4^TH ASEAN QUIZ

REGIONAL COMPETITION

30 November-1 December 2009

Quezon City, Philippines

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The 4^th ASEAN Quiz Regional Competition brought together twenty seven students aged 15 to 18 from the nine (9) ASEAN Member States to participate in a friendly quiz competition from 30 November to 4 December 2009.  Hosted by the Philippines and implemented by the National Broadcasting Network, the 4^th ASEAN Quiz is a quiz competition on knowledge of ASEAN aimed at educating the youth about the various ASEAN cultural, political, economic and social information. The ASEAN Quiz is a project of the ASEAN Committee on Culture and Information.

The 9 ASEAN Member States that participated in the Quiz were Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines. Malaysia was not able to join the 2009 Quiz owing to a conflict with its dates for the national examination for students.

The 4^th ASEAN Quiz kicked off with the arrival of the country delegations on November 29 & 30. NBN prepared a Programme of Activities which included a TV guesting on NBN’s One Morning Cafe, briefing of the participants, tour of cultural sites in Metro Manila and Welcome Dinner on December 1; technical rehearsal on December 2; and Farewell Dinner at the close of the Quiz Proper on December 3.  The Quiz Proper was held on December 3 at the Henry Lee SJ Irwin Theater at the Ateneo de Manila University.  The delegates returned to their home countries on December 4, 2009.

Aimed at testing their knowledge on ASEAN, the 9 Member State teams of three student participants from each participating country competed in the Individual Country Competition which consisted of a sit-down test composed of 60 questions with 20 Multiple Choice (1 point each), 20 True or False (1 point each) and 20 Fill in Blanks (2 points each) in the duration of one hour and with a total correct score of 80 points.

For the Group Competition, the 27 student participants were divided into nine groups with each group comprising three student participants from different ASEAN member states.  The teams were identified according to a specific color of the t-shirts assigned to each team. Aimed at fostering friendship and camaraderie among the ASEAN youth, the group competition had three fun games: Smiley or Grumpy, ASEAN Map and Name It.

The winners for both the Individual Country Competition and Group Competition received trophies and cash prizes.

Individual Country Competition (Total correct score: 80)

1^st Prize Winner – Team PHILIPPINES

Score: 74 points

Team Members:

John Carl Camayang, Cagayan National High School, Region 2

Aries Joseph Hegina, Naga City Science High School, Region 5

Churchill John Tabuada, Labangal National High School, Region 12

Coach:  Ms. Chelo Tangan, Cagayan National High School, Region 2

Prizes: Trophy for each student and cash prize of $1,200 for the Team

2^nd Prize Winner – Team MYANMAR

Score: 64 points

Team Members:

El Kay Khine Htun, Basic Education High School

Zam Bu Kyaw, Basic Education High School

Yasmin Sandi Saint, Basic Education High School

Coach:  Ms. Chaw Chaw Sein, Department of International Relations,

University of Yangon

Prizes: Trophy for each student and cash prize of $1,050 for the Team

3^rd Prize Winner – Team THAILAND

Score:  55 points

Team Members:

Pompipat Kasempsap, Kasetsart University Laboratory School, Center for Education and Development

Kantapon Rattanaprukskul, Chulalongkorn University Demonstration Secondary

School

Jatuporn Uchuwat, Udomsuksa School

Coach:  Ms. Busaba Bushyakanist, Government Public Relations Department

Prizes: Trophy for each student and cash prize of $900 for the Team

Group Games Competition (Total correct score: 20)

1^st Prize Winner – BROWN Team

Team Members:

Singapore:  Goe Meng HuiSt. Joseph’s institution

Thailand: Kantapont Rattanaprukskul, Chulalongkorn University

Demonstration Secondary School

Vietnam:  Diep Hoang Ngoo Nguyen, Hanoi-Amsterdam School for the Gifted

Prizes: Trophy for each student and cash prize of $900 for the Team

2^nd Prize Winner – CREAM Team

Team Members:

Vietnam:  Tien Vu Thuy Tran, Hanoi-Amsterdam School for the Gifted

Brunei Darussalam: Muhammad Adi Aiman bin Haji Rusli, Maktab Duli Pengiran Muda Al-Muhtadee Billah

Cambodia: Vahong Sortheawin, Chea Sim Sarithoy Mor Hrght School St. Kampu

Prizes: Trophy for each student and cash prize of $750 for the Team

3^rd Prize Winner – RED Team

Team Members:

Brunei Darussalam: Muhammad Haziq Siddeq bin Asmad, Maktab Duli Pengiran Muda Al-Muhtadee Billah

Cambodia: Moeng Sokviseth, Toul Tum Poung H.S.

Indonesia: Achlam Said Basalamah, SMA N 1 Depok JL. Nusantara Raya

Prizes: Trophy for each student and cash prize of $600 for the Team