Our two school teams have been selected, and are ready to take part in the sixth Oxfordshire and Berkshire Regional Heat of the international Kids' Lit Quiz on Tuesday 11 November. The heat will be taking place at Our Lady's Abingdon, 4.30 - 7.30 pm. Spectators are welcome! Because of numbers please be prepared to park the nearby public car park.
Over 30 teams from 20 schools will be taking part in the in the ten-round quiz, which is sponsored by Serco and the Department for Children, Schools and Families. Oxford University Press is sponsoring the local heat book prizes. Subject questions on books and reading could include animals, Harry Potter, fantasy, nursery rhymes and authors but the topics will not be revealed until the quiz itself.
The winning team will receive the Kids' Lit Quiz Regional Cup, book tokens, books, and win a place in the Kids' Lit Quiz National Final alongside the 15 other regional winners. They will also receive an invitation to participate in next March's Oxford Literary Festival.
The spectators at Our Lady's will include several well-known local children's authors: Dennis Hamley, Linda Newbery, Meg Harper, Mark Robson, MG Harris, Susie Day and Rachael Wing. Rachael had her second book published in July, and is still at school! Abingdon Mayor Pat Lonergan, Deputy Mayor Patricia Hobby and representatives from Oxford University Press and Scholastic publishers will also attend. Music played by students from Our Lady's will welcome the visitors.
The top three teams will be given book tokens and in between rounds Quizmaster Wayne Mills will ask adult audience members a question for the chance to win a book token themselves. Children watching will also have the opportunity to win £1 coins, by answering further questions.
Bookstore (Abingdon) Ltd will be selling books written by the invited authors and other favourite titles. Refreshments will be available during the interval, which will include Fairtrade items.
http://www.kidslitquiz.com/
