Quiz Night at the Courtyard on Wednesday, March 13, 2019
QMs: Anuradha Santanam and Sreyashi Dastidar
Edition 3 of Quiz Night at The Courtyard (in association with the KQA) is here! Come to the Courtyard (in Shantinagar) at 8 PM on March 13 (Wednesday) for a quiz celebrating Women’s Day with startling and fun facts and trivia about women around the world. The quiz is set and conducted by Anuradha and Sreyashi with contributions from women quizzers across the country.
A general quiz for teams of two. The quiz is open to all
Registration: ₹100/team.
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.
KQA Quizzes on Sunday, March 17, 2019 at Ujjivan
The KQA will be conducting two quizzes on 17th March (Sunday) at the Ujjivan head office in Koramangala. (https://goo.gl/maps/KuhSpXYbGAo on Google Maps)
1030AM: Irish Stew by Quizician
Set by the venerable Team Quizician, it’s a general quiz on odds-and-ends, bits-and bobs, and other stuff-in-the-fridge. In other words, a quiz.
It is a prelims/finals quiz for teams of four or fewer. Open to all.
4PM: The KQA Music Quiz, aka Toto Recall by Berty and Juno
The boys are back in town to host one of the most popular quizzes on the calendar. A quiz on music, enough said. Some exposure to memes may occur.
It is a prelims/finals quiz for teams of four or fewer. Open to all.
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
Solus Rex Semifinals by Thejaswi Udupa and Arun Hiregange
Here are the top 10 who make it to the finals of Solus Rex
1. Ravi Mundoli – 275 points
2. Hrishikesh Varma – 256 points
3. Anustup Datta – 249 points
4. Sachin Deshpande – 248 points
5. Ashwin Kumar – 211 points
6. Santosh Swaminathan – 194 points
7. Rohit Suresh – 193 points
7. Pranav R – 193 points
9. Ajay Parasuraman – 191 points
10. Varun Rajiv – 190 points
KQA History Quiz by Urmila Lakshmanan and Rajat Gururaj
I – CIDs From Kerala (Ravi Mundoli, Chandrakant Nair, Praveen VR, Hrishi Varma) – 339 points
II – Remembrance of Things Past (Debashree Mitra, Manu Sudhakar, Rajagopal PS, Venky Srinivasan) – 272 points
III – KD (Rajat, Nishanth Raman, Rahul Jadhav) – 245 points
IV -SJC Quizzers (Arul, Nagaratna, Prithwiraj) – 196 points
V- Peter Panchali (Sachin Deshpande, Siddarth Pai, Debanjan Bose, Hari Nair) – 157 points
VI – MQ (Varun Rajiv, Mitesh Agarwal, YOTA, Santosh J Swaminathan) – 148 points
VII – Cabal (Kishore Rajendra, Shishira+2) – 87 points
VIII – Gang of Four (Dr Krishnan, Sumeer Kumar +2) – 76 points
Pop Ki Kamai, the KQA Pop Culture Quiz by Sai Ganesh and Debasish Mishra
I – The Boney Kapoors (Anuradha, Vishnu, Sahil, Raju) – 115 points
II – MQ (Varun Rajiv, Santosh J Swaminathan, Mitesh Agarwal, YOTA) and We Put the Culture in Pop Culture (Ravi Mundoli, Priyambad Pattanayak, Venky Srinivasan, Manu Sudhakar) – 110 points
Other finalists, in no particular order:
Death & Taxes (Asawari Ghatage, Abhishek Ahluwalia, Ajay Parasuraman, Aparna Suresh)
CIDs From Kerala (Jinson Chacko, Chandrakant Nair, Praveen VR, Hrishi Varma)
SJC Quizzers (Nagaratna Patil, Prithwiraj Mukherjee, Arul Mani)
Peter Panchali (Sachin Deshpande, Siddarth Pai, Debanjan Bose, Hari Nair)
Mayank Mujumdhar, Mukunth Raghavan, Aditya Morarka, Saurabh S
Dramedy of the Commons (Arun Ramanathan, JP, Rajat Gururaj, Satish)
Sumeer, Avantika, Kunal
Here are the results of the quizzes held as part of KQA’s Sports Day on Feb 3, 2019
Well, Of Course – the KQA Cricket Quiz by Manish, Sohan and Sreeram
I – Ramkey, Anil, Vijay TSR, Sankhya
II – Venky, Alagarsamy, Lahar, Keshava Guha
III – Sreshth Shah, Hemant Brar, Karthik Krishnaswamy, Shayama Das Gupta
Other finalists, in no particular order:
Sachin Deshpande, Kaushik Guha, Atul Mathew, Debanjan
Ramesh Natarajan, Gaurav Sundararaman, Varun Mithra +1
Titash, Madhu, Ramesh Soundarajan, Sumantara
Rohit Suresh, Konga + 2
My Left Foot – the KQA Football Quiz by Captain, Hrishi
I – Rohit Suresh, Sachin Deshpande (44, 19*)
II – Aaditya, Siddharth (34, 13*)
III – Anannya Deb, Aditya Gadre (34, 10*)
IV – Alagarsamy AP, Keshava Guha (33, 12*)
V – Vijay TSR, Sankhya (33, 9*)
VI – Anil, Ramkey (32,9*)
VII – Raghuram, Sourav (31, 11*)
VIII – Pranjal, Prasanth (31, 12*)
The KQA Sports Quiz
I – Venky, Alagarsamy, Yaggy, Keshava Guha
II – Ramkey, Anil, Sankhya, Vijay TSR
III – Anannya Deb, Ingit, Aditya Gadre, Pradeep Ramarathnam
Here are the results of the Open quizzes held on Feb 17, 2019
February Open Quiz by The Sreedevis (Preyoshi, Sreyashi, Debashri)
I – Santosh J Swaminathan, Venkataraman R +2 (295 points)
II – Hrishikesh Varma, Nikhil Nayak, Vishnu, Ramachandran S (270 points)
III – Sachin Deshpande, Amit Pandya, Tanmay Prusty, Utkarsh, Nav (230 points)
KQA SciTech Quiz by Rajagopal PS, Venky Srinivasan, Arun Ramanathan
I – Ajay Parasuraman, Mukunth Raghavan, Rishi Rajasekharan, Julian D’Costa (177 points)
II – Santosh J Swaminathan, Praveen VR, Ashwin Kumar, Hrishikesh Varma (171 points)
III – Preetham Upadhya, Thejaswi Udupa, Anustup Datta, Ochintya Sharma (164 points)
The KQA will be conducting three quizzes – two of them open to all – on 3rd March (Sunday) at the Ujjivan head office in Koramangala. (https://goo.gl/maps/KuhSpXYbGAo on Google maps)
930AM: Solus Rex Semi-Finals by Thejaswi Udupa and Arun Hiregange.
After putting the general public through their paces back in November 2018, the top 16 masochists qualifiers are in the crosshairs of the QMs with rounds of both general quizzing and specialist topics to determine the finalists. It’ll be a hoot to watch!
Quiz for pre-determined qualifiers – audience welcome.
1230PM: The KQA History Quiz by Urmila Lakshmanan and Rajat Gururaj
We will leave ‘what is history?’ to historians like E.H. Carr, but the issue of ‘what is history quiz?’ can be more readily answered by our QMs. A history quiz for and about all ages.
It is a prelims/finals quiz for teams of four or fewer. Open to all.
3.30 PM: Pop Ki Kamai by Sai Ganesh
The 9th edition of the pop culture quiz by Sai ‘city’s finest QM’ Ganesh is here! The annual quiz on movies, music, comics, TV, theatre, internet, and an ominous ‘…other forms of pop culture.’
The format may have a few complications that are Sai ‘well-received’ Ganesh’s stock-in-trade, but it is basically a direct finals quiz for teams of four or fewer. Open to all.
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
The KQA will be conducting two quizzes on 17th February (Sunday) at the Ujjivan head office in Koramangala. (Grape Garden address on Google maps)
11 AM: The February Open (Ruckus) Quiz by the Sreedevis (Sreyashi, Preyoshi and Debashree) – after the great success of the first such quiz in December, the second ruckus quiz of the KQA calendar has arrived!
What is a ruckus, you ask? No more #foreveralone. Farewell to feeling in-team-idated because you can never find teammates. Everyone present gets randomised into teams on the spot. It’s that simple. Just bring yourself (and a pen). No prelims either. Isn’t that just the best?
It is a finals-only quiz with teams to be formed on the spot. Open to all.
3PM: The KQA Science and Technology Quiz by Venkatesh, Rajagopal and some Schrodinger’s QMs who may or may not be contributors. As the name suggests, it’s a quiz tinged with science and technology (beyond using the magic of Powerpoint and projectors to run it).
“It’s great fun.” – Werner Heisenblurb.
It is a prelims/finals quiz for teams of four or fewer. Open to all.
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
Come to the IAT on Queen’s Road on February 3 (Sunday) for a day of sports quizzing on shores made of jerseys, where you’re allowed 4-4-2 members per team, the quizzers see yellow before seeing red, and the answer sheets are made of sandpaper. (Venue on maps: https://goo.gl/maps/sM4UQCzQrNK2)
10AM: Well of Course, the 9th edition of KQA’s cricket quiz, conducted by Manish Achuth, Sohan Maheshwar and Wisden Sreeram.
It’s a prelims/finals quiz for teams of four or fewer.
2PM: My Left Foot, the KQA Football Quiz by Manchester United fans Chandrakant Nair and Hrishi Varma
It’s a written quiz for teams of two or fewer.
4PM: The KQA Sports Quiz by Anuradha Santanam, Rajagopal PS and Sachin Deshpande aka (not that) Sachin/(but neither that) Talent.
It’s a prelims/finals quiz for teams of four or fewer.
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
The KQA will be conducting three quizzes on 16th December (Sunday) at the Ujjivan head office in Koramangala. (Google maps: https://goo.gl/maps/Annw3gUciix)
1030AM: Pilferages – The Genre Fiction Quiz by Nagaratna Patil and Vivek Karthikeyan, a books quiz that is not so ‘lit’. More 50 Shades than Thomas Gray, more Hadley Chase than Joyce.
It is a written quiz for teams of two or fewer. Open to all.
1220 PM: ComiKaze, the Comics quiz by Siddarth Pai and Debanjan Bose – a quiz on all things comic books, graphic novels, mangas, illustrated works… by whatever name it goes.
It is a written quiz for teams of two or fewer. Open to all.
3 PM: The December Open (Ruckus) Quiz by team MQ – the first of many ruckus quizzes on the calendar is finally here!
What is a ruckus, you ask? No more #foreveralone. Farewell to feeling in-team-idated because you can never find teammates. Everyone present gets randomised into teams on the spot. It’s that simple.
It is a prelims/finals quiz with teams to be formed on the spot. Open to all.
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
The KQA will host two general solo quizzes for (i) students of Std. V, VI & VII and (ii) students of Std. VIII, IX & X on Sunday, November 18, 2018.
Venue: Institution of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road, Bangalore.
(Location on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/ixQJxnZPc1G2)
The Rules:
Participating schools may field a maximum of four participants per category.
A maximum of two participants per school per category will qualify for the finals.
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, carrying any form of suitable identification.
Participants must bring pens/pencils; paper will be provided.
The quiz will cover topics of general interest and requires no specific preparatory effort.
Prizes & Certificates will be awarded to all 8 qualifiers—plus a prize for the best performance by a girl entrant in each category.
Schedule
Lone Kid – Classes 5-7
QMs – SJC Quizzers (Nagaratna, Arul, Prithwiraj and Avinash)
Registration: 0900hrs-0915hrs
Quiz Prelims: 0915hrs-1000hrs
Finals: 1015hrs-1115hrs
Lone Cub – Classes 8-10
QMs – SJC Quizzers (Nagaratna, Arul, Prithwiraj and Avinash)
Registration: 1100hrs-1115hrs
Quiz Prelims: 1115hrs-1200hrs
Finals: 1200hrs-1330hrs
For more details/participation, please contact the school.
Please call Avinash (+91 96201 06064) or Santosh (+91 98449 53179) for any clarifications.
The KQA will be conducting two quizzes on 11th November (Sunday) at the Ujjivan head office in Koramangala. (Google maps: https://goo.gl/maps/Annw3gUciix)
11AM: The KQA Food Quiz – a quiz on, well, all things food and food-related by Urmila.
It is a written quiz for teams of two or fewer. Open to all.
2 PM: The November Open – an open general quiz conducted by Rajat, Jayaprakash, Satish and Sanmay.
It is a prelims/finals quiz for teams of four or fewer. Open to all.
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
Here are the results of today’s quizzes at KQA
Yell Iruve, a quiz on zoology, by Siddharth Pai and Jayadev Bhaskaran
I – Anustup Dutta and Thejaswi Udupa – 60 points
II – Arun Hiregange and Navin Rajaram – 57 points (tie broken by stars)
III – Ravi Mundoli and Ashwin Kumar – 57 points
IV – Hrishikesh Varma and Praveen VR – 52 points
V – Avinash Thirumalai and Arul Mani – 50 points
VI – J Krishnamurthy and Chandrakant Nair – 45 points
VII – Sachin Deshpande and Shreyas Karanth – 41 points
VIII – Rajagopal PS and Arun Ramanathan – 37 points
Solus Rex prelims, by Arun Hiregange and Thejaswi Udupa
The following quizzers make it to the semi finals to be held later in the calendar year
I – Santosh Swaminathan – 38 points
II – Varun Rajiv – 30.5 points
III – Hrishikesh Varma – 30 points
III – Ajay Parasuraman – 30 points
V – Ashwin Kumar – 29 points
V – Rajagopal PS – 29 points
VII – Ravi Mundoli – 28.5 points
VIII – J Krishnamurthy – 27.5 points
VIII – Manu Sudhakar – 27.5 points
X – Arul Mani – 27 points
X – Navin Rajaram – 27 points
XII – Sachin Deshpande – 26.5 points
XIII – Rohit Suresh – 26 points
XIII – Anustup Dutta – 26 points
XIII – Sreshth Shah – 26 points
XVI – Pranav R – 25.5 points
XVI – Chandrakant Nair – 25.5 points
The Nexus Open Quiz by Nexus Consulting
I – We Are Like This (W)only (Anustup Dutta, Arun Hiregange, Thejaswi Udupa) – 209 points
II – CIDs From Kerala (Chandrakant Nair, Praveen VR, J Krishnamurthy, Ravi Mundoli) – 201 points
II – KC and the Sunshine Band (Navin Rajaram, Rajagopal PS, EM Bhargava, Ajay Parasuraman) – 201 points
IV – BMQJ (Santosh Swaminathan, Ashwin Kumar) – 178 points
V – Manu Sudhakar, Anush Iyer, Sreshth Shah, Rabin Jacob – 165 points
VI – Peter Panchali (Debanjan Bose, Siddharth Pai, Ashish Saligram, Sachin Deshpande) – 158 points
VII – SJCE Quizzers (Arul Mani, Avinash Thirumalai, Nagaratna Patil) – 149 points
VIII – AIQMK (Alagarsamy, Arun Prasad, Rohit Suresh, Pranav R) – 141 points
Best school team – Akkan Just Quiz (Varun, Vignesh, Prajwal, Mehul)
Best college team – Eternal Losers with Spotless Minds (Gaurav, Anirudh, Surya, Bhargav)
Congratulations to all the winners!
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