Kids’ Lit is a Big Hit!

The ‘sport of reading’ was the challenge for two teams of Churcherians as they competed in the Kids’ Lit Quiz 2020 (the 2019 competition already having been won!).

Two teams represented Churcher’s at the South East England heat, held at PGS. Questions on famous novels fell into categories such as ‘Enchantment’, ‘Cetaceans’ (look it up!) and ‘Finances’, with twenty teams battling out to be the book brains of Britain.

It was a closely-fought fight at the top, with Churcher’s Team 1, comprising of Ruby Chiduza, Phoebe Davidson, Alice Fimpel and Chloe Macpherson, scoring an impressive 72 points. Rather frustratingly, had they played their ‘joker’ (for double points) on the ‘Pot Luck’ round, they would have won! But, all’s fair in love and fiction and in the end, it was the Duke of Kent School who triumphed, with 77 points.

Churcher’s Team Two also put in a strong performance, earning 63 points as well as managing to bag some bonus questions and a free novel each.

It was a fun afternoon and a chance for them to flex their literary muscles. Sadly, we won’t be travelling to New Zealand for the final this time…get reading now for a chance of success next year!