Former National Science and Maths Quiz star Mbebo Nonna has appeared in a viral video that has sparked interest among former classmates and social media users who remember him from his competitive academic career — this time not answering questions, but riding a bicycle in Canada.
The TikTok video, uploaded by the Adisco Santa 2020 alumni page on October 26, 2026, features Nonna with an earring, a bicycle equipped with a front basket, and a maroon minivan in the background, according to coverage on October 27. The footage captures the academic and AI engineer riding while abroad in Canada, and it has travelled widely among Ghanaian audiences.
From quiz stage to AI engineer
Mbebo Nonna participated as a contestant in the 2020 National Science and Maths Quiz, where his school, Adisadel College, finished as the first runner-up. He later graduated from New York University Abu Dhabi in 2025, earning degrees in Computer Science, Interactive Media and Applied Mathematics, and now works as an AI Engineer at Wio Bank.
That trajectory — from a televised quiz competition watched by millions in Ghana to an engineering career abroad — is part of why the video resonated. Audiences who followed his school days are now following his adult life with the same enthusiasm they once reserved for quiz scores, and a casual cycling clip became a reunion of sorts for his former classmates.
Why academic stars go viral too
The footage reflects a growing trend in which digital audiences follow the post-competition lives of academic stars in much the same way they track entertainment celebrities. Alumni networks, the coverage notes, play a powerful role in maintaining connections across global distances via social platforms — a class page can turn an ordinary afternoon cycle into a shared moment for people spread across continents.
Nonna did nothing extraordinary in the video. He rode a bicycle. But for the people who remember him on a quiz stage, that ordinariness is the point: the bright student grew up, moved abroad, built a career, and is doing fine. Sometimes the most heartwarming viral video is simply proof that someone you once cheered for is doing well.
