LANDMARK QUIZ
After the successful Mark-It quiz the QUIZ fever has taken over LIBA!
This time the venue was Music Academy on Independence Day for the LANDMARK QUIZ. The posters and ads were up almost for a month generating hype among quizzers of all types. Professional Quizzers, School quizzers, first timers were all as enthusiastic as one can imagine. And among all of them for the first time, not one, but THREE LIBA quiz teams participated.
When we reached the enormity of the event hit us at the first instance. With over 600 teams participating, we felt overwhelmed at that sight. The hall was packed with quiz enthusiasts of all ages and types. Some people could be seen carrying trivia magazines, GK books and the likes, discussing about everything under the sun. We were just munching on the cookies they gave us and trying not to get freaked out!
The preliminary round had the teams answering 40 questions posed to them featuring some toughies like:
What’s common to Leonardo Da Vinci, dog in the basket and pretty Indian woman with lovely hair?
To some easy ones like:
Which vegetable should be washed cut form the bottom and discarded from the top? (We lost that one because I said Ladies finger!)
And some fun ones like:
Four letter word connecting Rakhi Sawant and the song “Something Something”!
Quizmaster Derek O’ Brian made a grand entry for the answer session and things went uphill form them. With audience prizes and enthusiasm at its peak, the atmosphere was that of one huge party. Finally 8 teams made it to the finals with lots of groans from the others who missed the bus. The team names included “No Brainers”, “Namita Bachao Andolan”, “3 M’s-Mama,Macchan,Mapalai”(that was the crowd favorite!).
Even though we were a part of the audience by then, the excitement never ceased till the very end. Just being a part of an event such as this was an experience in itself!
By Anupama Hoon
11:02 PM i am very happy that the quizzing fever has caught up with LIBA, i think nxt yr we must atleast send 10 teams with one team making it to the top 8
12:21 AM Well, Quizzing can be described as a Habit. It takes time and innovation to bring people from all circles even just to participate...Pama, that was a great article. Suddenly felt like I was reliving the whole experience.