Odyssey Quiz 2006

Though not an avid quizzer, i went to this years' edition of Odyssey Quiz 2006. An annual event held on republic day every year at chennai, the event was well conceived and well conducted (spare the delays and initial hiccups in getting the seating done and repeated announcements of starting the quiz in about 'five' minutes for about 5 times).

Once the quiz started, the quiz master, Dr. Praveen Goday had the participants in rapt attention. Prelims consisted of a written round of 35 questions (Opened with, "If M in M. S. Subbulaksmi stands for Madurai, what does the M in M.L.Vasantha kumari stand for?") . During the discussion of answers, it was refreshing to see the quiz master identify young boys and girls and give them a chance. However, the organizers forgot to involve participants seated in the mini hall during the discussion.

Once the discussions were over, the best team name price was announced, a lot of imaginative names were on display( "ra ra Odysee-kku ra ra...", "Al-Quizda from quizakisthan", "virginial geniasis"), the best judged team name was "Jab thak samosa me aaloo rahe ga thab thak odyssey quiz chaloo rahega". Honestly, I was disappointed that our team name "B2K" an improvisation on B2B, B2C and the like ( with Balaji, Bhupender and Kamesh) was not even mentioned in the list.

"No Questions Asked" finished at number three, Metaquizzics, over came their infatuation with the 'ozone layer' in time, to be ranked second, but as far as Odyssey quiz 2006 edition goes, it was them all the way, wonder who? "They who shall not be named". Here is a moment from the Prize distribution




"They who shall not be named" are the winners of the Odyssey quiz 2006. (Pic Courtesy: Bhupender)




Thought the audience could have stayed a touch longer to appreciate and applaud the winners.