ASKQANCE 2010

The KQA will celebrate the 27th Anniversary of its founding with ASKQANCE 2010–a two-day festival of Open Quizzing. Somebody we wrote to called it The Woodstock of Quizzing. We are flattered, but will nevertheless try and stick to schedule.

The programme:
19th and 20th June, at The Institute of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road, Bangalore.

Day One (19th June 2010)

Event I
By Hooke or by Crookes
Open Science Quiz

Rules
1. Teams of four members
2. Entry free for school teams
3. Other teams pay Rs. 100/-

QMs: Ochintya Sharma and Vivek Kartikeyan.

Schedule: 0930hrs to 1230hrs
Teams that arrive late for the prelims will be allowed to take part in the next quiz.

Prizes: Rs.5000/-, Rs.4000/- and Rs.3000/-

Event II
Hoarse Latitudes
Open Travel Quiz

Rules
Teams of two members,
Entry free for school teams
Other teams pay Rs. 50/-

QMs: Cheriyan Alexander, Mitesh Agarwal and Dibyendu Das.

Schedule : 1300-1545 hrs

Prizes: Rs. 3000/-, Rs. 2000/- and Rs. 1500/-

Event III
Son of Lumiere
Open Movie Quiz

Rules
Teams of two members,
Entry free for school teams
Other teams pay Rs. 50/-

QMs: Anustup Datta and Arun Hiregange.

Schedule: 1615hrs-2000hrs.

Prizes: Rs. 3000/-, Rs. 2000/- and Rs. 1500/-

Day Two (20th June 2010)

Event IV
Kibitz Simple
Open Sports and Leisure Quiz

Rules
Teams of two members,
Entry free for school teams
Other teams pay Rs. 50/-
Teams arriving late can take part in the next quiz.

QMs: Thejaswi Udupa and Venkatesh S.

Schedule: 1000hrs to 1300hrs

Prizes: Rs. 3000/-, Rs. 2000/- and Rs. 1500/-

Event V
Sesame
The Open Quiz

Rules
General Open Quiz
Teams of four members
Entry free for school teams
Other teams pay Rs.100/-

QM: Arul Mani

Schedule:1400— 1630hrs

Prizes: Rs.5000/-, Rs.4000/- and Rs.3000/-

Event VI
KQA Founders’ Trophy Quiz
Face-off between Mega-Whats city-winners

The contenders:

QED Chennai,
WALTWo Bangalore,
Travelling Pillsburies Mumbai,
Telangana Is An Oily Song New Delhi,
InManiacs Kolkata,
Insert Uncool Name Here Thrissur,
Swami and Friends Hyderabad,
Feni Vidi Vici Goa,
Ajgar Jurrat Ke Sapole Pune

QMs: Arul Mani and Kiran Vijayakumar.