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2nd UK SCHOOLS QUIZ CHAMPIONSHIPS and
2nd UK SCHOOLS INTELLIGENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
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QUALIFYING COMPETITION RESULTS
All qualifying schools should receive an e-mail or fax from us by the end of the Easter vacation notifying them that they have qualified and providing the information they need for the finals, including details of how to apply for low cost accommodation at UMIST if they need it.
- For the Secondary Schools' Quiz Team Championship a school has qualified if its top four scores combined were at least 80 points.
A qualifying school is permitted to send any four school members to form its team in the finals; they do not necessarily have to be the four top scorers from the qualifying test.
In addition, whether a school qualifies or not, individual participants who have achieved the individual qualifying score are permitted to compete in their own right, without any school affiliation. In this way, a school can send a team of four plus additional participants who have qualified individually, or participants who have qualified individually without a team.
- For the Secondary Schools' Individual Quiz Championship an individual has qualified if his or her score was at least 20 points.
Secondary Schools' Individual Quiz Championship
Thomas Boston (George Heriot's School, Edinburgh) 38
Michael Boyes (Bury Grammar School (Boys), Lancashire) 36
Tom Martin (Greensward College, Essex) 34
Thomas Musgrave (King Edward VI School, Warwickshire) 32
Jonathan Spriggs (Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall) 32
James Pemberton (Our Lady's RC High School, Oldham) 31
Anthony Clarke (Exeter School, Exeter) 31
Thaddeus Clifton (Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall) 31
Ben Padfield (Exeter School, Exeter) 31
Sara Bainbridge (The King's School, Peterborough) 31
Guy Templeton (Newport Free Grammar, Essex) 30
Adam Carter (Calday Grange Grammar School, Wirral) 30
William Ingram (The King's School, Peterborough) 30
Phil Roberts (Exeter School, Exeter) 30
Rob Horton (Exeter School, Exeter) 30
Thomas Pinnegar (Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall) 30
Edward Haynes (King Edward VI School, Warwickshire) 29
David Best (Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall) 29
Ross Mounce (Calday Grange Grammar School, Wirral) 29
Adam Picot (Reading School, Berkshire) 29
Andrew Campbell (Calday Grange Grammar School, Wirral) 29
Matthew Cook (North Halifax Grammar School, Halifax) 29
Thomas Ellis (North Halifax Grammar School, Halifax) 29
Patrick Friel (Exeter School, Exeter) 29
Simon Pinder (Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall) 29
Eystein Thanisch (George Heriot's School, Edinburgh) 29
Helen Thomas (The Holy Trinity School, West Sussex) 29
Patrick McMahon (Our Lady's RC High School, Oldham) 28
Sophie Rollason (Marple Hall School, Stockport) 28
Edward Noble (King Edward VI School, Warwickshire) 28
Matthew Todd (Bury Grammar School (Boys), Lancashire) 28
Alex Banks (Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall) 28
James Wall (Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall) 28
Helen Wardle (North Halifax Grammar School, Halifax) 28
David Holmes (Landau Forte College, Derby) 28
Gemma Curley (St Clere's School, Essex) 28
Emily Pumfrey (Newport Free Grammar, Essex) 27
Paul Coprlett (Our Lady's RC High School, Oldham) 27
Jonathan Storey (King Edward VI School, Warwickshire) 27
Nayer Yoakim (King Edward VI School, Warwickshire) 27
Barry Griffiths (The King's School, Peterborough) 27
Alisdair Cairns (Exeter School, Exeter) 27
Tom Slater (Birkenhead School, Merseyside) 27
Richard Chew (Bury Grammar School (Boys), Lancashire) 27
Abby Varney (Bramcote Park Comprehensive School, Nottingham) 27
Jonathan Parry (Newport Free Grammar, Essex) 26
David Musgrave (King Edward VI School, Warwickshire) 26
Tim Naish (Exeter School, Exeter) 26
David Lyons (Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall) 26
Mitesh Kasliwal (Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall) 26
Patrick Howard (Exeter School, Exeter) 26
Andrew Gliddon (The Holy Trinity School, West Sussex) 26
Solomon Hendry (Forest Hill School, London) 26
Tom Blackman (The Holy Trinity School, West Sussex) 26
Claire Sharpe (Kennet School, Berkshire) 25
Louisa Taylor (Greensward College, Essex) 25
Thomas Adams (King Edward VI School, Warwickshire) 25
John Newsome (North Halifax Grammar School, Halifax) 25
Richard Bowker (Reading School, Berkshire) 25
Adam Syed (Birkenhead School, Merseyside) 25
Robert Watson (The King's School, Peterborough) 25
Alex West (Exeter School, Exeter) 25
Julie Cumberlidge (Endon High School, Stoke-on-Trent) 25
James Hopkins (Exeter School, Exeter) 25
Olivier Swain (Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall) 25
Elliot Baker (Landau Forte College, Derby) 25
Adam Kirkup (St Benet Biscop High School, Newcastle) 25
Emily Casely (Bramcote Park Comprehensive School, Nottingham) 25
Jonathan Ford (The Holy Trinity School, West Sussex) 25
Ryan Haggerty (St Benet Biscop High School, Newcastle) 25
Adam Barrett (Our Lady's RC High School, Oldham) 24
James Pestell (Newport Free Grammar, Essex) 24
Robert Fegan (Our Lady's RC High School, Oldham) 24
Philip Bates (Kennet School, Berkshire) 24
Darren Draper (Kennet School, Berkshire) 24
Lewis Gearing (Kennet School, Berkshire) 24
Hattie Shepherd (The King's School, Peterborough) 24
Tom Abbott (Exeter School, Exeter) 24
Anjeneya Bapat (Calday Grange Grammar School, Wirral) 24
Matthew Tyrer (Exeter School, Exeter) 24
Daniel Chapman (Bexhill High School, East Sussex) 24
John Copestake (Calday Grange Grammar School, Wirral) 24
Mathew McLaren (Birkenhead School, Merseyside) 24
Thomas Fellows (Bexhill High School, East Sussex) 24
Matthew Goff (Exeter School, Exeter) 24
Alice Ievins (The King's School, Peterborough) 24
Simon Brain (Chulmleigh Community College, Devon) 24
Carolyn McCrone (Landau Forte College, Derby) 24
William Esposito (Landau Forte College, Derby) 24
Alexander Crawford (George Heriot's School, Edinburgh) 24
Arran Scott (St Benet Biscop High School, Newcastle) 24
Holly Sutherland (St Benet Biscop High School, Newcastle) 24
Jonathan Hearn (Baxter College, Worcestershire) 24
Jonathan Charlton (St Benet Biscop High School, Newcastle) 24
Kerry Fitzgerald (St Augustine's Priory, London) 24
Kieran Lynch (Bramcote Park Comprehensive School, Nottingham) 24
Lucy Jordan (St Clere's School, Essex) 24
Nathalie King (The John Warner School, Herts) 24
Hannah Cox (Marple Hall School, Stockport) 23
Joseph Burton (Newport Free Grammar, Essex) 23
Peter Hartley (Newport Free Grammar, Essex) 23
Ben Bessey (Greensward College, Essex) 23
Martin Edwards (Kennet School, Berkshire) 23
Geraint Davies (Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall) 23
Tom Hamlyn (Exeter School, Exeter) 23
Matthew Powell (Exeter School, Exeter) 23
Tim Black (Exeter School, Exeter) 23
David Clinton (Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall) 23
Graeme Addison (Calday Grange Grammar School, Wirral) 23
Jack Shaw-Dunn (North Halifax Grammar School, Halifax) 23
Rebecca Sellers (North Halifax Grammar School, Halifax) 23
Thomas Clarke (Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall) 23
Andrew McEwan (George Heriot's School, Edinburgh) 23
Jack Sharman (The John Warner School, Herts) 23
Jennifer Shannon (St Clere's School, Essex) 23
Jon Stock (The John Warner School, Herts) 23
Emily-Rose Jones (Our Lady's RC High School, Oldham) 22
Damian Storey (King Edward VI School, Warwickshire) 22
Graeme Martin (Exeter School, Exeter) 22
Christopher Devey (Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall) 22
Joseph Mela (Reading School, Berkshire) 22
Lucy Nicholson (Peers School, Oxford) 22
Daniel Anderson (Calday Grange Grammar School, Wirral) 22
Gareth-Lee Smith (Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall) 22
Matthew Bonnington (Notre Dame High School, Sheffield) 22
Alexander Fletcher (Landau Forte College, Derby) 22
Simon Leonard (Landau Forte College, Derby) 22
Alistair Wye (The John Warner School, Herts) 22
Conor Kane (St Benet Biscop High School, Newcastle) 22
Robert Lyon (George Heriot's School, Edinburgh) 22
Tamsin McCorkell (The Holy Trinity School, West Sussex) 22
Victoria Rowan (St Clere's School, Essex) 22
Nicola Eisenhauer (Greensward College, Essex) 21
Lauren Tansley (Greensward College, Essex) 21
Chris Littler (Birkenhead School, Merseyside) 21
Joseph Bear (The Billericay School, Essex) 21
Rachael Gore (Notre Dame High School, Sheffield) 21
Calum Young (Endon High School, Stoke-on-Trent) 21
Nico Hobhouse (Bury Grammar School (Boys), Lancashire) 21
Alan Innes (George Heriot's School, Edinburgh) 21
David Brewis (St Benet Biscop High School, Newcastle) 21
Emily Magrath (The Holy Trinity School, West Sussex) 21
Kayleigh Prior (St Clere's School, Essex) 21
Leanne Barwick (Immanuel CE Community College, Bradord) 21
Sebastian Tuffield (The Holy Trinity School, West Sussex) 21
Sholeh Anghaee (St Augustine's Priory, London) 21
Elizabeth Edwards (Newport Free Grammar, Essex) 20
Joshua Coote (Newport Free Grammar, Essex) 20
Imogen Lesser (North Halifax Grammar School, Halifax) 20
Howard Jackson (Exeter School, Exeter) 20
Chris Landin (North Halifax Grammar School, Halifax) 20
Richard Hunt (Peers School, Oxford) 20
Andrew Aziz (Bury Grammar School (Boys), Lancashire) 20
Matthew Harley (Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall) 20
Alastair Kotwal (Calday Grange Grammar School, Wirral) 20
Matthew Rushton (Endon High School, Stoke-on-Trent) 20
Steven Kingham (Birkenhead School, Merseyside) 20
David O'Malley (Birkenhead School, Merseyside) 20
Joseph Lawrence (Birkenhead School, Merseyside) 20
Chris Donnan (Calday Grange Grammar School, Wirral) 20
Steven Hanson (Landau Forte College, Derby) 20
Christopher Arran (Landau Forte College, Derby) 20
Alex Jeffery (Forest Hill School, London) 20
Carl Henderson (St Benet Biscop High School, Newcastle) 20
Jack Catchpole (St Clere's School, Essex) 20
Naomi Briggs (The Holy Trinity School, West Sussex) 20
Sarah Ingamells (The Holy Trinity School, West Sussex) 20
THE FINALS
The finals will take place at UMIST, located 5 minutes walk from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The Quiz Championship finals will be held on Saturday July 10th from 2pm to 4:30pm.
The Intelligence Championship finals will take place on Sunday July 11th from 2pm to 4:30pm.
The finals will each consist of three 30-minute papers, with breaks of 30 minutes between each paper.
PRIZES AND TITLES
All members of the top three school teams in the Quiz and Intelligence championships will receive MSO Gold, Silver or Bronze medals as appropriate. The winning school in each team championship will receive a trophy and the title: UK Schools Team Quiz Champions or UK Schools Team Intelligence Champions. The top three pupils in the individual championships will receive MSO Gold, Silver and Bronze medals as appropriate. The Gold medal pupils will be awarded the title: UK Schools Quiz Champion or UK Schools Intelligence Champion and will each be given a £1,000 scholarship when starting university or an alternative higher education establishment. Additional sponsored prizes will be awarded.
ENTRY FEES
The entry fee in the qualifying competitions for school teams is £50 (up to 25 pupils) for each championship. The entry fee for individual pupils whose schools do not enter the team championship is £10 per pupil. Qualifying schools will pay an additional £40 entry fee for the finals of the team event and £10 per pupil for the individual finals.
Further information about "Mind Sports for Schools" is available.
WHAT IS THE MIND SPORTS OLYMPIAD?
In addition to the schools weekend (July 10th - 11th) pupils are invited to enter the many other championships taking place at the 8th Mind Sports Olympiad, from August 21st - 30th.
The Mind Sports Olympiad offers many opportunities for everyone to have fun and expand their minds. The event is an annual games and mental skills festival where the participants compete for Gold, Silver and Bronze medals, and for other prizes. In every tournament there are medals for the best "juniors" (aged under 19 on August 21st). There are also workshops - the "Brain Power Academy" - to teach learning skills: Mind Mapping, Speed Reading and Memory Skills.
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUPILS
Our philosophy at the Mind Sports Olympiad is that "Anyone Can Enter", and that includes children. (Entry fees for juniors in our other tournaments are half those for adults.) We have had players as young as six. In 1999 a six-year-old boy played in a Bridge partnership with his father, in a tournament that included two World Champions. And in 2000 we brought a six-year-old Go prodigy from China - he travelled with his teacher and was strong enough to win £200 in prize money. But beginners are just as welcome as experts and we have sessions to teach games to those who do not know how to play them.
Another of our events which has massive educational potential is the Mental Calculations Championship at 2pm on Saturday 28th August. We expect this to grow into one of the biggest tournaments in the entire Olympiad. No pre-qualification is necessary.
WHAT OTHER GAMES AND SKILLS ARE THERE?
The competitors at the Mind Sports Olympiad play each other at a variety of well known strategy games, such as Chess, Bridge, Backgammon, Scrabble, Othello and Go. In addition there are tournaments for a number of more recently invented games, which have achieved worldwide popularity, including Abalone, Continuo, Diplomacy, Lines of Action, Mastermind, Othello and Twixt. There are also tournaments for some of the best strategy games from Asia: Chinese Chess, Go and Shogi (Japanese Chess). All of these games require strategic and analytical skills.
We also hold several mental skills championships, including Creative Thinking, which tests the contestants' speed, flexibility and originality of thought. Speed Reading competitors are tested on an unpublished book to determine their average number of words read per minute and their percentage comprehension. The Mental Calculation championship finds the best at mental arithmetic. Memory Skills includes the ability to remember whole packs of playing cards, as many digits as possible of a long number, passages of text, etc.
For more detailed information please visit our web site, www.msoworld.com.
For general enquiries please e-mail entries@msoworld.com or telephone 01707 659080 (9am-9pm) or 07973 516718.
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