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Set and Conducted by : Rohan Danait, Omkar Yarguddi and Payas Awadhutkar Flavour : Astronomy quiz Format : 25 question elims 6 teams in the finals. 36 question IB. 1 written theme round. 1 LVC. Results: 1st : Varad Naik and Aniketh Rallabhandi - 85 pts 2nd : Albert Paul and Rohit Chaoji - 85 pts (2nd on tie-break) 3rd : Ranajeet Soman and Aditya Chandorkar - 60 pts Other teams on stage were :  Supreeth Ravish and Aditya Mitkari - 50 pts Nilay Mokashi and Ramchandra Karanje - 50 pts Chinmay Kirtane (solo) - 45 pts Report: We were assured the quiz would not be theoretical (boring) astronomy and it was indeed so. The elims were excellent with a few hardcore astronomy questions, some which were 'workoutable' and some astronomy fundae seen in pop-culture. People who are not astronomy buffs (like our team) also had a decent chance of qualifying.  The finals were also good. More questions here needed a slightly more-than-average knowledge of astronomy which is how it should be ...

Set and Conducted by : Hari Nair, Debanjan Bose and Suraj Prabhu Flavour : General Format : 23 question elims worth 25 points 6 teams + drafts in finals. 3 written rounds and 3 sets of 12 IB questions. Infinite Pounce. Results: 1st : Team 5 : J Ramanand, Aniket Khasgiwale and Omkar Yarguddi (draft) - 210 pts 2nd : Team 2 : Ranajeet Soman, Aditya Chandorkar and Payas A. (draft) - 160 pts 3rd : Team 4 : Omkar Dhakephalkar + 1, Samrat Sengupta (draft) - 125 points Other teams on stage were : Rohan Danait, Vibhav Bhave and BV Harish Kumar (draft) Ramesh Gopalakrishnan, Debashish Padhee and Venkat Srinivasan (draft) Parminder Singh, Pritesh Sinha and Arnold D'Souza (draft) Report: The elims were decent but a little entertainment heavy. There were a couple of really good questions and no obvious peters. The highest was 14 (our team) followed by JR and Khasgi (13) and there was a clutch of teams on and around 8. The finals had 3 written rounds all of which were good and m...

We regret to inform you that due to issues with the venue, the Pop-Culture Quiz will not be taking place on 17 March 2013 as originally scheduled. We will be doing the quiz along with the April 2013 opens. Debanjan's and Suraj's General Quiz will continue as scheduled on 17 March 2013. Watch this space for more.

Set and Conducted by:  Meghashyam Shirodkar Format:  Teams of 2. ~20 teams participated. Top 6 teams in finals.  Infinite Pounce format for the finals. Results 1st: Shubhankar Gokhale and Avaneendra Bhargav - 172.5 points 2nd: Rohan Danait and Vibhav Bhave - 123.5 points 3rd: Ranajeet Soman and Aditya Chandorkar - 122 points 4th: Parminder Singh & Pritesh Sinha  5th: Anshuj Sharma & Ashish Kumar 6th: Nirmoho Banerjee & Anugrah Nayar Report The quiz had a lower turnout than expected for reasons not very clear. The elims questions were on printed sheets (which I personally prefer). The questions were overall good, a few great questions, a couple not-so-great (read: Jaitapur, Alandi weddings).  The finals evinced some nice fundae and the pounce did not take up much time as we feared. Shubhankar and AB lead from pretty much the beginning. Our team was second for the majority  of the finals till a negative on th...

Date: 13 Jan 2013 Set and Conducted by: Ranajeet Soman & Avaneendra Bhargav Format: Teams of 2 for elims. ~30 teams participated. Top 6 teams in finals. Participants from 7th-9th top teams were asked to join finalist teams. Teams of 3 for finals. Limited Pounce format for the finals. Results 1st: Team A - Kunal S, Maitreyi, and Debanjan (draft) 2nd: Team B - Samrat, Ramanand, and Gokul (draft) Prizes sponsored by Landmark & BCQC Report (apologies on this late report publication - so late that most of my mental notes on the quiz have been erased; please add to this account, including the rest of the teams) We had a Lit quiz after a long time, and it made a welcome change from other themes. The prelims were quite nice - some questions were quite good. The finals were reasonably good, though I personally felt the first half of the quiz was a little tough and sometimes obscure. The second half was more accessible. I'm not a big fan of the minimalist posters theme - the...

Date 17 March 2013, 10:30-1:30 and 2-5 pm Venue COEP (Seminar Hall II and Academic Complex) The March edition of the BC Open will have two quizzes. Quiz 1 Quizmasters : Aditya Chandorkar & Kunal Sawardekar Flavour : Pop-Culture / Entertainment Venue : Seminar Hall II, COEP. Timing : 10.30 am to 1.30 pm Quiz 2 Quizmasters : Debanjan Bose & Suraj Prabhu Flavour : General Venue : Academic Complex (Boat club side), COEP. Timing : 2 pm to 5 pm See you there.