10 action-packed quiz contests to join this November

 

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Upcoming Quiz Competitions

• MICA’s Branding Quiz (Nov 10)
• Conquiztador School Quiz (Nov 10, Hyd | Nov 21, B’luru)
• Marvel Haze – Comics Quiz (Nov 10)
• Hindu College EconWiz (Nov 16)
• St Stephen’s Championship (Nov 18, 19)
• Silchar Quiz Fest (Nov 24, 26)
• Ekspokon Bizz Kwizz (Dec 1)
• FundaesLiga Quiz League (Dec 4)
• KQA’s Winter Quizzes (Dec 16, 17)
• GOVB Quiz Fest (Dec 23, 24)

MICA’s Branding Quiz

Brandwidth by MICA Ahmedabad is an open branding quiz within MICANVAS, the institute’s marketing fest. The online prelims will begin on November 18 from 10am, while the qualifiers and finale will be held on campus. Podium finishers will bag Rs 7000, Rs 5000 and Rs 3000 respectively.

Registration: Sign up in teams of up to three on the event page before November 18 (9.45am).

Conquiztador School Quiz

Bengaluru’s PES University has been hosting Conquiztador 2023 across eight cities in southern India. Most events have wrapped up, save for the regional rounds in Hyderabad (Nov 10) and Bengaluru (Nov 21). This is an interschool quiz for classes 8 to 12, and expected topics include science, business, history, current affairs, entertainment and sports. The National Champions will bag one lakh, while the silver and bronze finishers will win Rs 50,000 and Rs 30,000 respectively.

Registration: Sign up in teams of two on conquiztador.pes.edu. Cross-school teams are not permitted. 

Marvel Haze – Comics Quiz

Delhi’s Aryabhatta College is hosting a Marvel-themed online quiz 7pm onwards on November 10. Playing in teams of up to three, you’ll have to solve 25 MCQs in 15 minutes. The signup deadline is midnight today, so assemble your Avengers stat!

Hindu College EconWiz

The Department of Economics, Hindu College, is hosting a hybrid quiz for college students on November 16 (Online Prelims, 12-4pm) and November 21 (Campus Finals, 10am-1.30pm). The quiz will cover domains like the Indian and world economy, economic theory, current affairs, arts and literature, sports and the environment. Cash prizes worth Rs 10,000 are in store.

Registration: Sign up here in teams of two/three by 11.59pm, November 10. Only undergraduate students are eligible. For queries, contact deptofecohinducollege@gmail.com

St Stephen’s Quizzing Championship

Delhi’s St. Stephen’s College is hosting the eighth edition of their annual quizzing championship. Starting at 2pm on November 18 and 19, this is a General Quiz open to school and undergraduate students, with a prize pool of Rs 16,000.

Registration: Sign up on tinyurl.com/saqc23 in teams of up to three. No cross-institutional teams allowed.

Silchar Quiz Fest

With 20 diverse quizzes and prizes worth 5.84 lakhs, this is likely India’s biggest quiz contest this winter. Nine online quizzes will run from November 21 to 23, while the offline ones are slated from November 24 to 26. 

“We have curated an extensive range of topics…whether you are a history buff, a science enthusiast, or a sports aficionado, this festival has a quiz tailored for you,” says BJP MLA Dipayan Chakrabarty, the fest’s convenor. To sweeten the pot, outstation and international quizzers can avail free stays in Silchar by signing up early. The fest will culminate with ‘Wandering Cloud 5.0’, a general quiz by the ever-popular Major Chandrakant Nair,

Registration: Sign up on silcharquizfest.com — solo for online quizzes, and in teams of up to three for the offline events. For queries, contact +91-7002139471.

Ekspokon Bizz Kwizz

Events agency Ekspokon is hosting a business quiz at Fairfield by Marriott (Kolkata) on December 1. Starting 5pm, the event will be open to corporates and business colleges, and be followed by a networking dinner. Prizes span Rs 40,000 (winner), Rs 25,000 (runner-up), Rs 15,000 (second runner-up) and Rs 20,000 (best college team).

Registration: Sign up in teams of two on Ekspokon’s contest page. 

FundaesLiga Quiz League

Season 6 of FundaesLiga Quiz League — which includes Indian and international theme tracks — begins December 4. Hosted in the British MIMIR style, this global contest matches you with three other quizzers every week for an hour of brainy sparring. Expect high-quality questions, performance analysis and a fast-moving leaderboard!

Registration: Sign up on the FLQL form and choose your track carefully. In the international one, you battle quizzers from across the world.

KQA’s ‘Winter of This Content’

The Karnataka Quiz Association is celebrating its 40-year anniversary with two days of MELA-rich quizzing in Bengaluru on December 16 and 17. We’re sharing this a month early as a) last-minute travel costs a kidney, and b) you’ll need time to fashion a solid team. Try your luck on their WhatsApp group.

DAY 1 | December 16
9.30am: Y Tu MoMA Tambien (Arts prelims/finals quiz, teams <= four)
1.45pm: The Extremely Online Offline Quiz (Written, on Internet culture, teams <= two)
3.30pm: SoL, the Movie Quiz (Prelims/finals, teams <= four)

DAY 2 | December 17
9.30am: Persiflage (Books Quiz, prelims/finals, teams <= four)
2pm: Sésame Mucho (“All killer, no filler” Music Quiz, prelims/finals, teams <= four)

Venues, prizes and quizmasters are yet to be announced. Updates can be found on @kqaquizzes on Instagram/X (formerly Twitter).

GOVB Quiz Fest

Featuring five quizzes, GOVB Quiz Fest will play out at Calcutta Medical College on December 23 and 24. What does GOVB stand for? They won’t say (QMs love their mystery) but here’s a look at the schedule:

DAY 1 | December 23

Under- 25 General Quiz by Amlan S. , Aditya S. and Arnab M.

Open Sports Quiz by Souptik D., Soumya M. and Bishanka D.

DAY 2 | December 24

Open Entertainment Quiz by Shamsuddin H. , Piyush K. and Sourasis B.

Written Quiz on Bengal: Big Bong Theory by Debanjan M., Avishek G. and Dipan A.

Open General Quiz by Santonab C. , Saswata A. and Arijit M.

Registration: The signup form and timings are yet to be released. Until then, bring your teams (of up to three) together! For queries, contact Bishanka (9886866334) or Souptik (82405 46934).

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