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St. Paul's Church College wins the Agra City Finals of 'Limca Book of
Records Quiz, 2012'
St. Paul's Church Collegetoday won theAgra City finals of LimcaBook of Records Quiz 2012,held at St. Conrad's
Inter College.The bright young minds from theSt. Paul's Church College,
Indore, Madhya Pradesh, October 11, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- St. Paul's Church Collegetoday won theAgra City
finals of LimcaBook of Records Quiz 2012,held at St. Conrad's Inter College.The bright young minds from theSt.
Paul's Church College, who won the city finals, would now be amongst the 80 schools to compete in the Semi
finals. Not far behind, Colonel's Brightland Public Schoolemerged as the runners up.
Around 236students from48 schools participated, fromAgra, out of which 6 schools competed in the city finals -St.
Paul's Church College, Colonel's Brightland Public School, St. Dominic's Senior Secondary School, St. Conrad's
Inter College, KendriyaVidyalaya No.1 School and Delhi Public School.The winning team was felicitated byAmit
Goyal, Senior Manager-Marketing, Brindavan Agro Industries Pvt. Ltd. (An authorized franchise bottling
unit of The Coca-Cola Company in India).
After the consecutive success of Limca Book of Records Quiz since 2008, this year the quiz is being organized in
around 4,000 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 Derek O Brien and Associatesand involves
participation of young minds from classes 8to 12. As part of the initiative, a series of quiz competitions will be
organized in 80 cities in India. 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, 2012. 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 Amit Goyal, Senior Manager-Marketing, Brindavan Agro Industries Pvt. Ltd. (An authorized
franchise bottling unit of The Coca-Cola Company in India),"At Coca-Cola India, we place a premium on
knowledge and the need for constant learning. The Limca Book of Records Quiz is our endeavor to promote
excellence at a young age and be a facilitator for such learning. It provides a platform for students to engage and
learn from the best minds across the country and to enhance one's overall knowledge bank. Mirroring the success
of the last three years, I am sure this year will witness the same zest and enthusiasm from students across the
country and will give us many moments of great learning. I would like to congratulate the winners of today's
competition and wish them all the best for the Zonal Finals."
According to Derek O'Brien, "It is always a treat to watch students compete and see the skill with which they
conduct themselves. In the past few years, the Limca Book of Records Quiz has set a benchmark in terms of
quizzing excellence and we hope this year will only be bigger and better. We look forward to our continued
association with the Limca Book of Records Quiz in providing such a great platform to young minds across the
country and hope for another year of great fun and great learning."
The national quiz competition leverages the iconic status of the Limca Book of Records which is now in its 23rd
edition. The record book, launched recently is a 'Music Achievers Special' , and was dedicated to the
outstanding performances of 10 Indian Musical maestros and acknowledged their significant contribution to music
by felicitating them as 'People of the Year' 2012. With 20 refreshing and informative chapters, the 2012 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.
Inter School Round
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Each participating school may enter a maximum of 3 teams of 2 members each. A thirty minute written preliminary
round would be administered to all the participating students. Only one team from each participating school can
qualify for the stage round. The top 6 teams depending on their scores will qualify to participate in the finishing leg
(stage round) of the City Finals.The team with the highest scores in the stage round would be declared as the 'City
Winner' of Limca Book of Records Quiz, 2012.
Semifinal Round
In the semifinal rounds, 'City Winners' would compete for the national finals. 100 teams to participate in the
semifinals-Top 10 teams with a minimum of two teams from each zone out of a total of four zones and two top
scorers from the semi-final rounds will be selected for the National Finals.
National Final
The top 10 teams from the Semifinal round will compete against each other in the National Final. Renowned
quiz-master, Derek O'Brien will host the National Final.
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