The Milieu Quiz 2009-10

The Presidency College Students' Union presents the Milieu quiz, in association with the International School of Business & Media, and the Presidency College Society for the Acquisition of General Knowledge.


It will be a general quiz for only college students and the renowned quizzer and quiz master Gautam Ghosh will be in charge of the proceedings. There will be cash prizes for the teams finishing first, second and third in the finals and we're trying to arrange for consolation prizes for the other finalists, too.



Here are the details -

1) Date and time: 22nd December 2009, from 12:45 pm.

2) Venue: Derozio Hall, Presidency College. 86/1, College Street, Kolkata - 700073.

3) There will be no participation fees.

4) Team details: A team can have a maximum of 3 members, who must be a current student of a Bachelors (or equivalent) or Masters (or equivalent) course in a recognised institute.Team members need not be from the same college, i.e. "cross college teams" are allowed. Any number of students from a particular institute can take part. 

5) It is mandatory for a participant to carry a Photo ID card that proves her/his status as a college student.

6) All decisions made by the Students' Union and/or PCSAGK and/or the quiz master will be final and binding on all participants.

For any query that you have, feel free to contact -

Nairit at 9836308535 or Sumantra at 9051334523.

QVICQVID I : Results

General Quiz:

Winners: Boomerang Boom Boom and Potoldanga Thunder Club.

Third: NUJS

QVICQVID I

On 17th January, PCSAGK will host the first edition of its annual quiz festival, QVICQVID, in the Derozio Hall, Presidency College. There will be two quizzes - a General Quiz which will be for college students only and a Sports Quiz which will be open to all.

The General Quiz will be hosted by Mr. Debarghya Das, Software Consultant for Cognizant and a veteran Open quizzer.
The Sports Quiz will be hosted by Dr. Boria Mazumdar, eminent cricket historian and a regular columnist for ESPN Star Sports and the Times of India.

So join us for a fun filled day with attractive prizes on offer for the teams and the audience alike!

Rules and regulations:

QVICQVID I: General Quiz

1) Only college students are allowed to take part. To take part, you have to be an Honours (or equivalent) or Masters (or equivalent) student in a recognised institute. 
2) Each team may have a maximum of three members.
3) It is mandatory for participants to carry Photo ID cards that proves their status as a college 
student.
4) Registration will begin at 10:30 and the preliminary round will start at 11:00 or whenever the  host wishes to. 
5) There are no entry fees.
6) All decisions made by the PCSAGK and / or the host will be final and binding on all participants.


QVICQVID I: Sports Quiz

1) This is open to all. You may register under two categories:
a) Student: If ALL the participants of a team are a student from a recognised school or in a recognised college pursuing an Honours (or equivalent) or Masters (or equivalent) degree.
b) Open: If at least one member does not qualify under Rule 1) a).
2) Registration fees-
a) Student teams: None.
b) Open teams: Rs. 100 per team.
3) Each team may have a maximum of three members.
4) It is mandatory for student participants to carry Photo ID cards that proves their status as a college or school student. Not doing so will enable them to participate under Open category only.
5) Registration will begin at 15:00 and the preliminary round will start at 15:30 or whenever the  host wishes to. 
6) All decisions made by the PCSAGK and / or the host will be final and binding on all participants.



In case of queries, contact:

Sayan: 9874177508
Debak: 9831287003

Milieu Quiz 2008-09

After the success of the Ispat Quiz, the Milieu Organizing Committee decided to give the PCSAGK the responsibility of hosting the inter college quiz that was part of Milieu, the annual fest of Presidency College. It was held in the Physics Lecture Theatre I on 7th January and was attended by as many as twenty eight teams, a rare sight in college fest quizzes. The participants included students not only from most reputed colleges in and around Calcutta, but also from Pune and Durgapur.

The quiz hosts were Sayan and Panda, both from Presidency College, and they enthralled the participating teams and audience alike with some brilliant questions from all walks of life. 

The prelims saw a cut off of 13 and the eight teams made it to the finals - Clueless, Potoldanga Thunder Club, 42, Boye Gechhe, D.A.T.A. Base, Juxtaposed, St. Xaviers' College and Scottish Church College.

The mains had an exciting finish as Potoldanga ensured their win with a correct answer in the very last question of the quiz. Had they not answered it, Boye Gechhe (second place) would have had the opportunity of answering it themselves and clinching the quiz. Clueless, an all-Presidency team, finished in third place.

PCSAGK would like to thank the Milieu Organising Committee, and Dipendra in particular, for giving them the opportunity to conduct the quiz.

Ispat Quiz 2008-09

Ispat, a cultural forum of Presidency College, called upon the Presidency College Society for the Acquisition of General Knowledge to organise the quiz that was a part of its annual cultural celebrations. Sayan Bhattacharya (Economics Honours 3rd Year) hosted the quiz, assisted by Debak Das (History Honours 3rd Year). The preliminaries saw thirteen three member teams battle out for a spot in the mains and the cut off was 5 for the six teams that made it.

Quantum Of Shoelace, composed of Panda (Economics Honours 2nd Year), Devaditya (History Honours 1st Year) and Dipanjan (Political Science Honours 1st Year) won the main rounds with a score of 120. Dogs Of War, composed of Nairit (Physics Honours 2nd Year), Sarbajit (Economics Honours 2nd Year) and Sumantra (Economics Honours 2nd Year) followed up in second place with a score of 90 points. Two teams were tied on 60 points for third place - Nameless, which had Karnica (Economics Honours 1st Year), Shiladitya (English Honours 1st Year) and Sriyanka (English Honours 1st Year); and Quantum Quizzards, made up of Monoshij (Economics Honours 1st Year), Sayan (Economics Honours 1st Year) and Soumya (Economics Honours 1st Year).

Freshers' Quiz 2008-09

The Freshers’ Quiz, 2008-09, was organized by the Presidency College Society for the Acquisition of General Knowledge on the 15th of November at the Economics Lecture Theatre.

The response from the “new kids in the block” was truly overwhelming, with as many as 11 teams (2 member teams comprising 1st year students) battling it out in the Prelims to secure the much coveted spot among the 6 teams that would qualify for the Mains.

We had a special screening of Blood Brothers directed by Vishal Bharadwaj, courtesy the Red Ribbon Club, our social partner. Bappaditya Mukherjee (State Coordinator, Red Ribbon Club) also made a short but moving speech about how the youth should come together for the cause of eliminating and spreading awareness about HIV-AIDS.

The Prelims followed. After a closely fought round of elimination, 6 well deserving teams were left for the final battle. The quiz was conducted by the Club President Sayan Bhattacharya, with Panda being the man behind the laptop .It was a fiercely competitive quiz right from round one, with hardly any questions being left unanswered. With a brilliant long-chain round (designed by Nairit), a few sitters, and several teasers, the spot of the winner ended up as a tie. Devaditya and Deepanjan (Riders on the Storm) and Saroni and Samayita (Zeitgeist) were jointly declared the winners with a score of 80. The team of Sriyanka and Shiladitya (Nameless) also put up a brilliant show and finished with a close 75 at the 3rd spot.

The quiz was indeed one of a high standard, and what was most rewarding to see, was the enthusiasm among the freshers, especially among the girls. They were indeed the main ingredient for making the Freshers’ Quiz a grand success.

The PCSAGK is grateful to the Principal, Dr. Sanjib Ghosh and Prof. Amitava Chatterjee (Head of the Department, Department of Economics) for their cooperation. We hope there are many more such successful sessions of thought exercise in the days to come.

A New Beginning

The Presidency College Society for Acquisition of General Knowledge – popularly known as the Presidency Quiz Club - was re-established on September 8 2008 by the Governing Body of the college after a growing need was felt for a society exclusively for quizzers. 

The Society is the by far the oldest quiz club in India, having been established in 1838. Members then included prominent Derozians of that age like Peary Chand Mitra (first President), Rev. Krishna Mohan Banerjee and Debendranath Tagore amongst others. In the wake of the nationalist movement the activities of the society gradually waned.

The Presidency Quiz Club has been formed again with the primary objective of promoting quizzing in the college through quiz sessions, organizing quizzes and developing quizzers. 



The governing body of the Society is:

Teachers in charge –          Prof. Nandalal Chakraborti
                                        Prof. Jayshree Mukhopadhyay

President -                         Sayan Bhattacharya

Secretary -                        Debak Das

Vice Presidents -               Gaurav Garg
                                        Panda

Assistant Secretaries -       Panchajanya Banerjee
                                        Nairit Sur

Treasurer -                        Sumantrasarathi Datta

Conveners -                      Chandrayee Chatterjee
                                       Abhirup Ghosh