MARiS Quiz Night 2023
The MARiS Early Career Researchers took the lead in hosting the first social fundraiser for MARiS on Wednesday, 14 June 2023 in the UCT John Day Museum on Upper Campus. All proceeds will be used in aid of our MARiS Research Showcase later this year (October 2023).
One Quiz. 50 Questions. 5 categories. 8 teams. 45 attendees.
Academics, postdocs and postgraduate students attended and represented various departments (Biological Sciences, Chemical and Electrical Engineering, Physics, Molecular and Cell Biology and Oceanography). Although some of the questions were challenging, it didn’t hold the contestants back as they all brought a competitive spirit and had a blast. Questions ranged from sports & pop culture, general knowledge, science, current affairs and entertainment. A few teams
In 3rd place, we had Team “Norfolk and Chance”.
In 2nd place, we had Team “Electric Lemons”.
And finally in 1st place, we had Team “The Whipper Snappers”.
We ended the night off with a lucky draw, and drew Bongani Mtetwa’s (PhD student, Chemical Engineering) name out of the bag. He went home with a custom-made crocheted blanket that Leila Nefdt’s grandmother made and donated as a prize. We hope you all enjoy the prizes!
With much gratitude, the MARiS team would like to thank each and every one who contributed to making this event a huge success, including the ECR planning committee, the Quiz master, Nicole Dames the caterers, Nathan’s Catering services and a special thanks to those who donated prizes Natasha Karenyi, Emma Rocke, Nicole Dames, Kathryn Morrisey, Louise Gammage and Leila Nefdt.
We really enjoyed meeting you all and hope to have more of these kinds of events in the future – so watch this space! 😊