Chief Organiser - Mrs. R. Popli
Assisted by - Mrs. R. Nagpal, Mrs. R. Sharma, Mrs. S. Chandra, Mr. M. Vaz, Mrs. R. Pharasi, Mrs. A. Khanna, Mr. O. P. Singh and Mr. N. Agrawal
The much awaited annual Columban Open Quiz was held on the 22nd & 23rd of August 2014 on a large scale in collaboration with Oxford University Press.
About 210 teams from various prestigious schools all across Delhi participated in this 2-day event of which the preliminary rounds followed by the Quarter-finals, were held on the 22nd of August. The venue for the Elimination Rounds was the Edmund Rice Hall, while the Quarter Final rounds were held in the Middle School Auditorium. The Semi-finals followed by the Finals, were held the following day in the Junior School Hall.
The Elimination rounds as well as the Quarter-finals were prepared and conducted brilliantly by ex-Columbans Rabin Jacob, Kartik Sahni, Nikhil Wahi, HarjasBami, Tushar Varma, Ravtej Singh, John Manuel, Gaurav Singh, Sankalp Luthra, Rishabh Surolia& Aayush Sinha. The Semi-final & Final rounds were conducted by our seasoned Quiz master and ex Columban Mr. Adittya Nath Mubayi of Quiz Craft Global.
The 6 teams that made it to the Finals were from:-
Delhi Public School, Noida emerged the proud winner of COQ 2014. Close on their heels was Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram in second position. The programme ended with the prize distribution ceremony and the vote of thanks.
