The capital city will be one of the cities that will host the World Quizzing Championship this year.
The championship, considered to be the world cup in the game of quizzing, will be held simultaneously in 150 cities across the world. In Kerala, the contests are being organised by the knowledge services firm Q Factory in association with the International Quizzing Association across four venues, with Kozhikode, Kochi and Thrissur being the other venues.
The three hour contest is in the model of a written examination.
Questions will be from the topics of culture, media, history, lifestyle, entertainment, sports and games, science, and world .There will be 30 questions from each set, hence making a total of 240.
Civil Service trainer and former civil servant P.T. Arun has been appointed as the proctor for Thiruvananthapuram.
There is no bar of age or educational qualification to participate in the contest.
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“The event has been happening in Kerala for 12 years. In the first ten years, Kozhikode was the host city. We have had a large number of participants over the years. Last year, we had to shift the contest out of Kozhikode to Thiruvananthapuram and Thrissur, due to the Nipah scare. But, in both cities, we got very enthusiastic participation. Now, it is being expanded to more cities in Kerala. The questions will be sent by the International Quizzing Association and the quiz will happen at the same time everywhere,” says V.S.Sabarinath of Q Factory.
In the city, LBS Institute of Technology for women, Poojapura will be the venue. The contest will be held on June 1 at 3 p.m.
Those interested should register in advance.
For registration contact wqctvm@gmail.com and phone 8129893362, 9895316264.
