Different quizmasters have different interests. However, there are a few things that a large number of quizmasters are interested in, and these form a dominant portion of most quizzes. There is some sort of a self-reinforcing positive feedback loop at play here ( Read more... )

I'd gone to Madras yesterday to participate in the annual QFI open quiz. Went with the usual team - kodhi and madman (aadisht). Missed qualification for the finals by one point. The only saving grace was that we didn't miss any obvious question, so we didn't feel that bad for not qualifying. A few pertinent observations from the trip

• I need to start ( Read more... )

At the KQA season ending quiz yesterday (done by
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• When you have a company like ITC sponsoring a quiz, you can always expect lots of prizes in kind. Last year's finalist prizes included a bag of cheap biscuits (mostly marie/krackjack types - sunfeast of course) and a packet of Aashirvad rajma. This year, they seemed to mess up on that. I think two finalist teams didn't receive anything. There was ( Read more... )

Once again I lag ( Read more... )

OK this post is coming up a full four days too late, but it doesn't matter. Extreme NED at work which has spilled over to personal life, and a few lazy days have contributed to the delay.

Anyways, the last day of the four day weekend last weekend (i took monday off) was spent going to madras for the IIT Madras open quiz. For a bit of a background, ( Read more... )

Yesterday I had been to the third edition of the Landmark quiz in Bangalore. To my utter disappointment, she didn’t turn up. Even if she did, she looks very different now (in which case I don’t have the crush on her anymore) and I didn’t recognize her. The fact that I didn’t qualify for the finals didn’t help matters either.

( A few random thoughts on the Landmark quiz and other quizzes of its ilk. Some of you might be disappointed, though, that I haven't thulped Derek enough )