Open quizzes on Sunday, 4th March 2018
The KQA will be holding three quizzes on Sunday, 4th March, 2018 at the offices of Ujjivan Financial Services in Koramangala.
1. KQA Science Quiz, for teams of four or less
Time: 9:30 am
QMs: Avinash Thirumalai, Rajagopal PS, and Ashwan Lewis.
Note on QMs: Good luck to all participants.
2. Hubbubba, KQA’s annual quiz on Bangalore, a written quiz for teams of two
Time: 2pm
QM: Thejaswi Udupa
Note on QM: A well known Koramangala sympathiser and a leader of the DPRK movement, he promises a set that is accessible to people even from Malleswaram, Bombay, Madras, Calcutta, Delhi etc.
3. The March Open Quiz, for teams of four or less.
Time: 4 pm:
QMs: The Sridevis
Note on QMs: A powerhouse trio of three of the country’s best women quizzers: Debashree Mitra, Preyoshi Ganguly, and Sreyashi Dastidar.
Venue: https://goo.gl/tSp1GE
Please call 88841 25047 in case you have trouble finding the place.
Results of Open quizzes held on February 25th, 2018
Here are the results of the three specialist quizzes held at KQA today.
1 – The Africa Quiz, by Hrishikesh Varma and Vivek Karthikeyan (the former to be fair was torn between hosting and trolling VR)
I – Ashwin Kumar, Thejaswi Udupa – 215 points
II – Praveen VR, Avinash Thirumalai – 145 points
III – Anush Iyer, Arun Prasad – 90 points
2 – Yell Iruve, by Siddharth Pai and Jayadev Bhaskaran, hosted with poise under fire by Nagaratna Patil
I – Avinash Thirumalai, Maitrey Deshpande – 86 points
II – Hrishikesh Varma, Praveen VR – 67 points
III – Ashwin Kumar, Thejaswi Udupa – 57 points
3 – Tech That, by Yagneshwaran H and Venkatesh S
I – Mitesh Agarwal, Santosh Swaminathan, Ashwin Kumar, Thejaswi Udupa – 205 points
II – Anush Iyer, Mukunth Raghavan, Arun Prasad, Rishiraj S – 157 points
III – Shafeek MK, Tanmay Prusty, Ajay Parasuraman, Saahil Sharma – 140 points
Congratulations to all the winners.
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
asKQAnce 2015 – Schedule
The Karnataka Quiz Association will be celebrating its 32nd anniversary this year and is hosting asKQAnce – a three-day festival of quizzing from Friday to Sunday, June 26 to 28, 2015. All the quizzes will be held at the Institution of Agricultural Technologists on Queen’s Road. This is the schedule:
Friday, June 26
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM – MegaWhats Semi Final 1 by Arun Hiregange and Kiran Vijayakumar
3:15 PM to 4:45 PM – MegaWhats Semi Final 2 by Arun Hiregange and Kiran Vijayakumar
5:00 PM to 8:30 PM – Cannabis Indica – the India Quiz by Navin Rajaram and Hrishikesh Varma
Saturday, June 27
9:30 AM to 1:00 PM – Kibitz Simple – the Sports Quiz by Sohan Maheshwar, Manish Achuth and Alagarsamy AP
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM – MegaWhats National Finals by Arun Hiregange and Kiran Vijayakumar
4:30 PM to 9:30 PM – Son Of Lumiere – the Films Quiz by Santosh Swaminathan and Anustup Datta
Sunday, June 28
10 AM to 1:30 PM – Collected Works – the Arts Quiz by Vivek Karthikeyan and Venky Srinivasan
2:30 PM to 6:30 PM – Sesame – the Open General Quiz by Mitesh Agarwal and Thejaswi Udupa (with breaks for hi-tea and prize distribution for Mahaquizzer/MegaWhats)
The time taken from IAT to the airport is about 75 minutes and the Cantonment railway station is only five minutes away. Please plan your return trip accordingly.
Look forward to seeing all of you at asKQAnce 2015.
KQA Open Quizzes on Sunday, 12 April 2015
We will be hosting three quizzes on Sunday, April 12, 2015 at the offices of Ujjivan Financial Services in Koramangala.
Bizkashi – the annual KQA Business Quiz by Vivek Karthikeyan and Venky Srinivasan
1030 Hrs Prelims, followed by finals for the Top 8 teams
Teams of four or less;
Entry Fee – Rs 100/team
Yell Iruve! – the annual quiz on Insects and other such life forms by Thejaswi Udupa and Maitrey Deshpande
2:15 PM – Written Quiz
for Teams of two or less
Entry Fee – Rs 100/team
The April Open Quiz by Suresh Ramasubramanian, Keshav Athreya and Ajay Parasuraman
4:15 PM Prelims, followed by finals for the Top 8 teams
Teams of four or less;
Entry Fee – Rs 100/team
If you need directions, please use this map
http://goo.gl/maps/APU4T
Quizzes on Sunday 15th February 2015
We will be holding three quizzes this Sunday, Feb 15 at the offices of Ujjivan Financial Services, Koramangala.
Results–Quizzes on Sunday 9th November 2014
Here are the results of the two quizzes conducted by Venkatesh Srinivasan and Vivek Kartikeyan on Sunday, 9th November 2014 at the Ujjivan offices in Koramangala.
Pilferages: A quiz on popular fiction
I – Anustup Datta, Thejaswi Udupa – 41
II – Arul Mani, Nagaratna Patil – 36
III – Arun Hiregange, Ochintya Sharma – 30
Ganesh Nayak Memorial Open Quiz
I – We Are Like This Wonly (Ochintya Sharma, Arun Hiregange, Anustup Datta, Thejaswi Udupa) – 260
II – Vikram Joshi, Suraj Menon, Siddharth Pai, Sumeer Kumar – 250
III – CIDs From Kerala (Hrishikesh Varma, Chandrakant Nair, Praveen VR, Jithin Jacob) – 245
Other finalists
Koramangala Quiz Association – 205
Old Possum – 165
SJC Quizzers – 150
Keep Distance – 140
Alzheimer’s Anonymous – 120
ASKQANCE 2014
The Karnataka Quiz Association will be celebrating its 31st anniversary this year. We will be hosting a series of quizzes as part of ASKQANCE 2014 – a 2.5 day festival of open quizzes.
All quizzes will be held at the Institution of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road, Bangalore.
The schedule is as follows:
Friday, June 27, 2014
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM – Megawhats Semi Finals 1 by Arun Hiregange and Kiran Vijayakumar – line-up to be announced in a couple of weeks
3:15 to 4:45 PM – Megawhats Semi Finals 2 – line-up to be announced in a couple of weeks
5:00 PM to 8:30 PM – Capital Punishment – the Social Sciences Quiz by Alagarsamy AP and Rajagopal PS – prelims followed by finals for the Top 8 teams – Teams of 4 or less
Saturday, June 28, 2014
9:15 AM to 12:45 PM – Flying Dutchmen – the Sports and Travel Quiz by Sohan Maheshwar and Venkatesh Srinivasan – prelims followed by finals for the Top 8 teams – Teams of 4 or less
1:45 PM to 4:00 PM – Megawhats National Finals
4:15 PM to 9:30 PM – Son of Lumiere – the Films Quiz by Anustup Datta and Santosh Swaminathan – prelims followed by finals for the Top 8 teams – Teams of 4 or less
Sunday, June 29, 2014
9:15 AM to 12:45 PM – Collected Works – the Arts Quiz by Vivek Karthikeyan and Hrishikesh Varma – prelims followed by finals for the Top 8 teams – Teams of 4 or less
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM – Newton’s Cradle – the Science and Technology Quiz by Navin Rajaram – Written Quiz for teams of 2 or less – Prizes for the Top 3 teams
3:15 PM to 7:30 PM – Sesame – the Open General Quiz by Thejaswi Udupa and Mitesh Agarwal – prelims followed by finals for the Top 8 teams – Teams of 4 or less.
We will also be giving out the trophies for the winner of the 30th Anniversary Mahaquizzer edition held in Dec 2013 and the National Champion of Megawhats 2014 between the prelims and the finals of Sesame. There will also be a KQA-hosted high-tea for all participating teams.
All quizzes will carry an entry fee of Rs 100/team, except for school teams. Prizes for all finalists in all the quizzes. Look forward to seeing all of you in June!
Quizzes on Sunday 4 May 2014
We will hold four quizzes on Sunday, May 4, 2014, at our usual venue, Institution of Agricultural Technologists, Queen’s Road
10 AM to 11:15 AM – Sense a Femur – the KQA Humour Quiz by Santosh Swaminathan – Teams of 2 – Written; Entry Fee Rs 100/team; prizes for Top 3 teams
11:30 AM to 1:45 PM – Lone Wolf – the Solo Quiz by Alagarsamy AP. Prelims followed by finals; Entry Fee Rs 50/person
2:30 PM to 3:45 PM – the Non Fiction Quiz by Varun Shenoy and Rajagopal PS
– Teams of 2 – Written; Entry Fee Rs 100/team; prizes for Top 3 teams
4:00 PM onwards – the May Open Quiz for teams of 4 by Thejaswi Udupa and Abhishek Upadhya. Prelims followed by finals; Entry Fee Rs 100/team; prizes for all finalists
Please be on time, since we have a packed day!
Quizzes on Saturday 26 April 2014
We will host our next set of quizzes on SATURDAY, April 26, at our usual venue, IAT, Queen’s Road.
10:30 AM onwards
Eff, Glorious Eff – the KQA Food Quiz by Santosh Swaminathan and Arul Mani
Prelims, followed by finals for teams of 4 or less
2:30 PM onwards
Yell Iruve! – the annual quiz on plants, animals, insects and other life forms by Vivek Karthikeyan and Venkatesh Srinivasan
Written Quiz for teams of 2
4:00 PM onwards
Pop ki Kamai – The Pop Culture Quiz by Sai Ganesh
Prelims, followed by finals for teams of 4 or less
Entry Fee for all quizzes Rs 100/team, except for school teams. Prizes for the Top 3 teams in all quizzes.
Please note that the quizzes are on Saturday, not on Sunday. We also have quizzes lined up on Sunday, May 4, 2014.
