This was a Quiz festival stretched over two days and covered six quizzes. The first three quizzes were held on the 29th of September at Lakhsmiram Baruah Sadan and the next three were held at Don Bosco Auditorium the next day. A total of around 175 teams participated in the various quizzes.
The first quiz of the festival was N-E WAYS conducted by Mr Dilip Kumar Sharma, sub-editor of Amar Axom. This quiz was dedicated to a particular topic- Assam and North East. It was great to see people trying their hands (minds rather) at one of the least frequent topics of Quizzing (as some people don’t tire of pointing out). Even better was to see a lady playing the finals alone and winning the quiz!. And the knowledge that one gleaned even by sitting in the audience was the real bonus. The only negative point that I felt was that the number of participating teams was quite low, specially compared to the din that some people make about quizzes not containing questions from Assam.
This was followed by MYTHOMATIX – the religion and mythology quiz. The quiz was conducted by Dr Yasholankaar Bhagawati from New Delhi, a member of the quiz website www.quriozzity.com. The quiz was a huge hit as it garnered the maximum number of participating teams and combined religion and mythology with other subjects like geography, day to day life and beliefs etc. The Quizmaster specially thanked Mr Pankaj Phukan and Mr Kaustabh Bora of Quriozzity for helping with the research work.
Close on the heels of Mythomatix came POTPOURRI- the mixed bag quiz that dealt with an assortment of subjects like Entertainment, Word Origins, Literature etc. The quiz was conducted by yours truly on behalf of www.quriozzity.com.
The following day saw more quizzing action with TOONAMI – the comics, cartoons and culture quiz. This thoroughly enjoyable quiz was conducted by Mr Manimugdha Sharma from Delhi who is also one of the founding members of Trivia Bytes Creations. It brought back fond memories as well as hitherto unknown (and interesting) facts to light about the toon world.
The afternoon saw veteran quizzer Mr Abhra Das don the mantle of Quizmaster and quiz the participants on the subject of sports in the quiz titled MASTERSTROKE.
The grand finale came in the form of INQUIZZITION GENERAL – the general quiz that was conducted by two of the great names in Assam Quizzing circuit- Mr Dhruvarka Deka and Dr Ruben Chowdhury. Questions on various subjects flew thick and fast with the participants answering with equal fervor. It was a delight to watch and in my humble opinion, the Quizmasters surpassed themselves in that quiz.
Plus points of the festival:
1. First of its kind.
2. Six different quizzes in two days is a remarkable feat to achieve considering the logistics involved.
3. Exposure of the participants to six different quizmasters, each with their unique style of presentation and questions.
4. A platform for launching new Quizmasters
5. A huge step in the Quizzing arena of the region with a new concept and proper execution.
Negative points:
As such, it is difficult to point out the negatives but one of them may be the comparatively low turn out of participating teams and audience. A decent number participated but a better turnout was hoped for considering the Quiz craze in the region. There were one or two minor organizational glitches (which really don’t count, actually, considering that it was the first such effort- I am putting it just for the sake of enumerating.)
Overall, the festival was a real treat and a great beginning to what may be a regular trend and a feast for the quizzards. It can only be hoped that such events continue in the future in an attempt to satiate the unquenchable thirst of the quiz enthusiasts.
I would like to conclude by congratulating the organizers- Trivia Bytes Creations, the Quizmasters, the participants, the sponsors and all the involved people and imparting this simple message….. LAGE RAHO……..
The first quiz of the festival was N-E WAYS conducted by Mr Dilip Kumar Sharma, sub-editor of Amar Axom. This quiz was dedicated to a particular topic- Assam and North East. It was great to see people trying their hands (minds rather) at one of the least frequent topics of Quizzing (as some people don’t tire of pointing out). Even better was to see a lady playing the finals alone and winning the quiz!. And the knowledge that one gleaned even by sitting in the audience was the real bonus. The only negative point that I felt was that the number of participating teams was quite low, specially compared to the din that some people make about quizzes not containing questions from Assam.
This was followed by MYTHOMATIX – the religion and mythology quiz. The quiz was conducted by Dr Yasholankaar Bhagawati from New Delhi, a member of the quiz website www.quriozzity.com. The quiz was a huge hit as it garnered the maximum number of participating teams and combined religion and mythology with other subjects like geography, day to day life and beliefs etc. The Quizmaster specially thanked Mr Pankaj Phukan and Mr Kaustabh Bora of Quriozzity for helping with the research work.
Close on the heels of Mythomatix came POTPOURRI- the mixed bag quiz that dealt with an assortment of subjects like Entertainment, Word Origins, Literature etc. The quiz was conducted by yours truly on behalf of www.quriozzity.com.
The following day saw more quizzing action with TOONAMI – the comics, cartoons and culture quiz. This thoroughly enjoyable quiz was conducted by Mr Manimugdha Sharma from Delhi who is also one of the founding members of Trivia Bytes Creations. It brought back fond memories as well as hitherto unknown (and interesting) facts to light about the toon world.
The afternoon saw veteran quizzer Mr Abhra Das don the mantle of Quizmaster and quiz the participants on the subject of sports in the quiz titled MASTERSTROKE.
The grand finale came in the form of INQUIZZITION GENERAL – the general quiz that was conducted by two of the great names in Assam Quizzing circuit- Mr Dhruvarka Deka and Dr Ruben Chowdhury. Questions on various subjects flew thick and fast with the participants answering with equal fervor. It was a delight to watch and in my humble opinion, the Quizmasters surpassed themselves in that quiz.
Plus points of the festival:
1. First of its kind.
2. Six different quizzes in two days is a remarkable feat to achieve considering the logistics involved.
3. Exposure of the participants to six different quizmasters, each with their unique style of presentation and questions.
4. A platform for launching new Quizmasters
5. A huge step in the Quizzing arena of the region with a new concept and proper execution.
Negative points:
As such, it is difficult to point out the negatives but one of them may be the comparatively low turn out of participating teams and audience. A decent number participated but a better turnout was hoped for considering the Quiz craze in the region. There were one or two minor organizational glitches (which really don’t count, actually, considering that it was the first such effort- I am putting it just for the sake of enumerating.)
Overall, the festival was a real treat and a great beginning to what may be a regular trend and a feast for the quizzards. It can only be hoped that such events continue in the future in an attempt to satiate the unquenchable thirst of the quiz enthusiasts.
I would like to conclude by congratulating the organizers- Trivia Bytes Creations, the Quizmasters, the participants, the sponsors and all the involved people and imparting this simple message….. LAGE RAHO……..
By VinayU
Dibrugarh
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