Ingit brings it.

2013 has been a Landmark year for the Bombay Quiz Club, on more ways than one. Early this year, we got registered as a society which has opened up the possibility for us to operate on a more substantial scale. Mid-year, the quintessential Mumbai team,  Nawabs of Mahabs (Rajiv, Vibhendu, Gopal) won the Mumbai Landmark Quiz and marched ahead to win the national finals as well.  Throughout the year, BQC quizzers performed well in national and international written quizzes, while Vikram Joshi consistently churned out world top-10 scores. The Mumbai Quiz Festival 2013 was the biggest so far and has set the precedent for even more grandeur at the MQF 2014. While it was unfortunate that some regular BQC members had to leave for other cities, it was very comforting to see a good number of newcomers quizzing at the club on a regular basis. All in all, a good year.

So hosting the last quiz of this bumper year, we have someone who has had a great year himself. Coming out of a 15 year long quizzing hiatus, Venkatraghavan Sahasranaman won his debut landmark quiz in Pune this year, triggering a return of sorts to regular quizzing. He continued to do well throughout the year at Quizzes across the country, along with QM'ing a few as well, one of which he will be presenting this Sunday. We hope to see everyone there for one last time in 2013 to wish the BQC even more renown, success and glory in the coming year.

Quizmaster:  Venkatraghavan Sahasranaman

When: 3 PM, Sunday, 22nd Decemner 2013 (Please be there by 2:45 PM for team assignments)

  Where: Pinstorm, Ground Floor, Swati House (Next to Kotak Bank on Linking Road), North Avenue, Santa Cruz (W). 

British Open (saturday) + MahaQuizzer & Asiasweep (sunday)

This weekend, apologise to your family and friends as Saturday morning is the only time you will get to spend with them. Once you finish lunch on saturday, questions and quizzers will keep you company right until sunday evening. Kicking off the written quiz bonanza will be the British Open Quiz Grand Prix, a written quiz consisting of 240 questions divided into 6 categories

 Art & Culture (history, philosophy, mythology, religion, fine art etc.)

• Civilisation (human geography, cultures, technology, current affairs etc.)

• Entertainment (all musical genres, literature, TV, radio, films, stage, dance, etc.)

• Lifestyle (health & fitness, celebrities, food & drink, fashion, handicrafts etc.)

• Physical World (physical geography, science, nature, flora & fauna etc.)

• Sport & Games (includes hobbies & pastimes, but mainly Sport in all its guises)

The Quiz will begin at 4pm on Saturday, 7th December at the Barista cafe on SV road in Santacruz West. Click here for location. Please register for this quiz by sending a mail to mcschuzz@gmail.com. Registration is compulsary as we will have answer sheets for only those who have registered. Current list of registerees is  HERE.

On Sunday, we begin early with the  KQA Mahaquizzer solo quiz and move on to the Asiasweep Quiz for teams of 2. Both are written quizzes. More information is available HERE.

Quizmaster:
British open Quiz GP -  www.quizzing.co.uk (proctored by Shubhankar Gokhale)
Mahaquizzer and Asiasweep - KQA

When: 
British open Quiz GP - 4pm , Saturday, 7th December 2013
 MQ and Asiasweep - 10 am onwards.  Sunday, 8th December 2013

 Where: 
British open Quiz GP - Barista, SV road, (next to Yoko Sizzlers / Archies / Dynasty restaurant)         Santacruz West
MQ and Asiasweep - Pinstorm, Ground Floor, Swati House (Next to Kotak Bank on Linking Road), North Avenue, Santa Cruz (W). 

Quiz Dubai + Vikram Joshi

We'll be starting with a written quiz by Quiz Dubai on 24th November at 2pm followed by a long and comprehensive gen quiz with a bit of a travel bias by Vikram Joshi (i.e. myself).

For the written quiz please register https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16UN5DPQK5xRCA9toFe7MwiU1Ka3Ad4F6621MY-lb8No/viewform so that Vibhendu,our proctor,will know how many papers need to be printed.

Quizmaster: Quiz Dubai and Vikram Joshi  When: 3 PM, Sunday, 24th November 2013 (Please be there by 2:45 PM for team assignments) Where: Pinstorm, Ground Floor, Swati House (Next to Kotak Bank on Linking Road), North Avenue, Santa Cruz (W). 

Devang Ghia and Sumeet Pai

Eras might end and gods might abdicate their ranks, but the Quiz must go on. We continue our "Every Sunday is a Quiz Sunday"  affair this week as well. BQC old hands Devang Ghia and Sumeet Pai will be co-quizmastering the session. They will be having a huge variety of topics to offer so there is no better way to spend your Sunday afternoon. There's nothing on TV anymore anyway.

 Quizmaster: Devang Ghia and Sumeet Pai When: 3 PM, Sunday, 17th November 2013 (Please be there by 2:45 PM for team assignments) Where: Pinstorm, Ground Floor, Swati House (Next to Kotak Bank on Linking Road), North Avenue, Santa Cruz (W). 

The Big Q

The written Quiz organised by the guys at SEQC, Goa will be held in Mumbai this Sunday. 120 Questions will have to be answered in 90 minutes. Registration is compulsory as we will be having limited answer sheets. Please register HERE. More information about the quiz at  http://seqc.blogspot.in/2013/11/big-q-2013.html

(Also, please don't register in case you are iffy about showing up, we've experienced a lot of paper wastage in the recent written quizzes due to no-shows)


Quizmaster: SEQC, Goa (proctored by Abhinav Dasgupta)

When: 3 PM, Sunday, 10th November 2013 (Please be there by 2:45 PM for team assignments)

  Where: Pinstorm, Ground Floor, Swati House (Next to Kotak Bank on Linking Road), North Avenue, Santa Cruz (W).

Kaikku? Aisich.

We will be doing a rerun of a few quizzes which were conducted at Kaikuu, the debut Quizfest of the gang at K-Circle at Hyderabad. While all the quizzes at the fest received rave reviews (the ravest being for the one where the Quizmaster danced on stage), time constraints will limit us to only a couple of quizzes. We'll begin with one of the best Quizzes of the fest, the AV quiz. Visual heavy and loaded with nice fundae. If that wraps up in time, the K-Circle Open will also be conducted. Aapla mulga Vikram Joshi will be hosting. Two cracker quizzes to kickstart your Diwali.


Quizmaster: K-Circle (hosted by Vikram Joshi)  When: 3 PM, Sunday, 3rd November 2013 (Please be there by 2:45 PM for team assignments) Where: Pinstorm, Ground Floor, Swati House (Next to Kotak Bank on Linking Road), North Avenue, Santa Cruz (W). 

Anannya Deb + Name Place Animal Thing

BQC legend and Crown Prince of Bangladesh Anannya Deb will present an innovative "History of Ideas" Quiz this sunday. The quiz will be of a relatively general flavour, but with a twist. Following it will be a Name Place Animal Thing Quiz done by Aditya Gadre and Shubhankar Gokhale, another general quiz, but an evolved version of a favourite inter-class activity in schools.


Quizmaster: Anannya Deb, Aditya Gadre, Shubhankar Gokhale

 When: 3 PM, Sunday, 27th October, 2013  (Please be there by 2:45 PM for team assignments)

  Where: Pinstorm, Ground Floor, Swati House (Next to Kotak Bank on Linking Road), North Avenue, Santa Cruz (W). 

Rajeev Chakravarthy + Oasis written quiz

Everyone turns like a dog's ear to a whistle when the name Rajeev is mentioned at the BQC. The saint however, will only be answering questions asked by his "studmaxx" namesake Rajeev Chakravarthy. We will complete a double header of double headers, when Rajeev will debut as QM this Sunday at the Bombay Quiz Club. Rajeev's quiz has been eagerly awaited  by everyone and is sure to be a cracker.

Preceding Rajeevs's Quiz, the BQC will be hosting the Bombay leg of the Qasis written quiz, conducted by the Quiz club of BITS, Pilani. 90 questions will have to be answered in 2 hours. Please register HERE for the quiz, as we will be having limited answer sheets. Please get a pen along.


Quizmaster: BITS Pilani Quiz Club + Rajeev Chakravarthy

 When: 2 PM ( Oasis Written Quiz), 4 PM (Rajeev's Quiz), Sunday, 20th October, 2013

 Where: Pinstorm, Ground Floor, Swati House (Next to Kotak Bank on Linking Road), North Avenue, Santa Cruz (W).