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Nalanda College Quiz Club • Official Competition Portal

Official Guidelines

Guidelines & Rules

Please review all participation requirements and terms prior to submission.

TEAM COMPOSITION

Maximum of ONE (01) team per school is allowed to participate in the competition.
Each team will consist of four (04) members who are students on the school roll as of 31st of December 2024.
All the competitors should be born on or after 01.02.2006.

TABLE QUIZ

Registration of the respective teams will commence at 1.00 p.m. and the contest will commence at 1.30 p.m. Teams are kindly requested to be punctual.
The quiz will be conducted in both Sinhala and English languages.
There will be five (05) rounds consisting of 10 questions each, under the following topics.

- Round 01 – Current Affairs
- Round 02 – Arts & Culture
- Round 03 – Science & Technology
- Round 04 – History & Geography
- Round 05 – Sports & Games

A question will be read only once.
A 15-second time interval will be granted for each question during which the team members may discuss and answer.
Answers should be written on the answer sheets provided.
An additional one minute will be given after each round to recheck the answers.
Each correct answer will receive one (01) point, no fractions of points will be awarded.
At the end of each round, the answer sheets relating to each round should be handed over to the members of the Quiz Club of Nalanda College who would be collecting them.
Each answer sheet should consist of the Team Name and the Round Number marked.
No contests will be allowed to leave the auditorium or return to his or her seat while the contest in progress.
Phonetically correct answers will be accepted as correct.
Where names are considered, the correct surname of a person will suffice. However, correct surnames with incorrect forenames will not be accepted, and if it is a famous surname(more than 1 person) the forename is expected.
If any contest is found referring any document, book or electronic device during the contest, entire team will be disqualified.

SPECIAL ROUND

In addition to these rounds there will be a Special Round which will separate from the main competition, and the winners will be awarded.
The Special Round will focus on the theme “Batman”, featuring a total of 10 questions.

THE GRAND FINAL

The two(02) teams obtaining the highest scores by the end of the main quiz will advance to a separate Grand Final to determine the overall winner.
If there is a tie at the end of the Final quiz a tiebreaker round will be held consisting of five (05) questions. If the tie is not resolved tie breakers will continue till it solved.
The winners of the Special Round will be awarded separately.

THE DECISION OF THE JUDGES SHALL BE FINAL IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

Refreshments will be provided for all the participating students and teachers.
Each team is allowed to be accompanied by only one additional person (either a teacher-in-charge or a parent) apart from the four team members.
Access to the school premises during the event will be strictly limited to the quiz team members and teachers; no other individuals will be allowed entry.

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