The 28th Ganesh Nayak Memorial Open Quiz on Sunday 12 November 2017
The Ganesh Nayak Memorial Open Quiz is an annual open quizzing event for teams of four or fewer, held in memory of Ganesh Nayak, a pioneering quizzer from the city.
The 28th edition will happen on Sunday, November 12th at 2 pm at IAT on Queens Road. The quiz will be researched and conducted by a team comprising Varun Rajiv, Ashwin Kumar, Mitesh Agarwal, and Santosh Swaminathan.
There will be prizes for all finalists.
KQA Lone Cub and Lone Kid Quizzes for school students
KQA Lone Kid Quiz
Middle School Quiz (for solo participants)—Guidelines
A general quiz for students of Stds. V, VI and VII.
The Rules
Participating schools may field a maximum of four participants.
This is a solo quiz—the entrants will take the quiz on their own.
There is no entry fee.
There is no prior registration needed; participants can register on the spot
Participants must bring pens/pencils; paper will be provided.
The quiz will cover topics of general interest and requires no specific preparatory effort.
All participants must reach the venue in time for registrations by 9:00 AM
A written preliminary will be held to select 8 finalists.
Prizes & Certificates will be awarded to all 8 qualifiers—plus a prize for the best performance by a girl entrant from Std. V, VI and VII.
The winner will be declared Bangalore’s Sub-Junior Quizzing Champion for 2017.
Schedule
Registration: 0900hrs-0915hrs
Quiz Prelims: 0915hrs-1000hrs
Finals: 1000hrs-1100hrs
Prizes: 1100hrs
KQA Lone Cub Quiz
High School Quiz (for solo participants)—Guidelines
A general quiz for students of Stds. VIII, IX and X.
The Rules
Participating schools may field a maximum of four participants.
This is a solo quiz—the entrants will take the quiz on their own.
There is no entry fee.
There is no prior registration needed; participants can register on the spot.
Participants must bring pens/pencils; only paper will be provided
The quiz will cover topics of general interest and requires no specific preparatory effort.
All participants must reach the venue in time for registrations by 11:00 AM
A written preliminary will be held to select 8 finalis
Prizes & Certificates will be awarded to all 8 qualifiers—plus a prize for the best performance by a girl entrant from Std. VIII, IX and X.
The winner will be declared Bangalore’s Junior Quizzing Champion for 2017.
Schedule
Registration: 1100hrs-1115hrs
Quiz Prelims: 1115hrs-1150hrs
Finals: 1200hrs-1315hrs
Prizes: 1315hrs
For more details, please call Thejaswi Udupa on +91 98867 25754 or Santosh Swaminathan on
+91 98449 53179.
The venue is Indian Institute of Agricultural Technologists, on Queen’s Road. Entry is possible through a wicket-gate on Queen’s Road, and through another gate on Connaught Road.
Open Quizzes on Sunday, 5th November 2017
We will hold three quizzes on 5th November at Ujjivan’s offices in Grape Garden, Koramangala.
1. The Glamour Quiz at 10 am
The quiz will be researched and hosted by Lakshana Kripash and Hrishikesh Varma. It is a written quiz for teams of two.
2. Left/Right/Left, the Revolutionary Quiz at 11:45 am
The quiz will be researched and hosted by Rajagopal PS (Right), Praveen VR (Left), Hrishikesh Varma (Right), and Avinash Thirumalai (Left). It is a written quiz for teams of two.
3. The KQA Family Quiz at 2:30 pm
The quiz will be researched and hosted by Hari Nair and Debanjan Bose. Teams of four or fewer are to be formed featuring members of the same family (husbands, wives, common law partners, brothers, sisters, fathers, sons, mothers, daughters — please do not discover cousins for the sake of the quiz)
