Archive 2019

Rapid-fire Topics for 2nd AMB Quiz

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The following are the topics that will be on offer for the Rapid Fire Round of 2nd AMB Memorial Quiz to be held on the 1st of December, 2019 at Kanaklal Barua Auditorium, Assam State Museum:

1. Animals We Know

2. Battles and Wars

3. Football

4. Graphic Novels

5. Religion and Faith

6. Rivers

7. Star Wars and Star Trek

8. Tolkien and His Books

9. Tribes

10. Video and Computer Games

11. Comics

12. North-East

13. ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

14. Etymology/Word Origins

15. Hindu Mythology

16. Sequels

17. Quizzes, Quizzers and Quizmasters

18. Business

19. Food

20. Automobiles

21. Hollywood

22. Weapons and Ordnance

23. Earth Science

24. Indian Politicians

25. Archer-The Show References

Note: There may be additions to this list. If that happens, it will be intimated in this space. All attempts will be made to keep all the topics that have been enumerated here. There may be additions to this list, if we can come up with more topics.

 

QUIZ NEWS & OVERVIEW

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Quiz Name: Ananda Mohan Bhagawati Memorial Quiz 2nd Edition

Venue: Kanaklal Barua Auditorium, Assam State Museum, Guwahati

Date: 1st of December, 2019

Time: Registration starts 9 AM

Format: Solo quiz with Sequential eliminations.

Prizes: Cash prizes to top six plus Best School and Best female quizzer. Certificates to the top 24 and Best school and female quizzer.

Rounds:

  1. Preliminaries– 30 questions. Top 24 go through to the next round (divided in groups of 3 of 8 contestants each)
  2. Buzzer Round: 3 buzzer rounds for the 3 groups of 8. Top four from each group go through to next round.
  3. Rapid Fire: Two rounds of rapid fire- one topical and one general. For the topical one, contestants can choose from a list of subjects on display. This list will also be put up on display at Quriozzity website by 15th of November so that participants can prepare, if they want to. Top six go through to the final section.
  4. Final Round: Normal quizzing. 24-30 questions, to be structured as per the QM’s wishes.

Scores will be cumulative. Scores from the Buzzer round will be carried over to the Rapid Fire which will be carried over to the Final round. Tie-Breakers will be there. In case tie-breakers are exhausted, preliminaries scores shall be used to break the tie.

There will be three QMs for the event, backed  by the Quriozzity research team.

The organizers reserve the right to change the rules, if needed and they will be intimated before the specific round takes place. Participation in the event implies that contestants will abide by the rules of the competition.