The World Quizzing Championships 2017 saw 58 players from the African nations of Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar and Nigeria heading out to take part in the quiz.

Introducing Phil Dixon, Africa’s highest-scoring player.

Phil Dixon from Monrovia, Liberia, scored 79 points in this year's World Quizzing Championships ("WQC"). He is the most incredibly inspirational man. When the ebola crisis struck his country, he was out working in the field to help. He's currently a C4D Officer for Child Protection at Unicef in Liberia, and has previously worked as a consultant at the Child Rights Alliance, a consultant at Forum of African Women Educationalists (Liberia) and as President at the National Students Intellectual Council of Liberia. He works tirelessly to promote education and well-being in Liberia and we are honoured to have worked with him at the IQA for over a decade now.

Phil first participated in the WQC in 2006 and has played every year since. In 2010 he collaborated with other IQA reps to produce a very well received international, quadri-continental team quiz and is currently working towards inter-African quizzing with the Nigerian Quiz Association. He also flies the flag for Africa in regular global competition - having played in the 2020Quiz league since its inception in early 2014.

Africa - Top 5 (Overall)

Afr PosGlo PosNameRegionCountryTotal ScoreMedHstSciEntCulLifSptWld
1682Phil DixonAfricaLiberia79516152913615
21269Keith James Norman WhiteAfricaM'gascar59966979109
31322Toubi RakotoarimananaAfricaM'gascar58517128989
42130Dorris KingAfricaNigeria3546737344
52165Ornella Michelle RatovonirinaAfricaM'gascar3456433574

Genre Winners

The following tables show the top 5 highest placed players in the region. Because ties in genre positions aren't split, sometimes there will be more than 20 names listed.

Africa - Top 5 (Media)

Genre Position
(Africa)
NameRegionCountryMediaTotal WQC
Score
Global Position
(Overall)
1Keith James Norman WhiteAfricaMadagascar9591269
2Phil DixonAfricaLiberia579682
2Ornella Michelle RatovonirinaAfricaMadagascar5342165
2Toubi RakotoarimananaAfricaMadagascar5581322
5Bright RayAfricaNigeria4282333
5Dorris KingAfricaNigeria4352130
5Folu AdeAfricaNigeria4272350
5Benjamin KuforijiAfricaNigeria4232459

Africa - Top 5 (History)

Genre Position
(Africa)
NameRegionCountryHistoryTotal WQC
Score
Global Position
(Overall)
1Phil DixonAfricaLiberia1679682
2Jonathan Z. SayeAfricaLiberia9232468
3Ornella Michelle RatovonirinaAfricaMadagascar6342165
3Dorris KingAfricaNigeria6352130
3Keith James Norman WhiteAfricaMadagascar6591269

Africa - Top 5 (Sciences)

Genre Position
(Africa)
NameRegionCountrySciencesTotal WQC
Score
Global Position
(Overall)
1Phil DixonAfricaLiberia1579682
2Toubi RakotoarimananaAfricaMadagascar7581322
2Dorris KingAfricaNigeria7352130
2Abraham B. BrohAfricaLiberia7192563
5Keith James Norman WhiteAfricaMadagascar6591269
5Olu AdetayoAfricaNigeria6262386
5Folu AdeAfricaNigeria6272350

Africa - Top 5 (Entertainment)

Genre Position
(Africa)
NameRegionCountryEntertainmentTotal WQC
Score
Global Position
(Overall)
1Toubi RakotoarimananaAfricaMadagascar12581322
2Andrianina Princy RajaonariveloAfricaMadagascar10272369
3Keith James Norman WhiteAfricaMadagascar9591269
4Mino Najoro RandrianavonisonAfricaMadagascar6182584
4Andonirina AndriamihasinoroAfricaMadagascar6232477
4Hery Ny Aina Ambinintsoa RazafindratsimaAfricaMadagascar6252428

Africa - Top 5 (Culture)

Genre Position
(Africa)
NameRegionCountryCultureTotal WQC
Score
Global Position
(Overall)
1Phil DixonAfricaLiberia979682
2Toubi RakotoarimananaAfricaMadagascar8581322
3Keith James Norman WhiteAfricaMadagascar7591269
3Dorris KingAfricaNigeria7352130
5Johary AndrianarivoAfricaMadagascar6242450

Africa - Top 5 (Lifestyle)

Genre Position
(Africa)
NameRegionCountryLifestyleTotal WQC
Score
Global Position
(Overall)
1Phil DixonAfricaLiberia1379682
2Keith James Norman WhiteAfricaMadagascar9591269
2Toubi RakotoarimananaAfricaMadagascar9581322
4Tahina Lalaina RasonAfricaMadagascar7262394
5Bright RayAfricaNigeria6282333
5Naina RalaiveloAfricaMadagascar6312267

Africa - Top 5 (Sport and Games)

Genre Position
(Africa)
NameRegionCountrySport and GamesTotal WQC
Score
Global Position
(Overall)
1Keith James Norman WhiteAfricaMadagascar10591269
2Toubi RakotoarimananaAfricaMadagascar8581322
3Ornella Michelle RatovonirinaAfricaMadagascar7342165
3Lova Harisata RakotondravoavyAfricaMadagascar7212518
5Phil DixonAfricaLiberia679682
5Mialisoa AndriamalalaAfricaMadagascar6162610
5Naina RalaiveloAfricaMadagascar6312267

Africa - Top 5 (World)

Genre Position
(Africa)
NameRegionCountryWorldTotal WQC
Score
Global Position
(Overall)
1Phil DixonAfricaLiberia1579682
2Keith James Norman WhiteAfricaMadagascar9591269
2Toubi RakotoarimananaAfricaMadagascar9581322
4Mojeed OlutayoAfricaNigeria5262390
4Johary AndrianarivoAfricaMadagascar5242450

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