Open quizzes on Sunday, 18th March 2018
Time again, for yet another KQA Sunday. We will be holding two open quizzes on Sunday, March 18th, 2018.
1. Pop Ki Kamai, the Pop Culture Quiz for teams of four or less
Time: 11am (TIME CHANGED FROM 10am to 11am)
QMs: Sai Ganesh (feat. Debasish)
2. Irish Stew, an annual General Open quiz of bits and bobs, for teams of four or less
Time: 3pm
QM: Anustup Datta
The prizes for this quiz are sponsored by Quizician.
Please note that the venue for both the quizzes will be the Institute of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road.
Location on Google maps: https://goo.gl/maps/YuutCQRzqX22
Please call 88841 25047 in case you have trouble finding the place.
Results of Open quizzes held on 4th March, 2018
Here are the results after a long and well attended KQA quizzing Sunday.
1. The Empirical Strikes Back, the KQA Science Quiz by Avinash Thirumalai, Rajagopal PS and Ashwan Lewis
I – Anustup Datta, Ochintya Sharma, Arun Hiregange, Thejaswi Udupa – 289 points
II – Hrishikesh Varma, Chandrakant Nair, Praveen VR – 218 points
III – Jyothi Mohan, Shafeeq S, Prasanth Vijay, Arun Ramanathan – 196 points
2. Hub-bubba, the Bangalore Quiz by Thejaswi Udupa
I – Manish Achutha, Nishanth Raman – 32 points
II – Rajat Upadhyaya, Jayant Upadhyaya – 23.5 points
III – Srikrishna Ramamurthy, Venkatesh S – 23 points
3. The March Open Quiz, by Sreyashi Dastidar, Preyoshi Ganguly, Debashree Mitra
I – Lakshana Kripash, Hrishikesh Varma, Chandrakant Nair, Praveen VR – 385 points
II – Navin Rajaram, Bhargava EM, Santosh Swaminathan, Venkatesh S – 323 points
III – Arun Ramanathan, Avinash Thirumalai, Rajagopal PS – 266 points
Congratulations to all the winners, and thanks for turning up in large numbers
asKQAnce 2018
asKQAnce 2018, the annual KQA jamboree, the original Woodstock of quizzing, is scheduled for June 29th, June 30th, and July 1st.
Here’s what we have lined up.
June 29th, 2018, Friday.
Morning session: Mahamahaquizzer, a showdown between the Top 16 of Mahaquizzer 2017.
QMs: Movin Miranda, Sai Ganesh, Sreyashi Dastidar, Avinash Thirumalai
Afternoon/Evening session: MegaWhats (semi-finals and finals), for the qualifiers from MegaWhats, the team written quiz that will be held countrywide on May 13th, 2018
QMs: Mitesh Agarwal, Vivek Karthikeyan, Venkatesh S
June 30th, 2018, Saturday
930 am: The KQA Arts Quiz for teams of 4
There will be a written prelim followed by a final for the top 8 teams.
QMs: Lakshana Kripash, Chandrakant Nair, Praveen Kumar VR, Hrishikesh Varma
3pm: Son of Lumiere, the KQA Movies Quiz for teams of 4
There will be a (very short) written prelim followed by a (short) final for the top 8 teams.
QMs: Anustup Datta, Varun Rajiv, Thejaswi Udupa
July 1st, 2018, Sunday
930am: The GS Hiranyappa Memorial Quiz, the History & Geography Quiz for teams of 4
There will be a written prelim followed by a final for the top 8 teams.
QMs: Ashwin Kumar, Rajagopal PS, Nagaratna Patil
3pm: Sesame, asKQAnce’s flagship General Open Quiz, for teams of 4
There will be a written prelim followed by a final for the top 8 teams.
QMs: Arul Mani, Arun Hiregange, Santosh Swaminathan
Outstation teams, go ahead and book your tickets. We’d love to have you all back again this year.
Open Quizzes on Sunday, 4th February 2018
The KQA will be conducting two general open quizzes on Sunday, 4th February 2018 at Ujjivan in Koramangala.
At 12 PM is a general quiz conducted by ‘CIDs from Kerala’, a team that needs no introduction… well, at least Major Chandrakant Nair doesn’t.
Teams of 4 or fewer. Open to all.
At 4 pm is a general quiz conducted by two of the most exciting young quizzers in the country today – Sreshth Shah and Preetham Upadhya.
Open to all – the quiz is a ruckus, ie teams will be formed on the spot. Just bring yourself and tell your friends.
Venue: https://goo.gl/tSp1GE
Please call 88841 25047 in case you have trouble find the place.
The 28th Ganesh Nayak Memorial Open Quiz on Sunday 12 November 2017
The Ganesh Nayak Memorial Open Quiz is an annual open quizzing event for teams of four or fewer, held in memory of Ganesh Nayak, a pioneering quizzer from the city.
The 28th edition will happen on Sunday, November 12th at 2 pm at IAT on Queens Road. The quiz will be researched and conducted by a team comprising Varun Rajiv, Ashwin Kumar, Mitesh Agarwal, and Santosh Swaminathan.
There will be prizes for all finalists.
KQA Lone Cub and Lone Kid Quizzes for school students
KQA Lone Kid Quiz
Middle School Quiz (for solo participants)—Guidelines
A general quiz for students of Stds. V, VI and VII.
The Rules
Participating schools may field a maximum of four participants.
This is a solo quiz—the entrants will take the quiz on their own.
There is no entry fee.
There is no prior registration needed; participants can register on the spot
Participants must bring pens/pencils; paper will be provided.
The quiz will cover topics of general interest and requires no specific preparatory effort.
All participants must reach the venue in time for registrations by 9:00 AM
A written preliminary will be held to select 8 finalists.
Prizes & Certificates will be awarded to all 8 qualifiers—plus a prize for the best performance by a girl entrant from Std. V, VI and VII.
The winner will be declared Bangalore’s Sub-Junior Quizzing Champion for 2017.
Schedule
Registration: 0900hrs-0915hrs
Quiz Prelims: 0915hrs-1000hrs
Finals: 1000hrs-1100hrs
Prizes: 1100hrs
KQA Lone Cub Quiz
High School Quiz (for solo participants)—Guidelines
A general quiz for students of Stds. VIII, IX and X.
The Rules
Participating schools may field a maximum of four participants.
This is a solo quiz—the entrants will take the quiz on their own.
There is no entry fee.
There is no prior registration needed; participants can register on the spot.
Participants must bring pens/pencils; only paper will be provided
The quiz will cover topics of general interest and requires no specific preparatory effort.
All participants must reach the venue in time for registrations by 11:00 AM
A written preliminary will be held to select 8 finalis
Prizes & Certificates will be awarded to all 8 qualifiers—plus a prize for the best performance by a girl entrant from Std. VIII, IX and X.
The winner will be declared Bangalore’s Junior Quizzing Champion for 2017.
Schedule
Registration: 1100hrs-1115hrs
Quiz Prelims: 1115hrs-1150hrs
Finals: 1200hrs-1315hrs
Prizes: 1315hrs
For more details, please call Thejaswi Udupa on +91 98867 25754 or Santosh Swaminathan on
+91 98449 53179.
The venue is Indian Institute of Agricultural Technologists, on Queen’s Road. Entry is possible through a wicket-gate on Queen’s Road, and through another gate on Connaught Road.
Open Quizzes on Sunday, 5th November 2017
We will hold three quizzes on 5th November at Ujjivan’s offices in Grape Garden, Koramangala.
1. The Glamour Quiz at 10 am
The quiz will be researched and hosted by Lakshana Kripash and Hrishikesh Varma. It is a written quiz for teams of two.
2. Left/Right/Left, the Revolutionary Quiz at 11:45 am
The quiz will be researched and hosted by Rajagopal PS (Right), Praveen VR (Left), Hrishikesh Varma (Right), and Avinash Thirumalai (Left). It is a written quiz for teams of two.
3. The KQA Family Quiz at 2:30 pm
The quiz will be researched and hosted by Hari Nair and Debanjan Bose. Teams of four or fewer are to be formed featuring members of the same family (husbands, wives, common law partners, brothers, sisters, fathers, sons, mothers, daughters — please do not discover cousins for the sake of the quiz)
AsKQAnce 2017 Schedule
The original orgy of quizzing is back this week, celebrating the 34th anniversary of KQA. Three days, seven quizzes, twenty two quizmasters.
Here’s the schedule.
Friday, June 30th
I
Mahamahaquizzer – A solo quiz where past winners of Mahaquizzers battle against the top 8 of the latest edition. There will be two semi-finals, followed by a final.
QM team: Dibyendu Das, Kiran Vijaykumar, Urmila Lakshmanan, Rajagopal PS
Time: 9:30 am
II
Megawhats – KQA’s annual quest to find the best team in India. Top 16 teams from this year’s Megawhats written quiz face off. There will be two semi-finals, followed by a final.
QM team: Mitesh Agarwal, Venkatesh Srinivasan, Vivek Karthikeyan
Time: 2 pm
Saturday, July 1st
III
Cannabis Indica – A quiz on all things Indian. For teams of four. There will be a prelims, followed by finals.
QM team: Chandrakant Nair, Hrishikesh Varma, Praveen VR
Time: 9:30 am
IV
Not Just Cricket – A written quiz on sports. For teams of two.
QM team: Manish Achutha, Sohan Maheshwar, Alagarsamy AP
Time: 2 pm
V
Son of Lumiere – A quiz on movies. For teams of four. There will be a prelims, followed by finals.
QM team: Anustup Datta, Varun Rajiv, Thejaswi Udupa
Time: 4 pm
Sunday, July 2nd
VI
The GS Hiranyappa Memorial Open Quiz – A quiz on history and geography. For teams of four. There will be a prelims, followed by finals.
QM team: Ashwin Kumar, Navin Rajaram, Lakshana Kripash
Time: 9:30 am
VII
Sesame – A general quiz. For teams of four. There will be a prelims, followed by finals.
QM team: Arul Mani, Arun Hiregange, Santosh Swaminathan
Time: 2:30 pm
Canara Union’s Wing Commander G.R. Mulky Memorial Open Quiz
The 2017 edition of the Wing Commander G.R. Mulky Memorial Quiz will be held on Sunday the 18th of June, at the Canara Union, Malleswaram.
The quiz will start at 10:30 am sharp. Teams are requested to take their places by 10:15 am since we have to finish on time for other events at the venue.
The quiz is open to teams of four members, irrespective of age or institutional affiliation. Teams will be charged a registration fee of Rs. 100/-, with free entry for teams comprising school students.
The quiz will be conducted by Sujata Sharma and Urmila Lakshmanan.
Prizes for all finalists.
Canara Union is located on 8th Main Malleswaram (now called the Canara Union Road), and can be approached from 15th Cross. Landmark: Panchavati (Sir CV Raman’s residence)
Four-wheeler parking may be unavailable. Please make alternative arrangements.
Map.
WQC 2017
International Quizzing Association will be organising the World Quizzing Championship on 3rd June, Saturday this year. This is an annual written solo quiz where participants answer questions divided over eight categories.
The Bangalore venue will be Bookworm, on Church Street. Please report to the venue at 2:45 pm and take your seats. The quiz will begin at 3 pm sharp.
There will be prizes for the top 10 scores, top score in each category, and to the best woman participant, as well as the best school and college participants.
The quiz will be proctored by Tarun Bhalla. There is a registration fees of 50/- per participant. School students are exempt from paying.
Please register by filling up the form below. This will help us plan the logistics around printing question papers correctly.
