KQA quizzes on Sunday, 18 September 2016
KQA will hold two quizzes on Sunday, September 18th at the offices of Ujjivan in Grape Garden, Koramangala.
Pilferages, a written quiz on popular fiction, for teams of two. The quiz will start at 2 pm. The quiz features questions set by Sumant Srivathsan, Santosh Swaminathan, and Thejaswi Udupa. Register at the venue by paying Rs.100 per team.
Persiflage, a quiz on more serious literary endeavours, for teams of four. The quiz will start at 3-30 pm.There will be a prelims followed by a finals. Suresh Ramasubramanian, Keshav Athreya, Rajeev Chakravarthi, and Ajay Parasuraman will set the quiz. Register at the venue by paying Rs.100 per team.
Push-ups for Muscular Success V
The fifth Push-ups for Muscular Success will be held on Saturday, 3 September 2016.
As usual, the set will feature about 75 questions, to be attempted in writing by solo contestants in 60 minutes.
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Time: 2:30 pm–3:30 pm followed by answers
Venue: Auditorium Block, St. Joseph’s College, Langford Road.
Open to all: solo; prizes for best open, college, school and lady entrant.
There will be an entry fee of Rs. 50/- for college and open entrants
Free entry for school students.
Prior Registration is useful–see form below
The Push-ups will be preceded by an Open House session conducted by SJC Quizzers (1:15 pm to 2:30 pm)
All are welcome.
Register here for Push-ups:
Open Quizzes on Sunday, 4 September 2016
We will hold two quizzes this Sunday, Sep 4 at the offices of Ujjivan Financial Services, Koramangala.
We will hold two quizzes on Sunday, 4 Sep 2016 at the offices of Ujjivan Financial Services, Grape Gardens, Koramangala.
EVENT I
Open Quiz for Families
Rules
- Teams of up to three members
- Regn: Rs. 100/- per team
- NOTE: Couples, Grandparents/Parents with Grand-Children/Children or Siblings constitute a family team
- DO NOT pull cousin-stunts; Solo participation is NOT allowed
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM
QMs: Hrishi Varma and Praveen VR
EVENT II
The September Open Quiz
A General Quiz
- The quiz will be in Ruckus Tangdi format i.e. teams will be formed randomly on the spot
- Open to all
- Teams of 4 members
- Prelims followed by finals for the top 8 teams
- Entry: Rs. 100/- per team, free for school teams (up to Std. XII)
- Prizes for all finalists
Prelims: 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Finals: 4:15 PM to 6:30 PM
QM: Arul Mani
Ujjivan Financial Services Pvt. Ltd.
Grape Garden, 3rd A Cross,
18th Main, 6th Block, Koramangala,
Bengaluru – 560 095
Click Ujjivan for a map.Our forthcoming quizzes are as follows:
18th September 2016: Persiflage-The Blossom Books Quiz, hosted by the Forecasting Couch team.
1 October: The October Open Quiz, hosted by Captain Chandrakant Nair and Hrishikesh Varma
1 October: Solus Rex hosted by Thejaswi Udupa
Pushups for Muscular Success IV
Pushups for Muscular Success on Saturday, 20 August 2016
75 questions, 60 minutes.
In writing.
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Time: 3 pm
Venue: Loyola Hall, Auditorium Block, St. Joseph’s College, Langford Road.
Open to all: solo; prizes for best open, college, school and lady entrant.
Register here:
Canara Union Lone Wolf on Sunday, 21 August 2016
A reminder about the Canara Union Lone Wolf quiz this Sunday, Aug 21. The quiz is a solo contest open to all; a written prelims of 36 questions will be followed by finals for the Top 16 scorers.
The prelims starts at 10 AM sharp; please report by 0930 AM, since we have a long quiz!
The venue is the Canara Union Hall in Malleswaram. You can use this Google Maps linkhttps://goo.gl/maps/wgSgSGsdx9t
For the seventh consecutive edition, the quiz is researched and hosted by Navin Rajaram.
Pushups for Muscular Success III
Pushups for Muscular Success on Saturday, 6 August 2016
75 questions, 60 minutes.
In writing.
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Time: 2:30 pm
Venue: Loyola Hall, Auditorium Block, St. Joseph’s College, Langford Road.
Open to all: solo; prizes for best open, college, school and lady entrant.
Register here:
ASKQANCE 2016–School and College Championships on 31 July 2016
As part of our 33rd Anniversary celebrations – ASKQANCE 2016, the Karnataka Quiz Association will host a series of general quiz contests for schools and colleges.
Date: Sunday, July 31, 2016
Venue: Institute of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road, Bangalore. ( II Floor Hall)
Inter-Middle School Quiz
Quizmasters – Hrishikesh Varma and Praveen VR
- for students in classes 5, 6 and 7
- in teams of 2
- reporting time 0900 Hours
- quiz starts at 0930 Hours
Inter-High School Quiz
Quiz researched by Venky Srinivasan and Aditya S; hosted by Santosh Swaminathan
- for students in classes 8, 9 and 10
- in teams of 2
- reporting time 1115 Hours
- quiz starts at 1145 Hours
Junior College Quiz
- for students in classes 11 and 12 (or Junior College / PU)
- teams of 3
- reporting time 1400 Hours
- quiz starts at 1430 Hours
- Common Prelims along with College teams, followed by separate finals.
College Quiz
- for students in classes 11 and 12 (or Junior College / PU)
- teams of 3
- reporting time 1400 Hours
- quiz starts at 1430 Hours
- Common Prelims along with Junior College teams, followed by separate finals.
Quizmasters – Rajagopal PS, Manish Achuth and Sai Ganesh
IMPORTANT
Each school may send a maximum of six teams for the Middle School/High School/Jr College quizzes; a maximum of two teams per school will qualify for the finals.
All junior college and college teams must comprise students rom the same institution: no mixed teams allowed.
No prior registrations needed; please wear your school uniform and/or carry suitable proof of identification to be eligible to participate in the quizzes.
All finalists will get certificates and prizes.
Pushups–The 2016 Rankings
These rankings will be updated after each session of Push-ups for Muscular Success.
Rankings are determined by total scores. DNA signifies Did Not Appear.
PUSHUPS RANKINGS.xlsx
| CURRENT RANK | NAME | CATEGORY | PUSHUPS I SCORE | PUSHUPS II SCORE | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THEJASWI UDUPA | OPEN | 26 | 51 | 77 |
| 2 | RAJAGOPAL PS | OPEN | 33 | 41.5 | 74.5 |
| 3 | ASHWIN KUMAR | OPEN | 33.5 | 37.5 | 71 |
| 4 | SANTOSH SWAMINATHAN | OPEN | 30.5 | 39.5 | 70 |
| 5 | AVINASH THIRUMALAI | OPEN | 20.5 | 37 | 57.5 |
| 6 | RAHUL JADHAV | OPEN | 16 | 31 | 47 |
| 7 | BHARGAVA EM | OPEN | DNA | 39.5 | 39.5 |
| 8 | SHIVA S. RAI | OPEN | 7 | 20.5 | 27.5 |
| 9 | PRAVEEN V.R. | OPEN | 27 | DNA | 27 |
| 9 | VENKATESH SRINIVASAN | OPEN | DNA | 27 | 27 |
| 11 | PRADYOTH JOHN | OPEN | DNA | 25.5 | 25.5 |
| 12 | HRISHIKESH VARMA | OPEN | 24 | DNA | 24 |
| 13 | CHIRAG MUTGI | OPEN | DNA | 22 | 22 |
| 13 | HARIKARTIK RAMESH | SCHOOL | DNA | 22 | 22 |
| 15 | ABHISHEK UPADHYA | OPEN | 17 | DNA | 17 |
| 15 | MAITREY | OPEN | 17 | DNA | 17 |
| 17 | SHREYAS RAMAKRISHNA | COLLEGE | DNA | 16.5 | 16.5 |
| 18 | ANAND SIVASANKARAN | OPEN | 13 | DNA | 13 |
| 18 | ADVAY MEHTA | COLLEGE | DNA | 13 | 13 |
| 20 | ARUN GOPINATH | OPEN | 12 | DNA | 12 |
| 21 | NIKHIL | COLLEGE | 11.5 | DNA | 11.5 |
| 22 | BHARGAVI | LADIES/OPEN | 10 | DNA | 10 |
| 23 | SALONI | LADIES/OPEN | 9.5 | DNA | 9.5 |
| 23 | ARMAN | OPEN | 9.5 | DNA | 9.5 |
| 25 | SUSHILA KAMATH | LADIES/OPEN | 8 | DNA | 8 |
| 26 | ARGHYA BHASKAR | COLLEGE | 1 | DNA | 1 |
Pushups for Muscular Success 23 July
Pushups for Muscular Success II
The second Pushups for this season will be held at 3 pm on Saturday, 23 July 2016, at Loyola Hall, Auditorium Block, St. Joseph’s College, Langford Road.
Push-ups?
Push-ups are a set of 75 questions which you answer in writing in 60 minutes. They were thought up as a way of getting people interested in solo quizzing.
You can try the previous edition here, and click separately for the answers.
Results for Pushups I
19 hardy individuals sat for the inaugural quiz Pushups of 2016. Ashwin Kumar won with a score of 33.5. Pipping Rajagopal PS who made 33. Santosh Swaminathan made 30.5. Nikhil took the College Prize, and Bhargavi won the Women’s Prize with 10 points.
Details:
Push-ups for Muscular Success II at 2 pm ( Entry fee: Rs. 50/-)
Date: Saturday, 23 July 2016
Venue: Loyola Hall, Auditorium Block, St. Joseph’s College, Langford Road.
Open to all, with prizes for winners in school, college, ladies and open categories.
Prior registration is very useful, if you want copies of the questions and such.
Please register here by 12 noon, 23 July.
Pushups for Muscular Success 2016
The Pushups for Muscular Success sequence will restart this weekend, post a much-needed sanity-break following ASKQANCE and other jollities.
The inaugural Pushups for this season (and the seventh of its number otherwise) will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, 9 July 2016, at the Humanities Block (III Floor), St. Joseph’s College, Langford Road.
Push-ups?
For those who are wondering what all this is about, the Push-ups are a set of 75 questions which you answer in writing in 60 minutes. The Push-ups were thought up as a way of getting people interested in solo quizzing, and in taking part regularly in a short quizzing activity that involves some intelligent guesswork.
Details:
Push-ups for Muscular Success I at 2 pm ( Entry fee: Rs. 50/-)
Date: Saturday, 9 July 2016
Venue: III Floor, Humanities Block, St. Joseph’s College, Langford Road.
Open to all, with prizes for winners in school, college, ladies and open categories.
Prior registration is very useful, if you want copies of the questions and such.
Please register here:
