MES College, Zuarinagar emerged winners of the intercollegiate
FIFA World Cup Quiz contest organized by St. Xavier’s College, Mapusa on
Wednesday.
A total of 14 teams participated in the quiz contest from
which nine were eliminated after the preliminary round. The five teams that
made it to the finals were MES College, Padre Conceicao College of Engineering
(PCCE), Fr. Agnel’s College Pilar, NIT Farmagudi and Kare College of Law Margao.
The finals consisted for five rounds inclusive of Infinite
Bounce, Rapid Fire and Choice of Grids. Mr. Brian D’Souza, assistant professor
in Mathematics, was the quiz master.
As’ad Shah and Kiran Desai was the winning combination that helped
MES take the top spot. The second and third place was bagged by Kare College and
PCCE respectively.
Vice-President of the Goa Football Association Mr. Lavinio
Rebello, who is an alumnus of St. Xavier’s College, was the chief guest and
gave away the prizes. In his address he urged all the participants to grab
every opportunity to showcase their talents. He also advised them to strive for
excellence and do small things in a big way.
Earlier, Principal of St. Xavier’s College Dr. (Fr.) Walter
de Sa, in his welcome address, greeted the winning teams. “We want to inculcate
good values and bring people together. This is what an event like this has done
as sports can bring billions of people together,” Dr. Walter said.
