The third contest on Day One of the Ashanti Region Preliminary Stage saw KNUST SHS competing against Kumasi High School and St Mary’s Girls SHS, Konongo.
KNUST SHS who was the first to pick up the NSMQ2018 Quarter finals slot came back this year with a lot of fire to secure their spot in the NSMQ2020 One-eighth stage.
KNUST SHS lost one point in the second round but still led the contest with 22 points, Kumasi High School followed closely with 20 points. St Mary’s Girls SHS still maintained their 5 points in the second round.
The heat was too much for Kumasi High School and St Mary’s Girls SHS, Konongo in round three as they both had zero points. KNUST SHS, on the other hand, had a perfect score of 10 from solving the Problem of the Day in round three, winning the Prudential Life NSMQ Star worth GHC 2000 sponsored by Prudential Life Insurance.
Here’s a breakdown of Contest Three of the Ashanti Regional Preliminary stage.
Round One – General questions on Chemistry, physics, biology and mathematics
KNUST SHS – 23
Kumasi High School – 16
St Mary’s Girls SHS, Konongo – 5
Round Two – The Speed race
KNUST SHS – 22
Kumasi High School – 20
St Mary’s Girls SHS, Konongo – 5
Round Three – Problem of the Day
KNUST SHS – 32
Kumasi High School – 20
St Mary’s Girls SHS, Konongo – 5
Round Four – True or False
KNUST SHS – 42
Kumasi High School – 24
St Mary’s Girls SHS, Konongo – 15
Round Five – Riddles
KNUST SHS – 46
Kumasi High School – 30
St Mary’s Girls SHS, Konongo – 15
The National Science & Maths 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.
The NSMQ is proudly produced by Primetime.
