Solus Rex 2007
The contenders for Solus Rex 2007 are
Match I : 22 September 2007
Topic: The Solar System
- Jayakanthan
- Varun Rajiv
- Siddharth Shanker
- Praveen Gonabal
Winner: Siddharth Shanker
Match II: 14 Oct 2007
Topic:Africa in the 20th Century
- Arun Hiregange
- Dibyendu Das
- Thejaswi Udupa
- Sumeer Kumar
Winner: Arun Hiregange
Runner-up: Thejaswi Udupa (117 points)
Match III: 28 Oct 2007
Topic: UNESCO World Heritage Sites
- Anustup Datta
- Vijay TSR
- Satyajit R
- Santosh Swaminathan
- Hrithik Sampat
Winner: Anustup Datta (149 points)
Runner-up: Satyajit R (142 points)
The winners of each semi and the best runner-up will face off in the Final Match, to be played in December 2007.
The line-up for the Solus Rex finals:
- Siddharth Shanker
- Arun Hiregange
- Anustup Datta
- Satyajit R
The Topics
I: Film Scores and their Composers
II: Nobel Laureates in Literature
MQ meetings
10 questions from the MQ meeting on Indian TV Serials (2nd Aug 2009):
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10 questions from the MQ meeting on Movies – 2009 (9th Aug 2009):
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12 questions from the MQ meeting on Insects (30th Aug 2009):
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10 questions from the MQ meeting on Fabrics (13th Sept 2009):
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10 questions from the MQ meeting on Character Actors (27th Sept 2009):
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10 questions from the MQ meeting on Medical Conditions (18th Oct 2009):
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10 questions from the MQ meeting on Musical Genres (25th Oct 2009):
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10 questions from the MQ meeting on Dogs (29th Nov 2009):
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10 questions from the MQ meeting on Politics (20th Dec 2009):
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10 questions from the MQ meeting on the Indian Freedom Struggle (27th Dec 2009):
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10 questions from the MQ meeting on Doctors (3rd Jan 2010):
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10 questions from the MQ meeting on Birds (17th Jan 2010):
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Lone Cub Rankings 2007-2008
The Lone Cub contests were begun during the 1986-87 season with the intention of rewarding school quizzers of exceptional promise, especially since such prowess may not show up in a team outing.
This year’s contest attracted 45 participants from various schools in Bangalore and four entrants from Mysore. The final placings are given below:
I: Pavan S. Bharadwaj (Sri Kumaran’s CBSE) : 66 points
II: Shyam (NPS-Indiranagar) : 40 points
III: Sathwik Ashok (Sri Kumaran’s ICSE) : 37 points
IV: Akshay (Presidency School RT Nagar) : 33 points
V: Aditya (Sri Kumaran’s CBSE): 32 points
VI: Mayank (Sri Kumaran’s CBSE): 28 points
VII: Shishir (Sri Kumaran’s CBSE): 20 points
VIII: Mrinal (Carmel School) : 19 points
Pavan S. Bharadwaj will hold the title of Junior Quiz Champion for the season 2007-2008. Trophies and Certificates will be given out to to the top three contestants at the time of the KQA 25th Anniversary Celebrations in June 2008.
High School Rankings for 2007-2008
These are the provisional high school rankings for the quizzing season 2007-2008. They list the top 16 school teams in Bangalore based on their performances in the three inter high school quizzes conducted over this season.
Sowmya Emani and Dipika Suresh win the 2007 championship for their school NPS-Indiranagar with two first-place finishes across the season. They won the KQA 24th Anniversary quiz as well as the Anand Memorial Quiz. Sathwik and Diwakar of Sri Kumaran’s (ICSE) came into the Anand Memorial Quiz with a score of 27 points but were unable to add any significant score to their total on their third outing, thus losing the annual championship by a mere 2 points. Suraj Prabhu led the Carmel School team to good finishes consistently across the season to thus achieve the third place in the rankings.
We were a trifle disappointed to find that schools which have traditionally been among the competitors for the top three rankings– such as St. Joseph’s Boys High School, Bishop Cotton Boys and NPS-Rajajinagar–were unable to make much headway this year. We hope to see better performances from these schools, as also increased participation from other schools in Bangalore.
I:NPS-Indiranagar A (Sowmya Emani and Dipika Suresh) 15+0+15=30
II: Sri Kumaran’s ICSE (Sathwik & Diwakar) : 15+12+1 = 28
III: Carmel School (Kate Roshan/Mrinal Parekh & Suraj Prabhu) 7+10+10=27
IV: Sri Kumaran’s SSLC (Srimukh and team) : 7+12=19 (from two outings)
V: Sri Kumaran’s CBSE (Pavan Bharadwaj & Mayank Kowshik) 5+12+2=19 (from three outings)
VI: Presidency R.T. Nagar (Akshay Surendra & Ganesh B.) 10+5=15
VII: NPS Indiranagar B (Arjun & Shriyan) 0+0+7=7
VIII: St. Joseph’s Boys High School (Ananth B.R. and team) 0+0+5=5
IX: Aurobindo Public School (Rohith K. & Anurup A.K.) 3+1+0=4
X: NPS (CMR) 3+0+0=3
XI: Presidency Nandini Layout (Pranav & Rohit) 2+0+0=2
XII: NPS Koramangala team A: 3
XII: NPS Koramangala team B: 2
XIV: DPS North (Vishwajit Kolathur & Aniruddh Wodeyar) 1+0+0=1
XV: Sri Kumaran’s B ( Arjun & Siddharth) 1/2 & Sudarshan Vidya Mandir 1/2
The results based on which these rankings were decided are given below:
KQA 24th Anniversary Quiz placings
I: NPS-Indiranagar ( Sowmya Emani and Dipika Suresh) 15
II: Sri Kumaran’s Public School (Sathwik Ashok & Diwakar) 12
III:Presidency R.T. Nagar (Akshay Surendra & Ganesh B.) 10
IV: Carmel School (Kate Roshan & Suraj Prabhu) 7
V: Sri Kumaran’s CBSE (Pavan Bharadwaj & Mayank Kowshik) 5
VI: Aurobindo Public School (Rohith K. & Anurup A.K.) 3
VII: Presidency Nandini Layout (Pranav & Rohit) 2
VIII: DPS North (Vishwajit Kolathur & Aniruddh Wodeyar) 1
KQA Ranking High School Quiz (August 5th 2007)
I: Kumaran’s ICSE ( Sathwik & Diwakar) 15
II: Kumaran’s CBSE ( Pavan & Mayank) 12
III: Carmel School ( Suraj and Mrinal) 10
IV: Kumaran’s SSLC (Deepak & Srimukh) 7
V: Presidency School (Akshay & Ganesh) 5
VI: NPS (CMR) 3
VII: NPS Koramangala 2
VIII: Aurobindo School (Rohith K. & Anurup A.K.) 1
Anand Memorial Quiz
26 August 2007
I: NPS Indiranagar (Sowmya & Dipika) 15
II: Sri Kumaran’s (Srimukh and team) 12
III: Carmel School (Suraj & Mrinal) 10
IV: NPS Indiranagar (Arjun & Shriyan) 7
V: St. Joseph’s Boys High School (Ananth and team) 5
VI: NPS Koramangala 3
VII: Sri Kumaran’s CBSE (Pavan & Mayank) 2
VIII: Sri Kumaran’s ICSE (Sathwik & Diwakar) 1
IX: Sri Kumaran’s ( Arjun & Siddharth) 1/2
The points system used: I place: 15 points , II: 12, III:10, IV:7, V:5, VI: 3, VII:2 and VIII:1.
These rankings are provisional. Contestants wishing to challenge the rankings may write into Arul Mani (arul.mani@gmail.com). If no challenge is received within the next week, these rankings will be taken as final. Trophies and certificates for the first three rankings will be given out at the KQA 25th anniversary celebrations in June 2008.
The September Open Quiz
KQA Ranking Open Quiz
Venue: Daly Memorial Hall
Date: 22 September 2007
Open to teams of four members
Entry Fee; Rs. 50/-
Prelims: 1530hrs
Finals:1630hrs
Prizes: Rs. 1000/-, Rs. 800/- and Rs. 700/-. Other finalists will also get prizes.
QM: Gautam Shenoy
The teams placing 1-2-3 will respectively conduct the Finals, Semifinals and Prelims of the next KQA open (unseeded) quiz
KQA Events – September 2007
16 September 2007
We will hold two quizzes on Sunday, 16 September 2007, at the Daly Memorial Hall, Mythic Society Buildings (Opposite RBI and Yavanika), Nrupatunga Road, Bangalore.
Crossovers
A quiz in the History of Ideas. Questions drawn from the journeys made by ideas across the sciences, history, philosophy, popular culture and the arts.
Prelims: 1530hrs
Finals: 1600hrs
5 Phases, 60 questions.
Entry Fee; Rs. 50/-
Open to teams of two members
Prizes: Rs. 1500/-, Rs. 1000/- and Rs. 750/-
QMs: Cheriyan Alexander & Arul Mani
KQA Solus Rex Prelims
A new format will be used for the Solus Rex championships starting this season. 12 contestants qualify. The qualifiers will then face each other in three ‘matches’–each involving four qualifiers. The winners of the three matches and the best runner-up will then meet in a not-entirely-grand finale. The matches will be held between September and November.
Rules
Open to all
Entry Fee: Rs. 50/-
Free entry for school students
50 questions to answer in 30 minutes.
The prelims will begin at 1430hrs and end at 1500hrs.
Prizes:
All qualifiers: Rs. 250/-
Match-winners: Rs. 500/-
Solus Rex: Rs. 1000/-
QM: Arul Mani
22 September 2007
We will hold two quizzes on this date at the Daly Memorial Hall:
Solus Rex Match I
1415hrs to 1515hrs
50 questions on an assigned topic, followed by 20 general questions.
The KQA Ranking Open Quiz for September will also be held on this date. Gautam Shenoy will conduct.
