Aqua Regia, an inter-school science quiz, concluded in Mumbai on
December 3, 2007 has become the largest quiz in the world and entered
the Guiness Book of World Records. Around 240,000 students participated
in the event. Check the two news items- [1] & [2]- below for details

Dr D.C.Misra

December 6, 2007

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[1] Aqua Regia, an inter-school science quiz conducted by the Triumphant
Institute of Management Education Pvt Ltd (TIME) has just completed a
run in 25 cities across India.SSS Singhania School, Mumbai won the
national finals on December 3, while TIME gained a place in the Guiness
Book of World Records for holding the biggest quiz in the world.
(Soruce: The Indian Express, New Delhi, Friday, December 6, 2007, Delhi
Newsline, p-3)

[2] *India
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TIME's inter-schol quiz enters Guinness Book of World Records
Hyderabad | Tuesday, Dec 4 2007 IST



The Triumphant Institute of Management Education
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Private Ltd (TIME), which conducted the inter-school science quiz in
India 'Aqua Regia', entered the Guinness Book of World Records for
organising the biggest quiz in the world. Around 2,40,000 students had
competed in Aqua Regia, which was opened to students of all streams from
class eighth to tenth and was conducted in over 25 cities across the
country, a press release said here. Aqua Regia followed a four-tier
format - school
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level preliminary test, city finals, regional finals and national
finals. National finals of Aqua Regia 2007 was held here yesterday. More
than 34,000 students from Hyderabad had competed at the school level
preliminary rounds of Aqua Regia and 1,586 students battled it out in
the finals. TIME had already bagged the national record for conducting
the largest quiz in India, as certified by the LIMCA Book of Records, in
November 2006 and this feat (Aqua Regia) would be featured in the LIMCA
Book of Records 2008 edition. Speaking about the success of this event
TIME Vice-President Ajay Anthony said, ''Aqua Regia was conducted in a
format that gained acceptance in the student community across India. We
have tried to promote the application side of learning science through
our national circuit of Aqua Regia and encourage students to learn
beyond school text books.'' ''Our interest was to induce a better
learning methodology replacing the 'learn-by-heart' technique that
students sometimes adopt,'' he added. The S S S Singhania School,
Mumbai, had won the national finals and took home a laptop
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apart from a trophy and other gifts. The first runner-up team New
Greenfield (Saket), New Delhi won a desktop computer
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each apart form a trophy and other gifts. The second runners up were
Little Flower High School, from Hyderabad who won iPods
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and other gifts.

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