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
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
Pop ki Kamai on Sunday 19th January
The Karnataka Quiz Association will conduct Pop Ki Kamai – a Pop Culture Quiz on Sunday, January 19th at 2:45 pm.
Presenting the 10th edition of a quiz that celebrates 100s of years of movies, music, TV, web shows, books, comics, art, theatre, culture and internet memes & “culture”, from India and across the world. Basically, all the good stuff you were told not to spend time on growing up since it would distract you from your studies.
It is a quiz for teams of up to four. Open to all – there will be a prelims, but all teams will be a part of the finals.
Venue: Razorpay Office in Koramangala 6th floor, SJR Cyber, Hosur Road, (near Forum mall), Bangalore. [map]
Registration: 2:45 pm
Prelims: 3:00 pm
Note on parking: Parking isn’t available, nearest option is to park in Forum mall.
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 – 5th January 2020
The Karnataka Quiz Association will be conducting two quizzes on 5th January (Sunday) at the Ujjivan head office in Koramangala. [map]
11:00 am — Comikazee – the comics quiz, by Siddarth and Sohan. A quiz for the brain and drawn (ha) from all things animated (sometimes even anime), cartoons, comics and all the characters in between. “Prepare to get inky” – QM’s note.
It is a written quiz for teams of up to two. Open to all.
2:30 pm — 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 musc, enough said. Some exposure to memes may occur.
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
Medical Trivia Quiz on 21st December
The Karnataka Quiz Association will be conducting the 5th edition of the extremely popular Chandrakant Nair… uh, i mean, the extremely popular medical trivia quiz (though let’s be honest, most of you stopped reading and cleared your schedule at ‘Chandrakant Nair Quiz’).
The Medical Trivia Quiz, a quiz on what they don’t teach you in medical school, from a man who went extra with his research by going to medical school.
It is a prelims/finals quiz for teams of four or fewer. Open to all.
Starts at 10:00 AM sharp on 22nd December (Sunday), so that we can all hop over to the Landmark Quiz in the afternoon.
Venue: Ujjivan head office in 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
Open Quizzes on December 15th
The KQA will be conducting two open quizzes on December 15 (Sunday) at the Ujjivan head office in Koramangala. (map)
11:00 am: EXXCELLENT – 30 Years of the Simpsons, a written quiz by Santosh & Siddharth that celebrates three decades of The Simpsons, the longest running primetime TV show in the United States that’s considered by the setters to be the country’s greatest achievement since faking the Moon landings.
It is a written quiz for teams of up to two. Open to all.
2:30 pm: The G.S. Hiranyappa Memorial Open Quiz by Debashree, Krittika and Thejaswi – a quiz instituted in memory of KQA stalwart G.S. Hiranyappa who passed away in 2017. It is a quiz on topics close to his heart: history, geography and other social sciences.
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
Indian Constitution & Politics Quiz
The Karnataka Quiz Association and DAKSH proudly invite you to the inaugural edition of the Indian Constitution & Politics Quiz. The quiz is part of DAKSH’s Republic@70 campaign, which is celebrating 70 years of the Indian Constitution.
DAKSH is a civil society organization that undertakes research and activities to promote accountability and better governance in India. It was founded in 2008 by people from diverse backgrounds, including academicians, entrepreneurs, lawyers, teachers, social & political activists, and ordinary citizens. Over the last eleven years, DAKSH has been working to create inclusive, transparent, self-correcting mechanisms that encourage accountability in all branches of the government.
The quiz is for teams of 2 and is open to everyone, and not just to constitution geeks & die-hard quizzers. The quiz will have a short written prelims of ~25 questions, with the top 8 teams facing off in the finals. The finals will feature a mix of oral and written rounds. Finalists and winners stand to win exciting cash prizes!
Where: Institution of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road, Bengaluru. [map]
When: 3:00 pm, 7th December 2019
QMs: Avinash TN and Gautham Shenoy
For more details, please email communications@dakshindia.org
