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On Monday, Bandra resident Vikram Joshi graduated from being an avid quizzer to becoming a possible quiz question. The 37-year-old became the first Indian, as also the first non-European, to win the World Quizzing Championship (WQC), which was held simultaneously in over 50 countries this year.
Organized since 2003 by the International Quizzing Association, the only recognized global body of quizzing, this championship included a written test comprising 240 questions across eight subjects. Joshi scored 176 points out of 210, including a full house in the History category. "The only two people in the history of WQC to get a full score in any subject are both Indians," says Joshi, who did not have a TV at home till he turned 16. As a consequence, he would devour every book that came his way, especially historical biographies and literary classics.
These came in handy on Saturday, when Joshi, who works for a digital content company, had to answer questions such as the number of people sitting around the table in the legendary 1942 painting 'Hawknight'.
An active member of the Bombay Quiz Club, he was confident he'd be in the top five as soon as he finished. "You can't really prepare for the test. I read and have a sticky memory for quirky trivia," says Joshi, who can easily name the first New Zealand pop star to top the US charts.
Bandra man 1st Indian to win global quiz contest - The Times of India
Low IQ baniya..
Organized since 2003 by the International Quizzing Association, the only recognized global body of quizzing, this championship included a written test comprising 240 questions across eight subjects. Joshi scored 176 points out of 210, including a full house in the History category. "The only two people in the history of WQC to get a full score in any subject are both Indians," says Joshi, who did not have a TV at home till he turned 16. As a consequence, he would devour every book that came his way, especially historical biographies and literary classics.
These came in handy on Saturday, when Joshi, who works for a digital content company, had to answer questions such as the number of people sitting around the table in the legendary 1942 painting 'Hawknight'.
An active member of the Bombay Quiz Club, he was confident he'd be in the top five as soon as he finished. "You can't really prepare for the test. I read and have a sticky memory for quirky trivia," says Joshi, who can easily name the first New Zealand pop star to top the US charts.
Bandra man 1st Indian to win global quiz contest - The Times of India
Low IQ baniya..
