"Who captained India in their first ever Test match against England?" came a question from a pavilion. Many hands shot up and do did the answers. After wrong guesses such as Iftikar Ali Khan Pataudi and Lala Amarnath, a 12-year-old from Begusarai, Mohammad Akram came up with the answer - C.K. Nayudu.

Quiz competitions like these drew students to the Bihar Divas celebrations at Gandhi Maidan, as did debate, dance, drama, and other contests.

Students from all 38 districts participated in the events.

A pavilion called Inspire Award with the theme of recycle, reuse and reduce exhibited more than 300 working modelsmade by students..

"I reached Patna at eight in the morning with my friends and teachers," said Shivani Kumari, a Class VIII student from Muzaffarpur. "I displayed my model on smart city. It took almost five hours to complete. This is my first visit to the Bihar Divas celebrations and I am loving it."?

Kids from Kilkari Bihar Bal Bhavan presented a dance, a skit on social issues and pottery display. Dolly Kumari, a Class VII student from Rajkiye Jaganath Primary School, Bhagalpur, said she danced on a song that highlighted women empowerment. She also tried her hand at pottery.

"Pottery is a new, easy and enriching experience for me," she said.

The civil defence and fire department conducted a mock drill on how to escape from a building on fire.

Food connoisseurs from all across the state also thronged Gandhi Maidan.

As many as 100 stalls have been set up a to give people a taste of both local and international cuisines, ranging from the traditional litti-chokha, imriti, and chaats to chowmein and pizza. Fast food joints such as Pizza Hut, KFC and Mainland China also set up their stalls.

People tried the freshly fried pakodas. Ice-cream stalls, rabri malai and kulfi stalls were also available.

Shanti Devi of Gulzarbagh was selling mushroom pakodas.

"I am worried that people might not turn up in hoards because of the heat," said the concered first timer to the Divas celebration.

Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation general manager Rakesh Mohan said: "Although it is extremely hot and the event has been cut short by a day, we expect more people to turn up late in the evening."?

"I have been waiting for Bihar Divas since last year," said Aditi who lives near Planetarium. "I am overwhelmed by the variety of food that is available here."