KJ SIMSR Horizon Dec - 2014 issue Dec 2014 | Page 56

SPECTRUM

QUIZwIZ
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fter two events at SIMSR,

this time Acumen was all set
to take it to the next stage. The
result was QuizWiz-2014, a
general quiz for the entire
Somaiya Vidyavihar Campus.
It was organized as a part of
the
Founders
Week
celebrations and all colleges
of Somaiya campus got a
taste of Acumen quizzing.
In the preliminary round,
about
175
quizzing
enthusiasts from various
colleges
like
Somaiya
Polytechnic, Arts and Science
College, Engineering and our
The Winners and Runners Up! with the Quizmasters
very own SIMSR engaged in
a battle of wits. Prelims were
including a Lateral Connect and an Audio Visual
conducted in a very novel way with 26 questions
round handled with aplomb by quizmasters Joel
whose answers started with A-Z. The subtle clues
George and Ridhi Gupta. There were "moments" of
given to the teams led to much excitement among
extreme anxiety, excitement and even a small
the teams as they vied with each other. Due credit
brawl and exchange of words among participants
must be given to Quizmasters Harsh Jha and
that added much ‘mirch masala’ to the Grand
Bhaskar Kumar for thoroughly engaging the
Finale!! But the highlight of the show were the last
participants with not only brilliant questions but
two rounds "Pick your Poison" and the "Rapid Fire"
also humor and banter.
which completely altered the course of the Quiz,
ensuring a tantalizing end.
Six teams, three from SIMSR and one each from
Arts&Science, Engineering and Polytechnic were
Finally after a closely fought battle, Team
the chosen finalists ready to battle it out for the final
Invincibles, the duo of Monysh Bandeally and
glory. The event had 6 Rounds of intense quizzing
Saurabh Prasannaraj from K J Somaiya Institute of
Management kept their cool and striking the
"hammer" at the right moment emerged as
the Champions of QuizWiz 2014 while two
other teams from SIMSR (Leneil Gomes and
Kshitij Gore; Satyajit Gahana and Binit
Sinha) emerged as the first and second
runners up!
The audience too had its share of fun with
audience questions, picking up goodies
along the way with a couple of faculty tickling
their grey cells too.

Prof. Debraj Ghosal engaging the crowd

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To sum up, the event was a resounding
success that cemented the quizzing culture
across Somaiya paving the way for many
such events in the future.