ClassAct 2022, the Hindustan Times Republic Day Quiz concludes with a thumping success
The much-awaited Grand Finale of ClassAct 2022, the Hindustan Times Republic Day Quiz commenced at 3 PM today. It was live streamed on the official page of ClassAct 2022, The Hindustan Times Republic Day Quiz and the official YouTube channel of HT School, ensuring that quiz enthusiasts from all around the globe can watch it. One hundred seventy five finalists participated in the contest to win the coveted title. The preliminary round of this successful quiz was held on January 23, where a record-breaking 32,644 students participated.
Snapshot of the Grand Finale
During the final round, which was conducted on Zoom and Quizizz platforms, renowned quizmasters, Dr. Navin Jayakumar and Avinash Mudaliar tested the finalists on a variety of topics, ranging from science and popular culture to sports and general knowledge. The questions were of two types: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) or type-in ones. Each question carried 1000 points and participants were marked not only for correct answers, but also for speed. That was, in fact, the differentiator.
The Finale commenced with an explanation of the answers from the Prelims round. This was an opportunity for the participants who couldn’t make it to the Finale to understand and recalibrate their performance and see where they went wrong. Additionally, it gave budding quizzers a chance to learn something new and exciting while encouraging them to participate in future quizzing events! “One of the wonderful things about online quizzing is that it has brought a lot more people to take part together in a quiz, which no offline quizzing could do. It’s amazing to see participants from different parts of the country all in one shot on a Zoom call,” said Dr. Jayakumar.
The 175 finalists were all set and well-prepared to take on the array of fun and brain-tickling questions. The Grand Finale consisted of 30 questions in total. Some of the notable ones were:
- Which song about a fish has become the first YouTube video to be viewed 10 billion times?
A: Baby Shark
- The words for the currencies Yuan (Chinese), Yen (Japanese) and Won (Korean) mean the same thing in their languages. What do they all mean?
A: Round
- A poem by this lady(an image was shown) in simple Khariboli Hindi is known by most school students. It tell os the exploits of a woman whose real name was Manikarnika. Who was she?
A: Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi
There was also an audience round giving 25 lucky winners a chance to win exciting prizes. Every 6th question asked was for the audience. Some of the questions were:
- What object would one find on the top of the Wimbledon Men’s Singles Trophy
A: Pineapple
- As of January 2022, there are only two living former Prime Ministers of India. If one is Dr. Manmohan Singh, who is the other?
A: H.D. Deve Gowda
- What nickname was given to Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw because of the regiment in which he served?
A: Sam Bahadur (Sam, the Brave)
This way, ClassAct 2022 served as platform for exchange of knowledge and ideas between the participants, viewers and quizmasters.
Who are the winners?
In total, 40 winners were announced today from the Junior category who competed in the Prelims. The winners of the Grand Finale will be announced on the official page of ClassAct 2022, The Hindustan Times Republic Day Quiz within two working days. Here are the names of three toppers from the Prelims round:
Junior Category (Grades 1-5)
1st Place: Bhuvana Kumar Gopal, St. Thomas Residential School, Thiruvananthapuram
2nd Place: Ayushman Ghosh, South Point School, Kolkata
3rd Place: Dhruva Meghashyam Shirodkar, Smt. Sulochanadevi Singhania School, Thane
What are the prizes?
The icing on the cake after this thrilling event were the exciting prizes that were up for grabs! The top 80 winners (40 from the Junior category in the Prelims and 40 toppers from the Finale) were awarded with Amazon gift vouchers worth 1.25 lakh. All participants were also given a participation certificate from Hindustan Times.
Here are the details of the prizes:
Grand Finale
1st prize: Amazon Voucher worth Rs. 15,000
2nd prize: Amazon Voucher worth Rs. 10,000
3rd prize: Amazon Voucher worth Rs. 5,000
Prelims (Junior Category)
1st prize: Amazon Voucher worth Rs. 10,000
2nd prize: Amazon Voucher worth Rs. 5,000
3rd prize: Amazon Voucher worth Rs. 3,000
Grand success
The response to the Grand Finale of ClassAct 2020, the Hindustan Times Republic Day Quiz, was, in one word, spectacular. Thanking the participants, Mr. Mudaliar said, “I’m overwhelmed to see the turnout for the Prelims. I have never seen a Prelims of this large a turnout. such a large turnout in my entire life. We have seen responses from players from countries like Guatemala and Ethiopia, countries which were only answers for us in quizzes. This is not a winner-takes-it-all quiz. We wanted to completely change that entire format. We wanted it to reach more masses. So, it’s one step towards socialism that way.” HT School is looking forward to the conduct other such similar quizzes in the near future! “We also plan to build a community on quizzing on HT School. Here, we try to put the cool into school covering what you don’t learn in your syllabus,” he added.