The second day of the ongoing three-day Shakespeareana festival marked a Shakespeare quiz at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Friday.
The quiz saw participation of medical students from different colleges enthusiastically answering questions based on the life and work of the legendary laureate. The event is organized by Club literati marking the birth anniversary of William Shakespeare.
Students from AIIMS, GMC and Oriental College of Commerce participated in the quiz. “The quiz was divided into seven rounds which were based on the life, work, famous characters of Shakespeare, unfinished quotes, Hollywood Adaptations, Bollywood Adaptations and the rapid fire,” Seema Raizada, President of Club literati said.
Some of the unusual questions included the names of rivers flowing in Shakespeare's town, etc.
Vishnu Ravindran and Zubaah Mazood from AIIMS bagged the first prize while .Nishant and Keshav again from AIIMS were the first runner ups in the quiz.
Shakespeareana will conclude on Saturday with a play Shakespeare lives that will be staged at Bharat Bhavan. The play is directed by Seema Raizada that will highlight important incidents of Shakespeare's life, and will be performed by the artists from Club literati.
This is not all, but Julius Caesar play will be performed on Sunday at Bharat Bhavan. The play will be performed by the students of Madhya Pradesh School of Drama (MPSD). The play will be directed by KK Rajan. On Tuesday, A Mid Summer Night Dream directed by Amit Sanoria will be performed at Antarang Hall, Bharat Bhavan.