Quiz Wise 2012

Tronoh, 19th November- Equip yourself with as much general knowledge as possible, show it off, and win something big!  That’s exactly how Quiz Wise 2012 went on at Undercroft recently. We would like to congratulate the champion group that swept away a whopping RM700 as the Grand Prize! 

“That guy wearing the black T-shirt, he is very intelligent. He knows the answers even before the questions are completed,” said Ammar Fahmi Abdullah (PE, Foundation 1st Sem.). Ammar was referring to Chandra Shekhor from group Armageddon which won the competition. Chandra (ME, 2nd Yr/2nd Sem.) was seen as the dominant participant in his group consisting of Ilaman Gulesenov (PE, 2nd Yr/ 2nd Sem.) and Annadurdy Anash (EE, Final Yr/Final Sem.), another two brilliant minds.

Chandra Shekhor from the group Armageddon answering a question.

Quiz Wise 2012 is the fourth instalment of the event which happens annually in UTP. The Project Manager this time around was 21-year-old Tareq Muhammad al-Shami (PE, 1st yr/ 2nd sem) from Yemen. Kudos to him and his committee members for making Quiz wise 2012, sponsored by Have It Late, a grand success. Have It Late is a small student-run convenience store in Village 4,  with operating hours of 11pm to 4am.

One of the main highlights of the event was a performance by Interbeats, UTP’s very own hip hop dance team. Besides that, there were performances from Mozambican students and a piano recital. During intervals, the audience was tested on their general knowledge, with souvenirs being handed out as prizes for correct answers.

A total of 35 teams, with 3 members each, took part in the event this year. The competition started with a knockout round at 6.00 p.m. In this round the groups had to answer 40 questions in 30 minutes on paper. The four teams that got through this round were Apple, Armageddon, Have It Late (not to be confused with event sponsors, Have It Late) and Tahu Sumedang.

Mr. Marfauza Bin Mat Jusoh presenting the mock-cheque worth RM700 to the champions.

Eventually Armageddon emerged as champions while Tahu Sumedang, consisting of Alfian Rachman, Rifqi Randi and Fakhri Akhdan, finished as 1st runner-up. Have It Late, consisting of Mahmoud Tareq Shaheen, Mochtar Bebaha and Aaron Chia Yun Zhen was the 2nd runner-up and 3rd runner-up was Apple, consisting of Nik Aieman Raziq, Muhammad Haziq and Muhammad Danial.

VIPs present at  this memorable event were Mr. Marfauza Bin Mat Jusoh (Senior Executive, Student Support Service), Mr. Saiful Hizam (International Student Adviser), Ms. Nurizzati Binti Ramli (Deputy President, Student Representative Council), Mr. Motasem Abdulaghader (Secretary 1, International Student Council) and Ms. Labina Patricia (Vice President, International Student Council).

All the participants of Quiz Wise 2012.

By Munir Jaman, Foundation