August has become a month of reminiscence and pride over the history and present of Chennai. Over the years, Madras Day has expanded from a single-day observance on August 22 to a month-long craze. In keeping with this, the Murugappa Group has announced that it would once again sponsor the Madras Quotient Quiz for the second year running.
The Madras Quotient Quiz will be held for school students and will aim to get them thinking about the past, present and the future of Madras. The formal announcement of the quiz was made at a press conference at the historically significant Dare House on Parry’s Corner on Thursday. The quiz is to be conducted by Dr Navin Jayakumar. “There isn’t much point in asking school students direct questions about the history or significance of places and things in the city. They just will not be able to answer it,” said Navin. “So, the challenge has been to come up with questions that engage the children while also making them think about the various aspects that have made this city what it is today,” he added.
The quiz has been designed to have as many audio-visual and perceptive questions as possible, say the organisers. The Madras Quotient was first held in 1989, with Navin as the quiz master. After a hiatus two decades, it was held again in 2011.
“The quiz was first conceived to mark the 350th anniversary of the founding of Madras. We sponsored it last year, and are looking to make it an annual event, to be held on September 1 every year,” said Sridhar Ganesh, director-HR, Murugappa Group.
The preliminaries of the quiz will be held on September 1 at the Vani Mahal and six teams will be chosen to take part in the finals to be held the same evening. Schools can send as many teams of three.
For further details, visit http://www.murugappa.com. The quiz will also features questions and prizes for the audience.
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