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Landmark, Pune is organising two events for children as part of its Summer Carnival programme. The content for the events is by Nexus Consulting. Ramanand is hosting the events on their behalf. Details: 27 Apr (3-5 pm) at the SGS Mall store - Tintin Treasure Hunt - ages 9-12 yrs - teams of 3 (if you don't have a team, don't worry - we can find a team for you). The Treasure Hunt is not a quiz, but a game in which the children will have to hunt for answers within Tintin comics (which will be provided by the store). Seats for the Tintin Treasure Hunt may be limited, based on space and other constraints. At least 10 teams will be formed. 28 Apr (3-5 pm) at the Phoenix Market City store - Geography Genius (a quiz) - ages 12-15 - teams of 2 You can get in touch with the stores to know more, or leave a comment. Do pass on the message to interested kids.

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 wort...

Announcement from SLS quizzers: === 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...

Announcement sent in by Aadinath 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 partic...

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 .

See prior announcement Date: 19 Nov 2011 Set and Conducted by: Ramanand J, Suraj Menon Turnout: ~70 teams Format: A General quiz with an emphasis on Books. Teams of 2 (classes 5-7) for elims. 23 questions written elims on slides. Top 6 teams in finals. Finals: 22 questions on Infinite Rebounds clockwise, 3 written rounds on Book covers, Authors, and a Visual Connect. Highest in elims: 18 (Bishop's), cut-off: 15 (4 stars). Results 1st: Team 5 - Orchid School - 1 2nd: Team 6 - Panditrao Agashe School 3rd: Team 2 - Bishop's Other Finalists: Orchid-2, Millennium International, Symbiosis Best School (based on number of teams in top 10): Orchid school Prizes and trophies sponsored by Tender Leaves. Thanks to Yash Marathe and Ranajeet Soman for helping out with the quiz.

As some of you know, veteran BCQC quizzer Harish's day job (and sometimes night) is being CEO of Tender Leaves , an online book library in Pune. Tender Leaves is organising its first ever Annual Inter School Quiz – a general quiz with a focus on books. The details are as follows: What : A General Quiz with a focus on books Quizmaster : J. Ramanand Who can participate : Students from Classes 5,6 and 7 Team Size : Two. Both members should belong to the same school Format : Written prelims, followed by a Final with 6 teams of 2 members each Entry Fees? : None How to register? : : Call 020 32305063 or write to support@tenderleaves.com; On the spot registrations are also allowed Date : 19th November (Saturday) Timing : participants need to report by 9:15 AM ; Elims: 9: 30 AM- 10:00 AM ; Finals: 10:45 AM- 12:00 noon ) Venue : Nehru Memorial Hall, Camp, Pune. Prizes : Prizes for each finalist, Trophies for winners and first runners-up and the Best School (school with the ma...

"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 .

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

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)

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...

Last year, in the International Year of Astronomy, an intersection of the COEP Astronomy Club and the BCQC organised "Quiztronomy" , an astronomy quiz aimed at popularising the subject among students, particularly school children. Details of the second edition of this well-received quiz are as follows: Quiztronomy is an astronomy themed quiz- the trivia being workable by everyone and not aimed specifically at astronomy enthusiasts. After the grand success of last year's event, we would like to invite you to participate in this year’s edition of Quiztronomy . 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) Details: Date 10th April, 2010 (Saturday)...

The 2009 edition of the Texas Instruments Science and Technology Quiz 2009 is back in Pune. Date : 7th November 2009 Venue : Nehru Memorial Hall, No. 4, Ambedkar Road, PUNE Time : 930 AM Teams of two Classes 8, 9, 10 Register online at http://www.tiif.org or send mail to tistquiz-query@list.ti.com or call 080-40065005 Max of 6 teams per school Grand prizes There is a detailed document with entry forms and procedures - if you want this, please write to ochintya[at]yahoo[dot]com or leave a comment on this blog (could be a slower option)

Quiztronomy- an astronomy themed quiz Brought to you by The CoEP Astronomy Club- in association with the Boat Club Quiz Club. 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 for everyone and not aimed specifically at astronomy enthusiasts. 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.10,000/- (inclusive of vouchers) Details: Date: 7th February, 2009 (Saturday) Time: 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (reporting time: 9:00 a.m.) Venue: Main Auditorium, College of Engineering, Pune – 5 Flavour: Astronomy- for everyone Team: Two members per team; Teammates c...

Set by : members of BCQC Conducted by Salil Bijur. Standings: 1st : Aditya Kaustubhan , Ashwin Bhide , Shatrunjay Mall [St Mary's (Boys)] - 110 pts 2nd : Rohit Telang ,Abhishek Pandit , Rushabh Banthia [Symbiosis Secondary] - 95 pts 3rd : Rohit Sahasrabudhe , Rohan Danait , Sanket Bhilare [Abhinav Vidyalaya] - 80 pts 4th : Vipluv Shetty , Shreeharsh Godbole , Ambarish Prabhu [Loyola High School]- 70 pts 5th : Punarrasu Pendse , Siddharth JAdhav, Prachi Tadsane [Kalmadi Shamrao High School] - 65 pts 6th : Mohit TEndulkar , Khuzehua Shipchandler , Kaustubh Wagh [St. Vincents High School] - 60 pts Elims: Symbiosis(21) , Kalmadi Shamrao (18) , St Mary's (16), Abhinav (16), Loyola (15), St Vincents (15) Format: 48 questions seamless IR , 8 question written theme round. The quiz was a very closely fought one with the top three finishing within 30 points. St Mary's put on a great show and steadily built up their momentum to take the lead in the third round . They didn't ...

Report for BCQC's annual school quiz 'The Interrogative' written by QM Maitreyi Gupta. The BCQC’s annual school quiz The second year of The Interrogative saw more than 80 teams from 18 schools around the city. The results as follows: (Finals rank: School (Team members): finals score: elims score (stars)) 1st: Abhinav Vidyalaya (Rohan Danait, Sanket Bhilare): 115 : 20 (5) 2nd: Vikhe Patil (Amol Joshi, Omkar Dhakephalkar): 105: 18 (5) 3rd: Symbiosis Secondary (Abhishek Pandit, Rushab Bainthia): 90: 20 (5) 4th: Abhinav Vidyalaya (Rohit Sahasrabudhe, Satyavrat Wagle): 80: 17 (6) Joint 5th: St. Mary's Boys (Shatrunjay Mall, Akshay Agarwal): 70: 16 (5) Joint 5th: Bal Shikhan Mandir (Siddharth Khole, Sumedh Kaulgud): 70: 15 (5) 7th: Symbiosis Secondary (Ankur Borwankar, Rohit Telang): 45: 17 (4) 8th: P. Jog High School (Atharva Kunte, Amoghsiddhi Bhandarkar): 20: 16 (5) Special mention: Shreedhar Kale and Maitreya Ghorpade from Symbiosis Secondary School miss...

Quiz 1: “The Interrogative” School Quiz – 2008 Edition Date 27th July, 2008 (Sunday) Time 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (reporting time: 9:00 a.m.) Venue Dewang Mehta Auditorium, Bhageerath, Persistent Systems Pvt. Ltd. (Behind Dominos Pizza), Senapati Bapat Road, Pune – 16 Flavour General Teams Two members per team (from Class VII to X); Teammates can be from different classes Conducted by Maitreyi Gupta, Yash Marathe, Rohit Khaladkar Prizes * All finalists will receive prizes and certificates; Winners will also receive a trophy each; Audience prizes * The school contingent with the best performance will receive a “Best School” trophy. * Prizes worth a total of Rs.12,000/- * The prizes are co-sponsored by Landmark, Pune. How to register Prior registrations are required, though some on-the-spot registrations can be accepted. Schools have been sent invitation letters. Interested participants are requested to contact their principal/teacher-in-charge. If your school has...

Date: 15 Feb, 2008 Venue: Alpa Bachat Bhavan, Pune Organised by: Times of India - Newspapers in Education (NiE) Quiz Master: Brian Tellis Theme: General Quiz Final Results Format: 8 rounds of D&P - Science, GK, Trivia, Sports, History, Audio, Video, Sponsors Special (Bharat Petroleum) 1st: Abhinava Vidyalaya EMHS 2nd: Kalmadi Shamrao HS 3rd: St. Josephs, Pashan 4th: Symbiosis Secondary 5th: Vikhe Patil Memorial HS 6th: St. Vincents HS Notes : NiE Fun-Da-Mental, considered Pune's biggest schools quiz in terms of participation (around 120 schools) and prizes (this time, i-pods and GVs were given as prizes) has been organised by Times of India's Newspapers in Education (NiE) for over 10 years now. Earlier there would be semifinals and a grand finale with a celebrity QM but for the past few years the finals have been conducted b Brian Tellis. This time there were no semis but a direct 6-team final after elims.

ACES 2007 School Quiz Date: 4 Nov, 2007 Venue : Tilak Smarak Mandir Organised by: Abhinava Vidyalaya, Pune and BCQC Set by: BC quizzers, primarily Abhishek Nagaraj, Aditya Gadre, Salil Bijur, Shamanth Rao, and J. Ramanand, Conducted by: Ramanand Quiz Final Results (40 IR questions + 1 theme + rapidfire) 1st: Abhinava Vidyalaya (F): 125 2nd: Kalmadi Shamrao (B): 110 3rd: SPM English (C): 75 Jt. 4th: Bal Shikshan Mandir (D): 50 Jt. 4th: Symbiosis Secondary (E): 50 6th: Modern (A): 15 (sadly, I left the paper with the names of finalists behind - if someone knows, please put in comments) Report * The 3rd ACES quiz was also the second time the BC was involved. The flavour of the quiz was sports + general * Kalmadi Shamrao and Abhinava also had the best contingents, with about 6 teams from these schools missing out because of the only-one-team-per-school-in-finals rule. Perhaps a end of season Derby between these two teams should be held! They are clearly the two bes...