Mfantsipim School, popularly known as Kwabotwe, started their contest with a wrong answer to a bonus question, which attracted a negative point. However, this slow start did not deter them, as they sailed through all five rounds to win the contest without much competition from their opponents – Apam SHS and Eguafo Abrem SHS.
Mfantsipim School bagged three out of the four riddles in the final round of the contest, becoming the first school from the southern sector to win the GOIL Riddle Bonanza, worth a total cash prize of GH¢800.00.
Winning with 53 points, Mfantsipim School, lost the chance of winning the AirtelTigo Highest Scorer of the Day by just a point to Apam SHS [winners of the fourth contest].
They had to start the 2020 edition of the NSMQ from the Regional Qualifiers for the first time, after suffering a heavy defeat at the One-eighth Stage of the 2019 edition of the NSMQ, and their journey so far to the trophy has been a successful one.
Check out the breakdown of the first contest in the Central Region.
Round One – General questions on chemistry, physics, biology and mathematics
Mfantsipim School: 21
Apam SHS: 10
Eguafo Abrem SHS: 10
Round Two – The Speed race
Mfantsipim School: 27
Apam SHS: 13
Eguafo Abrem SHS: 07
Round Three – Problem of the Day
Mfantsipim School: 01
Apam SHS: 00
Eguafo Abrem SHS: 00
Round Four – True or False
Mfantsipim School: 44
Apam SHS: 26
Eguafo Abrem SHS: 17
Round Five – Riddles
Mfantsipim School: 53
Apam SHS: 31
Eguafo Abrem SHS: 17
The National Science & Maths and Quiz and Science Festival is sponsored by the Ghana Education Service in partnership with Absa Bank Ghana Limited and supported by Joy News, Prudential Life Insurance, Goil, Airtel Tigo, Dano Milk, Academic City, Accra College of Medicine, Academic City, Central University, GTP, Adansi Travels, Medifem Multi-specialist Hospital and Fertility Centre, Third Eyecare Vision Centre and YFM.
