Gruelling Cape Argus High Schools Quiz
DESPITE showing off how hard they had studied, the pupils involved said that the Cape Argus quiz was as tough a competition as it got.
The second, and final, round robin of the Cape Argus High Schools Quiz, sponsored by Food Lover’s Market in association with IIE’s Varsity College, took place yesterday and had 79 teams, from 36 schools, going against each other across the peninsula at six designated venues.
Fairbairn College, in Goodwood, played host to four groups, where four teams per group battled it out. In group 15, it turned out to be a battle between Fairbairn and Bishop Lavis High School, with the latter coming out on top.
In group 16, it was High School Quiz aficionados Darul Islam Islamic High School and Maitland
High School who appeared to be dominating.
Group 15’s battle was a close one, with Fairbairn losing to Bishop Lavis by four points, and the pupils knew exactly how that happened.
“We were second guessing ourselves the entire time,” said Asiya Sonday from Fairbairn. Brent Marheze, from Fairbairn, added: “We’ve also been in that position before where we’ve been in the lead and then we answered a question wrong, which resulted in us getting knocked out.”
This year, there were two weeks of round robin stages, instead of four, which means that the next stage of the quiz, the knockout stage, is set to begin in July.
Up for grabs is R3 000 per team member of the winning team, along with R35 000 for their school, and many other prizes. The top two teams will then go on to compete in the National High Schools Quiz, against teams from across the country.
Participants should keep track of the Cape Argus High Schools Quiz Facebook page for more information on this year’s competition.