Bahrain Indian School shines bright in GCC quiz competition

TDT | Manama

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The Bahrain Indian School (BIS) emerged victorious in the prestigious Bhavans International School Quiz-BISQ 2020 while The Asian School Bahrain (ASB) came second.

BIS got a total of 105 points, while (ASB) scored 60. The Indian Community School of Kuwait settled for the third place with 50 points.

The BIS team consisting of Amrutavarshinee Murugan, Dhruv Sathish Kumar and Aniruddha Dhar outperformed their counterparts from Kuwait, the UAE and Bahrain, said BIS officials while congratulating them for their outstanding efforts and achievement.

Bhavans International School Quiz-BISQ 2020 is an annual hallmark event organised by Bhavans Middle East. Schools from Bahrain, Kuwait and the UAE took part in the annual online event to exhibit their quizzing talent.

This year, 42 schools from the three countries participated in the preliminary round, which was held on October 24.

The best two teams from each country got the opportunity to advance in the Grand Finale conducted on Saturday through virtual medium.

The extra ordinary liveliness and expeditious shown by Bahrain Indian School in answering questions amused not only the organisers and the Quiz Master Dr Nithish T Jacob (founder and managing partner, Q Collective Knowledge Solutions, UAE), but also the more than 6,000 online spectators who watched the prestigious show, the school said.

BIS received certificates and $1,000 cash prize, while ASB $750.