ASKQANCE 2011 – Open Quizzes
We will hold nine open quizzes as part of ASKQANCE 2011, our 28th Anniversary Quiz Festival. The quizzes will be held on 24, 25 and 26 June at The Institution of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road, Bangalore. Events of the 24th will be held at the hall on the First Floor at IAT; the rest of the events will take place at the hall on the ground floor.
The details:
Day 1
24 June 2011
The Dr. CP Venkatesh Memorial History of Ideas Quiz
Rules
Teams of two
Written Quiz
Open to all
Entry Fee: Rs. 50/-
Schedule
1600hrs -1715hrs
Prizes: Rs. 1500/-, Rs. 1000/- Rs. 750/-
QM: Arul Mani
Hoarse Latitudes
Open Travel and Leisure Quiz
Rules
Teams of two members,
Entry free for school teams
Other teams pay Rs. 50/-
Schedule
1715-1800hrs: Prelims
1815-2015hrs: Finals
Prizes:
Rs.3000/-, Rs. 2500/- and Rs. 1500/- Sponsored by Landmark
QMs: Dibyendu Das, Mitesh Agarwal and Cheriyan Alexander
DAY 2
25 June 2011
By Hooke or By Crookes
Open Science Quiz
Schedule
Prelims: 1000-1045hrs
Finals: 1100-1300hrs
Rules
Open to all
Teams of 4
Entry Free for School teams
Entry Fee: Rs. 50/- per team
Prizes: Rs. 5000/-, Rs. 4000/- and Rs. 3000/-
QMs: Rajagopal PS and Vivek Karthikeyan
Mega-Whats Semifinals I and II
Semifinal I
1300-1415hrs, 25th June
Metaquizziks (Bangalore), WALTWo (Bangalore), Bong Connection (Kolkata), SUV-Loving Capitalist Pricks (Mumbai), Keep Distance (Bangalore), Guessworks (Thrissur), Feni Vidi Vici Twitchy (Panaji), and Quizzy-Leaks(Coimbatore)
Semifinal II
1415-1530hrs, 25th June
QED (Chennai), Insignificant Others (Chennai), Travelling Pillsbury (Mumbai), Questionable Characters (Bangalore), Mustafa (Bangalore), Swami and Friends (Hyderabad), Daydreamers (New Delhi), MEGA WTF (Pune)
QMs: Arul Mani and Kiran Vijayakumar
Son of Lumiere
Open Film Quiz
Schedule
Prelims: 1530hrs-1630hrs
Finals: 1645hrs-2000hrs
Rules
Open to all
Teams of two
Entry: Free for school teams
Entry fee: Rs. 50/-
Prizes: Rs. 3000/-, Rs. 2500/- and Rs. 1500/- Sponsored by Landmark
QMs: Anustup Datta and Arun Hiregange
Day 3
26 June 2011
Kibitz Simple
Open Sports and Leisure Quiz
Schedule
1000hrs-1100hrs: Prelims
1115hrs-1315hrs: Finals
Rules
Open to all
Teams of two
Entry free for School teams
Entry Fee: Rs. 50/-
Prizes: Rs. 2500/-, Rs. 2000/- and Rs. 1500/-
Additional prizes sponsored by TENVIC
QMs: Thejaswi Udupa and Venkatesh S.
Anniversary Ceremonies: 1400hrs-1415hrs
Sesame
The Open! Quiz
Schedule
Prelims: 1415-1500hrs
Finals: 1515-1700hrs
Rules
Open to all
Teams of four
Entry Free for School teams
Entry Fee: Rs. 50/-
Prizes: Rs. 5000/-, Rs. 4000/- and Rs. 3000/-
QM: Arul Mani
Mega-Whats Face-Off
Finalists: top 4 teams from each semi-final
Schedule
1715-1915hrs
Prizes: Rs. 8000/-, Rs. 6000/- and Rs. 4000/-
Prof Rajeev Gowda, one of the original founding members of the KQA, will hand the KQA Founders’ Trophy to the winner of the Face-Off.
QMs: Arul Mani and Kiran Vijayakumar.
Please note:
In addition to announced prizes, all finalists will get prizes.
