Article by: Lorrieza Jhoilyn C. Punzalan
Graphics by: Cassius Klai C. Francisco
Photo by: Ma. Chinie M. Sta. Juana
Last February 18, the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers—Mapúa University Student Chapter (PICE–MUSC) opened the magical wardrobe to the competitors of the 14th Don Tomas Mapúa National Civil Engineering Quiz Show (DTMNCEQS) at the Intramuros Campus Gymnasium.
22 universities nationwide joined the battle of wisdom in hopes to obtain the ultimate treasure of 40,000 PHP. Their knowledge was tested in four rounds, each round closer to one victor overpowering more than 200 participants.
The battle began with the written qualifying round, “Keys to Narnia,” featuring a 50-item multiple choice type question. 50 participants advanced to the elimination round named “Carnage Among Creatures,” wherein challengers utilized their answer boards and wits to gain points to be part of the Top 20 for the next round.
The remaining 20 warriors faced another obstacle at the semi-finals, “Heroes of the Kingdom,” answering 100 problem solving questions to race for the Top 10. In the last round named “Clash of the Crowned,” the 10 remaining contestants battled it out through a Jeopardy type set up.
Cebu Technological University (CTU) student, John Lester Alonzo Ferrer, defended his University’s championship title as he was crowned Champion. Another CTU student, Rico Quinones Elao, won first runner-up after being the champion for last year’s DTMNCEQS. Coming in the second runner-up was Mansour Jimenez Ativo from Sorsogon State University. Following them were John Francis Almendras Acar from FEU Institute of Technology and Niña Mae Fabellar Tek-ing from CTU who were hailed as the third and fourth runners-up, respectively.
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