tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-245825932024-03-18T02:11:24.315-07:00Bombay Quiz ClubBom•bay (bm-b) N.
City of west-central India on coastal Mumbai Island & adjacent Salsette Island. India's main port & commercial center.
Quiz (kwz) V.
1.Question closely or repeatedly.
2.Test the knowledge of by posing questions.
3.Poke fun at; mock.
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1.Stout stick, thicker at one end, for use as a weapon.
2.Black figure shaped like a trefoil on certain playing cards.
3.Group of people organized for a common purpose, especially a group that meets regularly.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger283125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24582593.post-32221308112342805582017-09-21T00:07:00.003-07:002017-09-21T00:07:55.128-07:00The Hindu BusinessLine Quiz.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The Bombay Quiz Club is proud to associate with <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=163974433696568&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22gs%22%2C%22directed_target_id%22%3A145012232210183%2C%22dti%22%3A145012232210183%2C%22hc_location%22%3A%22group%22%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/thehindu/?ref=gs&fref=gs&dti=145012232210183&hc_location=group" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;">The Hindu</a> Group on <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=514679131889754&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22gs%22%2C%22directed_target_id%22%3A145012232210183%2C%22dti%22%3A145012232210183%2C%22hc_location%22%3A%22group%22%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/BLCerebration/?ref=gs&fref=gs&dti=145012232210183&hc_location=group" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;">Cerebration</a> - The Hindu BusinessLine Quiz.</div>
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After successful runs in Delhi, Chennai and Bengaluru, Cerebration will come to Mumbai on Saturday, 23 September. It will be a 2-member-team Business Quiz, with the 2 contestants necessarily being from the same educational institution or organisation.</div>
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There is no geographical restriction, so do feel free to come in from other locations as well. <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=465594426859917&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22gs%22%2C%22directed_target_id%22%3A145012232210183%2C%22dti%22%3A145012232210183%2C%22hc_location%22%3A%22group%22%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/RamadaPlazaJuhu/?ref=gs&fref=gs&dti=145012232210183&hc_location=group" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;">Ramada Plaza Palm Grove</a><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;"> adjoins the picturesque (and of late immensely clean) Juhu Chowpatty, and a weekend there could be an added attraction.</span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px;">Please register online on</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a data-ft="{"tn":"-U"}" data-lynx-mode="async" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cerebration.co.in%2F&h=ATPPloGEzpar_I6euoowzTsuzKcLBNrXWA-keIg5C1zFfa_eElSvLXYEou8dx0DU3x2-SFKVNc9_kpnlF0ykHAjKppZe9Mt1X3DP6FY3eFGffxl40ptM5CvZMJkWVjafzRuv2BBvkeUTyoOJe84XGZpBEx4EqsUvfrfbZXU52O3RZ6CeLjLUoFMYSm5asU2RvfjZVatc8pbET_fKsZOjkVHjFUdrWQW_sARdkrCF3TrQjKqXmaaSRZ8RcWeYhtodKIIMyZPsbcHPF0jqQjW6pdNEh0Hm" rel="noopener" style="background-color: white; color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">www.cerebration.co.in.</a><br />
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<b>Quizmaster:</b> Runal Dahiwade <b>When:</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Saturday, 23 September, 2017 , 11.30 AM </span><b>Where:</b> <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=465594426859917&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22gs%22%2C%22directed_target_id%22%3A145012232210183%2C%22dti%22%3A145012232210183%2C%22hc_location%22%3A%22group%22%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/RamadaPlazaJuhu/?ref=gs&fref=gs&dti=145012232210183&hc_location=group" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;">Ramada Plaza Palm Grove</a></div>
Shubhankar Gokhalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092891297293222372noreply@blogger.com214tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24582593.post-81557241320273799502016-01-27T21:08:00.000-08:002016-01-28T21:57:01.116-08:00Mumbai Quiz Festival 2016<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.76px;">Welcome to the Annual Mumbai Quiz Festival 2016</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.76px;">The venue like last year will be the amazing Hall of Harmony at the Nehru Centre in Worli, Mumbai. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.76px;">Like always, the prize money will be bigger and better than ever. (This is true....we follow the 7th Pay Commission rulings)</span><br />
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9.30 am - 1 pm : Sports Open (QM: <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=576675891&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A750617341715224%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/rentawagon" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Venkatraghavan Sahasranaman</a>, Vinoo Sanjay)</div>
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2.00 pm - 3.30 pm: Only Connect Written (QMs: <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=750161521&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A750617341715224%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/vibhendu" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Vibhendu Tewari</a>, <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=607720717&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A750617341715224%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/omkar215" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Omkar Omithehomie Kamalapur</a>, <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=1118714473&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A750617341715224%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/deshpande.sachin" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Sachin Deshpande</a>)</div>
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3.30 pm - 7.30 pm: Ent Open (QMs: <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=867365203&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A750617341715224%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/aniketkhasgiwale" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Aniket Khasgiwale</a>, <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=501899267&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A750617341715224%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/abhinav.dasgupta2" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Abhinav Dasgupta</a>,<a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=521420042&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A750617341715224%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/shubhankargokhale" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Shubhankar Gokhale</a>, <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=866515359&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A750617341715224%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/aditya.gadre.1293" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Aditya Gadre</a> Devang Ghia)</div>
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9.00 am - 12.30 pm : Ministry of External Affairs (Around the world minus India) Open (QM: Sumant Srivathsan, Rohit Rao)</div>
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1.30 pm - 3.00 pm: LGBT General Written (QMs: Vikram Joshi, Shamika, Maitreyi Gupta)</div>
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Shubhankar Gokhalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092891297293222372noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24582593.post-20911425498188155962015-04-27T03:17:00.003-07:002015-04-27T03:17:47.290-07:00May fever<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.7600002288818px;">After a very successful Mumbai Quiz Festival in February and with the Mumbai edition of the Landmark Quiz happening on May 1, a Friday, the Bombay Quiz Club will be hosting May Fever - the Quiz Fest on Saturday and Sunday May 2 and 3.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.7600002288818px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.7600002288818px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.7600002288818px;">The venue is the General Auditorium at the SIES College of Arts and Sciences in Sion, Mumbai.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.7600002288818px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.7600002288818px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.7600002288818px;">There will be 4 full length open quizzes over the 2 days - The Printer's Devil (Literature and Books) Quiz, an AV quiz, A General Quiz and a Movies Quiz .</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.7600002288818px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.7600002288818px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.7600002288818px;">Entry fee is Rs. 150 per quiz per team. Entry is free for school/college teams (College teams are teams enrolled in a +2/4 year degree program and not professional courses)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.7600002288818px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.7600002288818px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.7600002288818px;">QMs are as follows:</span><div>
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<b>Quizmaster:</b> Bombay Quiz Club <br />
<b>When:</b> May 2 and 3, 2015<br />
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Shubhankar Gokhalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092891297293222372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24582593.post-52313772828882269772015-04-25T00:56:00.002-07:002015-04-25T00:56:45.618-07:00Soliloquiz<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Put a sticky note on 10/5 on your calendar.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Here comes Soliloquiz ( "Sololikhoquiz" for those who don't dig classical languages! ).</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">May 10th at 3 pm in India.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Solo quiz. No question papers. All questions on screen. Short questions. Lots of visuals.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">63 questions. 2 hours with a 20 minute break in between.</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #141823; display: inline; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"><br />Quizmasters from quiz clubs all over India.<br />Jayashree Mohanka<br />Aniruddha Sengupta<br />Kiran Vijayakumar<br />Thejaswi Udupa<br />Balakrishnan Satyam<br />G Krishnamurthi<br />Navin Rajaram<br />Priyambad Pattanayak<br />J Krishnamurthi</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Remember to read the sticky note on 9/5 !</span><br />
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<b>Quizmaster:</b> Various Artists <b>When:</b> 3 PM, Sunday, 10th May 2015 (Please be there by 2:45 PM for team assignments)
<b>Where:</b> Pinstorm, Ground Floor, Swati House (Next to Kotak Bank on Linking Road), North Avenue, Santa Cruz (W).
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<span style="font-style: italic;">From the south:</span> If you come north on Linking Road from Bandra to SantaCruz, you'll find a large Benetton Store on the right. At the end of that block is a Kotak Bank at the corner. Take a right and it's the next building, take the first gate and tell the sentry you've come for the quiz.
<span style="font-style: italic;">From the north:</span> If you get on to Linking Road at the airplane park end, you'll cross a HDFC Bank. A block later, you'll see a Kotak Bank on the corner - do not cross it. Take a left at that point and it's the building next to Kotak Bank.</div>
Shubhankar Gokhalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092891297293222372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24582593.post-15438281974155352542015-04-25T00:55:00.000-07:002015-04-25T00:55:04.335-07:00Prez for emergency<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">As we get set for the Landmark and May Fever quizzes on the first weekend of May, BQC President </span><a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=526983250&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A145012232210183%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/anannyadeb" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; text-decoration: none;">Anannya Deb</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> brings us some push-up material from his quizzing cornucopia. On Dada's menu this time is the quiz he conducted in Pune on behalf of the Boat Club Quiz Club, which he has agreed to re-run for those of us across the Expressway. For those of you who are yet to attend a Dada quiz, the range of subjects he straddles effortlessly is bound to leave you awestruck, and you will surely leave the quiz much enriched.</span><br />
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<b>Quizmaster:</b> Anannya Deb <b>When:</b> 3 PM, Sunday, 26th april 2015 (Please be there by 2:45 PM for team assignments)
<b>Where:</b> Pinstorm, Ground Floor, Swati House (Next to Kotak Bank on Linking Road), North Avenue, Santa Cruz (W). </div>
Shubhankar Gokhalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092891297293222372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24582593.post-13346580359665813432015-02-04T00:10:00.000-08:002015-02-04T00:10:23.243-08:00MQF 2015 lineup.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>All the Quizzes at MQF 2015.</b><br />
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<b>A total prize money of INR 1,10,000 is on offer. here are the details -</b></div>
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Mumbai Local - The MQF General Knowledge Quiz (8th Feb, Sunday, 3 pm<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"><br />(Full length quiz for teams of 3)<br />1st Prize - Rs. 9,000<br />2nd Prize - Rs. 7,500<br />3rd Prize - Rs. 6,000<br />4th & 5th Prize - Rs. 1,500<br />6th, 7th & 8th Prize - Rs. 1,200<br />(Total: Rs 29,100)</span></div>
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Shivaji Park - The MQF Sports Quiz (7th Feb, Saturday, 9:30 a.m)<br />
The Rangbhavan Experience - The MQF Entertainment Quiz (7th Feb, Saturday, 3:30 p.m.)<br />
Linking Road to Carter Road - The MQF Travel Quiz (8th Feb, Sunday, 9:00 a.m)<br />
(Full Length quizzes for teams of 3)<br />
1st Prize - Rs. 6,000<br />
2nd Prize - Rs. 4,500<br />
3rd Prize - Rs. 3,000<br />
4th & 5th Prize - Rs. 900<br />
6th, 7th & 8th Prize - Rs. 600<br />
(Total: Rs 60,300)</div>
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College Katta - The MQF POP Quiz (7th Feb, Saturday, 2 pm)<br />
Kalina Campus - The MQF Social Sciences Quiz (8th Feb, Sunday, 1:30 pm)<br />
Short length Written quizzes for teams of 2<br />
1st Prize: Rs. 3,600<br />
2nd Prize: Rs. 2.400<br />
3rd Prize: Rs. 1,200<br />
(Total: Rs. 14,400)</div>
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What this means:<br />
If you win all the quizzes (unlikely but suppose you do) and you split the money equitably with your team mates, you can get Rs 12,600 over two days of quizzing.</div>
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Or take the other extreme. You make it to the final of all the four quizzes but you finish 4th. You get Rs 1,200. That will cover your Uber cab fare to and fro. Or a 30 ml shot of Johnny Walker at The Jewel of India across the corridor. Or 3 khambas of Old Monk from the nearest wine shop at Worli Naka. That's how awesome our quizzes are. Like the finest single malt or dark rum around.</div>
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The location of the Mumbai Quiz Festival is the auditorium in Hall of Harmony at the Nehru Science Center on Annie Besant Road in Worli, Mumbai.</div>
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-- If you're coming from Santacruz domestic airport directly, take a taxi to the venue in Worli. The Bandra-Worli sea link will cut your journey of about 35 mins by half (however, you will have to pay a toll of Rs 55)</div>
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-- From the outstation railway stations at Dadar, Bandra, Kurla or CST, take a taxi to the venue in Worli, Mumbai.</div>
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-- If you're taking the city trains, the closest station is Mahalaxmi on the Western Railway line. Take a cab from there to the venue in Worli, Mumbai.</div>
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In all cases, ONLY pay by meter - Bombaywallahs will not pay one buck more than needed. (Please note: Auto-rickshaws DO NOT operate in South Mumbai where the venue is)</div>
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Shubhankar Gokhalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092891297293222372noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24582593.post-11878565089004353252015-01-09T01:03:00.000-08:002015-01-09T01:03:07.103-08:00MQF 2015<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.9200000762939px;">The annual Mumbai Quiz Festival is back on the 7th and 8th of February 2015 - with the venue remaining the same as last year; The Hall of Harmony at the Nehru Centre in Worli, Mumbai.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.9200000762939px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.9200000762939px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.9200000762939px;">We have an awesome line-up of 6 quizzes over the 2 days with more than 1 lakh Rs. cash prizes (not "worth", no "vouchers) - actual cash.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.9200000762939px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.9200000762939px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.9200000762939px;">The main 4 quizzes are:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.9200000762939px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.9200000762939px;">Sports Quiz (Prelims + Final)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.9200000762939px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.9200000762939px;">Entertainment Quiz (Prelims + Final)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.9200000762939px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.9200000762939px;">Travel and Lifestyle Quiz (Prelims + Final)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.9200000762939px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.9200000762939px;">General Quiz (Prelims + Final)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.9200000762939px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.9200000762939px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.9200000762939px;">There are also 2 smaller written quizzes. More details on them will be shared in a week.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.9200000762939px;" /><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #141823; display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.9200000762939px;"><br />All quizzes are open to everyone. Team size is upto 3 members per team. Don't worry if you don't have a full team - do come, we'll find you people to partner with.<br /></span></b><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.9200000762939px;">More details coming up. This is primarily to allow you and your quizzer friends to take advantage of any airline sales for that period.</span>.</b></div>
Shubhankar Gokhalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092891297293222372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24582593.post-86408437707667400092014-12-12T06:31:00.002-08:002014-12-12T06:31:29.865-08:00Asean Quiz<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The penultimate quiz of 2014 will be brought from overseas. The BQC will host the IR round of the Asean Quiz championship which was held last month in Manila. The Questions having been contributed by over 40 quizmasters across the world and collated by BQC veteran Rajiv Rai, It has world class written all over it. 90 top questions to keep you interested on an on an otherwise event-less Sunday.</div>
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<b>Quizmaster:</b> Various Artists<br />
<b>When:</b> 3 PM, Sunday, 20 September, 2009 (Please be there by 2:45 PM for team assignments)
<b>Where:</b> Pinstorm, Ground Floor, Swati House (Next to Kotak Bank on Linking Road), North Avenue, Santa Cruz (W). </div>
Shubhankar Gokhalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092891297293222372noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24582593.post-47269986270993676652014-11-28T19:22:00.002-08:002014-11-28T19:22:30.426-08:00Sachin Deshpande<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Quizmaster:</b> Sachin Deshpande <b>When:</b> 3 PM, Sunday, 30th november 2014 (Please be there by 2:45 PM for team assignments)
<b>Where:</b> Pinstorm, Ground Floor, Swati House (Next to Kotak Bank on Linking Road), North Avenue, Santa Cruz (W).</div>
Shubhankar Gokhalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092891297293222372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24582593.post-64552421651509304042014-11-19T23:28:00.000-08:002014-11-19T23:28:21.243-08:00Jagdeep Kannarath<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This Sunday, <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=514942389&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A145012232210183%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/jagdeep.kannarath" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Jagdeep Kannarath</a> takes centrestage at the BQC, with what is decidedly not a Geography Quiz. The quiz, set in collaboration with <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=645450968&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A145012232210183%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/sundesh" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Sundesh Shetty</a> who has now departed for the US, is a General Quiz with the world map as a backdrop. Teams have to choose a region on the map on their turn, and the questions they get will pertain to that region.</div>
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Jagdeep has always been an innovator, and one hopes that the in-PPT scoring system he has developed will also debut at the BQC with what will be his own debut as quizmaster. Either way, this quiz will certainly be worth missing some business quiz final in South Mumbai for.</div>
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<b>Quizmaster:</b> Jagdeep Kannarath
<b>When:</b> 3 PM, Sunday, 23rd november 2014 (Please be there by 2:45 PM for team assignments)
<b>Where:</b> Pinstorm, Ground Floor, Swati House (Next to Kotak Bank on Linking Road), North Avenue, Santa Cruz (W). </div>
Shubhankar Gokhalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092891297293222372noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24582593.post-55571033967487889202014-11-01T06:32:00.000-07:002014-11-01T06:32:20.981-07:00Persiflage<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Books will be the flavour of the day on November 4th. Sumant Srivathsan will host Persiflage, the annual KQA Books quiz composed by himself and Thejaswi Udupa. Being held in Mumbai for the first time, it will be a treat for all book fans, like it is every year. Don't miss it.</div>
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<b>Where:</b> Pinstorm, Ground Floor, Swati House (Next to Kotak Bank on Linking Road), North Avenue, Santa Cruz (W).
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<span style="font-style: italic;">From the south:</span> If you come north on Linking Road from Bandra to SantaCruz, you'll find a large Benetton Store on the right. At the end of that block is a Kotak Bank at the corner. Take a right and it's the next building, take the first gate and tell the sentry you've come for the quiz.
<span style="font-style: italic;">From the north:</span> If you get on to Linking Road at the airplane park end, you'll cross a HDFC Bank. A block later, you'll see a Kotak Bank on the corner - do not cross it. Take a left at that point and it's the building next to Kotak Bank.</div>
Shubhankar Gokhalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092891297293222372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24582593.post-53153762330600243822014-10-22T23:15:00.002-07:002014-10-22T23:15:23.001-07:00Diwali Double<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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When a regular 2-day weekend has 1 quiz at Pinstorm, isn't it only natural that a 4-day weekend should have 2?</div>
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We start this Sunday with the Oasis Lone Wolf written quiz set by the English Language Activities Society of <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=109846209037854&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A145012232210183%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/BITS-Pilani/109846209037854" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">BITS Pilani</a> - arguably the finest open quiz in the country set entirely by college students. <a aria-haspopup="true" aria-owns="js_ai" class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=904780037&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A145012232210183%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/chakrabortysuvajit" id="js_aj" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Suvajit Chakraborty</a> will be Proctor, and you will need to mail him with your name at chakrabortysuvajit@gmail.com should you want to participate, since he needs to get<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"> an idea of the number of photocopies of the questions to be made. Request you to mail him only if you are sure of attending, since absenteeism derails us from doing our bit to conserve the environment.</span></div>
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Once we cross the Oasis, deser...I mean, dessert will be served by <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=549383711&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A145012232210183%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/rajeev.chakravarthi" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Rajeev Chakravarthi</a>. His short General Quiz will be the perfect way to top off the long weekend.</div>
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3 p.m. at Pinstorm then on Sunday, 26 October. For more details on the venue, please note the About section of the page.</div>
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<b>Quizmaster:</b> BITS Pilani and Rajeev Chakravarthy <b>When:</b> 3 PM, Sunday, 26th October. 2014 (Please be there by 2:45 PM for team assignments)
<b>Where:</b> Pinstorm, Ground Floor, Swati House (Next to Kotak Bank on Linking Road), North Avenue, Santa Cruz (W).</div>
Shubhankar Gokhalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092891297293222372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24582593.post-45386555532188250102014-10-10T21:03:00.005-07:002014-10-10T21:03:57.284-07:00Kaushik Saha sports quiz<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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And right after the Mood Indigo Lone Wolf prelims, we have our regular Sunday session at Pinstorm. <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=764774765&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A145012232210183%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/kaushik.saha" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Kaushik Saha</a> will re-run the India-themed Sports Quiz he and <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=718328056&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A145012232210183%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/titash.banerjea" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Titash Banerjea</a> set for the India Quiz Festival organised during the Independence Day weekend in Kolkata.</div>
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<b>Quizmaster: Kaushik Saha</b> <b>When:</b> 3 PM, Sunday, 12th October 2014 (Please be there by 2:45 PM for team assignments)
<b>Where:</b> Pinstorm, Ground Floor, Swati House (Next to Kotak Bank on Linking Road), North Avenue, Santa Cruz (W).</div>
Shubhankar Gokhalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092891297293222372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24582593.post-33032853710462720862014-09-11T21:38:00.000-07:002014-09-11T21:38:20.822-07:00VIkram Joshi + Souvik Basu<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=671946549&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A145012232210183%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/vikram.joshi.186" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Vikram Joshi</a>, arguably (and statistically too) the greatest written quizzer India has ever produced, now takes the quizmaster's chair with his own written quiz. This quiz was initially set for <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/group.php?id=166454023440370&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A145012232210183%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/kcircle/" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">K-Circle</a> in Hyderabad, and the plaudits received by the quiz there should be testimony to what's in store for us this Sunday.</div>
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Once Vikram gets done with World Quiz level stuff, it will be <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=786327811&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A145012232210183%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/souvik.basu.9469" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Souvik Basu</a>'s turn to bring us back to our country and our times. Souvik will re-run his India after Independence Quiz, originally set for the India Quiz Festival in Kolkata during the Independence Day weekend.</div>
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<b>Quizmaster:</b> Vikram Joshi & Souvik Basu <b>When:</b> 3 PM, Sunday, 14 September, 2014 (Please be there by 2:45 PM for team assignments)
<b>Where:</b> Pinstorm, Ground Floor, Swati House (Next to Kotak Bank on Linking Road), North Avenue, Santa Cruz (W).</div>
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It started off as the TIMES quiz, he thought of calling it the SMITE quiz, but by popular demand, it is being called the ITEMS quiz. <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=867365203&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A145012232210183%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/aniketkhasgiwale" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Aniket Khasgiwale</a> has made a quiz on the Internet, Travel, Entertainment, Media and Science, and he will host it for the BQC on 7th September.</div>
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<b>Quizmaster:</b> Aniket Khasgiwale <b>When:</b> 3 PM, Sunday, 7 September 2014 (Please be there by 2:45 PM for team assignments)
<b>Where:</b> Pinstorm, Ground Floor, Swati House (Next to Kotak Bank on Linking Road), North Avenue, Santa Cruz (W). </div>
Shubhankar Gokhalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092891297293222372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24582593.post-31264660291029397752014-08-20T01:03:00.000-07:002014-08-20T01:03:47.365-07:00Literature Quiz<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The Kala Ghoda Literature Quiz used to be a highlight of the BQC calender. But since the KGAF guys have moved on to more populist ventures, we have brought the Quiz indoors. With 2 veterans hosting it, it will be nothing short of exceptional. Even if Literature is not your thing, do come over as the Questions will <span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">appeal to the puritans and the general populace alike. Like co-QM Abhinav Dasgupta puts it,- "there will be</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">questions celebrating the fact that there is a little bit of Literature in everything, be it History, Geography, Science, Art, Entertainment, Food or even our favourite quizzing specialisation - Sports!"</span><br />
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<b>Quizmaster:</b> Abhinav Dasgupta and Rajeev Chakravarthy <b>When:</b> 3 PM, Sunday, 24th August 2014 (Please be there by 2:45 PM for team assignments)
<b>Where:</b> Pinstorm, Ground Floor, Swati House (Next to Kotak Bank on Linking Road), North Avenue, Santa Cruz (W). </div>
Shubhankar Gokhalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092891297293222372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24582593.post-58055519839680562262014-08-20T00:50:00.003-07:002014-08-20T00:50:58.990-07:00We're back.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>Apologies for the blog being dormant for a while. We are back in action now and Quiz updates will be posted regularly here. Please make sure you check he blog latest by Friday night for a Sunday Quiz.</b><div>
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<b>The lust for knowledge is Gods gift to us. The BQC is our gift back to God.</b></div>
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Shubhankar Gokhalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092891297293222372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24582593.post-66982642027831675422014-05-02T22:36:00.003-07:002014-05-02T22:36:56.744-07:00MCBC Cup<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We will have our <b>MCBC Cup 2014 (</b><span style="border: 0px; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 17.920000076293945px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>Sports Quiz for Individuals )</b> on</span> this Sunday on <b>04th May </b>at<b> Pinstorm (Santa Cruz West)</b> at<b> 11 am (</b>not an usual 3 pm start<b>).</b></div>
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The format of the quiz is as follows:</div>
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Scores will carry forward to the next round. All questions carry 2 points. Part points will be at the discretion of the quiz master.</div>
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<b>Prizes:</b></div>
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There are cash prizes for the top 4</div>
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Champion: Rs 750</div>
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Runner Up: Rs. 500</div>
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3rd & 4th place: Rs 250</div>
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<b>Best Under-21 performer: </b>Rs 250</div>
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- Subject to a minimum of 5 participants</div>
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<b>Where:</b> Pinstorm, Ground Floor, Swati House (Next to Kotak Bank on Linking Road), North Avenue, Santa Cruz (W). </div>
Shubhankar Gokhalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092891297293222372noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24582593.post-44187934437372626362014-04-25T06:59:00.000-07:002014-04-25T06:59:04.595-07:00Rajeev Chakravarthy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Quizmaster:</b> Rajeev Chakravarthy
<b>When:</b> 3 PM, Sunday, 20 September, 2009 (Please be there by 2:45 PM for team assignments)
<b>Where:</b> Pinstorm, Ground Floor, Swati House (Next to Kotak Bank on Linking Road), North Avenue, Santa Cruz (W).
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<span style="font-style: italic;">From the south:</span> If you come north on Linking Road from Bandra to SantaCruz, you'll find a large Benetton Store on the right. At the end of that block is a Kotak Bank at the corner. Take a right and it's the next building, take the first gate and tell the sentry you've come for the quiz.
<span style="font-style: italic;">From the north:</span> If you get on to Linking Road at the airplane park end, you'll cross a HDFC Bank. A block later, you'll see a Kotak Bank on the corner - do not cross it. Take a left at that point and it's the building next to Kotak Bank.</div>
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Shubhankar Gokhale and Anannya Deb</div>
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What it is:</div>
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For those who came in late, this is a sports quiz for individuals (solo participants). It is open to all people - age no bar, gender no bar, caste no bar, political affiliations no bar, Sachin trolls no bar.</div>
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This year, the quiz will include special dedications to four legends who have retired from the sport / suffered a tragedy / left this world recently. </div>
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- Sachin Tendulkar, Clarence Seedorf, Michael Schumacher and Eusebio</div>
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Format:</div>
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It is a long and grueling event running through 4 rounds of quizzing. There are 150 questions in total split up into four rounds</div>
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Round 1: Written Prelims (50 questions)</div>
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Round 2: Top 12 (40 questions)</div>
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Round 3: Top 8 (36 questions)</div>
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Round 4: Top 4 (24 questions)</div>
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Scores will carry forward to the next round. All questions carry 2 points. Part points will be at the discretion of the quiz master.</div>
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Prizes:</div>
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There are cash prizes for the top 4</div>
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Champion: Rs 750</div>
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Runner Up: Rs. 500</div>
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3rd & 4th place: Rs 250</div>
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Best Under-21 performer: Rs 250</div>
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- Subject to a minimum of 5 participants</div>
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To register, log on to Facebook and join the event page</div>
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Next week, as we run up to the event, we shall be posting some sample questions. So do join the event guest list.</div>
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Copies of the quiz will be mailed to the BQC Paid Subscribers 1 week later. Please do not send me any requests for emailing the quiz. </div>
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<b>Quizmaster: </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Shubhankar Gokhale and Anannya Deb</span><br />
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<b>When:</b> 11 AM, Sunday, 4th May 2014<br />
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<b>Where:</b> Pinstorm, Ground Floor, Swati House (Next to Kotak Bank on Linking Road), North Avenue, Santa Cruz (W).</div>
Shubhankar Gokhalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092891297293222372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24582593.post-5369404775571169662014-04-18T11:09:00.005-07:002014-04-18T11:09:56.409-07:00 KQA April General Quiz <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">We will be having imported quizzes at our BQC session this Sunday at Pinstorm. Vikram Joshi will be doing a re run of last weekend's</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;"> KQA April General Quiz </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">(set by Ashwin and Raju)</span><div>
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<b>Quizmaster:</b>KQA (hosted by Vikram Joshi) <b>When:</b> 3 PM, Sunday, 20th april 2014 (Please be there by 2:45 PM for team assignments)
<b>Where:</b> Pinstorm, Ground Floor, Swati House (Next to Kotak Bank on Linking Road), North Avenue, Santa Cruz (W). </div>
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Shubhankar Gokhalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092891297293222372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24582593.post-37093897784502044842014-04-12T05:42:00.001-07:002014-04-12T05:42:22.655-07:00Kaushik Saha <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>Sorry for the late update. To kick off the new season, kaushik Saha will be the quizmaster his Sunday at bqc. He has planned a long quiz and kept the flavour general. As a side dish, the winner is guaranteed a top spot (joint at least) at the top of the 2014 bqc league table.</b><br />
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<b>Quizmaster:</b> Kaushik Saha <b>When:</b> 3 PM, Sunday, 12 th April 2014 (Please be there by 2:45 PM for team assignments)
<b>Where:</b> Pinstorm, Ground Floor, Swati House (Next to Kotak Bank on Linking Road), North Avenue, Santa Cruz (W).
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<span style="font-style: italic;">From the south:</span> If you come north on Linking Road from Bandra to SantaCruz, you'll find a large Benetton Store on the right. At the end of that block is a Kotak Bank at the corner. Take a right and it's the next building, take the first gate and tell the sentry you've come for the quiz.
<span style="font-style: italic;">From the north:</span> If you get on to Linking Road at the airplane park end, you'll cross a HDFC Bank. A block later, you'll see a Kotak Bank on the corner - do not cross it. Take a left at that point and it's the building next to Kotak Bank.</div>
Shubhankar Gokhalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092891297293222372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24582593.post-11876503151422191322014-03-19T22:33:00.000-07:002014-03-19T22:33:06.729-07:00Shamika and Mario <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17.940000534057617px;">As the Quizzical year is about to set and its patron saint Sri Sri Rajiv Rai about to leave for skyscrapery shores , the BQC will see two rising rising stars make their debut as QMs. MQF gen quiz finalist Shamika and the prodigal youngster Mario Fernando will host their first quiz this Sunday. Both of them have been consistently impressive all through the year and here's our chance to impress them. Don't miss it.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17.940000534057617px;" /><b><br /></b>
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<b>Quizmaster:</b> Shamika and Mario <b>When:</b> 3 PM, Sunday, 23rd March, 2014 (Please be there by 2:45 PM for team assignments)
<b>Where:</b> Pinstorm, Ground Floor, Swati House (Next to Kotak Bank on Linking Road), North Avenue, Santa Cruz (W). </div>
Shubhankar Gokhalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092891297293222372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24582593.post-79511214269781396132014-03-05T20:08:00.000-08:002014-03-05T20:08:09.587-08:00Women's day quiz<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17.940000534057617px;">After the Irish Open this Sunday at 2 pm, our regular 3 pm session will be a special Womens Day quiz. The quizmaster will be VInoo Sanjay. This is what he says about the quiz.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17.940000534057617px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17.940000534057617px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17.940000534057617px;">"We have all wondered, for various reasons, about how to get more women into quizzing. This quiz will not solve that issue. What it will try to do, in honour of International Women's Day on March 8, is acknowledge the achievements of a few noteworthy women - some well-known and some not. Their achievements would be across various fields and roles, and almost always something other than 'just' being the mother, wife or daughter of somebody of the male gender. There will be 40 questions on this theme, with a set of 10 general questions separating the two halves."</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17.940000534057617px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17.940000534057617px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17.940000534057617px;">The quiz will begin immediately after the Irish open concludes ~~3pm</span><br />
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<b>Quizmaster:</b> Vinoo Sanjay <b>When:</b> 3 PM, Sunday, 9th March, 2014 (Please be there by 2:45 PM for team assignments)
<b>Where:</b> Pinstorm, Ground Floor, Swati House (Next to Kotak Bank on Linking Road), North Avenue, Santa Cruz (W). </div>
Shubhankar Gokhalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092891297293222372noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24582593.post-58039669164937049372014-02-22T02:09:00.001-08:002014-02-22T02:09:04.733-08:00Sandeep Mathias<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">After an exhilarating two days at MQF14, many of us quiz junkies need another fix of quizzing to keep away the withdrawal symptoms .</span><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
MQF Gen quiz finalist and rising quiz talent, Sandeep Mathias has just the remedy. He will debut as QM for BQC with a gen quiz to keep us all interested this Sunday 23rd Feb.</div>
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<b>Quizmaster:</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Sandeep Mathias</span> <b>When:</b> 3 PM, Sunday, <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">23rd Feb.</span>, 2014 (Please be there by 2:45 PM for team assignments)
<b>Where:</b> Pinstorm, Ground Floor, Swati House (Next to Kotak Bank on Linking Road), North Avenue, Santa Cruz (W). </div>
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