A quiz for the wise At the beginning of March, four teams of Geographers took part in the annual Geographical Association Worldwise Quiz, hosted at Magdalen College School. Having won the senior category last year, our two senior teams were keen to repeat the triumph of 2025. The Fourth Year team (including a Second Year pupil) succeeded in doing just that, winning the overall prize once again. The Second Year team placed 4th in the junior competition, and managed to also win the ‘picture round’ of the quiz. Well done to everyone who took part. At the beginning of term, 20 boarders swapped their textbooks for highstakes puzzles during an exhilarating trip to the Oxford Escape Hunt. Demonstrating exceptional collaboration and critical thinking under pressure, the teams worked frantically to decode cryptic clues and unlock hidden chambers before the clock hit zero. Fun was had by all and three out of four teams were successful in their missions. There’s no escape 3 abingdon.org.uk At the beginning of term, Abingdon's Upper Sixth Spanish students celebrated El día de Reyes (Three Kings’ Day) with a traditional Roscón de Reyes (Kings’ Ring). This brioche-like sweet bread is shaped like a crown, filled with cream and decorated with candied fruits and sugar. Often containing a hidden trinket that symbolises the Natvitiy, it is said to bring luck to the finder - in this case Hélio! Three Kings’ Day News Abingdon In February, two teams of Third Year pupils travelled to the University of Birmingham for the annual Big Physics Quiz. The questions were very challenging, covering topics from thermal physics to electromagnetism, with this year's special round being on medical physics. Well done to both teams for a very strong performance, and congratulations to one of our teams for winning 2nd place overall. They walked away with silver medals, trophies, and model rocket kits as prizes. Fantastic Physics
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