adminThe 2013 edition will be targeted at schools with Advanced Level while the 2014 edition will be more inclusive — bringing to television a primary schools quiz, a high schools’ quiz, a universities’ quiz as well as a quiz for the general public.
The new quiz tournament is a collaborative effort with ZBCTV and the 2013 national finals will be broadcast on ZBCTV for 26 weeks during prime time.
For the 2013 edition, the major prizes available are sure to get quiz teams sharpening their general knowledge on Zimbabwe and Africa.
The first prize, courtesy of the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Dr Washington Mbizvo, are a scholarship to any State university in Zimbabwe for each member of the winning team, which means by winning the national final, the team members automatically win a university place without paying the tuition fees and also receiving a stipend for living expenses for the duration of their studies.
A consolation prize for the runners-up, to be sponsored by the Book of African Records, is an educational trip to the Egyptian Pyramids whereas the third-placed team will get a trip to Victoria Falls, sponsored by Khanondo Safaris.
The quiz contest shall run first at provincial level in June 2013 where the top four finalists from each province proceed to the national finals.
According to the entry rules, a school in Zimbabwe can field only one team for the provincial group stages.
The national finals will occur in August 2013.
Errol Muzawazi, editor-in-chief of the Book of African Records, said the quiz tournament will be an empowerment tool for the participants.
“The tournament is an empowering tool, educationally, as it will not only inspire the youthful participants across the country to discover knowledge about their country and continent but will prod them to take responsible action towards community development.
“This action-oriented approach to the educational quiz will be factored in the content of the quiz.
“As an institution that focuses on African records, we make it no secret that our quiz will be very much afro-centric, promoting general knowledge mainly on Zimbabwe and Africa,” said Muzawazi.
“Don’t forget that world civilisation began here in Africa as Egypt can show. The oldest archaeological evidence on the science of counting was found on a mountain in Swaziland. And the very first university lecture in world history was delivered in Africa. In this regard, and unapologetically, we say first with the knowledge on Africa. Charity begins at home,” he said.
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