This document summarizes a workshop on quizzing presented by Rahul Jayanti at Gujarat National Law University on March 25, 2009. The presentation discusses the history and meaning of quizzing, different types of quizzing questions and formats, benefits of quizzing, tips for developing good questions, and some prominent quizzing organizations in India. Sample quizzing questions were also included to demonstrate question styles and formats.

1. Workshop on Quizzing
by
Rahul Jayanti
Gujarat National Law University,
March 25, 2009
Gandhinagar

3. Quizzing
What is Quizzing?

4. 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 quot;quizquot;, 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.

5. Quizzing is . . .
 Showcasing you Knowledge
 Applying Your Knowledge
 Thinking Laterally

6. Benefits of Quizzing
 Makes for a great pastime
 Helps improve your Knowledgebase
 The Thrill of working out an answer

7. Types of Questions
 Dry Questions
 Visual Questions
 Audio Questions
 Video Questions
 Connect Questions

8. 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

9. 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

10. exempli gratia
bad
 What is the name of Michael Jackson's
Python?
 Inwhich country can you find the largest
number of buses?

11. 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

12. exempli gratia
good
 Initiallyknown 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?

13. exempli gratia
good
 Initiallyknown 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

14. Quizzing Formats
 Team Based
Groups of two, three or four
 Lone Wolf (Solo)
Mastermind, KBC et al

15. Team Based Quizzing
 The 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

16. Words from the Wise
 Read. A lot.
 Use Newspapers, Magazines, Internet etc
 Maintain a Diary. With frequent revision.
 Concentrate on your areas on interest

17. A few big names . . .
 Business Quizzes
Tata Crucible
Brand Equity
 General Quizzes
Landmark Quiz
Odyssey Quiz
 TV Shows
BBC Mastermind
Kaun Banega Crorepati

18. Types of Quizzes
 Business and Management
 General
 Theme Based
Sports
Movies
History
Nature, etc

19. Quizzing Clubs
 Karnataka Quizzers Association – KQA
Bangalore
 Quiz Foundation of India – QFI
Chennai
 Bombay Quiz Club – BQC
Mumbai

20. EOF : End Of Fundamentals
Let's have a proper quiz now, shall we?

21. 1.
How do we better know Shantaram
Kudalkar and Ramprasad Sharma?
Think Bollywood

22. 1.
How do we better know Shantaram
Kudalkar and Ramprasad Sharma?
Think Bollywood
A. Laxmikant Pyarelal

23. 2.
Connect the two
pictures shown
alongside

24. 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

25. 3.
What does the Scoville Scale measure?
Think food

26. 3.
What does the Scoville Scale measure?
Think food
A. Hotness of a Chilli Pepper
Measured in Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Named after scientist Wilbur Scoville

27. 4.
What are Sindh, Sahib and Sultan?

28. 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.

29. 5.
In an Indian election,at exactly what
point of time does campaigning end?

30. 5.
In an Indian election,at exactly what
point of time does campaigning end?
A.Forty eight hours before the time of
completion of polling

31. 6.
Identify

32. 6.
Identify
A. Dr.Pattabhi Sitaramayya,
freedom fighter and founder
of Andhra Bank

33. 7.
Identify the Movie

34. 7.
Identify the Movie
A. ACHHUT KANYA - 1936

35. 8.
The Post Box Number of the Australian
Broadcasting Corporation is 9994. Why so?

36. 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

37. 9.
Who was the first person to scale Mt.Everest
and also reach both the North and South
poles?

38. 9.
Who was the first person to scale Mt.Everest
and also reach both the North and South
poles?
A. Sir Edmund Hillary

39. 10.
Which country’s geographical outline
or map is featured on its map?

40. 10.
Which country’s geographical outline
or map is featured on its map?
A. Cyprus

41. 11.
Identify this famous Indian

42. 11.
Identify this famous Indian
A. Dadasaheb Phalke

43. 12.
Ytterby is a village in Sweden. What
is its contribution to the field of chemistry?

44. 12.
Ytterby is a village in Sweden. What
is its contribution to the field of chemistry?
A. Four Chemical elements named after it.
Yttrium (Y)
Ytterbium (Yb)
Terbium (Tb)
Erbium (Er)

45. 13.
Identify this author

46. 13.
Identify this author
A. Ian Fleming
The Creator of James Bond

47. 14.
Identify the Logo

48. 14.
Identify the Logo
A. Alfa Romeo
(Part of the FIAT Group)

49. 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 ?

50. 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

51. 16.
Identify

52. 16.
Identify
A. Wall Street

53. 17.
Identify

54. 17.
Identify
A.Humayan's Tomb

55. Thank You !