Preliminary round of ClassAct 2023- The Hindustan Times Republic Day Quiz on January 26 recorded an all-time high of 21,540 students, higher than the 19,625 students for ClassAct 2022, prompting HT Schools’ annual mega quizzing program to become the largest online school quiz. Asia Book of Records and India Book of Records for participation.
The ClassAct 2023 finale is scheduled for February 5 and will be hosted by Quizmasters Naveen Jayakumar and Avinash Mudaliar. “After the record-setting participation in last year’s ClassAct, we were optimistic that the turnout this year would go up several notches. We are delighted that this happened and would like to thank everyone who participated and made it a success. Quizzing has always been a popular mental game and it’s great to see Gen Z embrace it with such passion. I look forward to seeing them in action again in the national final on February 5,” said Mudaliar.
The preliminary round was an individual event, open to students from classes 1 to 12, and covered a plethora of subjects such as history, science, geography, arts and entertainment, literature, language and culture. Contestants had to answer 60 questions including 28 multiple choice. The round saw 21,540 participants, with 40,486 initially registered for the quiz.
“I am pleased but not at all surprised that the participation was so widespread. The fact that children want to spend their vacation from school participating in the Republic Day quiz proves that young India is full of curious minds,” Jayakumar said.
The preliminary round was conducted asynchronously, but the final will be on Zoom. And it will be live-streamed on the official YouTube channel of HT School. The top 100 scorers from the prelims will be announced soon, and will participate in the finals. Winners will be selected based on their performance, and both speed and accuracy will be taken into account.
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