【Baton Co., Ltd.】Over 2000 total entries. QuizKnock, led by quiz king Takuji Izawa, has released a digest video of the quiz competition “High School Quiz Battle WHAT 2024” held in August this year!
baton Co., Ltd. Press release: October 31, 2024 Total number of entries exceeded 2000. QuizKnock, led by quiz king Takuji Izawa, has released a digest video of the quiz competition “High School Quiz Battle WHAT 2024” held in August this year! QuizKnock, operated by baton Co., Ltd. (Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, CEO Yosuke Kinugawa), is a digest video of “High School Quiz Battle WHAT 2024 presented by Landmark Tax Accountants Corporation” (hereinafter referred to as “WHAT 2024”), a quiz competition for high school students and below. was released on the tournament’s official YouTube channel on October 6th (Sunday). “WHAT 2024” was held over two days, August 4th (Sunday) and August 31st (Saturday), and 2,007 high school students and under from all over the country entered. In the digest video released this time, you can see the passionate battle that even QuizKnock members are excited about. Click here to watch the video! >>> https://youtu.be/53gGTcrNpA8
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/12901/221/12901-221-7c0205214821aed1252b863a207f1d42-1280×720.jpg What is “High School Quiz Battle WHAT”? “High School Quiz Battle WHAT” (hereinafter referred to as “WHAT”) is an individual quiz competition for high school students and younger. It was first held in May 2022 under the catchphrase “You know the world, the world knows quizzes, and quizzes know you.”This year marks the third time. This year, the main sponsor was Landmark Tax Accountants Corporation, which supported the purpose of the event, and the event was held under the title “High School Quiz Battle WHAT 2024 presented by Landmark Tax Accountants Corporation.”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/12901/221/12901-221-7537533a054502d18c890e0d2d5b7eca-1920×1080.jpg “WHAT 2024” event report 1st day: Tokyo, Osaka, online, quiz battle breaks out all at once! The 1st day, held on August 4th (Sunday), was held at three venues: a real venue in Tokyo and Osaka, and an online venue. QuizKnock members, who are well-known on YouTube, appeared at each venue and excited the participants by serving as moderators, reading questions, and providing explanations.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/12901/221/12901-221-d593f0533cf901570c49826b06fb37f1-1999×1333.jpg Nobuo Tsurusaki (left) and Yoshiaki Yamamoto (right) were in charge of the event at the Tokyo venue At the 1st Stage, a “100-question 4-choice quiz” was held using the quiz question service “Quiz Pitcher” developed by Baton Co., Ltd., which participants answered using their smartphones or tablets. A total of 136 people advanced to the 2nd Stage, including those who made it through and two people who made it through (one each in Tokyo and Osaka) from the Wild Card Stage (loser’s repechage), which was held only at real venues.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/12901/221/12901-221-35850a04af1570208bd4446e33752ef8-1999×1333.jpg Participants answering the 4-choice quiz asked on “Quiz Pitcher” with their smartphones The 2nd Stage was a “National Quick-Click Quiz” by the 132 people who advanced. After a heated fast-track battle over two rounds, 30 people were selected to advance to the 2nd day. In addition, a detailed report of the 1st day is now available on the web media “QuizKnock”. Please read it! Click here for the article! ＞＞＞ https://web.quizknock.com/what2024_report 2nd day: 30 people who made it through the 1st day gather in Tokyo! Who will win? The 2nd day was held on August 31st (Saturday), with 30 winners from the 1st day gathering at a venue in Tokyo. In the past, WHAT has announced the results via video after the tournament, but this time it will be possible to watch the competition in real time for the first time. There was an on-site viewing for players who had already been eliminated, a public viewing at a separate venue with commentary by Fukura P. and Togen, and a live broadcast on YouTube with commentary by Takuji Izawa, Shunki Sugai, and Yoshiaki Yamamoto. , more than 5,000 people watched the outcome of the match in real time.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/12901/221/12901-221-2bf8a6fa84695283a4c57d52ddda0538-1999×1333.jpg The public viewing venue held for the first time at WHAT The first event of the day was the Semifinal Stage “50 Questions Quick Board Battle”. When someone presses the fast button, the reading of the question text stops, and everyone writes their answers on the board, and the top 9 players with the most points will advance to the Final Stage. Due to the nature of the rule, “If you press the quick button and answer correctly, you get 5 points, if you answer correctly without pressing the button, you get 2 points.” As the second half progressed, there were many aggressive quick presses aiming for a turnaround.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/12901/221/12901-221-78255f9ec3db373a61b232915eada515-1999×1333.jpg After completing 50 questions, the top 9 people who will advance to the Final Stage will be decided. Next, the Extra Stage (loser’s repechage) was held for the remaining 21 players. After passing through the harsh penalties of being disqualified for one wrong answer in the 1st round and disqualified for two wrong answers in the 2nd round, the final stage finalists were decided.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/12901/221/12901-221-8063f39c4231e8a499638b20fc95c8be-1999×1333.jpg Participants listening intently to the reading questions 10
participants remained for the Final Stage, where the winner was finally decided. After the 1st round, which requires strategy as the rules change depending on the number of players who win, and the 2nd round, where opponents are nominated from those with the highest scores and a quick one-on-one battle is held, there are only three players left. The Final Round is a quick survival battle. The rule is that your correct answer will reduce your opponent’s points, and the last person remaining will be the winner. The moment the winner was decided after a heated battle, the local venue and public viewing venue were filled with loud applause, and the live broadcast was also very exciting. At the awards ceremony, the winners were presented with certificates and trophies by Chairman Izawa, and also received an original calculator from Yukihiro Kiyota, a tax accountant and representative employee of Landmark Tax Accountants Corporation, the main sponsor. At the end, there were greetings from problem chiefs Shintaro Mori and Izawa, and “WHAT 2024” ended successfully. Please take a look at the digest video of the tournament!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/12901/221/12901-221-659055ed484926f8213367a045c54985-1999×1359.jpg Izawa, who served as the chairman of “WHAT 2024” “WHAT 2024” digest video information
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/12901/221/12901-221-a7a0474f532407e980fd79955a9fb36b-1280×720.jpg ・Title: A heated brain battle between junior high and high school students who put their youth on the line! / “High School Quiz Battle WHAT 2024 presented by Landmark Tax Accountant Corporation” [#QKWHAT] ・Release date: Sunday, October 6, 2024 ・URL:
https://youtu.be/53gGTcrNpA8 What is QuizKnock QuizKnock is a media that combines entertainment and knowledge, mainly run by Takuji Izawa, the University of Tokyo quiz king. Based on the concept of “Learning that starts with fun,” we publish articles and videos every day that provide an opportunity to “know” something. YouTube (
https://www.youtube.com/c/QuizKnock ) Channel subscribers exceed 2.36 million. (As of October 2024)
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