July quizzes - a College quiz and an Open Cricket Quiz

The BCQC is organising two open quizzes in July. Details:

Date: 27 July 2014 (Sunday)
Venue: Academic Complex., COEP, Pune (next to the BC). Given the venue, we have to declare a dress code: no shorts, as COEP has become finicky about not allowing people wearing shorts in the Complex.

Quiz 1: College Quiz

Set & hosted by: Vibhav Bhave

When: 10:30 am to 1:00 pm 

Theme: General

Format: written prelims, followed by finals

Registration: free, open to college students (cross-college teams allowed)

Teams: teams of two members each

Certificates for all the finalists

Quiz 2: The July Open

Set & hosted by: Arnold D'Souza

When: 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm 

Theme: Cricket

Format: written prelims, followed by finals

Registration: free, open to all

Teams: teams of two members each 

Certificates for college finalists, top college team

Join the FB event page here.

Abhimanyu 2013 - Results

"Abhimanyu" is the annual solo contest for COEP's quizzers. This began with a preliminary round held last year, from which 6 quizzers qualified. The final was delayed for several months and was finally held in May 2014. The finalists took part in a common written general round, which was followed by a Mastermind-style set of specialities (picked in advance).

The General round was set by Ramanand, while the 6 specialities were set by the previous Abhimanyu winner, Gautam Akiwate.

Results:

Winner: Payas Awadhutkar (4 + 10), topic: Border-Gavaskar Trophy
2nd: Vibhav Bhave (7+4.5), topic: Downton Abbey
3rd: Rujul Godse (4.5+6), topic: Current Affairs
4th: Rohan Danait (6+2), topic: Quentin Tarantino
5th: Chinmay Tadwalkar, topic: Lok Sabha elections
6th: Omkar Yarguddi, topic: Scrubs Season II

Payas had a sensationally perfect 2nd round to clinch the title.

List of winners so far
2001 - Rahul Srinivas - Asterix Comics
2002 - Sumeet Kulkarni - Formula-One
2003 - Siddharth Natarajan - Archie Comics
2005 - Akshay Palve - The Mahabharata
2006 - Gaurav Singh - The Harry Potter series
2007 - Aniket Khasgiwale - World Cup Cricket
2008 - Abhishek Nagaraj - XKCD Comics
2009 - Aniket Khasgiwale - Sherlock Holmes
2010 - Nischay Mhatre - The History of Computing
2011 - Mohit Karve - Freaks and Geeks
2012 - Gautam Akiwate - Presidents of India
2013 - Payas Awadhutkar - Border-Gavaskar Trophy

(can someone help fill in the winner of 2011, and give the winning topics in 2011 and 2012?)

Conundrums (Mood Indigo General Quiz) 2013 - Pune qualifiers

Set by Ramanand J, Harish Kumar
Conducted by: J Ramanand
Flavour: General

Attended by ~30 teams

Format: Written elims of 25 questions. Finals (2*10 questions on IR (with One-finite Pounce per half) and one written round on sobriquets (5 qns)

Results:
1st: Saikat Sarkar and Kshitij Jyoti (AFMC): 120 pts (19/6* in prelims)
2nd: Suraj Prabhu (FC) and Aniketh Rallabhandi (SCOE): 95 pts (19/4*)
Jt 3rd: Rohan Danait and Vibhav Bhave (COEP): 70 pts (17)
Jt 3rd: Nirmoho Banerjee and Samridh Kapur (AIT): 70 pts (16)
5th: Debopriyo Moulik (ILS) and Pranav Pawar (MESCOE): 50 pts (16)

Five teams were included in the finals instead of the four previously advertised because of a almost-dead tie between the 4th and 5th teams to qualify.

The One-finite Pounce system: teams are allowed to 'pounce' on questions in a half for +10 and no negatives. But if they get a pounce attempt wrong, they forfeit the chance to pounce for the rest of the round.

The top two teams will now go through directly to the Conundrums semi finals at Mood Indigo in Dec. 2013. 

Announcement: Conundrums - the Mood Indigo General Quiz - Pune round

What: Conundrums is the Mood Indigo (IIT Bombay) General Quiz. Two preliminary rounds are being organised in Pune and Chennai, ahead of the preliminary, semis, and finals in Mumbai in December

Who is this for: College students in Pune

What's at stake: The Pune prelims give two teams a direct entry into the semi final stage in December. You don't have to fight the large number of competitive teams

in the Mumbai prelims for a place in the semis. And if you don't qualify here, you can always go to Mumbai for one more attempt.

The General Quiz final during Mood Indigo has cash prizes worth Rs. 30,000/-

When: the Pune round will be held on 12 Oct (Sat) at 2 pm

Where: COEP (hall to be confirmed)

What's the format:

there will be a 25 question written prelim, followed by a stage final for the top 4 teams. 2 teams will make it to the semis.

Who is setting/conducting the quiz: Ramanand & Harish are setting. Ramanand will conduct.

What do I do next: Register at  www.moodi.org/#/competitions -> Literary Arts -> Omniscience -> Registration.

Contact: Atharva Kelkar <atharva.kelkar@gmail.com> for any help or clarifications.

Quiz Announcement : Quiz on the Beach

The T. A. Pai Management Institute, Manipal is conducting its B-School Fest, Atharva, between 18th and 20th Jan, 2013

As a part of this fest, they will be hosting a business quiz, Quiz on the Beach.

For the first time, a preliminary QOTB round will be held in Mumbai as well this year, to give participants the   chance to win cash prizes and also a wildcard entry to the Grand Finale to be hosted by Mr. Giri Balasubramanium, at Kaup Beach.

Details:
Team size: Teams of exactly two members
Eligibility: Only students are allowed. Graduate and Post-Graduate
Date: 21st November, 2012
Time: 5:30 pm
Venue: Karnataka Sangha Hall, Matunga 
Prizes: Cash prizes for the top three teams totaling to INR 15000

For more details, visit http://www.tapmi-atharva.com/site/qotb.php

[College] Dr. D.Y.Patil College of Engg, Akurdi - General Quiz

There is a quiz in Dr. D Y Patil College of Engg, Akurdi. Rohan Jain and I (Ranajeet) will be doing the quiz. Details follow. (May be subject to slight changes. Changes will be updated.)

Venue : Dr. D.Y. Patil College of Engineering, Akurdi
Date and Time : 11th March, 11 am (tentative)
Registration Fee : 50 Rs
Prize money : 3k , 2k , 1k for 1st 2nd and 3rd respectively
Registrations can be done on the spot. For colleges (UG/PG) only. Teams of 2. Cross college allowed.
For details contact : Swapnil Pandit 8149333678

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From Ranajeet Soman on the FB group

COEP Quiztronomy 2012 - Report

Report by the COEP Astronomy Club:

The CoEP Astronomy club in association with the Boat Club Quiz Club conducted Quiztronomy – the annual astronomy themed quiz. It includes all aspects of astronomy, it’s fiction, it’s mythology. Held in the CoEP campus, this quiz sees a wide participation from different schools and colleges in Pune.

The quiz took place on 4th February, 2012 and received a good response. Around 40 teams participated which had to crack a set of 25 questions for the elimination round. Based on this, 6 teams made it to the final. The final round comprised of 36 questions all on varied topics related to astronomy and astrophysics.

Prizes worth Rs.15,000 were awarded to the winners and finalists. The first prize winners - Omkar Moghe and Swapnil Phulse of CoEP – received trophies along with cash prize of Rs. 2000 and Landmark vouchers worth Rs. 3000. The Symbiosis school, which had the maximum participation, was given the Best Contingent Award and was given vouchers worth Rs. 500. The audience was also made a part of the quiz. Questions were directed to the members in the audience and prizes were given out for every correct attempt.

The event was hosted by Gautam Akiwate, Payas Awadhutkar and Omkar Yarguddi – members of the CoEP Astronomy Club. Dr. S.T. Vagge , Dean, Student Activities , graced the occasion with his presence. The quiz was highly appreciated by the participants and the club members.

"Symbhav '12" : 5 Symbiosis Law School Quizzes

Announcement from SLS quizzers:

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The Symbiosis Law School Quiz Club with the support of its alumni will be organizing a set of 5 quizzes as part of its Cultural fest- Symbhav'12!

Attractive prizes to be won. Be part of the Quizzing Extravaganza!

The quizzes are as follows –

1) Bharat Ek Khoj - India Quiz

Date – 24 February 2012 (Friday)

Venue –SLS Classrooms

Time – Eliminations Followed by Finals– 10:00 am till 01:00 pm

2) Jigyasa – General Quiz

Date – 24 February 2012 (Friday)

Venue – SLS Auditorium

Time – Eliminations Followed by Finals– 03:30 pm till 6:30 pm

3) Shantanu Tomar Memorial Quiz on Law, Politics, Economics and International Affairs

Date – 25 February 2012

Venue – SLS Classroom

Time – Eliminations Followed by Finals– 10:30 am till 1:30 pm

4) Quizzine – Music, Entertainment, Literature, Arts, and Sports (MELAS) Quiz

Date – 25 February 2012

Venue – SLS Classroom

Time – Eliminations Followed by Finals– 03:00 pm till 6:00 pm

PRIZES FOR ABOVE MENTIONED FOUR QUIZZES–

1st – Rs. 7,000

2nd – Rs. 5,000

3rd – Rs. 3,000

4th-6th - Vouchers and other attractive coupons.

(Prizes are subject to change upon finalization.)

Rules and Regulations for the above mentioned four Quizzes–

• Two Members per Team (Open to COLLEGES and SCHOOLS only)

• On the Spot-Registration

• Cross- College Teams Allowed

• Top Six Teams in the Finals

5) Biz Ipsa Loquitor – College and Corporate Tech-Business Quiz

Date – 26 February 2012

Venue – SLS Auditorium

Time – Eliminations Followed by Finals– 12:30 pm till 2:30 pm

PRIZES –

1st – Rs. 20,000

2nd – Rs. 10,000

3rd – Rs. 5,000

4th - 6th places - Rs 1,000

(Prizes are subject to change upon finalization.)

Rules and Regulations –

• Two Members per Team (College and Corporate Teams Allowed)

• On the Spot Registration

• Cross- College and Cross-Corporate Teams Allowed (A College-Corporate Team Would be Considered a Corporate Team for the Qualification Purposes)

• Top 3 College Teams and Top 3 Corporate Teams Make it to the Finals

For Specific Queries, Please Contact-

Raghav Chakravarthy N.C (+91 99700 30327)

Sachin Ravi (+91 99700 30327)

Shruttima Ehersa (+91 97626 89557)

"Quiztronomy 2012" - COEP Astronomy Quiz

Announcement sent in by Aadinath

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The CoEP Astronomy Club is hosting a one-of-a-kind event on the quizzing calendar. Quiztronomy is an astronomy themed quiz. You do not have to be an astronomy enthusiast to participate.

The quiz will consist of written prelims, followed by a six team final.

Prizes: All finalists will receive prizes and certificates; Winners will also receive a trophy each. The school/college contingent with the best performance will receive a "Best Contingent” trophy. This year, we will be awarding prizes worth a total of Rs.15,000/-(inclusive of vouchers)

Date: 4th February, 2012 (Saturday)
Time: 10: 30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (reporting time: 10 a.m.)
Venue: Main Auditorium, College of Engineering, Pune – 5
Flavour: Astronomy- for everyone
Team: Two members per team; Teammates can be from different classes and cross school/college
You can send in your names and contact details via Email to quiztronomy@gmail.com
There is no registration fee. All participants must carry valid institute I-Cards.

Other Activities:
Telescope familiarization session will immediately follow the quiz.

Please forward this info to anyone who may be interested and feel free to write in case of any more queries/ clarifications.

Inquizitive (FC) 2012 - Report

Report by Avaneendra

What: Inquizitive General Quiz, Fergusson College
When: 24 Jan, 2012
QM: Suraj Prabhu
Questions set by: Suraj Prabhu and Ruchik More

Results
1st: Akshay Vaidya & Gautam Sondur : 177 (won on tie-breaker):Team 3
2nd: Ranajeet Soman & Rohan Jain : 177 : Team 5
3rd: Avaneendra Bhargav & Samir Deshpande : 170 : Team 2
4th: Rohan Danait & Siddhartha Phule : 145 : Team 6
5th: CVR Shastry & Tushar Jha : 103 : Team 1
6th: Rohit Sahasrabudhe & Satyavrat Wagle : 90 : Team 4

Results
Quiz started at 11.15 AM. Elimination round had 31 questions. Thirty first question was identifying the theme. Cut off was 12. It was a good college quiz biased towards pop culture. Quiz master intended to avoid tie break at the end hence he had random scoring system for lvcs and svcs. In all finals had 4 written rounds and 2 IR (with 3+3 pounces per team).

COEP Zest Sports Quiz 2012

Quoting from the BCQC Facebook Group:

CoEP is organising a inter-college sports quiz as a part of its sports fest Zest'12.

When: 15th Jan
Where: Room 6 (Seminar Hall 2),CoEP
Time: 10 am

More details at this link (you can disregard the team formation rules, which are a result of using the overall sports competition template).

Mega-Whats 2011 with Pune details

Mega-Whats is the KQA's annual team competition. Full details are available at this link. Gist is as follows:

• (upto) 4 member teams; a General quiz
• On the 11th of Dec (Sunday) from 2:30 pm
• Pune venue is: Seminar Hall 2, Room no. 13, Mech Department, COEP . A full list of venues is here.
• Prizes (sponsored by the BCQC in Pune) for Best City Team, Best School and College Teams.
• Prior registration is advised to guarantee a seat and to help organisers figure out the logistics. A list of registered teams so far is here.

For the rest of the details, visit this link.

IIT Bombay Techfest National Open Quiz - Pune details

Forwarding a message from the organisers:

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Techfest 2011-12 shall host the largest inter-institutional quiz in India, The “Techfest National Open Quiz 2011-12”. With a prize money of INR 1,00,000 for the grand finale and much more interesting prizes this quiz aims to bring together the best quizzers from across the nation. The quiz will be held at Pune, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Guwahati, Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai and the winners of all the cities will finally clash during Techfest 2011-12 to claim the title of the Techfest National Open Quiz Champions. Rest of the details are here.

Quizmaster: Rohit Nair

Format: Written prelims; Stage Finals with 6 teams. Winners to be invited to Techfest, IIT Bombay in January for the Grand Finale. Two members per team compulsary; No cross institutional teams strictly; Registrations on www.techfest.org/tnoq and also on the spot registrations; No entry fees

Date & Time: 15th October (Saturday); Timings: From 11 am
Venue: College of Engineering, Pune

How to get to the venue The College of Engineering, Pune (also known as COEP or just "Engineering College") is located very close to other landmarks such as Pune Station, Sancheti Flyover, and the RTO. The Seminar Hall is near the main building and is on the opposite side of the road from the Boat Club (which is the venue for the weekend sessions).

Contact: Phone: Rohan (98901 06884) Email: rohan.k[at]techfest.org, Arindam (97695 85892) Email: arindam[at]techfest.org

Mahaquizzer 2011

"Mahaquizzer" is India's biggest solo quiz. This year's edition will be held on the 29th of May (Sunday) from 10 am. Prior registrations are recommended as different venues have different seating capacities, and on-the-spot registrations cannot be guaranteed. Plus, this helps the organisers plan better.

In Pune, the Quiz will be held at:

Seminar Hall II (Next to main Auditorium),
College of Engineering,
Pune (COEP),
Shivajinagar,
Pune-5
Coordinator & KQA Proctor: Vishwajeeth Narvekar (98201-09984)

The quiz is open to all and there are prizes for local winners in categories such as School, College, Open and Lady entrant. In Pune, we will be sponsoring additional prizes for schools and colleges.

The rest of the details can be found at this KQA link.
To check if you are registered, visit this link.

* Previous results and reports from Pune
* Questions from earlier editions.

The BQC - IIT Bombay Quizzes - Review

Sumant reviews the newly launched and recently conducted BQC-IIT Bombay quizzes here.

Prahelika 2011

Pune Institute of Computer Technology will be organizing their annual quiz Prahelika. The details are as follows:
Date: 24th March 2011 (Thursday)
Time: Elims 10:15 am and Finals 12:00 pm
Venue: Pune Institute Of Computer Technology, Sr. No 27, Pune-Satara Road, Dhankawadi, Pune 411043
Eligibilty: College Teams only
Team size: 2 per team, Top 6 teams to qualify for the finals.
Registration: Rs.50/- per team, on the spot registrations allowed. Register online or contact 9762123762
Prizes: Worth Rs 10,000/-, Special prizes for the Audience, Best Team Name & Best team Slogan
Contact details: Sumaer Bahl (9762123762)

Sinhagad Quiz

Sinhagad College of Engineering will be organizing their annual Sinhagad Open quiz. The details are as follows:
Date: 5th March 2011
Time: 11am
Venue: IT seminar hall, Sinhgad college of engineering, Pune
Team size: Maximum of 2 per team
Registration: Fee of Rs 80, on the spot registrations allowed.
Prizes: 1st Rs 9000, 2nd Rs 3000
Hosted by: Sameer Jagdale
Contact details: Sameer Jagdale 9923072228

TrizQuiz - Cummins College of Engineering, Pune

Cummins College of Engineering for Women (Mech Dept.) will be organizing a quiz titledTrizQuiz as a part of its inaugural edition of a technical event - Triz 2011.

The details are as follows,

• Date: March 13, 2011 (Sunday)

• Theme: General

• Time: 10:30am

• Team size: 2 (for UG college students with valid I-cards, on-the-spot registrations are allowed)

• Prizes: Cash prizes worth ` 5k

• Conducted by: Avaneendra Bhargav and Nikhil Motlag

• Registration fee: ` 50 per team

• Venue: MKSSS's Cummins College of Engineering for Women, Karvenagar, Pune - 411052 (get directions to the college here)

For more details, contact:
Nikhil - 98608 04350
Avaneendra - 90110 40388
else check the event website

COEP's Quiztronomy 2011 - Announcement

The CoEP AstroClub is hosting a one-of-a-kind event on the quizzing calendar. Quiztronomy is an astronomy themed quiz- the trivia being workable everyone and not aimed specifically at astronomy enthusiasts. The quiz will consist of written prelims, followed by a six team final.

All finalists will receive prizes and certificates; Winners will also receive a trophy each The school/college contingent with the best performance will receive a "Best Contingent" trophy. This year, we will be awarding prizes worth a total of Rs.15,000/- (inclusive of vouchers)

Date: 5th February, 2011 (Saturday)
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (reporting time: 9:30 a.m.)
Venue: Main Auditorium, College of Engineering, Pune – 5
Flavour: Astronomy- for everyone
Team: Two members per team; Teammates can be from different classes and cross school/ college. There is no registration fee. All participants must carry valid institute I-Cards.
Email: quiztronomy@gmail.com

Other Activities:
Telescope familiarization session will immediately follow the quiz. We also conduct workshops in introductory Sky Observations and Astronomy.

::Mohit from The Quiztronomy Team

COEP Zest Sports Quiz - Report

When: Jan 23, 2011; Sunday
Where: COEP
Turnout: Only 11 teams showed up
Conducted by: Gaurav, Mihir and Vaibhav

Results:
1st: Yash Marathe (Modern) & Omkar Nene (IIT-B) [95 pts]
2nd: Sameer Deshpande (VIT) & Bharat Marathe (MIT) [65 pts]
3rd: Tarun Sharma & Aditya Pawar (AIT) [60 pts]
4th: Shekhar Mehta & Neeraj Paradkar (DJ Sanghvi College of Engineering, Bombay) [50 pts]

Low turnout didn't justify the quality of the quiz, could've been publicized better. As expected, there were quite a few repeats from 3 inexperienced quiz setters, but there were some very good questions all the same. Certainly better than the farce last year.

Report by Yash Marathe