Eyes on the prize at Kids’ Lit Quiz

Abbotsford School pupils Kaitlyn Marsh (11), George Clark (12) and Charlie Clough (11)...
Abbotsford School pupils Kaitlyn Marsh (11), George Clark (12) and Charlie Clough (11) concentrate on a question. Photo by Peter McIntosh.
Wayne Mills.
Wayne Mills.

Abbotsford School pupils Kaitlyn Marsh (11), George Clark (12) and Charlie Clough (11) concentrate on a question given by quizmaster Wayne Mills during the Otago Regional Kids' Lit Quiz at Dunedin North Intermediate yesterday.

Nearly 60 pupils from schools across the region participated in the event, which tests their knowledge of literature.

This year's quiz was won by Tamara Freeland (12), Josephine Tarasiewicz (12), Charlotte Campbell (11) and Ava Reid (11), of Tahuna Intermediate (2). Second place went to Dunedin North Intermediate (1) and third was Tahuna Intermediate (1).

The winning team will compete in the national final, to be held in Wellington on May 21.

The World Kids' Lit Quiz final will be held in Auckland on August 19, where top teams from Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa, United States and United Kingdom will compete against New Zealand's top team.

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