 Kids’ Lit Quiz (KLQ) Canada 2013 competitions will be held February 4 through 7, 2013 in the Toronto area in Ontario Canada.
The Canadian sponsors are: Mabel's Fables, KidsCan Press, Scholastic Canada Ltd, Curiosity House Books and Gallery. See also the timetable.
Champions' roster
A radio broadcast by CBC (Canada Broadcasting Corp) on Friday 25 Feb 2011 about the quiz http://www.cbc.ca/video/news/audioplayer.html?clipid=1818531459
Press briefing 2011Press Briefing
The “Sport of Reading” is coming to Toronto, Canada!
Kids Lit Quiz ™ celebrates keen readers and gives them an opportunity to compete in
a team and on the world stage the way that many of their sports oriented friends may
experience.
Kids Lit Quiz ™ is a not for profit organization that has been hugely successful (for 20
years) at keeping kids aged 10-13 years avidly reading.
The quiz challenges readers on any children’s book published in the English language!
Teams of four students work together to answer 100 questions in ten categories. They
learn which categories the quiz consists of only minutes before the event.
Wayne Mills, founder of Kids Lit Quiz ™ and Quizmaster will be traveling from New
Zealand via South Africa after completing the competitions there to Toronto with the sole
purpose of conducting Canada’s first ever Kids Lit Quiz!
The inaugural Kids Lit Quiz ™Canada will take place:
Thursday February 24, 2011 from 12:30 -3:30pm at
Maurice Cody Public School and Community Centre
364 Belsize Dr.
Toronto, Ontario
M4S 1N2
Watch as 11 teams from a variety of schools in Toronto, vie for the top spot!
The winners of the Kids Lit Quiz Canada will be offered an opportunity to represent
Canada at the Kids Lit Quiz ™ World Finals in Hamilton, New Zealand in July 2011.
Join us in celebrating our avid readers as they compete in the ‘Sport of Reading’!
For further information visit the website:
or to enter a team contact: Nancy Davidson at kidslitquizcanada@gmail.com
M: 416-992 6903
www.kidslitquiz.com
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