Tuesday, June 23, 2009
The Case of the Crazy Quizzer
The outbreak of quizzing in Goa has given rise to grave concern in the highest circles. Sherlock Holmes (assisted, as usual, by the redoubtable Dr Watson) was called in to tackle the problem. For more details, click here...
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
WQC 2009 questions and answers
The question packs and answer sets for the World Quizzing Championship 2009 have been uploaded in the Files section on the SEQC Googlegroup. To download them, follow the link below, and locate a file named WQC09_QandA.zip:
http://groups.google.com/group/seqc-goa/files
http://groups.google.com/group/seqc-goa/files
Happening new year
SEQC began its second year with a bit of a quantum leap. Some things hadn't changed -- Rajiv D'Silva, who was QuizMaster for the very first SEQC quiz, in June last year, was QM again for this year's inaugural on June 14. But most other things were very different.
As champion of SEQC year 1, Rajiv gets his trophy from Ashray Adappa, the youngest member of the group on the day
For the first time, an SEQC Quiz was held at a public venue -- in this case, the Fundacao Oriente in Fontainhas, Panjim. For the first time, an elimination round was considered -- Rajiv had come armed with a set of prelims questions, which eventually became the first round of the quiz. For the first time, individual challenge rounds were held, woven in amongst the team challenge rounds with the intention of allowing everyone, irrespective of level of quizzing capability, to have a shot at some answers. And the biggest change of all -- the burgeoning of the SEQC population. More than 30 people attended an SEQC quiz for the first time, making the decision to move to a public venue a well-calculated one.
Rajiv explains the nitty-gritties of the day's quiz
The quiz itself was quite a see-saw affair. Rajiv's questions were high on the wow factor, but increased team sizes seemed to have made them easier to crack. Few questions went unanswered, and the race was close throughout. Eventually, Luis and Anjali made the critical difference to their team, and inched ahead of the others in the end rounds. Sachin's last-gasp answer to a question on Cat Stevens saw his team pip Annie's to the second post, a fitting revenge to a similar occurrence in the previous SEQC quiz, where Annie's team had nosed ahead of Sachin's with the last answer of the quiz.
Much else is being planned for the year ahead. This blog should be a busy place from here on.
As champion of SEQC year 1, Rajiv gets his trophy from Ashray Adappa, the youngest member of the group on the day
For the first time, an SEQC Quiz was held at a public venue -- in this case, the Fundacao Oriente in Fontainhas, Panjim. For the first time, an elimination round was considered -- Rajiv had come armed with a set of prelims questions, which eventually became the first round of the quiz. For the first time, individual challenge rounds were held, woven in amongst the team challenge rounds with the intention of allowing everyone, irrespective of level of quizzing capability, to have a shot at some answers. And the biggest change of all -- the burgeoning of the SEQC population. More than 30 people attended an SEQC quiz for the first time, making the decision to move to a public venue a well-calculated one.
Rajiv explains the nitty-gritties of the day's quiz
The quiz itself was quite a see-saw affair. Rajiv's questions were high on the wow factor, but increased team sizes seemed to have made them easier to crack. Few questions went unanswered, and the race was close throughout. Eventually, Luis and Anjali made the critical difference to their team, and inched ahead of the others in the end rounds. Sachin's last-gasp answer to a question on Cat Stevens saw his team pip Annie's to the second post, a fitting revenge to a similar occurrence in the previous SEQC quiz, where Annie's team had nosed ahead of Sachin's with the last answer of the quiz.
Much else is being planned for the year ahead. This blog should be a busy place from here on.
June Quiz Results
I think its fair to say that SEQC's second season got off to a cracking start, with 33 people participating, including a lot of new faces. Here are the results:
SEQC June Quiz
QM: Rajiv D'Silva
1st: Anjali Sen Gupta, Kanchan Desai, Luis Dias, Neville Monteiro, Rohan Fernandes - 135 pts.
2nd: Sayuli Pai Raikar, Yvonne Rebello, Sachin Chatte, Shrikant Bhobe, Vidyadhar Gadgil - 130 pts.
3rd: Ana Maria De Souza-Goswami, Kanchan Gatward, Vinita, Aniruddha Sen Gupta, Amit Shet, Sanjeev Sardessai - 125 pts.
4th: [Paola Mambro, Aaron Pereira, Ashray Adappa, Kaushik Ramanathan, Leroy Veloso, Sunil Sardessai] & [Chiara Ramanathan, Harshvardhan Bhatkuly, Mahesh Prabhu, Navin Pai, Raunaq Rao] - 105 pts.
6th: Pritha Sardessai, Tallulah D'Silva, Ameya Mardolkar, C. G. Nitash, Jayant Karn, Paul Gatward - 55 pts.
Its early days yet this season, but the league table currently looks like this.
The next monthly quiz will be held on the 5th of July, with Luis all set to lose his QMing virginity. Details will be out in due course.
SEQC June Quiz
QM: Rajiv D'Silva
1st: Anjali Sen Gupta, Kanchan Desai, Luis Dias, Neville Monteiro, Rohan Fernandes - 135 pts.
2nd: Sayuli Pai Raikar, Yvonne Rebello, Sachin Chatte, Shrikant Bhobe, Vidyadhar Gadgil - 130 pts.
3rd: Ana Maria De Souza-Goswami, Kanchan Gatward, Vinita, Aniruddha Sen Gupta, Amit Shet, Sanjeev Sardessai - 125 pts.
4th: [Paola Mambro, Aaron Pereira, Ashray Adappa, Kaushik Ramanathan, Leroy Veloso, Sunil Sardessai] & [Chiara Ramanathan, Harshvardhan Bhatkuly, Mahesh Prabhu, Navin Pai, Raunaq Rao] - 105 pts.
6th: Pritha Sardessai, Tallulah D'Silva, Ameya Mardolkar, C. G. Nitash, Jayant Karn, Paul Gatward - 55 pts.
Its early days yet this season, but the league table currently looks like this.
The next monthly quiz will be held on the 5th of July, with Luis all set to lose his QMing virginity. Details will be out in due course.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Year 2, Quiz 1
To a casual observer, it might seem like a rash of quizzing has broken out in these parts. This is the 5th consecutive weekend that quizzers in Goa have a quiz to go to. After the drought cometh the flood, eh? We might as well make the most of it before the authorities catch on and decide that this is a serious blow to Goa's image as a tourist destination.
The first quiz of SEQC's second year will take place this Sunday. If you've never been to a SEQC Quiz before, here's how it works. Six teams of 4-5 each are formed from everybody who lands up and the Quiz Master hits them with questions. Simple.
The Sunday Evening Quiz - June
Date: 14th June 2009
Time: 5.00 pm
QM: Rajiv D'Silva
Flavour: General
Venue: Fundacao Oriente, Fontainhas - Panaji
How to get there: Drive along Rua de Ourem and take the right turn before People's High School (or the left turn after People's High School if you're driving from the Santa Cruz side). Fundacao is at the corner of the first left after that. You can't miss it.
The first quiz of SEQC's second year will take place this Sunday. If you've never been to a SEQC Quiz before, here's how it works. Six teams of 4-5 each are formed from everybody who lands up and the Quiz Master hits them with questions. Simple.
The Sunday Evening Quiz - June
Date: 14th June 2009
Time: 5.00 pm
QM: Rajiv D'Silva
Flavour: General
Venue: Fundacao Oriente, Fontainhas - Panaji
How to get there: Drive along Rua de Ourem and take the right turn before People's High School (or the left turn after People's High School if you're driving from the Santa Cruz side). Fundacao is at the corner of the first left after that. You can't miss it.
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