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.
Quizzes on Saturday 2 April 2011
We will hold two quizzing events on Saturday 2nd April 2011 at the Institution of Agricultural Technologists.
EVENT I
The Norwegian Open Solo Quiz
Written quiz with 6 sections
240 questions in 90 minutes
Entry Fee: Rs.100/- (free for school students)
Prior registration essential
Please send a mail stating name and category to kqaquizzes@gmail.com to register.
Registrations close at 12 noon, Friday 1 April 2011.
For more details,log on to http://www.norgesquizforbund.no/
Schedule:
Registrations: 1000hrs-1015hrs
Section I: 1015-1100hrs
Break for corrections: 1100-1130hrs
Section II: 1130-1215hrs
Break for corrections:1215-1245hrs
Prizes:
Open: Rs. 1000, Rs. 750 and Rs.500
Women: Rs. 1000, Rs. 750 and Rs.500
College: Rs. 1000, Rs. 750 and Rs.500
School: Rs. 1000, Rs. 750 and Rs.500
Plus prizes of Rs. 250 each for each category winner.
The quiz is set by the Norwegian Quiz Association and will be conducted in several quizzing cities across the world.
Bangalore Proctor: Ashwan Lewis
EVENT II
The MetaQuizziks XXI Anniversary Quiz for Unseeded Open Teams
Rules
Teams of 4 members
Open to all unseeded teams
The top 8 teams in the rankings cannot participate-list follows
Entry: Rs.50/- per team
Schedule
Prelims: 1330hrs-1430hrs
Finals: 1500hrs-1700hrs
Prizes
Rs. 4000/-, Rs. 3000/-,Rs.2000/- and Rs. 1000/- for all finalists.
QMs: Santosh Swaminathan, Varun Rajiv, Mitesh Agarwal, Kiran Viayakumar and Arul Mani.
Please note that all events will start as scheduled–we have to vacate the hall at 1700hrs.
Solus Rex Semis, Chronosynclastic Infundibulum and Graphick Rampage – Results
The results of three quizzes on Sunday, 30 January 2011 at The Institute of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road, Bangalore.
Event I: Solus Rex Semifinals
QMs: Dibyendu Das & Arun Hiregange
Semi-Final 3 : Asian Festivals
1. Thejaswi Udupa – 170
2. Rajagopal P.S. – 140
3. Santosh Swaminathan – 50
4. Sohan – 30
Semi-Final 4 : History of Manned Spaceflight
1. Praveen V.R. – 135
2. Raouf / Anustup Datta – tied on 95
4. Hrishi Varma – 75
So, the Solus Rex finals lineup will be:
– Arul Mani
– Sudarshan M.A.
– Thejaswi Udupa
– Praveen V.R.
– Mitesh Agarwal (best runner-up)
Event II: Chronosynclastic Infundibulum, The Speculative Fiction Quiz
QM: Thejaswi Udupa
1. Arun & Gautam Shenoy – 26.5
2. Mitesh Agarwal & Varun Rajiv – 24.5
3. Satyajit Chetri & Ashwan Lewis – 24
4. Anustup Datta & Arun Hiregange / Goutham & Holla – tied on 18
5. Raju and His Hunchman (Rajagopal & Landmark Venky) – 16.5
6. Sandeep Mathias & Siddarth Pai – 15
7. The Silsila Squad (Hrishi & Raouf) – 14.5
8. Santosh Swaminathan & Dibyo – 14
Event III: Graphick Rampage, The Comics Quiz
QM: Satyajit Chetri
1. Santosh Swaminathan & Thejaswi Udupa – 68.5
2. Sohan & Varun Rajiv – 44.5
3. Dibyo & Ashwan Lewis – 31.5
4. Tups & Appu – 28.5
5. Hrishi & Raouf – 21
6. Arun & Shenoy – 19.5
7. Sandeep Mathias & Siddarth Pai – 16.5
8. Yogesh & team – 12.5
Solus Rex Topics for Semifinals 3 & 4
The topics for the Solus Rex semi-finals 3 & 4, tentatively scheduled for 30th January 2011, are given below.
Semi-Final 3 : Asian Festivals
Thejaswi Udupa
Santosh Swaminathan
Rajagopal P.S.
Maitrey Deshpande
Sohan
Semi-Final 4 : History of Manned Spaceflight
Anustup Datta
Rahul S. Kottalgi
Hrishi Varma
Praveen V.R.
Raouf
Quizzes on Sunday 28 November 2010
We will hold three quizzes on Sunday 28th November 2010 at the Institute of Agricultural Technologists
EVENT I
Solus Rex Semifinals
The lineups and topics for the first two semifinals are given below.
Semi-Final 1 : Biopics
1. Arul Mani – 21
8. G. Sreekanth – 13
9. Vivek Karthikeyan – 13
16. Keshav – 11.5
17. Sandeep Mathias – 11.5
Semi-Final 2 : National Parks in India
2. Mitesh Agarwal – 19.5
7. Sudarshan M.A. – 14
10. Nakul P.S. – 12.5
15. Venkatesh S. – 12
18. Roshan N. Bhoj – 11
Qualifiers unable to make it on the 28th will be allowed to sit for the second set of semis IF another qualifier from the second set drops out.
QMs: Arun Hiregange and Dibyendu Das
Prizes: Rs. 500 for the winner and Rs. 250 for the other semi-finalists.
TIME: 1000hrs-1230hrs
EVENT II
The postponed Humour and Comedy Quiz Sense of Femur, if the QM’s femur holds up.
1400hrs-1500hrs
EVENT III
Ranking Specialist Open Quiz
CD to DC- the last 201 years by UL and KS.
From Charles Darwin to Divine Comedy- The way we were and the way we are.
Quizmasters: Urmila Lakshmanan and Shivkumar Kannan.
Teams of four members.
Open to all.
Entry Fee: Rs. 50/-
Prelims: 1530hrs
Finals: 1700hrs
Prizes
Rs. 2000/-, Rs. 1500/- and Rs. 1000/-
Solus Rex Topics for Semifinals 1 & 2
The lineups of the four semi-finals and topics for the first two are given below. They were derived by arranging scores in boustrophedon order, with tied scores resolved first using *-ed questions and then using alphabetical order of first names.
The first two semi-finals will be held on Sunday 28th Nov 2010.
Semi-Final 1 : Biopics
1. Arul Mani – 21
8. G. Sreekanth – 13
9. Vivek Karthikeyan – 13
16. Keshav – 11.5
17. Sandeep Mathias – 11.5
Semi-Final 2 : National Parks in India
2. Mitesh Agarwal – 19.5
7. Sudarshan M.A. – 14
10. Nakul P.S. – 12.5
15. Venkatesh S. – 12
18. Roshan N. Bhoj – 11
Semi-Final 3
3. Thejaswi Udupa – 18
6. Santosh Swaminathan – 15
11. Rajagopal P.S. – 12.5
14. Maitrey Deshpande – 12
19. Sohan – 11
Semi-Final 4
4. Anustup Datta – 17
5. Rahul S. Kottalgi – 16
12. Hrishi Varma – 12.5
13. Praveen V.R. – 12.5
20. Raouf – 10.5
Canara Union Lone Wolf and Solus Rex Prelims – Results
These are the results of the quizzes held on Sunday 10th October 2010 at the Canara Union premises, 8th Main Malleswaram.
Event I: Canara Union Lone Wolf Quiz
QM: Navin Rajaram
1. Arul Mani – 195
2. Arun Hiregange – 110
3. Santosh Swaminathan – 100 (by winning tie-breaker)
4. Anustup Datta – 100
5. Thejaswi Udupa – 75
6. Rajagopal P.S. – 60
7. Satyajit Chetri – 40
8. Mitesh Agarwal – 25
Event II: Solus Rex 2010 Prelims
QMs: Dibyendu Das and Arun Hiregange
The 20 qualifiers:
1. Arul Mani – 21
2. Mitesh Agarwal – 19.5
3. Thejawsi Udupa – 18
4. Anustup Datta – 17
5. Rahul S. Kottalgi – 16
6. Santosh Swaminathan – 15
7. Sudarshan M.A. – 14
8. G. Sreekanth – 13
9. Vivek Karthikeyan – 13
10. Nakul P.S. – 12.5
11. Rajagopal P.S. – 12.5
12. Hrishkesh Varma – 12.5
13. Praveen V.R. – 12.5
14. Maitrey Deshpande – 12
15. Venkatesh S. – 12
16. Keshav – 11.5
17. Sandeep Mathias – 11.5
18. Roshan N. Bhoj – 11
19. Sohan – 11
20. Raouf – 10.5
People on the same score were separated first by using the * questions and then alphabetical order of their first name.
Solus Rex Finals, Yell! Iruve and Lone Wolf – Results
The results of three quizzes on Sunday 9th May 2010 at the Institute of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road, Bangalore.
Solus Rex Finals on Indian Scientists & Mathematicians + Fictional Detectives
QMs: Dibyendu Das and Arun Hiregange
1. Anustup Datta – 370
2. Ochintya Sharma – 267.5
3. Harish R. – 220
4. Rahul S. Kottalgi – 195
Yell Iruve! – A quiz featuring plants, animals, insects and other life forms
QM: Arul Mani
1. Anustup Datta & Thejaswi Udupa – 28
2. Vivek Karthikeyan & Megha Shenoy – 23
3. Ochintya Sharma & Arun Hiregange – 21
4. Sumeer & Dr. Krishnan – 18
5. Aditya & Hussein – 17
6. Harry & Santosh – 16
7. Mitesh Agarwal & Venkatesh S. / Ajay & Ashwan – both on 14
KQA Lone Wolf
QMs: An all-women team led by Urmila Lakshmanan
1. Arul Mani – 89
2. Anustup Datta – 79
3. Thejaswi Udupa – 69
4. Arun Hiregange – 58
5. Rajagopal – 39
6. Aravind – 25
7. Mitesh Agarwal – 24
8. Gautam Shenoy – 14
Quizzes on Sunday 25 April 2010
The Synergy Sports Quiz prelims will be held on Sunday, 25th April at the Institute of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road, Bangalore.
Please note that this event will be held not at the Arakere Hall on the ground floor, but at the smaller hall on the first floor.
The quiz is for individuals and prior registration is essential. If you have had any problems registering , please contact Mitesh Agarwal (mitesh.agarwal@ gmail.com) .
The schedule:
1130-1200hrs.
Participants must report at the venue by 1045hrs with valid ID and entry ticket.
Three KQA quizzes will also be held at the same venue during the day.
EVENT I
Open Sports Quiz
QM; Varun Rajiv
Rules
Teams of 4 members
Open to all
Entry Fee: Rs. 50/-
Prizes: Rs. 1000/-, Rs. 800/- and Rs. 700/-
Schedule
Prelims 1000hrs sharp
Finals: 1200 to 1330hrs
LUNCH-BREAK: 1330-1430hrs
EVENT II
The Non-Fiction Quiz
Rules
Teams of 2 members
Open to all
Regn: Rs. 50/-
Written , with 50 questions
1430hrs-1530hrs
QM: Arul Mani
Prizes: Rs.1500, Rs. 1000 and Rs. 750/-
EVENT III
BIZKASHI
The Annual Business Quiz
Rules
Teams of 2 members
Open to all
Regn: Rs. 50/-
Prizes: Rs. 3000/-, Rs. 2000/- and Rs. 1500.
Prelims: 1530-1615hrs
Finals: 1645-1830hrs
QM: Arul Mani
IMPORTANT
Please note that the above events will be held not at the Arakere Hall on the ground floor, but at the smaller hall on the first floor.
Solus Rex 2009 Semifinals – Results
Solus Rex Semifinals
QMs: Dibyendu Das & Arun Hiregange
Semi-final 1: Movies based on Comic books
Harish Ramanujam urf Harry – 165
Ochintya Sharma – 160
Arul Mani – 145
Rajesh M. – 45
Semi-final 2: Heavyweight Boxers
Rahul S. Kottalgi – 305
Mitesh Agarwal – 165
Thejaswi Udupa – 130
Sharath – 125
Rahul Girish Kumar – 50
Semi-final 3: Rivers, Deserts and Mountains
Debashree Mitra – 170
Vivek Karthikeyan – 130
Sudarshan M.A. – 115
Venkatesh S. – 85
Rajagopal – 80
Semi-final 4: War Crafts
Anustup Datta – 245
Praveen V.R. – 195
Tanmay Prusty – 125
The Solux Rex 2009 Finalists therefore are:
Harry
Rahul
Debashree
Anustup
Ochintya (best loser on two counts: smallest margin of defeat and highest ratio of score to average of total scored points :) )
– Thanks to Sujata Sharma, Dibyojyoti Haldar, Jayakanthan, Avinash Mudaliar, Vivek Karthikeyan, Venkatesh S. and Thejaswi Udupa for questions sent in.
– Sujata Sharma, Jayakanthan and Dibyojyoti Haldar win coupons for best questions sent in for Topics 1 & 2.
– Sujata Sharma and Dibyojyoti Haldar win coupons for best questions sent in for Topics 3 & 4.
– Best question prize winners and the semi-finalists for topics 3 & 4 can collect coupons from Arul Mani.
