Cuba: A General Quiz

Cuba - a General Quiz
Diwali  29th October 2016
@Chaos Theory, Nagpur

by Viraj Bake

Far away in a distant continent is a country which raged havoc in the minds of nations much larger than them, it brought about a revolution the whole world would remember for it gave birth to leaders the whole would admire for generations. Far away in a distant continent is this country called Cuba.

Miles away from Cuba, in a city much smaller than many, in the land where he was born, QM Viraj Bake had brought with him 40 questions. 40 questions which could put even the strongest to test. 40 questions to be admired for generations. 40 questions to bring another revolution.

It was the time of the year when we celebrate with lights, crackers and sweets in every home. On this wonderful occasion, in the heart of Nagpur, quizzers had descended to this beautiful co-working space named Chaos theory, probably the best I've seen yet, to witness and be a part of this wonderful display of logic, awareness and sheer knowledge. And for the battle to begin, QM Viraj Bake was locked and loaded.

What began with 3 teams moving towards a finish line soon turned into a Hare vs Tortoise race with the Hare not ready to sleep. Team C was this Hare which was relentlessly racing ahead of the others with pounces and direct answers. But it didn't just end there. While the Hare was much ahead, it was more exciting to see who would finish second. In a very tightly fought race between Team A and Team B, it was team A which ended up winning with the ever so slight margin of 5 points. Only Team B would know how important those 5 points were. Team C, meanwhile, with a huge margin exceeding 100 points, had won this war. There were great players in each team but only Team C, it seemed, had the right armoury. Cuba had been conquered. The revolution was complete.

FInal Scores:

1st Place: 220 points - Team C : Paddy Pillai, Vandana Chitnavis and Anagha Wankhede

2nd Place: 95 points - Team A: Tejas S, Vaibhav Chinchmalkar, Vrushabh Gudadhe and  Mrinmay Meshram

3rd Place: 90 points - Team B: Tanmay Chindalia, Akhil Badwaik, Aman Mishra and Sukhada Chaudhary

- Written by Vishnu