NTB Corporate Quiz a success

The Nations Trust Bank Corporate Quiz took place at the Waters Edge Grand Ballroom on August 25th. Forty teams from Sri Lanka's corporates battled it out to gain supremacy with the theme set on the movie 'Star Wars'.

Based on the theme of One World.

One Universe. One Team the event was complete with galaxical decor, lights and out of space ambiance. Participants had to register their bar code at the entrance to enter.

Each team or Starfleet comprising five members faced questions that tested them through five different rounds covering the topics - Nations Trust Bank, Current Affairs, Financial Markets, Sports and Entertainment. Each Starfleet had also to make a strategic decision on where they could gain advantage and earn 'bonus points'.

The Galaxical Battle commenced with round one going to Akbar Brothers. Second place was tied by JKH, KPMG and LOLC. Round two on Current Affairs saw LOLC taking the lead followed by Akbar Brothers and JKH. Round three that posed questions on Financial Markets saw the expertise of Aitken Spence, Akbar Brothers, KPMG and Richard Pieris following closely. Round Four on Sports saw Carson Cumberbatch going on to lead with Chemical Industries joining in.

The neck and neck race reached a crescendo with marginal differences for the top teams on the points table. Round five on Entertainment saw the quiz leaders being joined by Express Newspapers who came on strongly in the round.

The winners Akbar Brothers walked away with a quarter million rupees as prize money.

The runners up JKH received one hundred thousand rupees in cash. Aitken Spence came third.

The event was an audio visual treat with dance and entertainment acts. The participants had an enjoyable evening with a number of prizes and surprises in between rounds that complemented the main prizes, followed by cocktails and fellowship.