St Columba's school held the annual Columban Open Quiz on 25th August and 2nd September, 2017. The much awaited event on the Delhi school circuit saw 270 teams from in and around Delhi participating with great gusto.
A grueling preliminary round was followed by the semifinals and culminated in the finals with 12 schools vying for the top honours.
The 12 teams that made to finals were.
Rank School
The nail-biting finish saw DPS Noida lift the prized trophy followed by Modern School, Barakhamba Road and the hosts at second and third place respectively.
The winning team won the coveted rolling trophy and a cash prize of Rs.6000/- and the teams in 2nd and 3rd places won Rs. 4000/- and Rs. 3000/- respectively. All the other finalists won a cash prize of Rs. 1500/- each.
The quizmasters for the finals were Mr. Kunal Savarkar, Mr. Abhishek Kapoor and Mr. Rabin Jacob. They were ably supported by a very enthusiastic and able team of ex Columbans who conducted the prelims and semifinal rounds.
The sponsors for the event were the Oxford University Press.
