Bric-a-Brac : The Everything Quiz

Nagpur Quiz Club conducted Bric-a-Brac : The Everything Quiz on 9^th October, an interesting themed quiz hosted by Miss Srishti Agnihotri an Advocate from Delhi and Mr. Kartik Balasubramaniam, an alumni of VNIT as well as IIM Calcutta. Around 30 people participated in this quiz which turned out to be an unforgettable experience for each and every one of them.

Winners: Team D: Miss Sukhada Chaudhary, Mr. Tejas S, Mr. Padmanabhan Pillai, Mr. Rahul Bhagat, and Mr. Akhil Balwaik,

Runner-Ups: Team B: Miss Anagha Wankhede, Mr. Anshul Nasery, Wing Commander Sameer Gangakhedkar and Mr. Ankur Jaiswal

2^nd Runner-Ups: Team A: Miss Rabiya Shabbir, Mr. Aniruddha Morarka, Mr. Yogesh Khadke, Mr. Varun Agarwal, and Mr. Shiju Samuel

3^rd Runner-Ups: Team C: Mrs. Vandana Chitnavis, Mr. Mrinmay Meshram, Mr. Tanmay Chandalia, Mr. Vaibhav Pande and Mr. Vrushabh Gudade

The Quiz began with a written round of 10 General Questions which saw all the teams scoring well. Then a Mixed Bag round of 21 Questions which saw lesser number of pounces and more bounces, a  few googlies which the teams missed, yet Team D managed to score well and had a giant leap in this round. An interesting round on “Food” turned out to be a delicious affair for all the teams. The Quiz concluded with a written round of 10 Questions consisting of 2 parts each, with phonetically similar answers. This unique round made each Team think and workout the answers especially when only one part was known.

In the end Team D which was consistent throughout the session proved to be victorious followed by Team B and Team A. The overall Quiz was a wonderful learning experience with range of topics including Personalities from Bengal, renaissance paintings, Literature, etc. Kudos to the efforts put in by the QMs in setting the Quiz in a new format.

The Prize Distribution ceremony took place at the hands of Mrs.Naseri. It’s good to know that a bunch of young quizzers have been showing up regularly for the sessions. The club has been budding with a variety of Quizzes and an increasing following amongst people.

Padmanabhan Pillai- “…the hardwork put into research for creating original questions was evident.”

QM’s Word- “This was for the first time I (Srishti) have set a Quiz.  Each of us had put 6-8 months of research into the Quiz; a lot of Questions stemmed out from personal experiences accumulated at this time. The crowd was quite diverse, ranging from undergraduate students to working professionals. Catering to everyone’s tastes was quite a challenge, but the crowd was knowledgeable and enthusiastic. The four found Quiz went down to the wire in the last round, as we expected. All in all it was a thoroughly enjoyable way to spend a Sunday, especially for us”

by Vrushabh Gudade