Friday, December 25, 2009

Winter InFest 2009 aka bcqc.orgy

The BCQC will be holding its annual Winter InFest this weekend.

What its all about: well, (mostly) random people come along and conduct quizzes on (mostly) random topics of their choosing and (mostly) torture people.

Venue: The Boat Club, College of Engineering Pune

Time: The mayhem starts at 1:30 pm on both days

Quizzes:
Saturday:The legendary George Thomas will be doing his much awaited quiz on whatever the hell he feels like , Suvajit Chakraborty will be doing a general quiz, Yasho will be doing his trademarked Stones quiz (i.e. the WTF Pop culture quiz) and Suraj will be doing an Entertainment quiz
Sunday: Aniket will be doing a quiz on his favourite topics (Cricket wil surely be involved) , Aditya will be doing a quiz on topics yet to be decided and if time permits Suraj will be doing a Business quiz.

There is no registration required. Everyone is invited and we hope a lot of you show up and join in the fun.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Court Martial – The Neev Quiz (SCMHRD)

A quizzing announcement by SCMHRD:

Court Martial – The Neev Quiz

Knowledge sits in judgment, while the accused stand represented by cold hard facts defining the truth. As the charge-sheet is read out, the prisoners- of- fact walk through a mine field of anxiety, fear, and helplessness. One by one they overcome harsh allegations of breakdown of discipline and clarity to win their freedom from mediocrity.

Court Martial - The Neev Quiz brings together the brightest minds in the country, seeking to crack one of the most awaited events on the quizzing calendar. Court Martial this year will pass judgment on the most talented prisoners-of-fact in India. The quiz is designed and hosted by students of The SCMHRD Quiz Club.

When?
The interrogation starts with the preliminary round at 10:30 AM on the 13th of December 2009 (Sunday)

How?
To take part, you can register Online by clicking here http://www.neev-scmhrd.com
Or register at the venue. We strongly recommend registering online.

Where?
The Quiz will be held at SCMHRD, Symbiosis International University Campus, Hinjewadi. We will arrange for transportation from Deep Bunglow Chowk, Pune to the campus and back for interested participants. To avail of this facility, kindly register online.

What?
Apart from bragging rights, prizes worth Rs 25,000 are at stake.

The Rules of Engagement:
1. The quiz is open to all students of PG & UG colleges. ( No Correspondence Course Students)
2. Each team to have two members.
3. Both the team members should be from the same college.
4. Please bring your Ids along for registration verification.
5. Registration is open till 10:29:59 Hrs on 13th Dec, 2009.


For any queries please contact:
Abhishek: 09665033938
Amneet: 09730089513

Tuesday, December 08, 2009

BCQC December Open General Quiz

We will have an open quiz this week as follows

Administrivia

Date: 13th December (Sunday)

Venue: Dewang Mehta Auditorium, Persistent Systems Ltd., Senapati Bapat Road, Pune
(The nearest landmarks: The location is behind Domino's Pizza, near the new ICC Towers complex in which are situated shops such as Mainland China. The place is about 2 km from Pune University. This is a wikimapia map to the location.)

Contact: Phone: Ramanand (97642 58560), Salil (98231 12258), Email: contact(at)bcqc(dot)org

'How to's: Up to two members per team; no prior registration needed; no entry fees

Prizes

Prizes for each finalist, for the Best College Team, the Best School Team, and the Best Newbie Team.
Lots of audience prizes.
Prizes are co-sponsored by Landmark (Pune) and the BCQC.

Timings: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (report by 9:45 am)
Finals: Six teams in the final
Quizmasters: Rohan Jain & Mohit Karve

Please note that the national team quiz 'Mega-Whats' will be held in the afternoon of Sunday at a different venue down the same road. Please read this link for the details.

A complete list of BC Opens