That is the Question
Quizzing with Dhruv Mookerji
4 weeks. 4 sessions.
90 minutes per week
Total time: 6 hours
Age group: 13-21
What Are You Signing Up For?
Log in once a week to learn the basics of quizzing. You will learn how to use your academics, your interests and general knowledge to become a better quizzer. Learn the quizzing art of keeping your eyes and ears open.
Emerge from the programme sharper, more knowledgeable, hungry for learning, and ready to embrace quizzing with a passion!
By the end of the programme, you will:
​​​​*Have an understanding of what quizzing involves
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*Know how to build your knowledge base in a smart way
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*Know how to structure trivia and GK without it becoming boring
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*Have played lots of quizzes, and learned from them
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*Have a better understanding of your strengths and weaknesses
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*Get your own little collection of quiz questions
Know Your Mentor
Dhruv Mookerji has more than 20 years of experience as a QM, with over 250 quizzes under his belt. He has worked as a content coordinator on Kaun Banega Crorepati in the past.
He is a regular fixture as a QM at the prestigious Kolkata International Quizzing Festival. He has conducted several other open quizzes, quizzes for schools, colleges, clubs and other institutions.
He is a setter for multiple international online quiz platforms, and has created several popular new quiz formats.
The Lesson Plan
Week 1
Icebreaker Session: Getting to know each other’s worlds
From Exams to Quizzes: Understanding how to make the geeky fun
Sample Quiz Session: Getting right to it. Sampling the world of questions
​​Week 4
Quiz Day: A full session of sets, some by participants and some by the conductor
Debrief and Discussion: Thoughts, learnings and future plans
​Week 2
Quiz Habits: How to polish quizzing habits and keep it fun for yourself
Watching Quizzes: A tour of quizzing content online to follow and learn from
Practical Application: Attempt quizzes, solo and together. Discuss, work out, crack answers
Week 3
From Facts to Framing: Turn your own trivia into questions. Learn how to sift, edit, and identify wow factors
Practice Session: Quizzing in teams, with a higher difficulty level than before
The Process
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Platform: The workshop will be conducted on Zoom. You will have to keep your cameras on.
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The Application: Send us your application via the google form. You will hear from us by //// .
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Experience Required: No experience required. As long as you’re interested in quizzing, you may apply.
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Schedule: The workshop day and time will be fixed according to the majority vote by our final candidates. The course schedule is once a week, for 90 minutes, for the duration of four weeks. We will have a waitlist of candidates in case the first group of finalists have to drop out for any reason. If you miss a session, the basic highlights will be emailed to you. ​
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Payment: Once you have been accepted into the course, you will be sent the payment details well before the workshop begins. Finalists will have to make the payment before the course begins. The course fee is non-refundable unless we happen to cancel.
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Programme Fee: Rs 600o for 6 hours