IndianOil open quiz held
Guwahati   01-Sep-2009
Quiz, master Barry O'Brian enthralled the audience with his quizzing skill and witty one-liners at IndianOil Brain Jam Open Quiz 2009, held at Pragjyoti' Cultural Complex,, Machhkhowa on Sunday evening. 'Usual Suspects', a team comprising Amrit Pritam Chetia and Bidyut Bailung bagged the first prize and a trip to Malaysia, while 'Q Factor's Maharnav and Parikshit were the first runners-up. 'Ma and Me' - a team of mother and daughter Urmila and Sukrita Baruah was the second runner-up in the event. Krishna Khanna handed over the trophy to the winners. Altogether 400 teams participated in the preliminary round of the quiz, of which six made it to the final round. Deputy Commissioner, Kamrup (Metro) Prateek Hajela was the chief guest on the occasion. A Pandian, General Manager, IndianOil , delivered the opening address. "The popularity of Brain Jam is soaring with every passing year. Almost 300 quiz enthusiasts had to return from the venue due to lack of space. Now, we are planning to shift to a bigger venue from next year," said Anup Khanna of Priya Communications, the organisers of the event. A Deb, CGM, State Bank of India also handed over gift hampers to the winners.