Curieous & Curieouser – KQA’s Science Quiz Day
The Karnataka Quiz Association will hold the 1st edition of Curieous & Curieouser, an annual school & college fest dedicated to quizzing on all things scientific, on Sunday, 10th November 2019.
Venue: Institution of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road, Bengaluru. [map]
We will conduct three quizzes on this day – for high school (classes VIII, IX & X), junior college (PUC/10+2) and undergraduate college students respectively. The quizzes are for teams of 2 members each, and will have a broad focus on nature, science & technology.
There is no entry fee, and registration will be done on the spot.
Note: Students of high school and junior college can also participate in the undergraduate college science quiz if they want.
For more information, please call or message Avinash Thirumalai on +91-9620106064
High School and Junior College Science Quiz
- Participating institutions may field any number of teams in each category; a maximum of 2 teams per institution will qualify for the finals.
- This is a team quiz – each team will have a maximum of 2 students. Teams must have students from the same institution.
- There is no entry fee.
- No prior registration is required; participants will register on the spot.
- Participants can wear their school/college uniforms, or carry along any suitable means of identification.
- The quiz will cover feature questions on nature, science & technology, but no prior preparation is needed.
- All participants must reach the venue in time for registration (and not earlier as the hall opens only by 9:00 am).
- A common written preliminary round will be held to determine finalists. The top 8 teams from high school will qualify for the high school finals, with the top 8 teams from junior college teams taking part in a separate finals.
- Prizes & certificates will be awarded to all finalists. There is also a prize for best all-girl team.
- The winners will be declared Bengaluru’s High School & Junior College Science Quiz Champions 2019 respectively.
QMs: Dr. Aswathy Vinod, Dr. Vinod Nayak & Dr. Avinash Thirumalai
SCHEDULE
Registration: 9:00 – 9:20 am
Common written prelims: 9:30 – 10:10 am
High School Finals: 10:30 – 11:40 am
Junior College Finals: 12:00 – 1:10 pm
Prize distribution: 1:15 pm
Undergraduate College Science Quiz
- Participating institutions may any number of teams; a maximum of 2 teams per institution will qualify for the finals.
- This is a team quiz — each team will have a maximum of 2 students. Teams must have students from the same institution.
- There is no entry fee.
- No prior registration is required; participants will register on the spot.
- Participants must bring pens/pencils & pads; paper will be provided.
- The quiz will cover topics from nature, science & technology, but requires no prior preparation.
- All participants must reach the venue in time for registration.
- A written preliminary round will be held to select the top 8 teams for the finals.
- Prizes and certificates will be awarded to all finalists; plus a prize for the best performance by an all-girl team.
- The winners will be declared Bengaluru’s Collegiate Science Quiz Champions 2019.
QMs: Ochintya Sharma & Arun Hiregange
SCHEDULE
Registration: 2:00 – 2:20 pm
Written prelims: 2:30 – 3:10 pm
Finals: 3:30 – 6:00 pm
Prize distribution: 6:10 pm
KQA Collegiate Grandmaster Quiz – Results
The Karnataka Quiz Association held its 16th edition of the Collegiate Grandmaster Quiz on Sunday, 20th October 2019. After a common written prelims, separate finals for 10+2/PUC students and undergraduate college students were held.
The KQA Senior School (10+2/PUC) Solo Championships had an interesting field in that several high school students (VIII-X) qualified and did well even though they were technically punching above their weight. Some version of this might have occurred in the Collegiate Grandmaster Finals as well. The schoolkids needed to get back home after a long day, and that was perhaps why the upsets were fewer.
Aaditya Kannan had run away to 120 points after Santosh Swaminathan finished his set. At the end of the second set, he was still in the lead, albeit by a somewhat reduced margin of 50 points. Abhineet, Samuel and Rohith Paul put up determined fights instead of giving up, and made a lot of ground in this section. The first two are both high school students–KQA congratulates them for this solid performance.
Anusree Ashit took home the prize for the best woman entrant.
The final placings:
- Aaditya Kannan (SENIOR SCHOOL) PSBB LLA 170
- Abhineet (HIGH SCHOOL) BGS INTL. 120
- Samuel (HIGH SCHOOL) ST. JOHN’S HS 113
- Rohith Paul (SENIOR SCHOOL) NPS KMLA 105
- Anusree Ashit (SENIOR SCHOOL) PSBB LLA 98
- Sanjana Kartik (SENIOR SCHOO)L MAIS 95
- Adithya Acharya (HIGH SCHOOL) CHRIST ACAD. 93
- Aaditya S Rao (HIGH SCHOOL) CHRIST ACAD. 65
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Julian Costa of IISc won the KQA Collegiate Grandmaster title for 2019.
He qualified for the 12-question shootout after the finals a little ahead of a close field comprising Saishyam Srikanth, Rohith Paul and Aswin Anilkumar, but then went on to build up a more substantial lead in a format that required strategising for a low-scoring round. Rohith, a Class XII student, did very well to finish third, after missing out narrowly on a podium finish in the Senior School finals.
Final placings; the top four will hold the title of KQA College Grandmaster.
- Julian Costa IISC 175
- Aswin Anilkumar CHRIST DEEMED 143
- Rohith Paul (SENIOR SCHOOL) NPS KMLA 137
- Saishyam Srikanth ST.JOSEPH’S COLLEGE 127.5
- Rohit Ravichandran ST.JOSEPH’S COLLEGE 80
- Aaditya Kadambar IISC 78
- Raj IISC 45
- Jayanth N. BMSCE 20
A full list of the Collegiate Rankings will go up on the KQA website shortly.
For those interested, the prelims of the college quiz can be viewed here.
October Open Quiz – Ruckus
The KQA will be conducting the first of its open ruckus quizzes this season on Sunday, 27th October at 2:00 PM at the Ujjivan head office in Koramangala.
The October Open (Ruckus) Quiz will be set and conducted Team #9 (Sai, Sohan, Manish, Hari etc. etc.) – they promise fresh new questions on topics old and new, and also promise to finish by 6:00 PM.
What is a ruckus, you ask?
No more #foreveralone. Farewell to feeling in-team-idated because you can never find teammates. Everyone present gets randomised into teams on the spot. It’s that simple. Just bring yourself (and a pen). No prelims either. Isn’t that just the best?
It is a finals-only quiz with teams to be formed on the spot. Open to all.
When: 2:00 PM on October 27 (Sunday)
Where: Ujjivan head office, Koramangala [map]
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If you know of anyone who would like to be a part of the KQA Quiz Announcements WhatsApp group, please have them send a WhatsApp message to +91 9902444486
KQA Collegiate Grandmaster Championships
The 16th edition of KQA’s Solo Championships for Plus Two/PUC and College students will be held at the Institution of Agricultural Technologists(IAT), off Queen’s Road, on Sunday, 20 October 2019.
The event will commence at 2:00 pm, shortly after the Lone Cub and Lone Kid quizzes for High School and Middle School, scheduled for earlier that day. This year, we throw open the solo championships to school students interested in participating.
Venue: Institution of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road, Bengaluru. [map]
The Programme
Registration: 1:40 pm
Common prelims: 2:00 pm
Plus Two/PUC Finals: 3:00 pm (for 8 qualifiers)
College Finals: 4:00 pm (for 16 qualifiers). Will take about 2 hours to conclude.
QM: Arul Mani
What’s New?
- The college finals will culminate in a shoot-out between the top 4 contestants.
- The eventual winner, and the top 7 qualifiers after, will hold the title of College Grandmaster.
- KQA will publish a College Solo Ranking featuring everybody who took part.
- A Collegiate Championship to be awarded to the college whose representatives notch up the highest scores cumulatively.
- The best performances by school, PUC and women entrants will each earn a prize.
- Open Quizzers who wish to try their luck can write the prelims and earn a ranking.
What Hasn’t Changed
Prizes for all Finalists
Prizes
Plus Two: Rs. 2000, Rs. 1500 and Rs. 1000, with Rs. 250 to all qualifiers
College: Rs. 3000, Rs. 2000, Rs. 1500, and Rs. 1000, for the top 4; Rs. 500 for the others in the top 8, and Rs. 250 for other qualifiers.
Best Entrant Prizes: Rs.1000/- in each category.
Rules
All those taking part must carry valid College ID
Entry Fee: Rs. 50/-, but free for school quizzers up to Std. X.
Rs. 100 for Open Quizzers who’d like to try the quiz.
Register at the venue.
School Quizzes on Sunday, October 20th 2019
The Karnataka Quiz Association will host two general solo quiz contests — Lone Kid (for students of Std. V, VI & VII) and Lone Cub (for students of Std. VIII, IX & X) on Sunday, October 20th, 2019.
Venue: Institution of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road, Bengaluru. [map]
The Rules:
- Participating schools may field a maximum of 4 participants per category. A maximum of 2 participants per school will qualify for the finals.
- This is a solo quiz — the entrants will take the quiz on their own.
- There is no entry fee.
- No prior registration is required; participants carrying any form of suitable identification can register on the spot.
- Participants must bring pens/pencils & pads; paper will be provided.
- All participants must reach the venue in time for registration (and not earlier, as the hall will open only by 9:00 am.)
- The quiz will cover topics of general interest, requiring no specific preparation. A common written preliminary round will be held to select 8 finalists in each category.
- Prizes and certificates will be awarded to all 8 finalists; plus a prize for the best performance by a girl quizzer.
- The winners will be declared Bangalore’s Sub-junior and Junior Quizzing Champions for 2019.
Students are requested to be at the venue in time for registration.
Schedule:
Registration: 9:00 – 9:20 am
Common Written prelims: 9:30 – 10:10 am
Lone Kid finals: 10:30 – 11:30 am
Lone Cub finals: 12:00 – 1:00 pm.
For more information, please call or message Avinash TN on +91-9620106064 or Gautham Shenoy on +91-9845176773.
