Monday, August 3, 2026

Panjim August monthly – 02/Aug/2026 – content

QM: Aman Agarwal


Panjim Monthly – 02/Aug/2026 – results

QM: Aman Agarwal

Results:

1st : Team 3: 1890 points

Vilas Pavithran,Ruchira Porob, Soham Gaunecar, Sunil Sardessai, Abhijeet Virgincar, Anirudh Kakodkar, Nitish Wagle

2nd: Team 6: 1705 points

Srijit Kumar, Adish Talwadkar, Devikas Shetty, Shalini Raju, Siddhant Parab, Doc Chandrashekhar Rao

3rd : Team 2: 1050 points

Viola Rodrigues, Raunak Nevgi, Kanchan Gatward, Mahesh Prabhu, Anjali Sengupta, Atharv Mandrekar, Shujoy Dutta

4th: Team 4: 992.5 points

Ajit Nair, Nihal Bhobe, Mervyn Fernandes, Parind Phadte, Bonny Furtado,Ajay Poonia, Savilio Rodrigues,Gajanan Kendre, Vinayak Singbal

5th: Team 1: 72.5 points

Prabhav Sidhaye, Rajiv D'Silva, Esha Velip, Paul Gatward, Suraj Kamat, Sanjay Parab, Dhanraj Naik

6th: Team 5: 40 points

Annie Sengupta, Kaivalya Karkare, Nikhil Shirsat, Amita Kanekar, Nathan Souza, Valentino Alvares

Monday, July 27, 2026

Margao Monthly – 27/July/2026 – recap and results

QM: Viola Rodrigues

 Material Girl

‘Cause we are living in a material world

And I am a material girl

You know that we are living in a material world! 

(Lyrics from Material Girl)

The ‘material world’ conjured by the pop diva Madonna is not the material that Viola works with. A scientist by profession, Viola is observant, analytical and erudite. A true lover of science and scientific thinking.

For Viola, scientific facts and knowledge are not abstract, complex and technical to the point of being beyond the comprehension of a common person. Instead, she brings the scientific temper into the everyday and relatable aspects of life, especially through the food we eat, the beverages we drink and the clothes we wear.

Viola’s quiz spread over four rounds covered not only the flora and fauna, but also trivia on movies, literature, language and everything under the sun. It was above all a great learning experience; who knew that your navel could host some organisms that thrive in the Artic cold and others that survive the underwater vents of hot blasts. It is like Modi and Rahul living in the same small pothole.

There were a few references to the material world as against the materials that make the world by way of exotic food, for instance the macadamia nuts that compelled the pilot to turn back, the reproductive organs of the sea urchin that is a prized dish for the material people like Madonna and others.

The climax was the connect in triads and the grandmother – daughter - granddaughter overall connect. A fitting tribute to the Grandparents Day celebrated across parishes in Goa and other parts of the world.  

Voila! What a way to conclude a great quiz, Viola! May her tribe increase

Written by Assis Sequeira

Results:

1st: Team 2: 285 points

Kaivalya,Ira,Devika, Saud, Assis

2nd: Team 6: 275 points

Anirudh Kakodkar, Shiv Nadkarni, Srijit Kumar,Neha Kamat, Adish Talwadkar

3rd: Team 3: 250 points

Anjali Dar Sengupta, Annie Sengupta,Vinayak Singbal, Swati Parab

4th: Team 1: 240 points

Soham Gaunekar, Simran Dhond,Utsav Banerjee, Ajit Nair, Shujoy Datta

5th: Team 5: 195 points

Amey Parsekar, Vilas Pavithran, Melchior

6th: Team 4: 155 points

Ruchira Porob, Abhijeet, Sahil R, Nitish Wagle, Bhaskar Chakarborty

SEQC Panjim August Quiz

Date: Sunday, 2nd August 2026

Time: 5.00 pm

Venue: Goa Business School, Taleigao

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QM: Aman Agarwal 

Participation: Open to all