The Quiz Foundation of India recently hosted the Unusual Suspects Open Quiz, powered by Zifo where we had fresh faces take centre-stage. Anyone apart from past winners and finalists of QFiesta events over the past few years were invited to take part. The result? A fantastic turnout, a buzzing atmosphere, and a whole new level of excitement!
With a 101 participants across 36 teams, the quiz saw a wide range of participants, from once-active quizzers to complete newcomers, coming together and showing off their skills, wit, and knowledge across a 30-question preliminary round, a 9-team semifinal and an 8-team final. Here were the final results:
Finals:
Winners – Constables from Kerala – Zaman, Akhil, Sangeeth
Runners-Up – Chill Guys – Praveen, Naveen, Shreyas
Third Place – Tropic of Answer – Lakshya, Vinod and Shubankar
Fourth Place – No Name – Narasimhan, Arvind, Abhijit
Fifth Place – Kal Aaj Aur Kal – Ramanan, Varun, Srinivasan
Sixth Place – Batting? – Krishnan, Ajay and Priya
Seventh Place – Strangers on a Train of Thought – Nirupama, Mukund, Denita
Eighth Place – No Idea – Amit, Vinod and Adhitya
Semifinals (Top Four Qualified for the Finals):
Winners – Tropic of Answer – Lakshya, Vinod and Shubankar
Runners-Up – Batting a? – Krishnan, Ajay and Priya
Third Place – No Idea – Amit, Vinod and Adhitya
Fourth Place – Strangers on a Train of Thought – Nirupama, Mukund, Denita
Fifth Place – Innsert Funny Name Here – Swathi, Girish, Karthama Hari
Sixth Place – Bowling a Fielding a? – Prasanna, Aparna, Karthik
Seventh Place – Paper a Pudinga Siva – Raja, Ansar, Santhanan
Eighth Place – Bene Gesserit Brothers – Narendran, Anish, Suresh
Ninth Place – No Material Misstatements – Abhijit, Ajay, Sundar
A special mention to Achyutha Ram, Arghya Mishra, and Jayadev Shyam from PSBB in T Nagar, who were the Best School Quiz, and narrowly missed out on qualifying for the Semifinals!
Congratulations to the Winners of the Unusual Suspects Open Quiz 2025, Constables from Kerala!
Many thanks to Zifo for their unhesitating support for this event and for the sport of quizzing in Chennai as a whole!
The Unusual Suspects Open Quiz was proof that quizzing is for everyone—whether you’re a regular at QFI or new to the scene. We’re looking forward to hosting more such events. Keep an eye out for our upcoming events!
Credits:
Research Team: TK Balaji, Dinesh K, Jayakanthan R, Harish K, Rajagopal PS, Ramesh N, Ravi M and Vinid S
Logistics Team: Vijay S, Mario F, Rohit S and Rajagopal PS
Quizmasters: Dinesh K, Vinid S, and (of course) Dr. Navin Jayakumar
Thanks also to Gopal K, Deviprasad V and Shivkumar V for their support!
