KNOW- IT- ALL!

Hi everyone! These are the details for our upcoming event , Know-It-All !

Flow of Event
1: The event comprises 3 rounds;
1.1: Elimination Round: To choose the best 5 groups which will then proceed to the final round. All 3 members of each group will be doing the same paper, which consists of 150 questions. Discussion among group members are allowed, but only one answer sheet will be submitted. Time allocated is 60 minutes.
1.2: Tie breaker: In the event that any ties occur while selecting the best 5 in the elimination round, a tie breaking round will be held in a ‘Rapid Fire’ round form in which all tied groups are required to answer questions in a short period of time. 30 questions would be posed by the Master of Ceremony individually. Each group may ring the buzzer; only 10 seconds are given to answer each question once the buzzer is pressed. Correct answers are awarded 3 marks with one mark deducted for each wrong answer. In the event that no group answers the given question, after 10 seconds, the question is skipped.
1.3: Final: Only the best 5 teams will be competing in the finals in a quiz show form. There will be a total of 90 questions and all contestants in the finals will be required to answer at least 2 questions at the beginning. For every remaining question, contestants will choose a random question number, and will be required to answer it. If contestants are unable to answer it, the question will be opened to the audience, and marks will be rewarded to the particular group. Maximum time allocated for each question is 1 minute, inclusive of asking for help from audiences.
1.4 Cash Pot Round: This event will be opened to everyone except for members of the best 5 groups. RM5 would be awarded for each correctly answered question.
*All questions and given answers are set by the OC (Organising Committee). The OC reserves the right to determine whether or not a question, is given and attempted answer is valid. Decisions made by the OC are final. The OC reserves the right to modify the course of event at any given point without prior notification, if a need (deemed by the OC) arises. The OC also has the right to disallow any group(s) that does not obey the rules, and to disqualify any participant(s) deemed cheating.



2: Contents of the Paper in Elimination Round
2.1
-Fun Facts of Science
-Basic Medical Knowledge
-Basic Human anatomy
-Fun-Chemistry
-Fun Math
-Fun Physics
-Culture
-Music
-Art
-History
-Sports
-Movies
-Recognise the Flags
*The OC reserves the right to modify the proportion of the questions above.

3. Scoring
3.1: Elimination Round (Written Quiz Round): One mark awarded for each correct answer, no marks will be deducted for any incorrect answers. Total score for each group will determine their entry to the next round.
3.2: Tie Breaking Round (Rapid-Fire Round): Three marks for each correct answer, one mark deducted for any incorrect answer.
3.3: Final Round (Quiz Show Round): Three marks will be given for each correct answer, one mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer. If help is needed, only one mark will be rewarded if the given answer is correct, and one mark deducted if the answer is incorrect.
3.4: Cash Pot Round: This is open for the audience. Each correctly answered question will be given RM 5. A total of 100 questions will be prepared.

4. Reward
First Prize: RM 1000.
Second Prize: RM 700.
Third Prize: RM 500.
Forth Prize: Hamper (RM 150).
Fifth Prize: Hamper (RM 150).
Cash Pot Event: RM 5x100=RM 500.
Total Cash Prizes: RM 3000.
All Participants will be given a certificate.

* The OC has the right to modified the amount of cash prizes without prior notice.




Flow of event on the day itself
Time Schedule (If ties occur in the elimination round)
8:00am – 9:00am Registration
9.00am - 9:10am Welcome speech by President of Taylor’s College.
9:10am - 9:30am Briefing
9:30am - 10:30am Elimination Round
10:30am - 10:40am Collection of Paper 1
10:40am – 11.40 Break Time /Marking of papers
12.00pm Announcement of result
12.00pm - 12:20pm Tie Breaking Round
12:30pm - 2:00pm Final Round
2:00pm - 2:45 pm Cash Pot Round
2:45pm - 3:45pm Prize Giving Ceremony
3:45pm End of event

Time Schedule (If no ties occur in the elimination round)
8:00am - 9:00am Registration
9:00am - 9:10am Welcome speech by President of Taylor’s College.
9:10am - 9:30am Briefing
9:30am - 10:30am Elimination Round
10:30am - 10:40am Collection of Paper 1
10:40am - 11:40am Break Time /marking of paper
12:00pm Announcement of result
12.00 pm – 1.30pm Final round
1:30pm - 2:15pm Cash Pot Round
2:15pm - 3:15pm Prize Giving Ceremony.
3.15pm End of event.
Should you need further information or clarification, please do not hesitate to contact me, Felix Lee Han Yuan, Vice Treasurer of Pre Medical Society and Organising Chairperson of “Know It All” Competition at 012-2909939 or Zahira Yasmin, Vice President of Pre Medical Society and Vice Organising Chairperson of “Knowing it All” Competition at 012 278 6644.

Thank you very much for your support.