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Date: 19 Feb, 2011 Venue: Army Institute of Technology, Pune Set and conducted by: Meghashyam Shirodkar Theme: General Quiz Final Results Format: 35 qns in the prelims; 45 questions (IR) + Cluenatic round 1st: Anand Sivashankar + Anannya Deb (F) - 90* (tiebreak: 2) 2nd: Suraj Menon + Yash Marathe (B) - 90 (tiebreak: 1.5) 3rd: Niranjan Pedanekar + J. Ramanand (C) - 78 4th: Vikram Joshi + Srinath (E) - 72 5th: Sumant Srivathsan + Vibhendu Tewari (A) - 67.5 6th: Sachin Ravi + George Mathew (D) - 35 Report The "General B.C.Joshi" quiz is back. The quiz from AIT that had set high standards of organisation in the 'days of yore' began in 1998, stumbled a little in the early years of the last decade, and then ran out of steam after 2005. So, for those of us with fond memories of AIT's quizzing history, it was great to see the quiz being 'rebooted' (as the QM mentioned more than once). For the record, with all the pedantry befitting a quiz, the B....

Date: 13 Feb, 2011 Venue: Armed Forces Medical College, Pune Set and conducted by: Lt. Col. Nikhil Moorchung (Finals) Theme: General Quiz Final Results Format: 30 qns in the prelims; 40 questions in IR with a round reversal halfway 1st: Meghashyam Shirodkar + Salil Bijur (A) - 110 2nd: Suraj Menon + Avaneendra Bhargav (B) - 80 Jt 3rd: Kshitij Jyoti + Saikat Sarkar (C) - 50 Jt 3rd: Gaurav Parab + Amneet Sodhi (E) - 50 5th: Yash Marathe + Aditya Chandorkar (D) - 40 6th: Salil Jena + Arjun Kurup (F) - 30

Date: 11 Feb, 2010 Venue: MES Auditorium, Bal Shikshan Mandir, Pune Set by: Ramanand, Salil Bijur, Yash Marathe Conducted by: Ramanand Theme: Indian Heritage Quiz Final Results Format: 20 qns in the prelims; Finals: 27 questions (2 rounds of 9 each in IR; 2 written rounds on stamps (4 qns) and geographical indications (5 qns)) 1st: Orchid School (Shantanu, Ameya, Gaurav) (D) - 90 2nd: Sevasadan (Omkar, Onkar, Anumit) (A) - 65 3rd: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Sulochana Natu Vidya Mandir (Prajwal, Harish, Shiva) (B)- 60 4th: Dr. Kalmadi Shamrao (Rugved, Vishnu, Janhavi) (C) - 55 Notes: Brief comments: * Quiz was organised by the makers of the Heritage India magazine ; the participants were from Pune schools in the age-group of 5th to 7th standards * About 20-25 teams from about 8-10 schools participated * Though tight at the beginning, Orchid pulled away from the rest in the second IR round and maintained their lead throughout * As is always the case with school children, ...

Heritage India Magazine is organising a quiz for Pune schools (in partnership with the BCQC). The gist: Date : 11th February 2011 Time : 11 am – 2 pm Venue : MES Balshikshan Auditorium, Mayur Colony, Kothrud, Pune Theme: India's culture and heritage For: school children in 5th, 6th, and 7th standards Teams: of up to 3 per team Quiz to be set and conducted by: BCQC Registration and all other details in this link (word document)

Date: 2 Feb, 2010 Venue: Vishwakarma Institute of Technology (VIT), Pune Set and conducted by: Salil Bijur Theme: General Quiz Final Results Format: 31 qns in the prelims; 42 questions in IR with a round reversal halfway 1st: Niranjan Pedanekar + J. Ramanand (E) - 100 2nd: Meghashyam Shirodkar + Rohan Jain (C) - 70 Jt 3rd: Venkat Srinivasan + Suraj Menon (F) - 55 Jt 3rd: Dr. and Aditya Chandorkar (B) - 55 5th: Kshitij Jyoti + Saikat Sarkar of AFMC (A) - 20 6th: Kamesh Gupta + Mridul Janweja of AFMC (D) - 15 Notes: Brief comments: * liked the elims v much - good mix of gettable and tough ones * finals: were mostly good; occasional involved and 'nefarious' connect that could have been better, simplified or avoided * simple format, length of quiz was good, quizmastering was good, audience prizes were adequate * was nice to see two AFMC teams (all first years) on stage in an open quiz after a long while; a mini-revival is in store?

Date: 19th February Venue: Army Institute of Technology, Dighi Hills, Alandi Rd., Pune-411015 Open General Quiz; 2-member Teams Cross-college/Cross-corporate Teams allowed Attractive Cash Prizes: Rs. 10,000/-, Rs. 7,000/- & Rs. 5,000/- Special Prizes worth Rs. 3,000/- for the Audience, Best Team Name, etc. QuizMeister - Meghashyam Shirodkar | Research - QuizCorp (Transport to-from venue available on prior request) For more details: http://www.aitsolutions.in/p/bc-joshi-quiz_24.html

When: Friday, January 28, 2011 Where: Extentia ITT, Kalyani Nagar QM: Bobby Moothedan. Quiz set by Yash Marathe/BCQC Theme: General Email Quiz: As always an email quiz was sent to Extentians earlier in the week. Winners determined by # of correct answers and timestamp on email. Answers and winner ( Farah N and Pankaj Sontakke ) announced ahead of the Fri afternoon's quiz. Finals: Medium turnout at the ITT office this time – about 15 in all. Teams from the Extentia houses Most number of participants from Team Parikrama Difficult questions for Extentians this time. However, some great pickup on clues by most teams. The QM helmed the quiz really well for a first timer, and kept the momentum going. Good to see several new participants again Good to see no fights break out again Winners - Royal Brigade (Surbhi, Rahul D, Gaurav C, Vcat) Runners Up - Constant Variables (Farah, Pankaj S, Eva, Pankaj S)

The Shyam Bhatt Trophy Date: 13 Feb Sunday Flavour: Open General Team size: 2 member teams, cross teams allowed Time: Reporting time: 1430hrs; Elims begin at: 1445hrs Prizes: Cash prizes worth Rs. 10,000 Venue:New Lecture Hall Complex of AFMC(known as NLH) Reg. fee: Rs.150 Quiz-Friends and How I Met Your Mother Date- 14 Feb Reg. Fee: Rs.100 Time, Venue same as above Sports Quiz Date:16 Feb Reg. Fee: Rs.100 Time, Venue same as above Bollywood Quiz Date-17 Feb Reg. Fee:Rs.100 Time,Venue same as above NOTE: Finals for the Bollywood Quiz is an Antakshari :: Krishna, AFMC (9545046062)

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...