Quiz Night at The Courtyard – 8th January 2020
Join us for edition 13 of Quiz Night at The Courtyard on January 8th (Wednesday) at 8:00 pm.
Go from a Kannad gothilla to a Kannada Godzilla by attending The Bangalore Quiz – yes, this month’s edition is all about #NammaOoruBengaluru (yes yes, we’ll use both Bangalore and Bengaluru) – QMs Sanjay and Rahul will take you through the sights, the sounds, the smells, the history… from Kempegowda to Kryptos, or from Mallya to… uh, palya.
A quiz for teams of two. The quiz is open to all.
Venue: The Courtyard, K H Road [map]
Registration: ₹100/team. Prizes for top three finishers.
A prior reservation is not mandatory, but it would be helpful for the folks at the Courtyard to know that you’re coming (if you’re sure that you are coming) – reserve your table by calling them at 73386 77996 Limited parking at the venue.
Note on parking: Very limited parking available at the venue, so ideal to park either near St. Joseph’s college or at the Shantinagar Bus Stand parking lot and walk up.
Open quizzes – 5th January 2020
The Karnataka Quiz Association will be conducting two quizzes on 5th January (Sunday) at the Ujjivan head office in Koramangala. [map]
11:00 am — Comikazee – the comics quiz, by Siddarth and Sohan. A quiz for the brain and drawn (ha) from all things animated (sometimes even anime), cartoons, comics and all the characters in between. “Prepare to get inky” – QM’s note.
It is a written quiz for teams of up to two. Open to all.
2:30 pm — The KQA Music Quiz, aka Toto Recall by Berty and Juno. The boys are back in town to host one of the most popular quizzes on the calendar. A quiz on musc, enough said. Some exposure to memes may occur.
It is a prelims/finals quiz for teams of up to four. Open to all.
You can also get the latest updates on the KQA by following us at www.facebook.com/kqaquizzes or www.instagram.com/kqaquizzes
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
Change of schedule — quizzes on 21st December
For a couple of reasons (maybe even a hundred and forty two more), a change of schedule for the quizzes planned to be held at the IAT on Saturday 21st December.
10:00 am: Vidyasagar Rajan Memorial Quiz is CANCELLED. The rescheduled date will be announced in due course.
2:00 pm: Solus Rex has a change in venue. It will now be held at the Roofandfloor office on Rest House Road. just off Brigade Road [map]. Please contact Thejaswi Udupa (+91 9886725754) if you have issues on how to get there.
Medical Trivia Quiz on 21st December
The Karnataka Quiz Association will be conducting the 5th edition of the extremely popular Chandrakant Nair… uh, i mean, the extremely popular medical trivia quiz (though let’s be honest, most of you stopped reading and cleared your schedule at ‘Chandrakant Nair Quiz’).
The Medical Trivia Quiz, a quiz on what they don’t teach you in medical school, from a man who went extra with his research by going to medical school.
It is a prelims/finals quiz for teams of four or fewer. Open to all.
Starts at 10:00 AM sharp on 22nd December (Sunday), so that we can all hop over to the Landmark Quiz in the afternoon.
Venue: Ujjivan head office in Koramangala. [map]
You can also get the latest updates on the KQA by following us at www.facebook.com/kqaquizzes or www.instagram.com/kqaquizzes
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
Open Quizzes on December 15th
The KQA will be conducting two open quizzes on December 15 (Sunday) at the Ujjivan head office in Koramangala. (map)
11:00 am: EXXCELLENT – 30 Years of the Simpsons, a written quiz by Santosh & Siddharth that celebrates three decades of The Simpsons, the longest running primetime TV show in the United States that’s considered by the setters to be the country’s greatest achievement since faking the Moon landings.
It is a written quiz for teams of up to two. Open to all.
2:30 pm: The G.S. Hiranyappa Memorial Open Quiz by Debashree, Krittika and Thejaswi – a quiz instituted in memory of KQA stalwart G.S. Hiranyappa who passed away in 2017. It is a quiz on topics close to his heart: history, geography and other social sciences.
It is a prelims/finals quiz for teams of up to four. Open to all.
You can also get the latest updates on the KQA by following us at www.facebook.com/kqaquizzes or www.instagram.com/kqaquizzes
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
Quiz Night at The Courtyard – 11th December
Join us for edition 12 of Quiz Night at The Courtyard (in association with the KQA) on December 11 (Wednesday) at 8:00 PM.
Yes, Quiz Night is a year old! QM Venky Srinivasan will take you through questions connected not by theme but by time: we celebrate the occasion with the apt topic of 2019: the year in review, featuring questions from all walks of life but having a connection to the year 2019.
A quiz for teams of two. The quiz is open to all
Venue: The Courtyard, K H Road [map]
Registration: ₹100/team. Prizes for top three finishers.
A prior reservation is not mandatory, but it would be helpful for the folks at the Courtyard to know that you’re coming (if you’re sure that you are coming) – reserve your table by calling them at 7338677996.
Note: Very limited parking available at the venue, so ideal to park either near St. Joseph’s college or at the Shantinagar Bus Stand parking lot and walk up.
Asiasweep 2019 – Venues
The Karnataka Quiz Association will hold the 7th edition of AsiaSweep, a quiz on all things Asian, on Sunday, 8th December 2019.
The quiz is held in memory of Arun Veembur, a Bangalore quizzer who passed on while working in Kunming, China to research a book on the Stilwell Road. It will consist of around 75 questions (to be read off a ppt) and is open to teams of a maximum of two people. Solo participants are also welcome.
Reporting time: 2:30 pm
Quiz timings: 3:00 – 5:30 pm (approximately)
This year Asiasweep will be conducted in 15 cities across India.
Details of venues and city co-ordinators are given below. Some venues may have strict security protocols – ensure you are carrying a valid photo ID. Please contact your city co-ordinator for more details.
AHMEDABAD
IIM Ahmedabad
Co-ordinator: Vyom Vyas (83201 10336)
BANGALORE
Institution of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road
Co-ordinator: Arul Mani (9731214519)
BELGAUM
Trinity BBA & B.Com College
Co-ordinator: Ketan Naik (9483484308)
COIMBATORE
Brookfield Banquet Room, Brookfield Mall, 67-71 Krishnaswamy Road, Coimbatore -1
Co-ordinator: Anuradha Yogesh )97914 20459)
GOA
The International Centre, Dona Paula, Panjim.
Co-ordinator: Nathan Moniz (7083224153)
GUWAHATI
To be confirmed.
Co-ordinator: To be confirmed
HYDERABAD
Columbus Hospital, Begumpet
Co-ordinator: Raad Shaikh (7207507266)
JAMSHEDPUR
XLRI, Jamshedpur
Co-ordinator: Pranav J (8310922738)
KOCHI
ChaiCofi Cafe, Kaloor
Co-ordinator: Aravind Anil (9447022106, 7012522296)
KOLKOTA
The Institute of Marine Engineers (India), Kolkata Branch
Co-ordinator: Ratul Ghosh (9051298623)
MUMBAI
Pinstorm, Swati Building, North Ave, near Kotak Mahindra Bank, Santacruz West, Mumbai
Co-ordinator: Suvajit Chakraborty (9930853913)
NEW DELHI
IIT DelhiCo-ordinator: Harshit Sachdeva (8826131030)
PUNE
Skovian Ventures, Suyog Building, Next to BU Bhandari Mercedes Showroom Mumbai, Pune Banglore Highway Pashan Exit, Baner, Pune
Co-ordinator: Samiran Mondal (9823594551)
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Kariavattom Campus, University of Kerala
Co-ordinator: Noyel Sebastian (8606872028)
THRISSUR
Government Engineering College, Thrissur
Co-ordinator: Dr Vijaynath V (9447380969)
Mahaquizzer and Junior Mahaquizzer 2019 – Venues
Mahaquizzer 2019 will take place across 19 cities on Sunday, 8th December 2019. As always, the open set will consist of 150 questions to be attempted over 90 minutes, off a printed paper. The quiz will begin at 10:30am sharp at all venues; please be at the venue by 10:00am to enable the co-ordinators to seat you.
Junior Mahaquizzer 2019 will also take place at the same time, and is being held in 11 cities across India. Junior Mahaquizzer is open to school students of up to class XII, and will require them to attempt 75 questions over 90 minutes.
If you haven’t registered yet, please do so at http://kqaquizzes.org/mahaquizzer
The complete list of venues hosting Mahaquizzer and Junior Mahaquizzer this year is given below. Cities marked with a * are hosting only Mahaquizzer.
Junior Mahaquizzer may not be held at the same venue as Mahaquizzer, so please check before you travel to the venue.
Some venues also have strict security protocols. Please ensure you are carrying a valid photo ID. Please contact your city co-ordinator for more details.
AHMEDABAD*
IIM Ahmedabad
Co-ordinator: Rishabh Barodawala (9909101262)
ANDUL*
Mohiary Public Library, Andul
Co-ordinator: Baneswar S (6290036256)
BANGALORE
Institution of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road
Co-ordinator: Nishanth Raman (9880499935)
BELAGAUM
Trinity BBA & B.Com College
Co-ordinator: Ketan Naik (9483484308)
COIMBATORE
Brookfield Banquet Room, Brookfield Mall, 67-71 Krishnaswamy Road, Coimbatore -1
Co-ordinator: Anuradha Yogesh )97914 20459)
CHENNAI
Chennai has two venues – PS Senior will not be hosting Junior MQ. Focus IAS Academy will host both MQ and Junior MQ. Please contact proctors regarding your attendance at the venues.
PS Senior Secondary School (only regular MQ)
Co-ordinator: Vikram Rajan (8939513211)
Focus IAS Academy No. 60, 3rd Floor – Middle Bay, TNSCB Shopping Complex Junction, Anna Nagar West
Co-ordinator: K V Raja Ravi Shankar (9791525820)
GOA
The International Centre, Dona Paula, Panjim.
Co-ordinator: Paul Gatward (97652 33733)
GUWAHATI
To be confirmed
Co-ordinator: Raktim Baishya (7002658947)
HYDERABAD
Columbus Hospital, Begumpet
Co-ordinator: Raad Shaikh (7207507266)
JAMSHEDPUR*
XLRI, Jamshedpur
Co-ordinator: Pranav J (8310922738)
KHARAGPUR*
IIT Kharagpur
Co-ordinator: Baibhab Pattnaik (8763489376)
KOCHI
ChaiCofi Cafe, Kaloor
Co-ordinator: Aravind Anil (9447022106, 7012522296)
KOLKATA
The Institute of Marine Engineers (India), Kolkata Branch
Co-ordinator: Ratul Ghosh (9051298623)
KOZHIKODE
Government Medical College
Co-ordinator: Deepak K (9746396146)
MUMBAI
Pinstorm, Swati Building, North Ave, near Kotak Mahindra Bank, Santacruz West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400054
Co-ordinator: Suvajit Chakraborty (9930853913)
NEW DELHI
IIT Delhi
Co-ordinator: Harshit Sachdeva (8826131030)
PUNE*
Skovian Ventures, Suyog Building, Next to BU Bhandari Mercedes Showroom Mumbai, Pune Banglore Highway Pashan Exit, Baner, Pune
Co-ordinator: Samiran Mondal (9823594551)
RAIGANJ*
Akashnil Bhawan College, Para Raiganj (Nemesis Quiz Club)
Co-ordinator: Pratyanik Chakraborty 9475588674
SILIGURI
Sanhati Nagarik Committee Building, Siliguri
Co-ordinator: Supratim Basu (9749605950)
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Kariavattom Campus, University of Kerala
Co-ordinator: Noyel Sebastian (8606872028)
THRISSUR
Government Engineering College, Thrissur
Co-ordinator: Dr Vijaynath V (9447380969)
VARANASI*
G-11, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT BHU
Co-ordinator: Malayaj Mishra (8563919385, 8173942010)
Solus Rex 2019 on December 21st
Advance notice for Solus Rex, the KQA’s love-it-or-hate-it-but-you-can’t-ignore-it solo quiz that is back with QMs Arun Hiregange and Thejaswi Udupa, but in a new avatar!
Solus Rex is a quiz for solo participants that is open to all, and will ring out 2019 with a one day back-to-back-to-back extravaganza that starts at 2:00 PM on 21st December, 2019: 40q prelim, 40q semi-final for top 16 qualifiers, and 40q finals for the top 8 survivors.
But what is a Solus competition without devious (and sometimes head-scratching) topics? 50% of these questions shall be general in nature, but the remaining half shall be spread across the following four topics:
- Metaphors
- Indian Flora
- History through music
- Under the ground (literally anything under the ground – from graves to gold mines)
Venue: Institution of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road, Bengaluru. [map]
