by Queen Desiree Dalisay
Kemikalan, an annual quiz show organized by the UST Chemical Engineering Society – Student Affairs Committee, was one of the many much-awaited events for the weeklong celebration of the UST Chemical Engineering Society Week. “Kemikalan 2016: Journey to Divergence”, a battle of wits and intelligence among chemical engineering students was held last January 25, 2016 at the Education Auditorium, Albertus Magnus Building.
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Spearheaded by Althea Mae Mendenilla and Denzel Duane Soliaban, the quiz show challenged participants on their knowledge of fundamental Chemical Engineering Courses, namely in the Mathematics, Engineering Sciences, Chemistry, and Chemical Engineering domains.
The Participants and Judges
Participants were chosen through a qualifying examination given to every section during the first week of classes. Six teams, each consisting of five members – wherein each member represents a particular year level - were formed. The quiz team also joined in on the challenge provided by the questions given, but was not included in the competition.
Protests and corrections raised by the participants were reviewed and verified by Engr. Mardie Pacia, Prof. Edna Quinto, and Assoc. Prof. Bernadette Duran, all from the Chemical Engineering Department who served as this year’s judges for Kemikalan.
The Quiz Show Proper
With its theme being derived from a famous book and movie series, Kemikalan 2016 deviated from its predecessors by providing additional challenges and twists that the participants braved using their wit and strategic thinking. The quiz show was divided into three major rounds and two bonus rounds. The major rounds, Aptitude, Switch, and Divergent consisted of 10, 12, and 8 questions, respectively. While the bonus rounds, Insurgent and Allegiant consisted of only one question each and were asked in between the major rounds. Each bonus question allowed a team to either earn 200 points for themselves or deduct the same from another team’s.
Upon finishing the Aptitude Round, the top five teams randomly picked from the five factions, namely Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Dauntless and Erudite while the sixth team remained faction less. These factions gave them powers that can be used twice for the Switch Round and once for the Divergent Round. For the end of the Switch Round, the top scoring teams had a chance to pick the faction that they think will benefit them best. The team who picked Abnegation had a chance to pass for a certain question but still get half the point for that question. Amity gives a team the ability to extend their time while Candor gives a team the ability to not allow an opposing team to use a calculator for a given question. The team with the Dauntless faction can freeze an opponent and finally, the team with the Erudite faction can copy the answer of another team.
The questions provided by the organizers really tested the knowledge of the participants as shown by the number of protests during each round. And while the participants were given a break from the pressure their brains are experiencing, the audience had a bit of fun themselves through the Kemikalkalan. Ten students volunteered and were asked a series of trivia questions until only one remained. The last man or woman standing received a prize from the UST ChES.
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Winning Teams
And upon the end of all the quiz show, the bottom three teams were named while the ranking of the top three teams remained unknown until it was announced at the Culminating Night by the end of the ChES week.
On the said night, it was announced that the top three winning teams for this year’s kemikalan are the following (from 1st to 3rd place): Team 4 (Mark Lorenz Capili, Pauline Losaria, Joyee Ann Zhang, Jayson Ordinaria and Luisito Reno Chin), Team 3 (Jerelle Javier, Raven Mancilla, John Dela Peña, Amir Bracino, Christelle Sepe), and Team 5 (Cheska Teñoso, Edward Felipe III, Jazinda Capati, Jed Dupaya, and Charmaine Layson).
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