Techkriti, IIT Kanpur is organising a series of quizzes under the name of Episteme.

Quiz: General Quiz
Quizmaster:Arul Mani

Quiz: Science Quiz
Quizmaster: Prof. H.C. Verma

Quiz: Tech Quiz
Quizmaster:Arul Mani

Fest :Techkriti

Host: IIT Kanpur

Date:27-30 January 2012

Open to:All college-going students.

Official Website:http://techkriti.org/#/competitions/Episteme/

                          

Quiz: SRM Milan General College Quiz

Open to : College Students – Teams of 2. Mixed teams allowed

Prelims of 30 Questions. Followed by Finals. 8 teams in finals.

Date: 31st Jan 12. 

Time: 9:15 A.M.

Venue: Mini Hall I (Tech Park Campus), SRM University, Kattankalathur.

Registrations on Spot.

Prizes: 4k + 2k (for now).

For more details

Contact:
Hari: 8807617847
Ashwin: 9940659034

                          

Deccan Chronicle presents Pragyan Open Quiz,the Curtain Raiser for the annual techno-management fest ‘Pragyan’ of National Institute of Technology, Trichy (NITT).

Its an Open quiz with no age restriction. Schools, Colleges and corporates are all welcome.

Total Prize money worth INR 100,000.With Prizes for Best School Team, Best college Team, Best corporate Team, Most creative Team name you can be sure to be among the prizes

Venue: IIT Madras,Student Activity Centre

Date:January 29th 2012 

                          

More Details: http://spjimr-ojas.com/Quizdom.html

                          

IIM-L and SBI presents the Open Biz Quiz as part of Manfest 2012.

                          

IIM Ahmedabad and Chaos 2012, in association with StylishYou.in,
presents Neuromancer – the online Quiz.

The quiz will be held over three days – 17th, 18th and 19th of
January, 2012. The highest scoring team on each day will win a prize.
In addition to the daily winners, the team that scores the highest
across three days will win the overall prize and will directly qualify
for the finals of the General Quiz at Chaos 2012 (with prizes worth
over 75k) on the 29th of January at IIM Ahmedabad.

Other details:
Team size: 2 members or fewer.
Open to all college students having a valid ID card. Cross college
teams are allowed.
In case of ties, the team that answers first will be given preference.
Time: 10 PM every night.

To participate in the quiz, please register at www.StylishYou.in and
then send a mail (from the same e-mail ID used for registration) to
quizzing@iima-chaos.com mentioning the names of both participants,
along with your colleges. You can register till 9 PM on any of the
three days, and the quiz will start at 10 PM. All the teams that
register will be sent further instructions via e-mail.

In case of any queries, feel free to send us a mail.

Obligatory Question:
Though not official (as there’s no defined authority), it has been
approved by relevant bodies. The verticals denote the transition from
its current red state to a possible green and blue in future. The
concept was first provided in a series of novels in 1990s and the
design was suggested by a NASA engineer. What is being talked about?
Ans: The Flag of Mars

                          

Quiz: Salute the Soldier Quiz

Venue: Command Hospital , Bangalore

Date: 21st January 2012 ( Registration : 1500 hrs)

Quizmaster: Raj Dam & Atul Chandra (QuizWorks)

Open to: Teams of 3 (One person in the team must be current or ex-Defense)

For more details: Contact info@quizworks.in or call +91-9886730343

                          

India Unplugged 2012

Date: 26-Jan-2012 ( 09: 30 am)

Venue: Tattvaloka Auditorium, Alwarpet, Chennai

Register online: www.iql.co.in 

                          

Q’Senate Challenge Open Quiz 2012

There is no discrimination for this battle of brains.
Anyone can participate except the Quiz Master .

There will be two quizzes

BRAINRAID – General Quiz

QM: Viswas Viswam

RETURN ACE – Sports quiz

QM: Akhil R Nair & Varun Sasidharan

Prize money worth Rs.30000

Special prizes for school teams and lady quizzers

Venue: Saintgits college of Engineering, Kottayam,kerala
Date: Feb 4, 2012
Time of Registration : 8.30 am onwards
Time of commencement of quiz: 10.30 am onwards….

Contact
Akhil R Nair : 9847904585
Varun: 8893133449
Jerrin: 8891905904

Further details will be updated in http://qsenate.blogspot.com/.

We request everyone to register online so that we can have an estimated number of participants.

                          

BIZ BUZZER @ Ecostasy’12

Being knowledgeable and cognizant is futile, if one cant apply, reason or think rationally. Cudgel your brains for “Biz Buzzer- The Business Quiz”
as part of the annual festival Ecostasy 2012 which will be held on the 11th – 13th of January at the Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), Delhi University.

In this event, participants will be tested on their knowledge in the business field through a quiz. You will be hit by a storm of questions from all possible avenues of business ranging from management to operations. So, awareness in the business field will be of prime importance!

Quizmaster: Harneet Singh from QuizWorks

SRCC - Ecostasy

Business Quiz

Date: 11th January.

Time: 11 a.m.

Rules:

This event includes two phases :

• Preliminary round – Written round consisting of direct questions.

• Final round – 5 rounds testing your quizzing skills.

Rules & Regulations :

• Each team must comprise of 2 members.
• The event is open to students from all streams of study.
• Multiple entries are allowed from each institute.
• All prelims will be written.
• Participants must carry valid ID Cards.
• The decision of the quizmaster will be final and binding

Registration can be done through e-mail or by calling the event coordinator.

The respective details are given below:

E-mail: ecostasy.srcc@gmail.com

For queries, contact:
Pareen Sachdeva – +91 8802303547
Pallavi Kumar – +919818649191

Facebook Page - http://www.facebook.com/events/254925814570441/

Venue: Shri Ram College Of Commerce

                          

The CEAT Open Quiz, 2012 is back!

Date: Jan 26th 2012.

City: Chennai

Venue: Tapovan Hall, Chinmaya Heritage Centre, No.2, 13th Avenue,
Harrington Road, Chetput.
Time: Be seated by 2:30 PM. Prelims will begin at 3:00 PM. Quiz will be over by 7:30 pm.
Finals: 4:45 PM (Top 8 teams from the prelims make it to the finals).

No registrations required.

Format:

• Open quiz for teams of 3 or less.
• CASH prizes for all finalists!
• 1st Prize: Rs. 18,000
• 2nd Prize: Rs. 15,000
• 3rd Prize: Rs. 12,000
• Remaining finalists will get Rs.1500 per team.
• Best College Team & Best School Team Prizes

Quiz Research: Gopal Kidao, Diwakar Pingle & Rajiv Rai.

                          

 Online Quiz – IIT Madras Open Quiz

As a precursor to the IIT Madras Open Quiz 2012 , Quizzing.in in association with IIT-M brings to you the IITM Online Quiz .

The Quiz will be open to All!

The Quiz will be live from 5th Jan 2012 (0000 hrs) to Jan 6th 2012 (2359 hrs) at http://www.quizzing.in/onlinequiz 

                          

After a series of successful Social Genius Quizzes across cities, The IBM Social Genius Quiz goes Online and on your favourite Platform – A Facebook APP!

What are you waiting for . The Quiz is open to all irrespective of age , occupation etc – so login and participate Now!

Participate in the Social Genius Quiz here

LOADS of Prizes up for grabs! Login and participate now!

Participate in the Social Genius Quiz here

                          

Vidyut Quiz ’12 @ Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri | Quiz Info

That moment of painful oblivion. Those instances of brilliant realization which are even recalled as divine interventions. A true quizzer’s quest for excellence takes an even bigger leap in the first edition -VIDYUT QUIZ 2012.

This quizzing journey promises to take you on a wild ride, sending you into a frenzy of exciting emotions, something that a true quizzer thrives on. So, fire up your Grey cells and seek blessings from the two masters (G & W). The stage is set for the true quizzer…

Date: February 3rd, 2011.

Venue: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, Kerala.

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

Rules and Specifications

• Team of two.
• This would be a general quiz
• Normal drill. Retards would be eliminated after the first round.
• Wiser ones move on to next rounds.
• Number of rounds would be fixed on the number of people turning up.
• The six insane teams, who make it to the finals, will battle it out for the top spot.

Quizmaster: Rohit Nair, QuizWorks.

                          

Mood Indigo 2011 | India Quiz – Questions

Mood Indigo India Quiz by J Ramanand

J Ramanand, who hosted the quiz at Mood Indigo, has shared with us questions from his Quiz for those of you who haven’t seen it earlier, at the BC session, or at the BQC Ender Bender.

                          

2011 has been a year that has witnessed the loss of some legendary personalities all over the world. Here is a compilation of such personalities and a description of their accomplishments in the form of a self help Quiz.

The 2011 Obituary Quiz

Question 1

This English filmmaker was a pioneer TV and film and was well known for his controversial styles that attracted criticisms as being obsessed with sexuality and the Church. He is Famous for Oscar-winning film Women in Love (1969). Identify.

Ken Russell (3 July 1927 – 27 November 2011)

Question 2

  In 2010, he was ranked 31st in Forbes Magazine's List of "The World's Most Powerful People”. Known in North Korea as "Dear Leader" and other places as one of the world's most famous dictators, this man served as the countries leader under the communist regime. Identify.  

Kim Jong-II (16 February 1941[4] – 17 December 2011)

Question 3

Born to a Jewish family in North London, she grew up toying with her brother's guitar and received her first guitar when she was 13.Following her shocking death due to Alcohol poisoning in July 2011, her Album Back to Black became the biggest-selling album in the UK in the 21st Century. Identify.  

Amy Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011)

Question 4

She started her carrier as a child artist at age of 12 after her performance in MGM's One Born Every Minute (1942), she became one of the greatest screen actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age. Though famous for her skills as an epic actor, equally colorful was her personal life with record number of marriages and glamorous lifestyle. Who?

Elizabeth Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011)

Question 5

Best known for his turn in the title role of "Spartacus: Blood and Sand", this Welsh actor and Model succumbed to death at the young age of 39 due to non-Hodgkin lymphoma?  

Andy Whitfield (17 July 1972 – 11 September 2011)

Question 6

In the summer of 1974 this person is set out to India to visit Neem Karoli Baba at his Kainchi Ashram. During his 7 month stay in India he experimented with psychedelics, calling his LSD experiences "one of the two or three most important things he had done in his life”. Which tech genius?

Steve Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011)

Question 7

He was the 2005 Indy Racing League IndyCar Serieschampion, and winner of the Indianapolis 500 in both 2005 and 2011. Wheldon died from injuries shortly after a collision at the 2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on 16 October 2011, at the age of 33. Identify.

Daniel Clive "Dan" Wheldon (22 June 1978 – 16 October 2011)

Question 8

In the 1970s, she founded the Green Belt Movement, an environmental NGO focused on the planting of trees, environmental conservation, and women's rights. She is also the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize (for contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace). Identify

Wangari Mathai (1 April 1940 – 25 September 2011)

Question 9

Born as Svetlana Alliluyeva, her defection to the West in 1967 set off an international furor and made her a best-selling author. She changed her name to Lana Peters after her defection. Identify her famous father.

Joseph Stalin Lana Peters (February 28, 1926 – November 22, 2011)

Question 10

Which of the regular daredevils on the popular MTV show and following films "Jackass" died during a stunt involving a motor vehicle, leaving the vehicle decimated and seemingly melted?

Ryan Dunn (June 11, 1977 – June 20, 2011)

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