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Workshop on Quizzing
Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar March 25, 2009
by
Rahul Jayanti
Quizzing
What is Quizzing?
The 'untrue' history of the word
In 1791 a Dublin theater owner named James Daly made a bet that he could introduce a word into the language within twenty-four hours. He then went out and hired a group of street urchins to write the word "quiz", which was a nonsense word, on walls around the city of Dublin. Within a day, the word was common currency and had acquired a meaning (since no one knew what it meant, everyone thought it was some sort of test) and Daly had some extra cash in his pocket. However, there is no evidence to support the story, and the term was already in use before the alleged bet in 1791.
Quizzing is . . .
Showcasing you Knowledge
Applying Your Knowledge
Thinking Laterally
Benefits of Quizzing
Makes for a great pastime
Helps improve your Knowledgebase
The Thrill of working out an answer
Types of QuestionsDry Questions
Visual Questions
Audio Questions
Video Questions
Connect Questions
What makes a question Good?The style of framing the question
Has just the right number of clues
Teases the person attempting it
Isn't a plain Know / Don't Know affair
So a Bad question is . . .Poorly framed in an uninteresting manner
Vague, ambiguous and/or uninteresting fact
Long, rambling and tough to deduce
Lacking sufficient clues
exempli gratiabad
What is the name of Michael Jackson's Python?
In which country can you find the largest number of buses?
So how does one frame a question?
Give clues linking to the answer
Choose the clues such that the answer is more prominent or heard of than the clues
Order the clues to build up to the answer
exempli gratiagood
Initially known as the Viceroy's house, it was a total of 340 rooms. It was designed by the British architect Edwin Lutyens. How do we know it today?
exempli gratiagood
Initially known as the Viceroy's house, it was a total of 340 rooms. It was designed by the British architect Edwin Lutyens. How do we know it today?
A. Rashtrapati Bhawan
Quizzing Formats
Team BasedGroups of two, three or four
Lone Wolf (Solo)Mastermind, KBC et al
Team Based QuizzingThe Sum of parts is greater than the whole
Team-mates should be able to latch on to each other's ideas
Minimum overlap should be ensured
Egos are to be left outside the quiz venue
Words from the WiseRead. A lot.
Use Newspapers, Magazines, Internet etc
Maintain a Diary. With frequent revision.
Concentrate on your areas on interest
A few big names . . .Business Quizzes
Tata CrucibleBrand Equity
General QuizzesLandmark QuizOdyssey Quiz
TV ShowsBBC MastermindKaun Banega Crorepati
Types of QuizzesBusiness and Management
General
Theme BasedSportsMoviesHistoryNature, etc
Quizzing ClubsKarnataka Quizzers Association – KQA
Bangalore
Quiz Foundation of India – QFIChennai
Bombay Quiz Club – BQCMumbai
EOF : End Of Fundamentals
Let's have a proper quiz now, shall we?
1.
How do we better know ShantaramKudalkar and Ramprasad Sharma?
Think Bollywood
1.
How do we better know ShantaramKudalkar and Ramprasad Sharma?
Think Bollywood
A. Laxmikant Pyarelal
2.Connect the two pictures shown alongside
2.Connect the two pictures shown alongside
A.The Moon
Neil Armstrong – First man on the moon
Selenium – Named after Selena, Greek goddess of Moon
3.
What does the Scoville Scale measure?
Think food
3.
What does the Scoville Scale measure?
Think food
A. Hotness of a Chilli PepperMeasured in Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Named after scientist Wilbur Scoville
4.
What are Sindh, Sahib and Sultan?
4.
What are Sindh, Sahib and Sultan?
A. These are the names of the steam locomotives that powered the first train between Bombay and Thane in 1853.
5.
In an Indian election,at exactly whatpoint of time does campaigning end?
5.
In an Indian election,at exactly whatpoint of time does campaigning end?
A.Forty eight hours before the time ofcompletion of polling
6.Identify
6.Identify
A. Dr.Pattabhi Sitaramayya, freedom fighter and founder of Andhra Bank
7.
Identify the Movie
7.
Identify the Movie
A. ACHHUT KANYA - 1936
8.
The Post Box Number of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation is 9994. Why so?
8.
The Post Box Number of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation is 9994. Why so?
A. As a tribute to Sir Donald Bradman,who had a batting average of 99.94
9.
Who was the first person to scale Mt.Everest and also reach both the North and South
poles?
9.
Who was the first person to scale Mt.Everest and also reach both the North and South
poles?
A. Sir Edmund Hillary
10.
Which country’s geographical outlineor map is featured on its map?
10.
Which country’s geographical outlineor map is featured on its map?
A. Cyprus
11.
Identify this famous Indian
11.
Identify this famous Indian
A. Dadasaheb Phalke
12.
Ytterby is a village in Sweden. Whatis its contribution to the field of chemistry?
12.
Ytterby is a village in Sweden. Whatis its contribution to the field of chemistry?
A. Four Chemical elements named after it. Yttrium (Y)
Ytterbium (Yb)
Terbium (Tb)
Erbium (Er)
13.
Identify this author
13.
Identify this author
A. Ian FlemingThe Creator of James Bond
14.
Identify the Logo
14.
Identify the Logo
A. Alfa Romeo(Part of the FIAT Group)
15.
In the 11th century,Karandev I waged a successful war against the Bhil king of Ashaval and established a city called
Karnavati located near the present time area of Maninagar,close to the river Sabarmati. To
which dynasty did he belong ?
15.
In the 11th century,Karandev I waged a successful war against the Bhil king of Ashaval and established a city called
Karnavati located near the present time area of Maninagar,close to the river Sabarmati. To
which dynasty did he belong ?
A. Solanki Dynasty
16.
Identify
16.
Identify
A. Wall Street
17.
Identify
17.
Identify
A.Humayan's Tomb
Thank You !