What? Where? When? UTSC

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What is the idea of our quiz club?

So, imagine: in the game room there is a team of players consisting of five people, including the captain, is sitting at the table. The game starts when the specialized program randomly selects the topic of the first question. After that the players have 15 seconds to discuss what may the question be like.

At the end of 15 seconds, the host reads the question, giving the players one minute to think and find an answer. During this time, they are brainstorming to determine the answer to the question submitted by the "askers team" - essentially the entire student body of U of T that has sent in questions. The captain of the team determines the person answering the question. After the answer is given, the host reads the correct answer, which matches the answer of the player (plus one point to the team of scholars), or does not match (plus one point to the team of askers and the student who asked that question receives a prize). The game lasts up to five points scored by one of the teams.

What sets us apart from other quiz games? (Click to open)

The main difference between this intellectual game and others, for example, "Trivia", "Jeopardy!" is that, in addition to general erudition, players need the ability to reason logically, consistently and effectively collaborate in a short amount of time, to be able to find pathways and solutions that lead to the correct answer. In short, our questions are more similar to brain scissors, than to questions based on a topic-specific knowledge.

How do I become a member? (Click to open)

You can earn your place in two ways:

As a question asker: Submit your most challenging question through our Google Forms, where you will also find tips about the question format. If Scholars do not answer your question during the game, you will earn a point for the Student team and will win a prize.
As a Scholar: To join the team, go to the "Become a Scholar" page. Become a part of one of the teams. Your goal is to work as one to find the correct answer in just 60 seconds.

Whether you're part of a team answering questions or in your dorm room crafting them, your intelligence is your ticket to join.

What do teams do? (Click to open)

Team of Question Askers, i.e., any registered student, uploads their question via Google Forms (you can access it on page "Upload A Question").
Our editors thoroughly review each uploaded question and select 9 best questions of the week.
On the day of the game, one of the Teams of Scholars gathers in the hall where the game is being held.
Friday, (Location and time to be announced) - game starts. The program randomly selects topics of questions, and Players have 15 seconds to discuss what the question will be like and only 60 seconds to answer the question. If Scholars give the right answer, they earn a point; if they do not, the Question Askers team earns a point, while the person who submitted that question receives a prize.
The game is held until one of the teams reaches 5 points.

For more details, visit the "Rules" page.

How will I know that Scholars could not answer my question? (Click to open)

We will notify you by email that you provided in Google Forms. In the near future, we plan to broadcast the games on YouTube, allowing a wider audience to watch the game and acertaining Askers of the status of their question. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@WhatWhereWhen.

Do Teams of Scholars compete against each other? (Click to open)

Yes, they do. Most successful team of the season - 3 months - receives an award.

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