Under the Peepal Tree
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Under the Peepal Tree (UTPT) is the annual quiz
fest organized by RV Quiz Corp, the quiz club of RVCE, Bangalore. It is Asia
's largest exclusive quiz fest.
The year 2011 will witness the 13th edition of this famed quizzing festival, themed on Tron: Legacy.
and as a brainchild of Avinash Mudaliar, one of India's most renowned quiz masters.
UTPT is indeed India’s Largest Quiz fest, for the fact that 6 unique quiz events are held each and every year over a course of 3 days and for the varied demographics it attracts. 4 of the 6 quizzes are for school and college students only, 1 of them is exclusively for corporates, and the other is for all public (all students, corporates and others).
UTPT is spread over 3 days consisting of 6 quizzes:
The schedule of the quizzes:
RVDC => RV Dental College, 24th Main, 1st Phase, J P Nagar, Bangalore
Apart from the main quizzes, there will also many informal quizzes with exciting prizes!
For more information on UTPT 2010 and feeler questions, google "Under the peepal tree" and check out the blog.
decided that a stage for testing mental prowess was of order in RVCE. Buoyed by the signs of interest shown by the students and the encouragement of the then principal, Prof. M.R. Holla, quizzing in RVCE emerged to be more than a hobby – it became a culture. Ever since, the tiny seed of an idea has transformed into the dense foliage of intellect and profundity it now is.
RVQuizCorp is among the most widely respected and, most feared quizzing clubs in the country. As quizzers and quizmasters, its members have displayed their mettle at every conceivable level.
To nurture and encourage budding quizzing talent in the college, RVQuizcorp organizes weekly quizzes and meetings. Come rain or shine, juniors and seniors from the club assemble week after week at our favourite haunt, "On the Rocks" at Cubbon Park.
Topics for these meetings have been quite eclectic, ranging from popular subjects like Music and Sport to highly specific and specialized ones like Harry Potter and Combat Aircraft. Besides these regular quizzes, an annual event called 'Funda Mental' is
conducted to determine the best team in college. The credo of the club is not just to increase the general awareness levels of its members, but also to inculcate in them the ability to think differently.
RVCE is the only institution in the country to have sent three teams to the prestigious BBC
University Challenge
Quiz hosted by Siddharth Basu on BBC World
. A team consisting of final year students was invited for an exhibition round to kick
off the inaugural season of the BBC University Challenge where they were pitted against Glasgow University, U.K. Then on, two pre-final year teams have made it to the televised rounds in the inaugural (2003) and the second season (2004).
UTPT 2009 witnessed a huge participation from college across the country and schools from Bangalore.
The turn out at the quizzes was good and full of enthusiasm as always.
The informal quizzes included drinks n beverages, 10 questions having to do something with the number 10 celebrating the 10th UTPT, 'beepography' and others.
We had jam packed pavilion at the KSCA venue of the open quiz and corporate quiz.
Dedicated to the memory of Wing Commander Mulky, who was instrumental in setting up the Karnataka Quiz Association, which continues to inspire quizzing in Karnataka, the fest kicked off with a tough preliminary written round for the General Quiz, which was taken by more than seventy teams of three. This set the tone as far as the quizzing level for the subsequent quizzes went. IndiGenius – an India quiz, Game Theory – a Sports quiz and a much praised Ψ Tech – Science and Technology quiz then took enthralled enthusiasts to dizzying heights of quizzing. Thus, the first two days of the fest were dedicated completely to the conduct of quizzes at the college level, during which Rupees Seventy Thousand was given away as prize money.
The last day of the fest focused on Audi-Vidi-Vici - an Audio-Visual extravaganza and Fine Answers – the Corporate Quiz. Teams from Microsoft, ICICI Bank, Ernst & Young, Infosys, Wipro, Sun Microsystems and other corporate heavyweights battled it out for the
grand prize of Rupees Fifteen Thousand at Fine Answers, with Infosys - Chennai ultimately walking away with the honours.
Apart from the main quizzes, there were also many informal quizzes, with topics as wide ranging as the Golden Girls of Hollywood, Harley Davidson, Literati and Cigarettes. Prizes for these informal quizzes were meals at fine restaurants in and around
the city. The ever-present audience was treated to a great three days of quizzing and question setting. All in all, ‘Under The Peepal Tree 2006’ was a quizzing spectacle that set the quizzing circuit of Bangalore ablaze with its memorable fundae.
Quiz
A quiz is a form of game or mind sport in which the players attempt to answer questions correctly. In some countries, a quiz is also a brief assessment used in education and similar fields to measure growth in knowledge, abilities, and/or skills.Quizzes are usually scored in points and many...
fest organized by RV Quiz Corp, the quiz club of RVCE, Bangalore. It is Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
's largest exclusive quiz fest.
The year 2011 will witness the 13th edition of this famed quizzing festival, themed on Tron: Legacy.
About UTPT
UTPT began in the year 1998 in BangaloreBangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
and as a brainchild of Avinash Mudaliar, one of India's most renowned quiz masters.
UTPT is indeed India’s Largest Quiz fest, for the fact that 6 unique quiz events are held each and every year over a course of 3 days and for the varied demographics it attracts. 4 of the 6 quizzes are for school and college students only, 1 of them is exclusively for corporates, and the other is for all public (all students, corporates and others).
UTPT is spread over 3 days consisting of 6 quizzes:
- The Major Quiz - a General Quiz for School and College teams
- Indigenius – an India Quiz for School & College teams
- Ψ Tech – a Science & Technology Quiz for School & College teams
- Game Theory – a Sports Quiz for School & College teams
- Audi-Vidi-Vici – an Audi-Visual Quiz open to all people
- Fine Answers – a General Quiz for Corporate teams
UTPT 2010
This would be the 12th edition of UTPT.The schedule of the quizzes:
| Date | Day | Event | Venue | Time | Teams of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 March, 2010 | Friday | Ψ Tech (Sci-tech Quiz) | RVDC | 0930 hrs | 3 max |
| 19 March, 2010 | Friday | Major Quiz (General Quiz) | RVDC | 1430 hrs | 3 max |
| 20 March, 2010 | Saturday | Indigenius (India Quiz) | RVDC | 1230 hrs | 3 max |
| 20 March, 2010 | Saturday | Game Theory (Sport Quiz) | RVDC | 1630 hrs | 3 max |
| 21 March, 2010 | Sunday | Audi-Vidi-Vici (Open Audio-Visual Quiz) | The Malleswaram Association | 1130 hrs | 4 max |
| 21 March, 2010 | Sunday | Fine Answers (A General quiz for Corporates) | Jayamahal Palace Hotel | 1730 hrs | 3 max |
RVDC => RV Dental College, 24th Main, 1st Phase, J P Nagar, Bangalore
Apart from the main quizzes, there will also many informal quizzes with exciting prizes!
For more information on UTPT 2010 and feeler questions, google "Under the peepal tree" and check out the blog.
About RV QuizCorp
RVQuizCorp is the quiz club of RV College of Engineering, Bangalore, one of India's most well known engineering colleges. RVQuizCorp had its humble beginnings about ten years ago when two enterprising quizzers Avinash Mudaliar and Gopal Srinivasan,decided that a stage for testing mental prowess was of order in RVCE. Buoyed by the signs of interest shown by the students and the encouragement of the then principal, Prof. M.R. Holla, quizzing in RVCE emerged to be more than a hobby – it became a culture. Ever since, the tiny seed of an idea has transformed into the dense foliage of intellect and profundity it now is.
RVQuizCorp is among the most widely respected and, most feared quizzing clubs in the country. As quizzers and quizmasters, its members have displayed their mettle at every conceivable level.
To nurture and encourage budding quizzing talent in the college, RVQuizcorp organizes weekly quizzes and meetings. Come rain or shine, juniors and seniors from the club assemble week after week at our favourite haunt, "On the Rocks" at Cubbon Park.
Topics for these meetings have been quite eclectic, ranging from popular subjects like Music and Sport to highly specific and specialized ones like Harry Potter and Combat Aircraft. Besides these regular quizzes, an annual event called 'Funda Mental' is
conducted to determine the best team in college. The credo of the club is not just to increase the general awareness levels of its members, but also to inculcate in them the ability to think differently.
RVCE is the only institution in the country to have sent three teams to the prestigious BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
University Challenge
University Challenge
University Challenge is a British quiz programme that has aired since 1962. The format is based on the American show College Bowl, which ran on NBC radio from 1953 to 1957, and on NBC television from 1959 to 1970....
Quiz hosted by Siddharth Basu on BBC World
BBC World
BBC World News is the BBC's international news and current affairs television channel. It has the largest audience of any BBC channel in the world...
. A team consisting of final year students was invited for an exhibition round to kick
off the inaugural season of the BBC University Challenge where they were pitted against Glasgow University, U.K. Then on, two pre-final year teams have made it to the televised rounds in the inaugural (2003) and the second season (2004).
UTPT 2009
This was the 11th edition of UTPT held from the 20th to the 22nd of March 2009.UTPT 2009 witnessed a huge participation from college across the country and schools from Bangalore.
UTPT 2008
Under The Peepal Tree 2008 marked the 10th edition of this quizzing fest. A major milestone thus achieved.The turn out at the quizzes was good and full of enthusiasm as always.
The informal quizzes included drinks n beverages, 10 questions having to do something with the number 10 celebrating the 10th UTPT, 'beepography' and others.
UTPT 2007
Great turnout. everything good. Informals included death, desserts, mergers and acquisitions and more.We had jam packed pavilion at the KSCA venue of the open quiz and corporate quiz.
UTPT 2006
Putting it succinctly, Under the Peepal Tree 2006 was a tremendous success, both as a quiz fest and as a managerial venture by RVQuizcorp. Graced with the participation of more than 200 teams, the fest was the epitome of quizzing. Garnering a lot of attention through newspaper write-ups and photo-ops, the fest attracted the participation of premier institutes such as IIM Bangalore, KMC – Manipal, NLSIU - Bangalore and Anna University – Chennai apart from Bangalore institutes such as MSRIT, BMSCE and CMRIT.Dedicated to the memory of Wing Commander Mulky, who was instrumental in setting up the Karnataka Quiz Association, which continues to inspire quizzing in Karnataka, the fest kicked off with a tough preliminary written round for the General Quiz, which was taken by more than seventy teams of three. This set the tone as far as the quizzing level for the subsequent quizzes went. IndiGenius – an India quiz, Game Theory – a Sports quiz and a much praised Ψ Tech – Science and Technology quiz then took enthralled enthusiasts to dizzying heights of quizzing. Thus, the first two days of the fest were dedicated completely to the conduct of quizzes at the college level, during which Rupees Seventy Thousand was given away as prize money.
The last day of the fest focused on Audi-Vidi-Vici - an Audio-Visual extravaganza and Fine Answers – the Corporate Quiz. Teams from Microsoft, ICICI Bank, Ernst & Young, Infosys, Wipro, Sun Microsystems and other corporate heavyweights battled it out for the
grand prize of Rupees Fifteen Thousand at Fine Answers, with Infosys - Chennai ultimately walking away with the honours.
Apart from the main quizzes, there were also many informal quizzes, with topics as wide ranging as the Golden Girls of Hollywood, Harley Davidson, Literati and Cigarettes. Prizes for these informal quizzes were meals at fine restaurants in and around
the city. The ever-present audience was treated to a great three days of quizzing and question setting. All in all, ‘Under The Peepal Tree 2006’ was a quizzing spectacle that set the quizzing circuit of Bangalore ablaze with its memorable fundae.