LOCAL KNOWLEDGE CARRIES THE DAY IN SEARCHLIGHT'S ONLINE QUIZ AT BIBA CONFERENCE (May 2006)

Ian Mantel, founder and director of Hastings-based brokers Manor Insurance Services, walked away with the top prize in a challenging competition run by leading UK insurance training and competence services provider Searchlight at this year’s BIBA Conference in Brighton.

Visitors to the show were invited to take part in an online general knowledge quiz based on the end-of-course tests and assessment modules on Searchlight’s market-leading e-learning system Tick.

Having sailed through a 10-question specialist subject qualifying round, Ian Mantel recorded a highly impressive 76% in what was generally regarded as a very tough 25-question general knowledge round.

Searchlight'S managing director presented the winner with vouchers for a luxury weekend for two in Paris including first class travel by Eurostar and two nights at a top hotel in a central location.

Ian Jerrum commented: “The quiz itself was a bit of fun, but it did give us an opportunity to demonstrate the extremely user-friendly mechanics of the Tick e-learning system. We had the quiz running on two laptops linked to large LCD monitors and linked via broadband to Tick online system where the databank of questions and answers is held.

The questions were no pushover and we were very impressed with the standard of general knowledge shown by BIBA delegates. Ian’s score of 76%, however, put him clearly ahead of the field. Anyone thinking of challenging him in a pub quiz be warned!”


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