Quizzzzed!!!

One fine morning. It’s business as usual at Lavale. A commotion in one corner of the campus. It’s a quiz fest happening.

SIMC, considered as minnows of the game, too decide to try their luck.

The teams line up for the Whiz Quiz .

Team A: SIMC
Team B: SIBM
Team C: SITM

The quiz master [Q]: Are you game?

SIMC nods a little too hard, since Midhun’s head shakes even with the breeze. SIBM n SITM looks down upon SIMC, particularly at Midhun and his madcap looks.

Six rounds. One question per round. Direct answer : 10 marks. Passed: 5 marks. It’s do or die. Team C gets the onus of the first question.

First round: Marketing

(The first question goes to team C.)

Q: The term synonymous with needs, wants and desires?

SITM: (shakes and rakes the brains, but finally a meek reply): Pass

(Question to Team B)

SIBM : (Acting confident and smart) Kotler…Philip Kotler!!!

Q: Sorry. The question passes to Team A

Midhun looks like the Mumbai shareholder who lost crores in the Bombay stock exchange. He looks mouth agape at Mr. DB, the counterpart who looks like his mirror reflection. Calm, quiet and composed, oblivious of the happenings out there.

Suddenly Midhun loses his composure, scratches his head and cries out loud to God.

Ohhhh!!! Rama… (Even before he could complete his prayers)

Quizmaster : Correct answer. The full name is Dr. Ram Shas, the one and only name comparable to Needs, wants and desires. You get 5 marks.

(DB appreciably looks at Midhun & his lips move in an upward crease in admiration)

(The second question to Team B)

Biology Round

Q: A unique plant like human that kills life.

SIBM: (Almost in the verge of tears, for Biology is all Greek and Latin)

Is it Hydrilla ?

Q: (Arrogantly) Wrong answer.

Question passes to Team A

Again a lost Midhun knows a weed that floats on the Vembanad Lake, Kerala.

So he doesn’t even look at DB and shouts out

Midhun: Water hyacinth

Q: (With an impressive look at Midhun): There you score again. 5 marks.

(Explains) It’s not exactly water hyacinth, but for now it’s accepted. This hyacinth actually tries to skill life, ending in a ‘ballooning’ phenomenon termed LIFE-S-KILLS.

Quiz master almost deciding that SIMC is the winner, moves to the next question

Art round

Q: The latest of ‘ism’s’ found in the world.

Midhun: (In one direct confident go blurts out): NATU-ISM.

Quizmaster gets up from his seat, runs to Midhun and hugs him.

You score it yet again. 10 MARKS.

(Explains) After cubism, this is the biggest ism in art revolution because of the genius of a lady. The three well known types are Circular natuism, triangular natuism and ‘back to square one’ natusim.

SIBM is almost like lost.

The only saving grace is the second and final round.

A Brand deciphering round, in which SIBM is the strongest in India. So keeping hopes high, they continue

(To be continued…)