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Dubai - Abu Dhabi Indian School emerged winners of the annual Credence UAE Quiz Masters Tournament.

Abu Dhabi Indian School emerged winners of the annual Credence UAE Quiz Masters Tournament 2015, while Delhi Private School, Dubai, claimed the runners-up trophy.
The second edition of the inter-school quiz competition for the Rolling Trophy attracted 31 teams from 12 schools across Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah emirates. Credence High School, Dubai, conducted the quiz on Sunday. Students of the winning and runner up teams were awarded individual trophies and certificates, along with gift vouchers and hampers.
Aayush Rajasekaran, quiz master and a university student himself, managed to raise the benchmark of the quiz from a traditional competition format to an entertaining day of interactive learning.
Aayush, an ex-student of the Dubai school community, is currently President of the University of Waterloo's Quiz Bowl Club in Canada; and has been ranked among the highest quiz bowl players of North America.
Abdulla Nalapad, Chairman, Credence High School, presented the rolling trophy and awards to the winning teams.
"The motive of organising such a competition was to highlight the potential of students and to provide them exposure in the field of general knowledge in addition to equipping them to face challenges of professional and personal life," said Nalapad.
Kulbhushan Kain, Principal, Credence High School, said: "The day witnessed some of the finest standards of quizzing, with students outdoing each other with precise answers delivered within microseconds of the questions."
The quiz was open to students of grades nine to 12 of all curriculum schools from across the UAE. The participating schools were permitted to send a maximum of five teams each; with each team comprising a maximum of three students.
The event was held from 9am to 4pm, in an open quiz format and not limited to a specific topic. The programme began with written eliminations, and gradually moved towards the top eight teams in the semi-finals, and eventually the top four in the finals.
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