Go Ogle Prelims on 5 September 2020
The third contest in our Go Ogle Redux series will be held on two Saturdays in September.
Prelims on 5th at 8 pm, and Finals on 12th, also at 8 pm.
You need a team of 4 members, and a capacity for persistence in the face of many things.
If you missed it, you can try it and view answers here.
Our qualifiers, for the finals on Saturday:
Ashutosh and Ayushman: 7.5
Wrichik Basu: 15
Jayakanthan, Samanth, Gopal, Swami: 39
Atul Mathew, Somashish Ghosh, Prithwiraj Mukherjee: 10
Adit Vishnu, Nishit Pandya, Julian D’Costa, Sabyasachi Basu: 22
Shafeeq S, Ashwin Menon, Prasanth John Abraham, Jyothi Mohan: 14
Debashree: 16
Shashwat, Aniruddh: 10
On Discord: https://discord.gg/tRnJde
Go Ogle Redux Prelims on 1 August 2020
We ran a small test-version of our Go Ogle, souped-up, or down, for teams of four, in July. It was fun, for the QM. So we are having it again. If there is any enthu, we might have it every month.
The rules
- Form a team of four, and register before 8 pm. Free entry.
- Attempt the prelims here, at 8:45 pm.
- The form is timed to stop at 9:30 pm
- Answers at 9:30 pm, on our Discord server.
- 8 teams qualify, for the finals which are scheduled for the same time, next week.
Go Ogle?
We don’t like G0oglers. People do it, nevertheless. We try to make that effort hard, or pointless. With varying success. Bit of a test of endurance. Please don’t bring children, and delicate souls, poor things.
The questions are set by Arul Mani. Feedback is a great thing for electric guitars.
Prizes
Blossom Book House coupons for top three teams. Will be given out at KQA Anniversary.
To view the questions
Click here.
Prelim Results:
49 teams registered, 25 completed. Our finalists, after checking thrice, are as follows:
- QED, Jayakanthan, Samanth, Swami, Gopal:28
- BMQJ/WALTWO, Tups, Santosh, Manu, Udupa:27
- Aardvarks- Rahul, Amrit, Kaustubh, Arjo:21
- Shafeeq S, Ashwin Menon, Prasanth Vijay, Prasanth John Abraham:17
- Preetham Upadhya, Baibaswata Jena, Anshul Nasery, Adarsh Kumar Mohapatra:14
- Paddy Power. Anirudh, Shahswat, Kunal, Siddhanth:11
- Badagara to BengaluruL Anirudh, Swetha, Neetha, Gopinadhan: 5
- Ben Stokes: 3
The finals will beheld at about 8:30 pm on Saturday, 8th August on our Discord server.
KQA SEASON SUSPENDED TILL FURTHER NOTICE
Quizzers may be avid,
know their Homer from their Ovid;
But this’ll make ’em livid
We ain’ no match for Covid.
QMs who’d promised their final set of questions by the end of this week to their co-setters, heave a sigh of relief. Those who’d promised their QM friends that surely-this-time-definitely-100%-I’m-going-to-make-it-to-the-quiz, here’s your scapegoat.
Alas alack, ‘the situation and related concerns’ has come for the KQA – the regular season is suspended till further notice.
We have any eye on it, and will update on the schedule once there’s more clarity – currently, better safe than sorry.
Stay safe, stay sensible. It’s only quizzing.
Quiz Night at the Courtyard — March 11th, 2020
Join us for edition 15 of Quiz Night at The Courtyard on Wednesday, 11th of March at 8:00 pm.
The KQA will celebrate Women’s Day with a quiz featuring startling and fun facts & trivia about women around the world. The quiz is set and conducted by Anuradha and Sreyashi.
It is a general quiz for teams of two. The quiz is open to all.
When: 8:00 pm on Wednesday, March 11th.
Where: The Courtyard, K H Road. [map]
Registration: ₹100/person. Prizes for top three finishers.
A prior reservation is not mandatory, but it would be helpful for the folks at the Courtyard to know that you’re coming – reserve your table by calling them at 73386 77996. Limited parking at the venue.
Note on parking: Very limited parking at the venue, so ideal to park either near St. Joseph’s College or the Shantinagar Bus Stand parking lot and walk up.
Open quizzes on March 8th 2020
The Karnataka Quiz Association will be conducting two quizzes on 8th March (Sunday) at the Ujjivan head office in Koramangala.
11:00 am — Ads Astra – The Advertising Quiz, by Sai and Urmila. A quiz on ads, advertising industry and people from the advertising world. Special focus on women as the quiz is on March 8. It is a written quiz for teams of up to two. Open to all.
2:30pm — The Nexus Open Quiz This will be the 3rd edition of the general quiz conducted by Nexus Consulting. Cash prizes of Rs. 16,000 generously sponsored by Nexus Consulting. There are prizes for best school and college teams as well (mixed teams allowed – no requirement of all team members to be from same school/college). Come by for some #funwithfundas
It is a prelims/finals quiz for teams of up to four. Open to all.
Venue: Ujjivan head office, Koramangala [map]
You can also get the latest updates on the KQA by following us at www.facebook.com/kqaquizzes or www.instagram.com/kqaquizzes
If you know of anyone who would like to be a part of the KQA Quiz Announcements WhatsApp group, please have them send a WhatsApp message to +91 9902444486
Vidyasagar Rajan Memorial Quiz – 23rd February 2020
The 26th edition of the Vidyasagar Rajan Memorial Quiz will be held on Sunday, 23rd February 2020, at the Institution of Agricultural Technologists, off Queen’s Road. [map]
The quiz is held in honour of Vidyasagar Rajan, a star collegiate & open quizzer who represented St. Joseph’s College and IISc before his tragic death in a road accident in 1994.
The quiz is open to college (UG and PG), PUC and school teams, with each team having a maximum of 3 members.
QMs: Dr. Avinash Thirumalai and Dr. Arul Mani
RULES
- No-cross-college or cross-school teams
- No limit on number of teams per college: cap of 2 teams from a college in the finals
- Teams of 3 members from the same institution
- School, PUC and UG/PG teams are all welcome
- Prizes for all finalists, and also for the best all-women team
SCHEDULE
Venue: Institution of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road, Bengaluru [map]
KQA yearbooks will be available at the venue.
You can also get the latest updates on the KQA by following us at www.facebook.com/kqaquizzes or www.instagram.com/kqaquizzes
If you know of anyone who would like to be a part of the KQA Quiz Announcements WhatsApp group, please have them send a WhatsApp message to +91 9902444486
Open Quizzes — February 16th, 2020
The Karnataka Quiz Association will be conducting two quizzes on Sunday, 16th February 2020 at the Ujjivan head office in Koramangala. [map]
11:00 am: Rosa is a Rosé is a Reisen is a Rose – the Etymology and Languages Quiz, by Debashree and Krittika. A quiz on words, in words! If you’re adamant about your answers you may come up with diamonds. It is a written quiz for teams of up to two. Open to all.
2:30 pm: The February Open Quiz by Priyambad and JK. The Open this month is by two great QMs from the greater Bangalore area (Electronic City and Chennai, respectively). It is a prelims/finals quiz for teams of up to four. Open to all.
You can also get the latest updates on the KQA by following us at www.facebook.com/kqaquizzes or www.instagram.com/kqaquizzes
If you know of anyone who would like to be a part of the KQA Quiz Announcements WhatsApp group, please have them send a WhatsApp message to +91 9902444486
Quiz Night at The Courtyard — 11th February, 2020
Join us for edition 14 of Quiz Night at The Courtyard on February 11th (Tuesday) at 8:00 PM.
Ring in Valentine’s Day…eve’s… eve’s… eve – more Valentine’s Day-ish than Valentine’s Daesh – with Love Me Thanda by Thejaswi Udupa and Aditi Surendra, a quiz on love in all its forms and deformities. Love may be all you need, but a teammate wouldn’t hurt either.
A quiz for teams of two. The quiz is open to all
When: 8:00 PM on February 11 (Tuesday), 2020
Venue: The Courtyard, K H Road [map]
Registration: ₹100/person. Prizes for top three finishers.
A prior reservation is not mandatory, but it would be helpful for the folks at the Courtyard to know that you’re coming (if you’re sure that you are coming) – reserve your table by calling them at 73386 77996 Limited parking at the venue.
Note on parking: Very limited parking available at the venue, so ideal to park either near St. Joseph’s college or at the Shantinagar Bus Stand parking lot and walk up.
KQA Sports Quiz Day – 2nd February 2020
Come to the Institute of Agricultural Technologists Sunday, 2nd February 2020 for a day of sports quizzing on shores made of jerseys, where you’re allowed concussion substitutes, the quizzers say it’s team of up to Fore! and the furniture is made of cardboard.
10:00 am: Well Of Course, the 10th edition of KQA’s cricket quiz, conducted by Manish, Sohan and Wisden Sreeram. It’s the end of an era, Manish is retiring! Boys played well, so let’s give him a rousing farewell… till he Afridis his decision.
It’s a prelims/finals quiz for teams of up to four. Open to all.
2:00 pm: Aiyyo, See – The Olympics Quiz by Rohit Suresh and Ramesh Natarajan. Toh Kyo…n serious?
This is a written quiz for teams of up to two. Open to all.
4:00 pm: Sport to Tarboard – The KQA Sports Quiz by Anuradha and Titash. Will contain sports. May contain cricket or Olympics. May even contain WWE.
It’s a prelims/finals quiz for teams of up to four. Open to all.
Venue: Institute of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road [map]
KQA yearbooks will be available at the venue.
You can also get the latest updates on the KQA by following us at www.facebook.com/kqaquizzes or www.instagram.com/kqaquizzes
If you know of anyone who would like to be a part of the KQA Quiz Announcements WhatsApp group, please have them send a WhatsApp message to +91 9902444486
MahaQuizzer scores – International
Every year, a few interested souls attempt MahaQuizzer across the world. Here are the results of the 2019 edition, which was held in England, UAE, Australia and the USA.
Pat Gibson tops the international takers of Mahaquizzer, yet again, with 96. Our congratulations to him. Ashwin Kumar, formerly of Puducherry, has topped France with 91. G Krishnamurti and Aniket Khasgiwale (both with 81) are next in our list.
Note: There are some minor changes in the India rankings
| # | Name | Score | Total | ** | * | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Gibson | 96 | 11 | 7 | 4 | Dove, UK |
| 2 | Ashwin | 91 | 6 | 3 | 3 | Nice, France |
| 3 | G Krishnamurti | 81 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Dubai, UAE |
| 4 | Aniket Khasgiwale | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sydney, Australia |
| 5 | Chris Jones | 75 | 7 | 3 | 4 | Dove, UK |
| 6 | Prasann Potdar | 71 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| 7 | Caleb Liu | 67 | 8 | 5 | 3 | Oxford, UK |
| 8 | Ross Evans | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sydney, Australia |
| 9 | David Edwards | 63 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Dove, UK |
| 10 | Ian Fennell | 62 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Dove, UK |
| 11 | Sriram Padmanabhan | 62 | 3 | 0 | 3 | New York City, USA |
| 12 | Shafeek MK | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dubai, UAE |
| 13 | Keerthi Raghavan | 56 | 2 | 0 | 2 | New York City, USA |
| 14 | Alok Mohan | 55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Dubai, UAE |
| 15 | Aniruddha Joshi | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sydney, Australia |
| 16 | Ian Welham | 50 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Dove, UK |
| 17 | Haaris Mateen | 49 | 3 | 2 | 1 | New York City, USA |
| 18 | K Murali | 49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Dubai, UAE |
| 19 | Sarada Anne | 47 | 1 | 0 | 1 | New York City, USA |
| 20 | Udatta D | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sydney, Australia |
| 21 | Dr R Krishnaprasad | 44 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| 22 | Ashwin CV | 39 | 2 | 0 | 2 | New York City, USA |
| 23 | Karthik BV | 36 | 2 | 0 | 2 | New York City, USA |
| 24 | Vishal Dalal | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sydney, Australia |
| 25 | Sibi Rajendran | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New York City, USA |
| 26 | Dr Biju James | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
