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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.
- For the Secondary Schools' Intelligence Team Championship a school has qualified if its top four scores combined were at least 80 points.
- For the Primary Schools' Quiz Team Championship a school has qualified if its top four scores combined were at least 60 points.
- For the Primary Schools' Intelligence Team Championship a school has qualified if its top four scores combined were at least 30 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.
- For the Secondary Schools' Individual Intelligence Championship an individual has qualified if his or her score was at least 20 points.
- For the Primary Schools' Individual Quiz Championship an individual has qualified if his or her score was at least 15 points.
- For the Primary Schools' Individual Intelligence Championship an individual has qualified if his or her score was at least 7 points.
Secondary Schools' Quiz Team Championship
Qualifying Schools
Exeter School, Exeter. 122
Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall. 122
King Edward VI School Church Street, Warwickshire. 116
George Heriot's School, Edinburgh. 114
The King's School Park Road, Peterborough. 113
Bury Grammar School (Boys), Lancs. 112
Calday Grange Grammar School, Wirral. 112
North Halifax Grammar School, Halifax. 111
Our Lady's RC High, Oldham. 110
Newport Free Grammar School, Essex. 107
The Holy Trinity School, West Sussex. 106
Greensward College, Essex. 103
Landau Forte College, Derby. 101
St Benet Biscop High School, Bedlington. 98
Birkenhead School, Birkenhead. 97
Kennet School Stoney Lane, Berks. 97
St Clere's School, Essex. 97
Reading School, Berkshire. 95
The John Warner School, Herts. 92
Marple Hall School, Stockport. 89
Bexhill High School, East Sussex. 85
Endon High School, Stoke on Trent. 85
Forest Hill School, London. 82
Notre Dame High School, Sheffield. 80
Non-Qualifying Schools
Baxter College, Worcestershire. 76
Bramcote Park Comprehensive School, Nottingham. 76
Chulmleigh Community College, Devon. 76
Immanuel CE Community College, Bradford. 76
Peers School, Oxford. 74
The Billericay School, Essex. 72
St Augustine's Priory, London. 67
St Philip Howard School, Derbyshire. 60
Beaverwood School for Girls, Kent. 57
Thorns Community College, W Midlands. 57
Ormesby Comprehensive School, Middlesbrough. 38
The Radclyffe School, Oldham. 34
Priesthorpe School, West Yorkshire. 29
One result still to come
Top Ten Individuals
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
167 individuals reached the qualifying standard of at least 20 marks.
Secondary Schools' Intelligence Team Championship
Qualifying Schools
Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall. 119
Exeter School, Exeter. 113
Our Lady's RC High, Oldham. 107
King Edward VI School, Warwickshire. 105
Reading School, Berkshire. 102
North Halifax Grammar School, Halifax. 100
Newport Free Grammar School, Essex. 99
Bromley High School, Kent. 95
St Benet Biscop High School, Bedlington. 95
Kennet School, Berks. 94
The Holy Trinity School, West Sussex. 94
Birkenhead School. Merseyside. 93
Brentford School for Girls, Middlesex. 91
The John Warner School, Herts. 88
Lynn Grove VA High School, Norfolk. 84
Meden School and Tech College, Notts. 84
Marple Hall School, Stockport. 80
Non-Qualifying Schools
Chulmleigh Community College, Devon. 78
Notre Dame High School, Sheffield. 72
The Billericay School, Essex. 70
Bexhill High School, East Sussex. 69
Easingwold School, York. 69
St Thomas More Catholic School, Derbyshire. 68
Beaverwood School for Girls, Kent. 67
The Radclyffe School, Oldham. 65
St Clere's School, Essex. 64
Peers School, Oxford. 63
Bellerbys College, East Sussex. 62
Endon High School, Stoke on Trent. 59
Southlands High School, Lancashire. 59
Thorns Community College, West Midlands. 52
Ormesby Comprehensive School, Middlesbrough. 40
Forest Hill School, London. 31
Priesthorpe School, West Yorkshire. 15
Top Ten Individuals
Alex West (Exeter School, Exeter) 34
Alastair Wood (King Edward VI School, Warwickshire) 31
Christopher Devey (Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall) 31
Paul Corlett (Our Lady's RC High School, Oldham) 30
Alex Bleakley (Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall) 30
Matthew Causier (Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall) 30
Joseph Mela (Reading School, Berkshire) 30
Helen Thomas (The Holy Trinity School, West Sussex) 30
Vicky Haycock (North Halifax Grammar School, Halifax) 29
Shane Donnelly (St Benet Biscop High School, Newcastle) 29
108 individuals reached the qualifying standard of at least 20 marks.
Primary Schools' Quiz Team Championship
Qualifying Schools
St. George's College Junior School, Surrey. 102
St. Paul's C of E Primary, Warwickshire. 96
Market Harborough C of E Primary, Leicestershire. 94
The Avenue School, Surrey. 91
Kelsall Community School, Cheshire. 69
Carter Charity (VC) Primary, Lancashire. 62
Non-Qualifying Schools
Star Primary School, London. 58
Hindley Green Community, Wigan. 53
One result still to come
Top Ten Individuals
Callum Ashworth (St. Paul's C of E Primary, Warwickshire) 28
George Gangar (St. George's College Junior School, Surrey) 27
Andrew Cole (Market Harborough C of E Primary, Leicestershire) 26
Daniel Jee (St. Paul's C of E Primary, Warwickshire) 26
Tiffany Emmett (St. George's College Junior School, Surrey) 26
Michael Thomson (St. George's College Junior School, Surrey) 26
Oliver Smith (Kelsall Community School, Cheshire) 24
Elizabeth Randall (The Avenue School, Surrey) 24
Alexandra Tattersall (The Avenue School, Surrey) 24
Kate Ryrie (Market Harborough C of E Primary, Leicestershire) 24
One school's results still to come
37 individuals reached the qualifying standard of at least 15 marks.
Primary Schools' Intelligence Team Championship
Qualifying Schools
The Avenue School, Surrey. 47
St. George's College Junior School, Surrey. 42
Leicester Grammar Junior School, Leicester. 41
Carter Charity (VC) Primary, Lancashire. 32
Non-Qualifying Schools
Hindley Green Community, Wigan. 26
Star Primary School, London. 21
St. Paul's C of E Primary, Warwickshire. 16
Kelsall Community School, Cheshire. 7
One result still to come
Top Fourteen Individuals
Alice Scivier (The Avenue School, Surrey) 14
Rachel Burge (St. George's College Junior School, Surrey) 12
Mao Okuno (The Avenue School, Surrey) 12
Matthew Entwisle (Carter Charity (VC) Primary, Lancashire) 11
Robert Cooke (Leicester Grammar Junior School, Leicestershire) 11
James Woodcock (Leicester Grammar Junior School, Leicestershire) 11
Ryan Cross (The Avenue School, Surrey) 11
Emma White (Hindley Green Community, Wigan) 10
Laura Schwarzenberger (Leicester Grammar Junior School, Leicestershire) 10
Tatiana McIntosh (St. George's College Junior School, Surrey) 10
Ian Sipin (St. George's College Junior School, Surrey) 10
Michael Thomson (St. George's College Junior School, Surrey) 10
Elizabeth Randall (The Avenue School, Surrey) 10
Subhash Sinha (The Avenue School, Surrey) 10
35 individuals reached the qualifying standard of at least 7 marks.
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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