ASKQANCE 2011
We will hold ASKQANCE 2011, KQA’s 28th Anniversary Quizzing Festival in two parts during June 2011.
Askqance School and College Quizzes
Date: Sunday 19 June 2011
Venue: St. John’s Auditorium, Koramangala, Bangalore.
The events planned include a Middle-School Championship (Std.V-VII), a High School Championship (Std VIII-X), a Junior College Championship (PUC/XI and XII) and a College Championship (PUC to PG)
Askqance Open Quizzes
Date: Friday 24 June 2011, Saturday 25 June 2011 and Sunday 26 June 2011.
Venue: Institution of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road, Bangalore.
Some Chennai wit called our 2010 anniversary ‘the Woodstock of Quizzing’. On the same theme, another Chennai wag sent us the suggestion that we should call this year’s anniversary ‘a KQArian Exposition of Peace, Love and Quizzing’.
We blenched a little bit and complained a lot about the consequences of exposure to the Cooum. Having recovered, we now undertake to provide the quizzing; those who turn up will have to organise their own peace and love.
The events planned:
June 24th: 1600hrs onwards
History of Ideas Quiz, followed by the Travel Quiz.
Both are for teams of two members.
June 25th: 0930hrs onwards
Open Science Quiz (teams of 4)
Mega-Whats Face-off Semi-Final I
Mega-Whats Face-off Semi-Final II
Open Film Quiz (teams of 2)
June 26th: 0930hrs onwards
Sports and Leisure Quiz (teams of 2)
Sesame–The General Open Quiz (Teams of 4)
Mega-Whats Face-off Final
All of the sixteen teams that qualified for the Mega-Whats Face-off have confirmed that they will be present. Thus, two teams from Chennai, five teams from Bangalore, two teams from Mumbai,and one team each from Hyderabad, New Delhi, Kolkata, Panaji, Pune, Thrissur and Coimbatore will contest for the title of National Open Quizzing champions.
Do come!
Quizzes on Sunday 22 May 2011
We will hold three quizzes on Sunday 22 May 2011 at The Institution of Agricultural Technologists (IAT) off Queen’s Road, Bangalore.
The scheduled events are:
Event I: Solus Rex Finals
QMs: Arun Hiregange and Dibyendu Das
While the topics have already been announced, people who want to send in questions can still do so–mail arunhire@yahoo.com or deedas@yahoo.com. The quiz-masters will pick the best questions received and three prizes will be awarded.
Schedule: 1015hrs–1230hrs
Event II: Non-Fiction Quiz
QM: Arul Mani
Prelims: 1315-1400
Finals: 1415-1515hrs
Open to all
Teams of two members
Entry Fee: Rs. 50/-
Prizes for the top three teams
Event III: Open Music Quiz
QM: Thejaswi Udupa
Prelims: 1530hrs-1630hrs
Finals: 1700hr-1900hrs
Specialist Ranking quiz, open to all
Teams of four members
Entry Fee: Rs. 50/-
Prizes for the top three teams
We will publish the rankings for 2010-11 after this quiz. And, hopefully, the results for Go Ogle 2011.
Wing Commander G.R. Mulky Memorial Open Quiz on Sunday 8 May 2011
Canara Union will host the sixth edition of the Wing Commander G.R. Mulky Memorial Open Quiz on Sunday, 8 May 2011 at their premises on 8th Main/15th Cross, Malleswaram.
The details:
Rules
Teams of four members
Open to all
Entry Fee: Rs. 100/- per team
No entry fee for high-school teams
Schedule
Prelims: 1000hrs
Finals: 1115hrs-1300hrs
Prizes for all finalists
QMs: Hrishikesh Varma and Jithin Jacob.
Directions: For those who don’t know Malleswaram too well, get to Sankey Tank and watch for a little exit on the left immediately after–this will bring you to Margosa Road and 18th Cross in Malleswaram. Continue for a bit down the same road till you see a telephone exchange and a school on your right, and Veena Stores on your left. This would be 15th Cross–take a right and continue up the road. At about the third intersection, you will see one of those Barista/CCD outlets (can’t remember which) on your right–turn left here, you are now on 8th Main and Canara Union is about five doors down on the right.
Alternatively, get to Malleswaram Circle, go up Sampige Road till you see the 15th Cross sign, turn left and turn left once again when you spot the coffee-shop and CV Raman’s house.
If you get lost, call 97312-14519. We’re starting at 10 sharp.
Other announcements
KQA’s last quizzing event for the 2010-11 season will be held on Sunday 22 May 2011 at IAT. The events planned include the Solus Rex Finals, the Non-Fiction Quiz and the Open Music Quiz.
Of the pending events in the calendar, we will hold the Lone Wolf and the Families Quiz in July and August while the History of Ideas quiz will be accommodated in the three-day quiz-festival to mark KQA’s 28th Anniversary, scheduled for 24th, 25th and 26th June 2011.
