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Quizzing in Wonderland – Roundup of June 28th meet June 29, 2008

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Two people entered the IIT -CCD at around 4, to find the eighth wonder of the world – an empty coffee day!!!

never seen Coffee Day this empty on a saturday evening and shall never see. Soon beautiful girls started coming and Ananthu started becoming restless. we couldnt wait to start the quiz meet, and we didnt let other feisty temptations catch our imagination :) The meet started at around five and went on to become one of the most memorable meets of IQL.

Hero, Hantan, Amar, Vijay(noob)

We forgot to take attendance, but i remember clearly well the people who turned up – (in the order of arrival) Ananthu, Hantan, mapila KN, Amar, Achu,  Samba Shiva, Karthik, Vijay G, (n00b) Vijay, (n00b) Hari ganesh, and royal late comer Prashanth, with guest appearances by Anand (of IIT) and Brighton. After the meet, Hari rued the fact that he had missed the previous meets.

The meet started with a lovely quiz from Raji aunty, and was followed by a good one from KN. Then we had quizzes from JK and the quiz by Amar was the highlight of the day. The quizzes were topnotch and many were applauded. Many a funny joke was cracked. A pseud baptism ceremony was started with Ananthu being labeled HERO for the last week heroics. As the meet was gaining momentum, Samba started displaying moments of brilliance by giving the wierdest of guesses. I was waiting for Samba’s turn to come so as to have another dose of laughter, but it was overshadowed by Vijay, those rare moments of brilliance where even wierd seems too short a word to describe the incidence. This was what happened.

The question was to identify the pic and its connection to the oscars.

The only guess Vijay could come up with was “Alice in wonderland” and the confidence with which he answered it sent us into peals of laughter. A mere look into the picture would’ve said it was “beauty and the Beast”, but a shocker from Vijay beat all the gimmicks we could ever come up with. And the second part of the answer to the question was that this was the only Animated film to be nominated for the Best film in the Oscars..

Vijay didnt try to prove his innocence after that and passed every other question that came his way(save a few)  and was rechristened as “Pass Pass”. Another highlight of the day was when Amar kept bugging Ananthu to go for the obvious, when nothing was obvious. Innocent Ananthu was cornered and one couldnt help but laugh when they saw his child-like face tense and worked up. The newbies had great fun, and Hari promised that he’ll never miss another meet again.

Special mention must be given to Manas Nayak for his Bollywood quiz. Amar cracked most of it while others (save KN and Ananthu) were just mimicking vijay’s Pass Pass :) . The quiz was great and informative. Thanks Manas, clap clap clap.

We forgot to keep track of the scores but it was Amar’s day yesterday. He answered most of the questions, and the ones he left were answered by KN and me. ( I’ve been improving, the meets are a fun way to become a pro quizzer for sure). Samba wanted to commit suicide there itself but he spared himself by coming up with some brilliant answers towards the end of the quiz. Karthik(from Loyola) was still silent but he too enjoyed. the N00bs had a terrific first meet and Prashanth came too late to make an impact(he is really a good quizzer having one quite  few in his college days).

As India was mauling Bangladesh, we were at IIT CCD laughing our way to glory. Shall cherish that day for a long time to come.  Next week looking forward to the quiz being hosted by Samba and Vijay.

A few questions from the meet.. drop ur answers int the comments..

Quantum Quiztum 1

1. Where is the River Chitra and what is its claim to fame? (Raji aunty’s beauty)

2. ________ _______ was born in Copenhagen (Denmark) in 1986 to badminton legend ____ _____. Her family moved to Bangalore when she was just 11 months old. ______’s mother Ujjala is a travel agent.
Her first words on screen were: ‘Kutte, kameene! Bhagwan ke liye mujhe chhod de!’ . who? (KN)

3.This company started off by exporting Cray computers before turning to other fields. Its ideas for an enormous theme park wound up in smoke when the park had to be shut down even before opening. Name the company. (amar’s opener)

4.Which Hollywood film is loosely based on the book ‘ The Hand Of God ‘ by Arthur . C . Clarke ? (Amar’s: was proud after i answered this one)

5.She was working as a TV news reader and was also an accomplished photographer when Shyam Benegal discovered her. She was an alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. In 1977. Her arguably greatest (and unfortunately final) role came when X re-teamed with Ketan Mehta to play the feisty and fiery Sonbai in Mirch Masala (1987).Identify her?  (Manas)

have fun quizzing

Hantan

Invite For the IQL meet on 28th June June 26, 2008

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June 28th is a day no one will forget, for two reasons. It was the day
when Franz Ferdinand, the Archduke and heir to the Austrian throne and
his wife, Sophie, are assassinated in the Bosnian town of Sarajevo by terrorist Gavrillo Princip.
The prime reason for World War I. It was also on the very same day that truce was
announced as the treaty of Versailles was signed. To commemorate those
brilliant events which changed our world the IQL would like to pay its
respects in its own way – by quizzing. Curious about how we do it? hit
the meet. Be at CCD at IIT Madras, our favorite hangout, this 28th of
june.

With Ananthu having stolen the show last week and Vinod doing a great quiz, its time for others to come up with and show why this congregation is such a great thing to be a part of.  With quizzes from Ananthu, Amar, Vijay and myself we are expecting inputs from our other city counterparts also .

The most important part of this post. It is with a sad heart we say
that this shall be the last invite that shall be sent to the groups
(read qfi, quizkrieg,quinkie,ibq).. If you avid quizzers wanna know
more about the updates you can check iquiz.wordpress.com or join
quizakn@yahoogroups.com . and it is with a happy heart that i shall
announce that we ll be starting “Quantum Quiztum” series -  a
collection of well crafted questions fromt the previous meet. all these
will be available (of course for free) by just joining the
quizakn@yahoogroups.com . It will be a pleasure to have you all on
board.

p.s. Only the very imporatant events on behalf of IQL(such as
corporate/ college/ school quizzes we may conduct in the future) shall
be announced in these groups.

Here are a few questions that shall tickle ur brains

1. My uncle was the personal cook to both Lenin and Stalin. My father was a “militant atheist”, and my mother “was a devoted Orthodox believer”. I’m a black belt (6th dan) and is best known for my Harai Goshi, a sweeping hip throw. All this speak little of the current position I hold in Russian politics. Who am I ?

2. The idea first formulated in 1865 by Sir Francis Galton, what name, derived from the Greek for ‘well born’, is given to the social philosophy which advocates the manipulation of human reproduction to improve the human species over generations in regards to hereditary features?

3. The epicenter is the point on the Earth’s surface that is directly above where an earthquake originates. What is the point inside the Earth’s crust where the earthquake actually originates?

4. Ashok Kumar Chauhan – is wanted by Interpol for financial frauds committed in Germany many years ago. This report was brought to limelight by Tehelka. Which educational group of institutions does Ashok Kumar Chauhan own?

5. If RGB stand for red green and blue, then what does HSV stand for?

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1. Putin

2.Eugenics

3.hypocenter

4.Amity university

5.Hue saturation and Value

regards

Hantan

IQL meet – June 21st, 2008 – Achuvinde laptop & Ananthinde quiz-top! June 23, 2008

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(Karthik Narayan)

Yours truly couldn’t resist doing a “Gabbar Singh” (more a Grabber Singh, grabbing all the food): “Arre o Samba, Kitne admi they?”

Samba quickly responded with the attendance sheet, and reported 15 – KN, Vinodh, Sanandan, Ananth, Hantan, Subhashree, Vijay, Amarnadh, Prashanth, Sambashiva, Harish, Achuthan, Sanish, JK and last but not least Sridhar.

Well folks, the IQL is not the only thing that is expanding – so are our waistlines, from gorging on delicious desserts. So guys, the next time you see this yummy sandwich, remember these golden words – “burn fat, not fuel”.

Word! – Borrowed Asset:

We have all heard of current assets, fixed assets, but all ye wannabe Accountants – check this out. You heard it here first – the all new concept of Borrowed Asset! For lack of a laptop, Sana & Ananth managed to borrow a laptop from a nearby bunch of nerds until reinforcements came along in the form of Achu and me.

First it was Harish with his typical akhiyon mein goli maaro types questions – crisp, clean. I was not available for this quiz, just got feedback that there was a tinge of disorderliness in terms of answering.

Following Harish, we had the session by Vinodh, who had some cracking questions, which refreshed our memory banks. I cracked quite a few, and felt good about it.

It was Samba’s Dus Ka Dum vs Ananth’s Twenty Plenty. Ananth sneaked in with a streak of Euro ’08 questions and some stunning comic book hero questions, while Samba dished out a variety of questions ranging from music to trivia on just about anything.

20 questions

Sridhar joined the party a bit late and left early – but by then, we all had our fill of fun throughout the evening.

Lessons learnt:

Always have a back up plan – especially in terms of infrastructure.

Keep the fun element alive by having some hardcopy questions, in case you want to buy time until someone comes.

Ensure everybody brings 10 questions, so any carry over questions can be a headstart for next time.

Other highlights:

Futile attempts at guessing by most of us, me tasting a huge mug of Aztec coffee, Harish not paying his coffee tab, Achu surviving a mauling from all of us for coming late, Hantan’s Solitary Reaper performance, rendezvous with Gal Pal Subhashree, who shall go down in history as IQL’s first lady (participant).

In the end, it was wholesome and wholehearted quizzing that won. Three cheers to those who made this fun session possible…

United Quizzers of IQL

June 21st meeting June 19, 2008

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Brains of chennai, we shall meet

On 21st of June, cant find a day more sweet!

With 10 from everyone

And 15 from “The One”

Its time to turn on the heat.

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Quizzers across the country

Start getting cranky

send 10 questions to us

And claim fame from the curious

And later enrich thy psyche

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The venue is  IIT – Cafe Coffee Day

We meet at the vague end of the day

at Five to be Sharp

Dont do Nero with a harp

And attend the meet to see what Andy has to say

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Hehehehe, now for the customary questions

1. His first work was was Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots and made a career in painting. His paintings were well received and he was also a tutor to Queen Victoria, giving her drawing lessons. but he was the most famous for this particular poem, which still continues to be among my favorites -The owl and the pussy cat. Who?

2. Arthur henry Hallam was an English poet. He studied at Eton where he became friends with the future PM of England Gladstone. His brother in law made him famous. how?

3.Name the sword of king Arthur and connect this question with the answer to the previous question.

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1.Edward Lear, who inspired me to write such an announcement

2. Alfred Lord Tennyson was his brother in law. His most famous work In Memoriam was fully about him

3.Excalibur, Idylls of the King is one of most famous works of Alfred Lord Tennyson, its a series of poems about King Arthur