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.

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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.

June 20, 2011 | Filed Under News | Leave a Comment

ASKQANCE 2011 Results–College Quizzes

Junior College Championships

Frank Anthony Public School – Jeydev C.S., Pranav K & Mollika M : 170 points
St. Joseph’s Boys’ High School – Darren Lobo & Nihal Harish: 150 points
National Public School, Rajajinagar – Lokahith A, Malhar Jere & Balaji S: 135 points
FIIT-JEE, Hyderabad – Krishna Akhil & Rohan Naidu: 120 points
National Public School, Rajajinagar – Arjun G, Daivik Swarup & Vadiraja K: 90 points
Christ Junior College – Prajwal Pratap, Suprotim Majumdar & Ameya M: 90 points
Delhi Public School – Deepthi, Trisha & Spadika: 70 points
Sri Kumaran’s Children’s Home – Pranav V.C., Raghavendra R.G. & Abhishek V.S. : 65 points

College Championships

National Law School – Pranav, Varun R. & Aravind: 192 points
R. V. College of Engineering – Rahul Gupta & Sudarshan M.A.: 132 points
R. V. College of Engineering – Nakul P.S., Gautam N.D. & Chaitanya Hegde: 127 points (resolved via tie-breaker)
NITK, Surathkal – Samarth R, Srinivas B & Chaitanya K: 127 points
B.M.S. College of Engineering – Himadri, Sachin D & Akshath: 116 points
School of Law, Christ University – Vinay R.M, Anurag Chaudhury and B Kuttaiah: 113 points
Anna University, Chennai: Aniruddh M.V., Gautham Aditya & Rohit S.: 98 points
Frank Anthony Public School – Jeydev C.S., Pranav K & Mollika M : 97 points

ASKQANCE 2011 Results–School Quizzes

Middle School Championships

Frank Anthony Public School – Varun K. & Arjun J. : 73 points (resolved by tie-breaker)
St. Joseph’s Boys’ High School – Preshith Naidu & Hayden D’Souza : 72 points
New Horizon Public School – Ameya R.B. and Sri Sreya S. : 55 points
Presidency School, Nandini Layout – Bharat V. and Nagendra K. : 50 points
National Public School, HSR – Ruchir Joshi, Aditya Menon : 40 points
Sri Kumaran’s – Vishak L.V. & Sushruth S.R. :30 points
BVM, Chennai – Hari Karthik : 30 points
St. Joseph’s Boys’ High School – Amrit Sodhi : 25 points
ITI Central School – Shahabuddin Munshi & Ashwin K.M. : 25 points

Cognito High School Championships

Frank Antony Public School – Ritwik & Nishant: 90 points
National Public School, Indiranagar – Abhinav & Deepak: 80 points
St. Joseph’s Boys’ High School – Akshay Tiwari & Pranav R: 75 points
Presidency School, Nandini Layout – Ramesh & Shashank: 65 points
Florence Public School – Arjun & Bharat: 65 points
Mallya Aditi International School: Vaibhav Gowda & Venkat S: 55 points
New Horizon Public School: Paul Martin & Siva Karthik: 50 points
Nagarjuna’s BVB Vidyaniketan: Viswhas & Edwin Dominic: 35 points

June 19, 2011 | Filed Under Inter School Quizzes, News | Leave a Comment

ASKQANCE 2011 – School & College Quizzes on Sunday 19 June 2011

We will host four quizzes for School and College students to mark our 28th Anniversary on Sunday 19 June 2011 at St. John’s Auditorium, Koramangala.

This is the first phase of ASKQANCE 2011, to be followed by six Open Quizzes and the Mega-Whats Face-Off on 24th, 25th and 26th June 2011.

The events:

KQA Middle School Championship
QMs: Dibyendu Das, Arun Hiregange and Movin Miranda

Open to students of Standard V, VI and VII
Participating schools may field TWO teams each
Each team can comprise of a maximum of TWO members from the same school.
No entry fee.
All participating teams must reach the venue in time for registrations by 0845hrs
A written preliminary will be held to select 8 teams for the oral/audio-visual finals
Prizes & Certificates will be awarded to all 8 teams that qualify for the finals

Schedule
Registration: 0830-0900hrs
Quiz Prelims: 0900hrs-0930hrs
On-Stage Finals: 1000hrs-1045hrs
Prizes: 1045hrs

Prizes
I: Rs.3000/-
II: Rs.2000/-
III: Rs.1000/-
Plus consolation prizes and certificates for all other finalists

COGNITO: KQA High School Championship
Open to students of Std. VIII, IX and X.

QM: Arul Mani

Participating schools may field TWO teams each.
Each team can comprise of a maximum of TWO members from the same school.
No entry fee.
All participating teams must reach the venue in time for registrations by 10:30am on June 19th, 2011
A written preliminary will be held to select 8 teams for the oral/audio-visual finals
Prizes & Certificates will be awarded to all 8 teams that qualify for the finals

Schedule
1030hrs: Registration
1115hrs-1200hrs: Prelims
1230hrs-1315hrs: On-Stage Finals
1315hrs: Prizes

Prizes
I: Rs.3000/-
II: Rs.2000/-
III: Rs.1000/-
Plus consolation prizes and certificates for all other finalists

KQA Junior College Championship
Open to students of Std. XI & XII and PUC

QMs: Mitesh Agarwal and Thejaswi Udupa

The Rules

Participating institutions may field a maximum of SIX teams each.
Each team can comprise of a maximum of THREE members from the same institution.
No entry fee.
Registration at venue: teams must bring the completed entry form (attested by the Head of the institution) with them.
A written preliminary will be held to select 8 teams for the oral/audio-visual finals
Prizes & Certificates will be awarded to all 8 teams that qualify for the finals

Schedule
1330hrs: Registration
1400hrs-1445hrs: Common Prelims for Junior College and College teams
1515hrs: On-Stage Finals
1630hrs: Prizes

Prizes
I: Rs.6000/-
II: Rs.4500/-
III: Rs.3000/-
Plus consolation prizes and certificates for all other finalists

KQA Collegiate Quizzing Championship
Open to Junior college, Undergraduate and Post-graduate students

QMs: Ochintya Sharma and Navin Rajaram

Teams of THREE members each from the same institution across UG and PG courses. No mixed teams allowed.
Each institution is allowed to field a maximum of SIX teams.
No entry fee.
Prizes & Certificates will be awarded to all 8 teams that qualify for the finals

Schedule
1330hrs: Registration
1400hrs-1445hrs: Prelims
1645hrs: On-Stage Finals
1800hrs: Prizes

Prizes
I: Rs.6000/-
II: Rs.4500/-
III: Rs.3000/-
Plus consolation prizes and certificates for all other finalists

All are welcome!
Even if you aren’t a student, please drop by for a Sunday packed with quizzing entertainment.

June 16, 2011 | Filed Under Inter College Quizzes, Inter School Quizzes, Junior College Quizzes, News | Leave a Comment

ASKQANCE 2012 – Inter College Quiz

As part of the annual quiz festival ASKQANCE the KQA is organizing an Inter College quiz contest open to under-graduate and post-graduate students on 21st July 2012 at St. John’s Auditorium, Koramangala, Bangalore.

The Rules

Teams of THREE members each from the same institution across UG and PG courses.
Each institution is allowed to field a maximum of SIX teams.
No entry fee.
Registration at venue: team members must carry valid ID cards from their institution with them.
Please confirm the number of teams from your institution using the form provided at the bottom of this page by the 17th of July 2012.
The quiz will cover topics of general interest and requires no specific preparatory effort.
A written preliminary will be held to select 8 teams for the oral/audio-visual finals
Prizes & Certificates will be awarded to all 8 teams that qualify for the finals

Schedule
1330-1430hrs: Registration
1430-1515hrs: Prelims (common with Junior college)
1645-1815hrs: On-Stage Finals
1815hrs: Prizes

Prizes

I: Rs.4500/-
II: Rs.3000/-
III: Rs.2250/-
Plus consolation prizes and certificates for all other finalists

Quizmaster: Thejaswi Udupa

Venue
The venue is St. John’s Auditorium, opposite the BDA Complex in Koramangala.

View St Johns Auditorium in a larger map

For more details, please call any one of the following numbers:
Venkatesh S – +91 98457 19332
Arul Mani – +91 97312 14519

June 10, 2011 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off

ASKQANCE 2012 – Junior College Quiz

As part of the annual quiz festival ASKQANCE the KQA is organizing an Inter Collegiate quiz contest open to Junior college/PU students on 21st July 2012 at St. John’s Auditorium, Koramangala, Bangalore.

The Rules

Participating institutions may field a maximum of SIX teams each.
Each team can comprise of a maximum of THREE members from the same institution.
No entry fee.
Registration at venue: teams must bring the completed entry form (attested by the Head of the institution) with them. In addition, please RSVP using the form at the bottom of this page.
The quiz will cover topics of general interest and requires no specific preparatory effort.
A written preliminary will be held to select 8 teams for the oral/audio-visual finals
Prizes & Certificates will be awarded to all 8 teams that qualify for the finals

Schedule
1330-1430hrs: Registration
1430hrs-1515hrs: Prelims
1530-1630hrs: On-Stage Finals
1630hrs: Prizes

Prizes
I: Rs.4500/-
II: Rs.3000/-
III: Rs.2250/-
Plus consolation prizes and certificates for all other finalists

Quizmasters: Navin Rajaram & Mitesh Agarwal

Venue
The venue is St. John’s Auditorium, opposite the BDA Complex in Koramangala.

View St Johns Auditorium in a larger map

For more details, please call any one of the following numbers:
Venkatesh S – +91 98457 19332
Arul Mani – +91 97312 14519

June 10, 2011 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off

ASKQANCE 2012 – Cognito the Annual High School Quiz

As part of the annual quiz festival ASKQANCE the KQA is organizing Cognito, an Inter High School quiz contest for students of Standards VIII, IX & X on Saturday, 21st July 2012 at St. John’s Auditorium, Koramangala, Bangalore.

The Rules

Participating schools may field SIX teams each.
Each team can comprise of a maximum of TWO members from the same school.
No entry fee.
Participants must print out the entry form, get it authenticated by their school and present it at the venue. In addition, please RSVP using the form at the bottom of this page.
Teams must bring pens/pencils; paper will be provided.
The quiz will cover topics of general interest and requires no specific preparatory effort.
All participating teams must reach the venue in time for registrations by 11:00am on July 21st, 2012
A written preliminary will be held to select 8 teams for the oral/audio-visual finals
Prizes & Certificates will be awarded to all 8 teams that qualify for the finals

Schedule
1100-1145hrs: Registration
1145hrs-1230hrs: Prelims
1245hrs-1345hrs: On-Stage Finals
1345hrs: Prizes

Prizes
I: Rs.2000/-
II: Rs.1500/-
III: Rs.1000/-
Plus consolation prizes and certificates for all other finalists

Quizmaster: Arul Mani

Venue

The venue is St. John’s Auditorium, opposite the BDA Complex in Koramangala.

View St Johns Auditorium in a larger map

For more details, please call any one of the following numbers:
Venkatesh S – +91 98457 19332
Arul Mani – +91 97312 14519

June 6, 2011 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off

ASKQANCE 2012 – Middle School Quiz

The KQA will host a general quiz contest for students of Middle school (Std. V, VI & VII) on Saturday 21st July 2012 as part of ASKQANCE 2012—our 29th Anniversary Celebrations at St. John’s Auditorium, Koramangala, Bangalore.

The Rules

Participating schools may field SIX teams each.
Each team can comprise of a maximum of TWO members from the same school.
No entry fee.
Participants must print out the entry form, get it authenticated by their school and present it at the venue. In addition, please RSVP using the form at the bottom of this page.
Teams must bring pens/pencils; paper will be provided.
The quiz will cover topics of general interest and requires no specific preparatory effort.
All participating teams must reach the venue in time for registrations by 0845hrs
A written preliminary will be held to select 8 teams for the oral/audio-visual finals
Prizes & Certificates will be awarded to all 8 teams that qualify for the finals

Schedule
Registration: 0845-0930hrs
Quiz Prelims: 0930hrs-1015hrs
On-Stage Finals: 1030hrs-1130hrs
Prizes: 1130hrs

Prizes
I: Rs.2000/-
II: Rs.1500/-
III: Rs.1000/-
Plus consolation prizes and certificates for all other finalists

Quizmasters: Rajagopal P.S. & Venkatesh Srinivasan

Venue
The venue is St. John’s Auditorium, opposite the BDA Complex in Koramangala.

View St Johns Auditorium in a larger map

For more details, please call any one of the following numbers:
Venkatesh S – +91 98457 19332
Arul Mani – +91 97312 14519

June 6, 2011 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off

World Quizzing Championships 2011 – Bangalore results

Here are the results of the WQC2011 in Bangalore

1st Place – Arul Mani – 141
2nd Place – Rahul Kottalgi – 121
3rd Place – Tejaswi Udupa – 113 (Arun Hiregange also scored 113 but the tie was broken because Tejaswi Udupa had the highest score in two categories.)

Ladies winner – Ulka Kelkar – 63

College winner – Samarth – 84
School winner – Pranav R – 31

Category winners
Science – Tejaswi Udupa – 21
Entertainment – Rahul Kottalgi – 16
Culture – Arul Mani – 26
Lifestyle – Santosh Swaminathan – 20
History – Arul Mani – 22
Media – Arul Mani and Arun Hiregange – 23
Sports – Manish – 16
World – Arul Mani, Rahul Kottalgi and Tejaswi Udupa – 18

UPDATE: The world top 30 scores have been put up on the WQC2011 site.

June 4, 2011 | Filed Under Lone Wolf Quizzes, News | Leave a Comment

ASKQANCE 2011

We will hold ASKQANCE 2011, KQA’s 28th Anniversary Quizzing Festival in two parts during June 2011.

Askqance School and College Quizzes
Date: Sunday 19 June 2011
Venue: St. John’s Auditorium, Koramangala, Bangalore.

The events planned include a Middle-School Championship (Std.V-VII), a High School Championship (Std VIII-X), a Junior College Championship (PUC/XI and XII) and a College Championship (PUC to PG)

Askqance Open Quizzes
Date: Friday 24 June 2011, Saturday 25 June 2011 and Sunday 26 June 2011.
Venue: Institution of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road, Bangalore.

Some Chennai wit called our 2010 anniversary ‘the Woodstock of Quizzing’. On the same theme, another Chennai wag sent us the suggestion that we should call this year’s anniversary ‘a KQArian Exposition of Peace, Love and Quizzing’.

We blenched a little bit and complained a lot about the consequences of exposure to the Cooum. Having recovered, we now undertake to provide the quizzing; those who turn up will have to organise their own peace and love.

The events planned:
June 24th: 1600hrs onwards
History of Ideas Quiz, followed by the Travel Quiz.
Both are for teams of two members.

June 25th: 0930hrs onwards
Open Science Quiz (teams of 4)
Mega-Whats Face-off Semi-Final I
Mega-Whats Face-off Semi-Final II
Open Film Quiz (teams of 2)

June 26th: 0930hrs onwards
Sports and Leisure Quiz (teams of 2)
Sesame–The General Open Quiz (Teams of 4)
Mega-Whats Face-off Final

All of the sixteen teams that qualified for the Mega-Whats Face-off have confirmed that they will be present. Thus, two teams from Chennai, five teams from Bangalore, two teams from Mumbai,and one team each from Hyderabad, New Delhi, Kolkata, Panaji, Pune, Thrissur and Coimbatore will contest for the title of National Open Quizzing champions.

Do come!

May 20, 2011 | Filed Under News | Leave a Comment

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