An Unusual Quiz...C2

Chapter 2: The first stage, March 1, 2007

The day of the first round was really hectic. I was stunned to see the stage of the competition which had many chairs for the audience in the atrium. I was having an environmental science exam. It went really well and once I finished I went to see the supervisor Ms. A. I found her near the stage, I went to greet her and she told me the AD girls are coming soon. She gave me a badge and I went with her with some girls form the student council.

AD girls came with 2 buses carrying cheerleaders. Besides, I knew that they brought 2 teams instead of one. That made me really scared and I thought that we might not get a chance to win over AD teams. When we were asked to go on stage, I was praying so hard to win. We got seated and on the stage I could see my friends and teachers between the audiences. I should admit that made me really relaxed. However, in no time the competition began. I became thrilled once I realized that we started to score more points. Soon they announced that we won round one, I felt relieved. In round two the questions were harder but we managed. I could not believe how quick everything ended. In no time, it was announced Dubai ZU team won the first contest and were nominated to go to the final contest in Dubai World Trade Center.

My team and I got our certificates for participating in the contest. My friends kept messaging and calling me. Besides, I sent an email or a message to every teacher who was there. I thanked everyone for the support; it really meant a lot to me.