover’s Market High Schools Quiz will go on to compete in the National High School Quiz.
Independent Media’s Daily News, Pretoria News, The Star and Cape Argus newspaper titles are partnering with Varsity College to bring you the National High School Quiz.
“We’re extremely excited to collaborate with Independent Media again to host the National High School Quiz,” said Sane Ndlovu, Varsity College national events and PR consultant.
The National High School Quiz will be held in Johannesburg at the Varsity College Sandton Campus on September 27. – Staff Reporter