Mind Games Open Quiz

Are you missing the feel of walking into a familiar quiz venue, where familiar (but behind schedule) Quiz Masters and familiar fellow quizzers who are vying for the same book vouchers abound? Or are you just missing an interesting activity with the mental demands of chess and the socializing of a meet-and-greet?

Well, despair not! Here's an open to all quiz with:

- multiple rounds with varied topics

- many audio-visual questions

Hosted by Prof. Rangarajan from the Coimbatore Quiz Circle, this quiz has all the aspects of a real-life quiz (except it runs on time)!

When is it?

August 9, 2020; 2:30 pm

How to participate?

Register and pay the entry fee (Rs 99) and you will get a link to log in to the quiz on August 9th.

Where will it by held?

Via Zoom

What am i playing for?

Amazon coupons worth Rs 2000/-

Teaser Questions:

1. This Kerala cadre (1968 Batch) IPS officer played a crucial role in controlling the infamous Thalassery communal riots in 1971. Appointed in Kannur in January 1972 by the then Home Minister Karunagaran, the IPS officer brought in peace within a week. Meanwhile an young CPI (M) MLA of Kuthu Paramba also played a vital role in managing the riots. Identify the IPS officer and the MLA.

2. Though introduced by Apple in the recent virtual WWDC 2020 as a new contextual feature to Covid-19, this has been in the works for many years. Which feature?

3. In native Italian a _______ is literally a glass bottle and in particular a bulb shaped Chianti bottle of the kind that is usually wrapped partly in decorative cushioning covering of straw. In middle ages, the word came in to use in Italian slang among actors and performers to indicate a blunder during performance.

Fill in the blank.

Happy quizzing!