Top runners-up from the Bono-Ahafo Zone; Sacred Heart SHS and Drobo SHS had a second go at qualifying for the NSMQ One-eighth stage in a contest against Sunyani SHS.
The contest had a slow start in round one as Drobo SHS led with 5 points, Sacred Heart SHS with 4 points and Sunyani SHS with 3 points.
Sunyani SHS and Drobo swapped places in round two: Drobo SHS with the lowest points of 3 and Sunyani SHS at the forefront with 18 points.
There was a bombshell in round three when unfortunately all the contestants had zero points from solving The Problem of the Day.
They also beat Techiman SHS by one point in winning the Airtel-Tigo highest Scorer of the Day worth Ghc1000.
At the end of the contest, Sunyani qualified to the One-eighth stage with 38 points kicking out Drobo SHS and Sacred Heart from grabbing the NSMQ trophy.
Here’s a breakdown of Contest at Five the Bono-Ahafo Zone Regional Preliminary Stage.
Round One – General questions on chemistry, physics, biology and mathematics
Drobo SHS – 5
Sacred Heart SHS – 4
Sunyani SHS – 3
Round Two – The Speed race
Sunyani SHS – 18
Sacred Heart SHS – 6
Drobo SHS – 3
Round Three – Problem of the Day
Sunyani SHS – 18
Sacred Heart SHS – 6
Drobo SHS – 3
Round Four – True or False
Sunyani SHS – 28
Sacred Heart SHS – 10
Drobo SHS – 7
Round Five – Riddles
Sunyani SHS – 38
Sacred Heart SHS – 13
Drobo SHS – 7
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.
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