Quizzes on Sunday 7 August 2011
We will hold two open quizzes this Sunday (7th August 2011) at The Institute of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road, Bangalore.
Both are events which could not be completed in the last season due to problems with getting a venue and will be held in the small hall on the first floor.
EVENT I
Open Quiz for Families
Teams of three members
Regn: Rs. 100/- per team
Couples, Grandparents/Parents with Grand-Children/Children or siblings constitute a family team
DO NOT pull cousin-stunts and do not give us exciting stories about new-found couple-hood.
Prizes: Rs. 1500/-, Rs. 1000/- and Rs. 900/-, plus prizes for all finalists
SCHEDULE
Regns: 1330hrs
Prelims/Finals: 1400hrs–1530hrs
QM: Rashmi Vallabhajyosula
PowerPoint Girl: Arul Mani
EVENT II
Lone Wolf Contest
Open to all solo contestants
Entry Fee: Rs. 50/- per entrant
Prizes for all finalists
SCHEDULE
Prelims: 1545hrs
Finals: 1700-1830hrs
QMS: Kiran Vijayakumar, Vineeth Surendranath, Siddhartha Sen and Ashwan Lewis.
PS
We have two quizzing sessions coming up after this–27th August (School and College solo quizzes and an Open Quiz) and 11 September (three Open quizzes , including Persiflage, our annual literary quiz).
The Canara Union Lone Wolf will happen sometime in August. Navin Rajaram will conduct.
Mega-Whats 2011 will be held, as usual, on the Second Sunday in December (11/12/2011). Please note the date.
Another event, coyly code-named BladderBurst by the setters, will be held either in the last week of October, or the first week of November. More details soon.
Some copies of the 2003 and 2004 annuals are still available. Those who would like a copy must mail kqaquizzes@gmail.com.
ASKQANCE 2011 — Day 3 Results
Kibitz Simple, the Sports Quiz
QMs: Thejaswi Udupa & Venkatesh Srinivasan
- Sriram & Sankhya – 200 points
- Chennai Vennai – 155 points
- Obama Satyabama – 135 points
- QED – 120 points
- NED – 120 points
- Traveling Pilsburys – 85 points
- Middle Eastern Anger – 80 points
- Subcontinental Oafs – 75 points
Wing Commander G. R. Mulky Trophy for Quizzing Excellence was awarded to the All-India Mahaquizzer winner for 2011, Dr. Arul Mani.
Mr. G. S. Hiranyappa, a stalwart quizzer of the Karnataka Quiz Association was honoured and presented with a shawl by Mr. Ochintya Sharma, the KQA president. Mr. Hiranyappa who also celebrates his birthday today, graciously accepted the honour and self-deprecatingly claimed that all one needed to gain respectability was to grow older and sport gray hair.
Sesame, Open! Quiz
QM: Arul Mani
- Insignificant Others – 155 points
- We Are Like This Wonly – 150 points
- QED – 145 points
- Insert Cool Name Here – 130 points
- Metaquizziks – 95 points
- Unteam – 80 points
- Traveling Pilsburys – 70 points
- Team 2 – 40 points
Mega-Whats Face-Off
QMs: Kiran Vijayakumar & Arul Mani
The top 4 teams from each of the semi-finals held on the 25th competed in the finals. The winner was awarded the KQA Founder’s Trophy.
- Insignificant Others (Chennai) – 251 points
- We Are Like This Wonly (Bangalore) – 221 points
- QED (Chennai) – 191 points
- Keep Distance (Bangalore) – 180 points
- Guessworks (Thrissur) – 176 points
- Traveling Pilsburys (Mumbai) – 150 points
- Metaquizziks (Bangalore) 130 points
- Questionable Characters (Bangalore) – 76 points
ASKQANCE 2011 — Day 2 Results
By Hooke or by Crookes – Open Science Quiz
QMs: Vivek Karthikeyan and Rajagopal P.S.
- We Are Like This Wonly – 115 points
- Metaquizziks – 100 points
- QED – 97 points
- Questionable Characters – 86.5
- The Buckyball Stops Here – 74.5
- Never Mind the Sex Pistols – 39 points
- What Pray… – 31 points
- Insignificant Others – 29 points
Mega-Whats Semi-Finals I
QMs: Arul Mani and Kiran Vijayakumar
- Metaquizziks (Bangalore) – 183 points
- WALTWo (Bangalore) – 168 points
- Keep Distance (Bangalore) – 123 points
- Guessworks (Thrissur) – 113 points
- Feni Vidi Vici (Goa) – 109 points
- Bong Connection (Kolkata) – 72 points
- SUV Loving Capitalist Pricks (Mumbai) – 65 points
- Quizzy Leaks (Coimbatore) – 39 points
Mega-Whats Semi-Finals II
- Insignificant Others (Chennai) – 281 points
- QED (Chennai) – 270 points
- Traveling Pilsburies (Mumbai) – 270 points
- Questionable Characters (Bangalore) – 214 points
- Swami and Friends (Hyderabad) – 186 points
- Mega WTF (Pune) – 179 points
- Modern Mughals (New Delhi) – 150 points
- Mustafa (Bangalore – 134 points
Son of Lumiere – Open Film Quiz
QMs: Anustup Datta & Arun Hiregange
- Rahul K & Santosh J S – 160 points
- Rajiv Rai & Vibhendu T – 145 points
- Gopal K & TKB – 135 + 3 points
- Mitesh A & Varun R – 135 + 2 points
- Arul Mani & Kiran Vijayakumar – 125 points
- Samanth & Jayakanthan – 120 points
- Ramanand & Sudarshan – 85 points
- Rajen Prabhu & Anil K – 70 points
ASKQANCE 2011 — Day 1 Results
Dr. CP Venkatesh Memorial History of Ideas Quiz
QM: Arul Mani
Thanks to a brief downpour and the expected tardiness of the QM, we started the day a little later than scheduled. Around 44 teams participated in this quiz which was completely written and had a very close finish with only 1 point separating the top 3 teams and the 4th placed team losing out on “starred” questions.
- Jayakanthan & Sankhya – 26 points
- Anutstup Datta & Thejaswi Udupa – 25 points
- Gopal K & Rajagopal – 24 points (6 stars)
- Honorable mention – Amit Garde & Anand Sivasankar – 24 points (3 stars)
Hoarse Latitudes – the Travel and Leisure Quiz
QMs: Mitesh Agarwal, Dibyendu Das and Cheriyan Alexander
- QED – Swami & Samanth – 185 points
- Wanderlust – Rajiv Rai & Gopal Kidao – 177 points
- Chhota WALTo – Arun Hiregange & Ochintya Sharma – 142 points
- Bada WALTo – Thejaswi Udupa & Anustup Datta – 92 points
- Chhota MQ – Santosh J S & Varun Rajiv – 77 points
- Feni Vidi Vici – Rajiv & Ani – 72 points
- Swami & Friend – Alagarsamy & Jayakanthan – 55 points
- The Subcontinental Ops – Harish & Anirudh – 50 points
- Sumeer & Manish – 12 points
Wing Commander G.R. Mulky Memorial Open Quiz on Sunday 8 May 2011
Canara Union will host the sixth edition of the Wing Commander G.R. Mulky Memorial Open Quiz on Sunday, 8 May 2011 at their premises on 8th Main/15th Cross, Malleswaram.
The details:
Rules
Teams of four members
Open to all
Entry Fee: Rs. 100/- per team
No entry fee for high-school teams
Schedule
Prelims: 1000hrs
Finals: 1115hrs-1300hrs
Prizes for all finalists
QMs: Hrishikesh Varma and Jithin Jacob.
Directions: For those who don’t know Malleswaram too well, get to Sankey Tank and watch for a little exit on the left immediately after–this will bring you to Margosa Road and 18th Cross in Malleswaram. Continue for a bit down the same road till you see a telephone exchange and a school on your right, and Veena Stores on your left. This would be 15th Cross–take a right and continue up the road. At about the third intersection, you will see one of those Barista/CCD outlets (can’t remember which) on your right–turn left here, you are now on 8th Main and Canara Union is about five doors down on the right.
Alternatively, get to Malleswaram Circle, go up Sampige Road till you see the 15th Cross sign, turn left and turn left once again when you spot the coffee-shop and CV Raman’s house.
If you get lost, call 97312-14519. We’re starting at 10 sharp.
Other announcements
KQA’s last quizzing event for the 2010-11 season will be held on Sunday 22 May 2011 at IAT. The events planned include the Solus Rex Finals, the Non-Fiction Quiz and the Open Music Quiz.
Of the pending events in the calendar, we will hold the Lone Wolf and the Families Quiz in July and August while the History of Ideas quiz will be accommodated in the three-day quiz-festival to mark KQA’s 28th Anniversary, scheduled for 24th, 25th and 26th June 2011.
Quizzes in Mysore on Sunday 17 April 2011
We will hold two Open Quizzes on Sunday 17 April 2011 at the SDM Institute of Management Development, Chamundi Hill Road, Mysore.
EVENT I
Open General Quiz in Kannada
QM: Kaustuba KV
Teams of 4
Entry Fee: Rs. 50/-
Prelims: 1000hrs sharp
Finals: 1130-1300hrs
Prizes: Rs. 3000/-, Rs. 2000/- and Rs. 1500/-
EVENT II
The Mysore Open Quiz
Edition 3.0
QM: Arul Mani
Teams of 4
Entry Fee: Rs. 50/-
Prelims: 1500hrs sharp
Finals: 1630-1730hrs
Prizes: Rs. 3000/-, Rs. 2000/- and Rs. 1500/-
KQA thanks SDM-IMD for generously providing the venue and other facilities for the quiz.
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.
Quizzes on Saturday 19 March 2011
We will hold three open quizzes on Saturday 19th March 2011 at the Institution of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road, Bangalore.
EVENT I
BIZ’KASHI
The KQA Annual Business Quiz
Open to all
Teams of 2 members
Entry Fee: Rs. 100/-
Prizes: Rs. 2000/-, Rs. 1500 and Rs. 1000/-
Prizes for all finalists
QM: Arul Mani
Prelims: 1015hrs sharp
Finals: 1130-1330hrs
EVENT II
The inaugural China and South-East Asia Quiz
in memory of Arun Veembur
Written Quiz
Teams of 2 members
Entry Fee: Rs. 50/-
Prizes: Rs. 1500/-, Rs. 1000 and Rs. 500/-
QM: Arul Mani
Timings: 1430-1530hrs
EVENT III
Open Cricket Quiz
Open to all
Teams of 2 members
Entry Fee: Rs. 100/-
Prizes: Rs. 2000/-, Rs. 1500 and Rs. 1000/-
Prizes for all finalists
QMs: Manish Achuth and Rahul Kottalgi.
Prelims: 1600hrs
Finals: 1700-1830hrs
We will hold the MQ Anniversary Open for Unseeded Teams and the Norwegian Open Championships on Saturday 2nd April at IAT.
Quizzes on Sunday 6 March 2011
We will hold three quizzes on Sunday 6 March 2011 at The Institution of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road.
EVENT I
The March Open Ranking Quiz
QM: Navin Rajaram
RULES
Teams of four
Open to all
Entry: Rs. 50/- per team
Prizes for all finalists
Schedule
Prelims: 1015hrs
Finals: 1115-1315 hrs
EVENT II
The Non-Fiction Quiz
Rules
Teams of 2 members
Open to all
Regn: Rs. 50/-
Written, with 50 questions
Prizes for top three teams
1430hrs-1530hrs
QM: Arul Mani
EVENT III
Seek Under Porus
The History Quiz
Specialist Ranking
Set by Manjith K. and Praveen V.R.
RULES
Teams of four
Open to all
Entry: Rs. 50/- per team
Prizes for top three teams
SCHEDULE
Prelims: 1545-1645hrs
Finals: 1700-1830hrs
Quizzes on Sunday 20 February 2011
We will hold three quizzes on Sunday, 20 February 2011 at The Institution of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road, Bangalore. The events will take place in the smaller hall on the first floor.
EVENT I
Lao Me Thanda
The sixth edition of KQA’s Love quiz.
Teams of two
Entry Fee: Rs. 100/-
All participants must be above the age of 18 and strong of stomach.
Schedule
Prelims: 1030hrs
Finals: 1130hrs–1230hrs
QM: Arul Mani
EVENT II
Uncle’s Fault
A written quiz on South Indian movies.
Teams of two
Entry Fee: Rs. 50/-
Schedule
1330-1430hrs
QM: Arul Mani
EVENT III
The February Open Quiz
Teams of four
Entry Fee: Rs. 50/-
Schedule
Prelims: 1500hrs
Finals: 1630hrs-1830hrs
Prizes for all finalists
QM: Arul Mani
We will hold another quizzing Sunday on 6th March 2011. The events scheduled include an Open Quiz by Navin Rajaram in the morning, a written Non-Fiction Quiz, and the annual Open History Quiz by Manjith and Praveen.
