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Junior · Grades 5–7

Visual Quest — Race Against Time

Observe • Identify • Race

Entry limit: 1 participant per school

What this event involves

Four stages of images, academic concepts, connections, sequences and puzzles — identified as fast as possible.

Three students compete simultaneously in each round, writing answers on a laminated slate.

The key facts

Date
Thursday, 3rd September 2026
Time slot
Slot 1 · 10:00 AM
Studio
The Forum
Individual
1 participant
Duration
Timed across 4 stages
Entry limit
1 participant per school

Key rules

  • 1Individual competition; three students compete simultaneously in each round.
  • 2All answers are written on the provided laminated slate, one answer per question.
  • 3No overwriting once the judge has seen the answer.
  • 4The timer starts and stops at the Sense Board.
  • 5Penalty time is added for every wrong answer at the end of each stage.

Judges' decisions shall be final and binding. See general rules

Judging criteria

  • Accuracy of answersCorrect identification per stage
  • Completion timeFastest overall
  • Penalty timeLowest accumulated
  • Final scoreCompletion time + penalty seconds

Entering this event?

Each registration form covers up to three events. Entries close 29th August 2026.

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