New Stewart School today won the Cuttack City finals of Limca Book of Records Quiz 2011 held at Stewart School, Cuttack. The young geniuses from the New Stewart School in Cuttack would now be amongst the 80 schools to compete in the Semi finals.
Not far behind, Stewart School emerged as the runners up. Around 170 students from 31 schools participated from Cuttack out of which six schools competed in the city finals – New Stewart School, Stewart School, St Xavier's School, DAV Public School, Scb Medical and KV School. The winning team was felicitated by Parthasarathy Chakraborty, Area Sales Manager, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd. Also, present at the event were Asha Magaret Das, Principal, Stewart School and Quiz Master, Steven Samuel.
Not far behind, Stewart School emerged as the runners up. Around 170 students from 31 schools participated from Cuttack out of which six schools competed in the city finals – New Stewart School, Stewart School, St Xavier's School, DAV Public School, Scb Medical and KV School. The winning team was felicitated by Parthasarathy Chakraborty, Area Sales Manager, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd. Also, present at the event were Asha Magaret Das, Principal, Stewart School and Quiz Master, Steven Samuel.
After the consecutive success of Limca Book of Records Quiz since 2008, this year the quiz is being organized in more than 3500 schools to ignite young minds and make the pursuit of knowledge an engaging yet competitive process.
The multi-city initiative is being launched in partnership with ‘Know & Grow with Derek’ and involves participation of young minds from classes 8 to 12. As part of the initiative, a series of quiz competitions will be be organized in 3500 schools across 80 cities. The quiz competition is divided into four zones – North, South, East and West. The quiz is being organized in three stages – Inter-school level, Semi-Finals and National Finals, from July to December, 2011. The quiz aptly takes its lead name from the Limca Book of Records (LBR) as the record book celebrates the outstanding achievements of Indians across the globe and is a source of inspiration especially for the country’s youth.
According to Parthasarathy Chakraborty, Area Sales Manager, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd. “At Coca-Cola India, we believe that education is a catalyst for nurturing talent, allowing it to develop and excel. Limca Book of Records Quiz is one such facilitator of knowledge and learning. Such competitions are a great platform for students to learn, be aware and be competitive leading to their overall personality development. Participating in the Limca Book of Records Quiz has always been an enriching experience for the students considering the quality, scope and magnitude of this event. Having garnered an overwhelming response from schools across the country since the last 3 years, we are certain that this year too, Limca Book of Records Quiz will witness similar zeal and enthusiasm from the students. I would like to congratulate the winners of today’s competition and wish them all the best for the Zonal Finals.”
Quiz Master Extraordinaire, Derek O’Brien, and founder ‘Know & Grow with Derek’ will host the National Finals. The entire database including content, research material and quiz software is being provided by ‘Know & Grow with Derek’.
According to Derek O’Brien, Founder, “Know & Grow with Derek”, “We are once again delighted to be associated with Limca Book of Records Quiz 2011, it has indeed been a great association. Limca Book of Records Quiz is a fun and engaging way to stimulate knowledge and learning amongst students across the country. Since last couple of years, the quiz has received phenomenal response from schools and students and this year too we look forward to receiving similar enthusiasm and participation. So once again let’s all gear up for some great quizzing action.”
The national quiz competition leverages the iconic status of the Limca Book of Records which is now in its 22nd edition. The recently launched 22nd edition of the Limca Book of Records. The ‘Sports Achievers Special’ was dedicated to the outstanding performances of 15 Indian Athletes during 2010 Commonwealth Games and Asian Games and acknowledged their significant contribution by felicitating them as 'People of the Year' 2011. With 20 refreshing and informative chapters, the 2011 edition of the record book celebrates over 10,000 remarkable achievements out of which 6,000 are new records, all showcasing extraordinary feats of Indians across the globe.
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