Fahaheel Al-Watanieh Indian Private School (FAIPS), Ahmadi, asserted their supremacy in the Kuwait school quizzing circuit once again by winning the 19th KITCO Inter-school Quiz Contest held on11th September 2015 in American International School, Hawally. It was hosted by quizmaster Andrew Scolt of Derek O’Brien Associates, India and organised by the Bengali Cultural Society (BCS), Kuwait. This quiz contest which has become the defining yardstick for knowledge, both textual and beyond, is open to the students of classes 7 and 8 attending different schools in Kuwait.
The winning team, comprising Rohita Mahesh of class VII and Sharath Menon of class VIII, mesmerized the audience with their confidence and deft answering, maintaining a good lead from the beginning and controlled their nerves with confidence playing safe and composed in the nerve wrecking final buzzer round.
After a closely fought preliminary session of written quiz amongst twenty two teams, six teams made it to the final with both teams of FAIPS securing the qualifying marks, which deserved a special mention in the finals.
Each of the winners received individual trophies,a cash prize of 125 KD and many other gifts. The prestigious championship trophy for the school was handed over to the winners and the school principal Mrs. Anju Dhiman, whose support and enthusiasm has made it possible.
Answering questions that ranged from etymology of “Armalcolite” to the origin of the “Atlas”; it does appears that our school has unraveled the biggest secret of success, of gaining knowledge through fun. No doubt that this is our sixth win in last seven years. Kudos to the entire FAIPS quiz team and their mentors!