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.
Quizzes on Sunday 28 May 2017
We will be holding three quizzes on Sunday, May 28 at the offices of Ujjivan Financial Services in Koramangala.
You can find the location here: https://goo.gl/sz3gLw
10 AM – Seek under Porus – The KQA History Quiz by Praveen Kumar VR and Manjith K
Written prelims followed by Finals
Teams of four or less
Entry Fee: Rs 100/team
2.30 PM – The Non Fiction Quiz by Arul Mani
Written Quiz for teams of two or less
Entry Fee: Rs 100/team
4 PM – The May Open Quiz by Jayadev Bhaskaran, Siddharth Pai, Debanjan Bose
General quiz for teams of four or less
Written prelims followed by Finals
Entry Fee: Rs 100/team
Magister 2017–Venues and proctors
| City | Institute | Venue | Proctor | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangalore | SJC | Xavier Hall, St. Joseph's College | Arul Mani | 9731214519 |
| Mysore | #57, 3rd Cross, Sanmarga, 2nd Stage, Siddharthanagar, Mys-11 | Srikar Raghavan | 9686296552 | |
| Bhubaneshwar | KIIT | KIIT Student Activity Center, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar. | Gourav Jeet Nair | 8339827075 |
| Mohali | IISER | LH4, LHC, IISER Mohali Sector 81, Knowledge CIty Mohali - 140306 | Shantanu Katiyar | 7696811839 |
| Thrissur | GEC Thrissur | Dept. Of Mechanical Engg | Dr. VIjaynath | 9447380969 |
| Kolkata | IIM-Calcutta | Rudradeep Bhattacharjee | 9836344694 | |
| Vellore | VIT | SJT Foodys | Sripradha Sadagopan | 7760685376 |
| Vadodara | IAS Coaching Centre, Ellora Park | Mollika Maiti | 7259753588 | |
| Kanpur | IIT Kanpur | LitSoc Room, New SAC, IIT Kanpur | Tushant Mittal | 7755047787 |
| Warangal | NIT Warangal | Alam | 967693372 | |
| Mumbai | Pinstorm | Pinstorm Office, Swati Bldg, North Avenue, Santa Cruz (W) Bombay 400 054 | Abhay Vikram | 9833162045 |
| Raipur | National Corporate Park, G.E Road, Raipur. | Achal Agrawal | 7225079989 | |
| Kochi | ChaiCofi Cafe, Kaloor, Kochi. | Aravind Anil | 70125 22296 | |
| Guwahati | Assam Engineering College | Dhiman Kakati | 8134963508 | |
| Manipal | Manipal Institute of Technology | Manipal Institute of Technology , Academic Block 5 (AB-5) , Rooms 206 & 208 | Karthik Nair | 9008129480 |
| Pune | COEP | Gokul Panigrahi | 97303 98608/Pranav:7620979878 | |
| Tezpur | Tezpur Univ | Ashutosh Das | 9577077227 (Snehashis) | |
| Shillong | IIM Shillong | Auditorium, IIM Shillong, Mayurbhanj Complex, Nongthymmai, Shillong-793014 | Pr atik Das | 9884965805 |
| Goa | The International Centre Goa, Dona Paula. | Rajiv D'Silva | ||
| Delhi | St. Stephen's | OPLT | Reyna Shruti | 8179185780 |
| Hyderabad | EFLU | Timothy Jairaj | 7675020838 |
Quizzes on Sunday 8 January 2017
KQA will have its first quizzing Sunday of 2017 this January 8th.
We have three quizzes lined up. The venue will be the offices of Ujjivan at Grape Garden in Koramangala 6th Block.
We start proceedings at 10-30 am with a solo quiz for college students to decided the annual KQA College Quizzing Champion title. Sai Ganesh will set the questions, and Varun Rajiv will host. Register on the spot by paying 50/-
At 2 pm, we have Hubbubba, KQA’s annual quiz on Bangalore. This will be a written quiz for teams of two. Thejaswi Udupa will set and host. Register on the spot by paying 100/- per team
At 4 pm, we have the Metaquizziks Open, an open quiz for teams of four. Varun Rajiv, Santosh Swaminathan, Mitesh Agarwal, and Ashwin Kumar will be your quizmasters. Register on the spot by paying 100/- per team.
See you all on Sunday.
Open Quizzes on 1 October 2016
The October Open Quiz by Team CIDs from Kerala – Major Chandrakant Nair, Hrishi Varma, Praveen VR and Jithin Jacob
Teams of four or less
Prelims starts at 10 AM sharp, please report by 0945 Hrs at the venue
Entry Fee: Rs 100/team
Prizes for all finalists
The Annual KQA Solus Rex Quiz by Thejaswi Udupa
Open for solo participants
Written prelims start at 3 PM
Entry Fee: Rs 50/person; free for school and college participants
All registrations on the spot.
The venue is the first floor hall at the Institution of Agricultural Technologists at Queen’s Road in Bengaluru.
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.
