Revised: 16 September 1999
National Pop Maths Quiz
The first National Pop Maths Quiz was held at Sheffield Hallam University on 15th September.
See the pictures here!
Preliminary run-offs were organised in many parts of the country, with up to 20 teams taking part in each one. In spite of the fact that some students found the questions quite hard, everyone seemed to enjoy these events. Interest was even from as far as Abu Dhabi, India, Eire and Canada!
On the day 29 finalist teams turned up from all over the country. Two teams travelled from Plymouth on the Tuesday to be in time for the start of the quiz.
In a closely-fought race Claydon High School, Ipswich, with a score of 19 out of 20, won the T-Time cup which they keep for a year. Each of the winners was given a TI-86 kindly donated by Texas Instruments.
The event was supported by the MA, the ATM, Sheffield TEC and Sheffield Education Business Partnership. It was held as a pilot project during the annual meeting of the British Association.
The teams taking part were
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Claydon High School |
Church Lane |
Claydon |
IPSWICH |
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Hills Road 6th Form College(2nd team) |
Hills Road |
CAMBRIDGE |
CB2 2PE |
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Greenhead College |
Greenhead Road |
HUDDERSFIELD |
Yorks |
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St Mary's RC High School |
Newbold |
CHESTERFIELD |
S41 8AG |
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Repton School |
REPTON |
Derbyshire |
DE65 6FH |
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The Perse School |
Hills Road |
CAMBRIDGE |
CB2 2QF |
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Danum School |
Armthorpe Road |
DONCASTER |
DN2 5QD |
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City of Norwich School |
Eaton (City of Norwich School) |
Eaton Road |
NORWICH |
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Hills Road 6th Form College |
Hills Road |
CAMBRIDGE |
CB2 2PE |
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King Edward VII School |
Glossop Road |
SHEFFIELD |
S10 2PW |
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The Ashcombe School |
Ashcombe Road |
DORKING |
Surrey |
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Barrow 6th Form College |
Barrow In Furness |
6th Form |
Rating Lane |
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Kenilworth School |
Eyes Lane |
KENILWORTH |
Warks |
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All Saints R C School |
Granville Road |
SHEFFIELD |
S2 2RJ |
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Hele's School |
Seymour Road |
Plympton |
PLYMOUTH |
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New College |
Park Lane |
PONTEFRACT |
West Yorks |
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Pencoed Comprehensive School |
Coychurch Road |
Pencoed |
BRIDGEND |
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Lawrence Sheriff School |
Clifton Road |
RUGBY |
Warks |
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Lancaster Royal Grammar School |
East Road |
LANCASTER |
LA1 3EF |
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The Ridgeway School |
Moorland Road |
Plympton |
PLYMOUTH |
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Hinchingbrooke School |
Brampton Road |
HUNTINGDON |
Cambridgeshire PE18 6BN |
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Trinity School |
Shirley Park |
CROYDON |
CR9 7AT |
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The King's School Ely |
Barton Road |
ELY |
Cambs CB7 4DB |
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Whitchurch High School |
Penlline Road |
CARDIFF |
C44 2XJ |
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Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari |
Llanharry |
PONTYCLAN |
CF72 9XE |
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William Farr C of E School |
Lincoln Road |
WELTON |
Lincs |
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Wilberforce College |
Saltshouse Road |
HULL |
HU8 GHD |
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Silverdale School |
Bents Crescent |
SHEFFIELD |
S11 9RT |
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The Hayfield School |
Hurst Lane |
Auckley |
DONCASTER |
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© PopMaths, 1999 Revised: 16 September 1999 |