Time: 5.00 pm
Venue: SGDH Auditorium, 5th Floor, South Goa District Hospital, Margao
QM: Chandrakant Kudchadker
Participation: Open to all
Monday, October 13, 2025
Sunday, October 12, 2025
Friday, October 10, 2025
Panjim Monthly - 05/Oct/2025 -Recap and Results
Two the Point
Samyak and Chinmay hosted a fantastic quiz last Sunday. There were 6 rounds in total, which usually means a long evening, but the duo managed to keep a tight leash. There was also an entertaining mix of formats — audio, Russian roulette, wordsmash and traditional Q&A.
Round 1 featured audio clips of popular cartoon theme songs
from the 90s which instantly transported us to a time of carefree nostalgia. It
was funny and surprising to realize how little we actually know about the
beloved songs we still sing- like who were the singers, composers, and
lyricists behind them.
Next came an interesting round where two sets of questions
had answers that sounded similar (ish). The wordplay gave the teams plenty of
opportunities to swoop in to steal points from others directs. The following Connect
round was equally fun, featuring some surprising revelations like Ram
Jethmalani’s bigamous past!
At the break we indulged in a spread of mawa and fruit
cakes, samosas, and many cups of chai. SEQC breaks are truly special, being as
they are full of bonhomie, camaraderie, and general catching up. It sometimes
feels like quizzing is just an excuse to enjoy each other’s company.
Post the break, we entered into a spirited round of Russian roulette,
which had everyone on the edge of their seats since there were only 5 seconds
to give the answer. Teams faced elimination if their designated captain fumbled
and gave a repeated or wrong answer and there were some heads that rolled immediately.
The evening wrapped up with a traditional Q&A round
followed by the now familiar wordsmash segment. Overall, it was a wonderfully
balanced quiz, run seamlessly by our able quizmasters Samyak and Chinmay, and mercifully
free of any KV references this time!
Coincidentally for a double QM quiz, two sets of teams tied
for the 2nd and 3rd place, with team 6 zooming away to a
comfortable win at 395. Here’s to more such harmonious, multi-QM quizzes.
QM: Chinmay Naik & R Samyak
1st Place - Team VI (Annie Sengupta, Anu Kedia, Ashwin Mascarenhas, Pamela D'Mello, Paul Gatward, Nikhil Shirsat, Kaivalya Karkare) - 395 Points
2nd Place - Team I (Srijit Kumar, Doc Shekhar, Devika Shetty, Kanchan Gatward, Parind Phadte, Aproop Prabhudesai) & Team V (Mervyn Fernandes, Nikhilesh Rana, Ajit Nair, Saarish Naik, Aastha Dua, Rajiv D'Silva, Arvind Sivakumaran) -330 Points
4th Place: Team II (Ruchira Porob, Mayur Shett, Chaitanya Naik, Viola Rodrigues, Angeline and Upesh Pradhan, Amita Kanekar) & Team IV (Shujoy Dutta, Nitish Wagle, Dhimant Parekh) - 305 Points
6th Place: Team III (Ajay Poonia, Mohnish Sardesai, Saud Sayed, Anurag Dalal, Amey Parsekar, Soham Gaunekar, Karan) - 270 Points
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Monday, September 29, 2025
Irish Open 2025
Date: Sunday, 5th October 2025
Time: 2.30 pm (reporting time: 2.15 pm)
Venue: Goa Business School, Taleigao (click here for maps)
Set By: Irish Quiz Organisation
Proctor: Kanchan Gatward
Participation: Solo, open to all. Please bring your own pens and backing boards.
Format: Written, 240 questions to be answered in 2 hours
Note from the organisers: The format will be similar to the World Quizzing Championships, with 2 papers and a total of 240 questions across 8 categories. The papers will be in English, with questions that are international in scope and NOT Irish-specific.
Only scores at our Irish venue near Dublin will count towards the official results, but we will post all international scores on our website at quizireland.ie
To give an idea of the format and standard of questions, here is a link to the 2024 quiz.
Register at: https://forms.gle/HFWZXYuBvP5CMbDc8
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