Lone Kid, Lone Cub, How Many ‘Woods – World Cinema, August Open, Canara Union Lone Wolf Quizzes – Results
The results of the five quizzes held on Saturday, 27 August 2011 and Sunday, 28 August 2011.
Event I
Lone Kid (Std V-VII solo)
QMs: Landmark Venky, Vivek Kartikeyan
1. Varun K (Frank Anthony Public School) – 100 (won by tie-break)
2. Hari Kartik (Bala Vidya Mandir, Chennai) – 100
3. Nakul Divekar (Frank Anthony Public School) – 95
4. Arjun Joshua (Frank Anthony Public School) – 70
5. Tennyson Galvin L. (St. John’s High School) / Amrit Sodhi (St. Joseph’s Boys’ High School European) – tied on 60
7. Kritin Udupa (Sri Kumaran Public School ICSE) – 50
8. Navya Suri (National Hill View Public School) – 30
Event II
Lone Cub (Std VIII-X solo)
QMs: Santosh Swaminathan and Thejaswi Udupa
1. Ritvik C. (Frank Anthony Public School) – 145
2. Bharat S. (Florence Public School) – 140
3. Pranav Ramamurthy (St. Joseph’s Boys’ High School) – 85
4. Amit S. Subrahmanya (National Hill View Public School) – 80
5. Sridhar V. (VVS Sardar Patel Patel High School) / Cyril Joe Baby (Christ Academy) – tied on 75
7. Akshat Tiwary (St. Joseph’s Boys’ High School) – 65
8. Prabhanjan P. Mannari (Carmel School) – 40
Event III
How Many ‘Woods – The World Cinema Quiz
QM: Arul Mani
1. Santhosh Swaminathan & Rahal S. Kottalgi – 40
2. Mitesh Agarwal & Varun Rajiv – 38
3. Anustup Datta & Arun Hiregange – 30
4. Ochintya Sharma & Thejaswi Udupa – 24
5. Hrishi Varma & KP – 18
6. Raju & Sai / Movin Miranda & Sumeer Kumar – tied on 16
8. Sandeep Mathias & Shivjeet P – 13
Event IV
August Open Quiz
QM: Movin Miranda
1. We Are Like This Wonly – 208
2. Metaquizziks – 108
3. Keep Distance – 89
4. Questionable Characters – 87
5. How Can We Slap?! – 70
6. Holy Nexus – 33
7. CIDs From Kerala – 29
8. Mathias & Co. – 15
Event V
Canara Union Lone Wolf
QM: Navin Rajaram
1. Arul Mani – 140
2. Anustup Datta – 130
3. Santosh Swaminathan & Movin Miranda – tied on 100
5. Ochintya Sharma – 95
6. Thejaswi Udupa – 80
7. Rajagopal – 70
8. Arun Hiregange – 50
Quizzes on Saturday 27 August 2011
We will host four quizzes on Saturday, 27 August 2011, at the Institute of Agricultural Technologists, off Queen’s Road, Bangalore.
EVENTS I & II
We will hold a Lone Kid (Std V-VII solo) and a Lone Cub (Std VIII-X solo) during the morning session. Each school may field a maximum of three participants per category.
Prelims: 1000hrs
Finals: 1100hrs-1200hrs and 1200hrs-1300hrs
QMs: Landmark Venky, Vivek Kartikeyan, Santosh Swaminathan and Thejaswi Udupa
The Afternoon session will begin at 2pm. We have two Open Quizzes lined up.
EVENT III
How Many ‘Woods
The World Cinema Quiz
Written Format
Open to all
Teams of two
Entry: Rs. 50/- per team
QM: Arul Mani
Schedule: 1400hrs-1500hrs
Prizes: Rs. 2000/-, Rs. 1500/- and Rs. 1000/-
EVENT IV
August Open Quiz
Open to all
Teams of four
Entry: Rs. 50/-
QM: Movin Miranda
Schedule:
Prelims 1530-1630hrs
Finals: 1700-1830hrs
Prizes: Rs. 1000/-, Rs. 800/- and Rs. 700/- plus prizes for all finalists.
Results of KQA’s Quiz for Families and Lone Wolf Quiz
The results of the quizzes held on Sunday 7th August 2011 at The Institute of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road, Bangalore.
Open Quiz for Families
QM: Rashmi Vallabhajyosula
1. Two and a Half Lorises (Siddharth, Ulka, Mandavi) – 85
2. Mukherjees (Sutanu & team) – 73
3. Rishika & Rajeev Gowda – 63
4. Deepa & Mani – 53
5. Sharmas (Ochintya, Sujata, Tuku) – 52.5
6. Koramangala Nexus (Venky & team) – 43.5
7. Two Men and a Baby – 43
8. Sumer, Arnav, Aarushi – 42
Lone Wolf Quiz
QMs: Kiran Vijayakumar, Vineeth Surendranath, Siddhartha Sen and Ashwan Lewis
1. Arun Hiregange – 70 (1st by tie-break)
2. Thejaswi Udupa – 70 (2nd by tie-break)
3. Varun Rajiv – 70 (3rd by tie-break)
4. Arul Mani – 55
5. Santosh Swaminathan – 50
6. Sudarshan M.A. / Sumer Kumar – tied on 25
8. Rahul S. Kottalgi – 20
Quizzes on Sunday 7 August 2011
We will hold two open quizzes this Sunday (7th August 2011) at The Institute of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road, Bangalore.
Both are events which could not be completed in the last season due to problems with getting a venue and will be held in the small hall on the first floor.
EVENT I
Open Quiz for Families
Teams of three members
Regn: Rs. 100/- per team
Couples, Grandparents/Parents with Grand-Children/Children or siblings constitute a family team
DO NOT pull cousin-stunts and do not give us exciting stories about new-found couple-hood.
Prizes: Rs. 1500/-, Rs. 1000/- and Rs. 900/-, plus prizes for all finalists
SCHEDULE
Regns: 1330hrs
Prelims/Finals: 1400hrs–1530hrs
QM: Rashmi Vallabhajyosula
PowerPoint Girl: Arul Mani
EVENT II
Lone Wolf Contest
Open to all solo contestants
Entry Fee: Rs. 50/- per entrant
Prizes for all finalists
SCHEDULE
Prelims: 1545hrs
Finals: 1700-1830hrs
QMS: Kiran Vijayakumar, Vineeth Surendranath, Siddhartha Sen and Ashwan Lewis.
PS
We have two quizzing sessions coming up after this–27th August (School and College solo quizzes and an Open Quiz) and 11 September (three Open quizzes , including Persiflage, our annual literary quiz).
The Canara Union Lone Wolf will happen sometime in August. Navin Rajaram will conduct.
Mega-Whats 2011 will be held, as usual, on the Second Sunday in December (11/12/2011). Please note the date.
Another event, coyly code-named BladderBurst by the setters, will be held either in the last week of October, or the first week of November. More details soon.
Some copies of the 2003 and 2004 annuals are still available. Those who would like a copy must mail kqaquizzes@gmail.com.
Quizzes in Mysore on Sunday 17 April 2011
We will hold two Open Quizzes on Sunday 17 April 2011 at the SDM Institute of Management Development, Chamundi Hill Road, Mysore.
EVENT I
Open General Quiz in Kannada
QM: Kaustuba KV
Teams of 4
Entry Fee: Rs. 50/-
Prelims: 1000hrs sharp
Finals: 1130-1300hrs
Prizes: Rs. 3000/-, Rs. 2000/- and Rs. 1500/-
EVENT II
The Mysore Open Quiz
Edition 3.0
QM: Arul Mani
Teams of 4
Entry Fee: Rs. 50/-
Prelims: 1500hrs sharp
Finals: 1630-1730hrs
Prizes: Rs. 3000/-, Rs. 2000/- and Rs. 1500/-
KQA thanks SDM-IMD for generously providing the venue and other facilities for the quiz.
Quizzes on Saturday 19 March 2011
We will hold three open quizzes on Saturday 19th March 2011 at the Institution of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road, Bangalore.
EVENT I
BIZ’KASHI
The KQA Annual Business Quiz
Open to all
Teams of 2 members
Entry Fee: Rs. 100/-
Prizes: Rs. 2000/-, Rs. 1500 and Rs. 1000/-
Prizes for all finalists
QM: Arul Mani
Prelims: 1015hrs sharp
Finals: 1130-1330hrs
EVENT II
The inaugural China and South-East Asia Quiz
in memory of Arun Veembur
Written Quiz
Teams of 2 members
Entry Fee: Rs. 50/-
Prizes: Rs. 1500/-, Rs. 1000 and Rs. 500/-
QM: Arul Mani
Timings: 1430-1530hrs
EVENT III
Open Cricket Quiz
Open to all
Teams of 2 members
Entry Fee: Rs. 100/-
Prizes: Rs. 2000/-, Rs. 1500 and Rs. 1000/-
Prizes for all finalists
QMs: Manish Achuth and Rahul Kottalgi.
Prelims: 1600hrs
Finals: 1700-1830hrs
We will hold the MQ Anniversary Open for Unseeded Teams and the Norwegian Open Championships on Saturday 2nd April at IAT.
Quizzes on Sunday 6 March 2011
We will hold three quizzes on Sunday 6 March 2011 at The Institution of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road.
EVENT I
The March Open Ranking Quiz
QM: Navin Rajaram
RULES
Teams of four
Open to all
Entry: Rs. 50/- per team
Prizes for all finalists
Schedule
Prelims: 1015hrs
Finals: 1115-1315 hrs
EVENT II
The Non-Fiction Quiz
Rules
Teams of 2 members
Open to all
Regn: Rs. 50/-
Written, with 50 questions
Prizes for top three teams
1430hrs-1530hrs
QM: Arul Mani
EVENT III
Seek Under Porus
The History Quiz
Specialist Ranking
Set by Manjith K. and Praveen V.R.
RULES
Teams of four
Open to all
Entry: Rs. 50/- per team
Prizes for top three teams
SCHEDULE
Prelims: 1545-1645hrs
Finals: 1700-1830hrs
Quizzes on Sunday 20 February 2011
We will hold three quizzes on Sunday, 20 February 2011 at The Institution of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road, Bangalore. The events will take place in the smaller hall on the first floor.
EVENT I
Lao Me Thanda
The sixth edition of KQA’s Love quiz.
Teams of two
Entry Fee: Rs. 100/-
All participants must be above the age of 18 and strong of stomach.
Schedule
Prelims: 1030hrs
Finals: 1130hrs–1230hrs
QM: Arul Mani
EVENT II
Uncle’s Fault
A written quiz on South Indian movies.
Teams of two
Entry Fee: Rs. 50/-
Schedule
1330-1430hrs
QM: Arul Mani
EVENT III
The February Open Quiz
Teams of four
Entry Fee: Rs. 50/-
Schedule
Prelims: 1500hrs
Finals: 1630hrs-1830hrs
Prizes for all finalists
QM: Arul Mani
We will hold another quizzing Sunday on 6th March 2011. The events scheduled include an Open Quiz by Navin Rajaram in the morning, a written Non-Fiction Quiz, and the annual Open History Quiz by Manjith and Praveen.
Solus Rex Semis, Chronosynclastic Infundibulum and Graphick Rampage – Results
The results of three quizzes on Sunday, 30 January 2011 at The Institute of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road, Bangalore.
Event I: Solus Rex Semifinals
QMs: Dibyendu Das & Arun Hiregange
Semi-Final 3 : Asian Festivals
1. Thejaswi Udupa – 170
2. Rajagopal P.S. – 140
3. Santosh Swaminathan – 50
4. Sohan – 30
Semi-Final 4 : History of Manned Spaceflight
1. Praveen V.R. – 135
2. Raouf / Anustup Datta – tied on 95
4. Hrishi Varma – 75
So, the Solus Rex finals lineup will be:
- Arul Mani
- Sudarshan M.A.
- Thejaswi Udupa
- Praveen V.R.
- Mitesh Agarwal (best runner-up)
Event II: Chronosynclastic Infundibulum, The Speculative Fiction Quiz
QM: Thejaswi Udupa
1. Arun & Gautam Shenoy – 26.5
2. Mitesh Agarwal & Varun Rajiv – 24.5
3. Satyajit Chetri & Ashwan Lewis – 24
4. Anustup Datta & Arun Hiregange / Goutham & Holla – tied on 18
5. Raju and His Hunchman (Rajagopal & Landmark Venky) – 16.5
6. Sandeep Mathias & Siddarth Pai – 15
7. The Silsila Squad (Hrishi & Raouf) – 14.5
8. Santosh Swaminathan & Dibyo – 14
Event III: Graphick Rampage, The Comics Quiz
QM: Satyajit Chetri
1. Santosh Swaminathan & Thejaswi Udupa – 68.5
2. Sohan & Varun Rajiv – 44.5
3. Dibyo & Ashwan Lewis – 31.5
4. Tups & Appu – 28.5
5. Hrishi & Raouf – 21
6. Arun & Shenoy – 19.5
7. Sandeep Mathias & Siddarth Pai – 16.5
8. Yogesh & team – 12.5
Quizzes on Sunday 30 January 2011
We will hold three quizzes on Sunday, 30 January 2011 at The Institute of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road, Bangalore.
Event I
Solus Rex Semifinals
Semi-Final 3 : Asian Festivals
Thejaswi Udupa
Santosh Swaminathan
Rajagopal P.S.
Maitrey Deshpande
Sohan
Semi-Final 4 : History of Manned Spaceflight
Anustup Datta
Rahul S. Kottalgi
Hrishi Varma
Praveen V.R.
Raouf
The Solus Rex semis will start at 1015 hrs and end by about 1pm.
Event II
Chronosynclastic Infundibulum
The Speculative Fiction Quiz
Written
Teams of two
Entry Fee: Rs. 50/-
Prizes for the top three teams
QM: Thejaswi Udupa
Schedule: 1400-1530hrs
Event III
Graphick Rampage
The Comics Quiz
QM: Satyajit Chetri
Teams of two
Entry Fee: Rs. 50/-
Prizes for the top three teams.
Schedule: 1530hrs-1830hrs
