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The '''''Cadbury Bournvita Quiz Contest''''' is an [[India]]n quiz contest that began on 12 April 1972. Sponsored by [[Cadbury India]], it is one of India's most famous quiz contests. Originally held live in cities across the country, it later became a radio show and then, in June 1992, a television show on [[Zee TV]]. Later, the show was shifted to another television channel, [[Sony Entertainment Television (India)|Sony Entertainment Television]]. After a hiatus, it moved in a truncated version to [[Pogo (TV channel)|Pogo]], before landing its last TV outing in the channel [[Viacom 18|Colors]]. In 2015, BQC completed its first YouTube-only season with Centre Point [[Nagpur]] as All India Champions. It then moved to its app called BQC where the viewers can play along. The show is hosted by [[Derek O'Brien (quizmaster)|Derek O'Brien]]. The original quiz master on the radio show was [[Hamid Sayani]], a prominent Indian broadcast personality.<ref name="kamla">Kamla Bhat, podcast, [http://kamlashow.com/podcast/2007/02/19/in-conversation-with-ameen-sayani-part-i-2/ In Conversation with Ameen Sayani] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402094037/http://kamlashow.com/podcast/2007/02/19/in-conversation-with-ameen-sayani-part-i-2/ |date=2 April 2012 }}. Retrieved 14 May 2011.</ref> After the first four years, Hamid died and the show was taken over by his brother [[Ameen Sayani]].<ref name="vidura">C. Sarkar, "Vidura", Press Institute of India, 1977.</ref>

According to the show's organizers, they are looking for children with proven talents who have been rewarded by their school. The children who take part must be able to present themselves clearly in [[Hindi]] or [[English language|English]]. Also, participants should be able to balance their academics with their extracurricular activities. Each team consists of students from a given school.

All the participants who reach the national finals (after making it to top 16 of 100 City Winners) are given cash prize each along with a gift hamper from [[Cadbury]].

==History==
BQC achieved its peak popularity during the 90s in the Zee TV era, and arguably also when it moved to Sony in a similar format. During this period, BQC was considered a gold standard quiz show, where school pride was at stake and the quizzing was dead serious. The show was also frequented by A List celebrities of that era, including legends like [[Zakir Hussain (actor)|Zakir Hussain]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Sachin Tendulkar]] among many others.
However, after being pulled off air, they tried pandering to a younger audience with Pogo in the later 2000s, which was a critical failure, and went off air within one season. A couple of years later, BQC returned on Colors, with [[Saumya Tandon]] acting as a co-host. This version of the show was also populist but neither did it bring in the ratings expected.

===Youtube version===
After being cancelled from its fourth channel, BQC returned, but this time on YouTube, where it encourages the audience to play along using its app, or an application built into the YouTube video. The latest avatar of BQC is a mini 12-15 minute version with emphasis on objective type questions, and none of the innovative quizzing patterns established in the 90s. It saw 2 teams going head to head answering 8 questions, each with an equal number of points. The first season in 2015 saw the participation of 16 teams which had qualified the Zonal Finals, with Centre Point Nagpur being crowned All India Champions.

===2016 season===
The 2016 season of BQC is out on the app India plays BQC available on the AppStore in [[iOS]] and the [[Google]] playstore in [[Android (operating system)|Android]]. The 16 teams qualified from the zonal round compete in a round robin round. As of 30 August 2016 10 episodes of the new season have been released.

==2015-16 season ==
The 2015-16 season of Bournvita Quiz Championship has started on their app. There are 16 teams who had qualified the zonal finals. As of 16 September 2016 10 episodes have been released on the app. The 7 finalists of the entire season were-
# Ridhima Walia & Kritesh Malhotra
#Vinay Rautela & Shivam Singh
#Meet Patel & Viraj Solanke
#Chimney Disruptri & Shanta
#Vivek Marathe & Vishal Range
#Sahil Biswas & Akshat Mundas
#Shrinka Roy & Avdhoot Mulay

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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130911093328/http://www.cadburybournvita.in/indiaplaysbqc/ BournvitaQuizContest's Official website]
* {{IMDb title|0391584}}
* [https://www.facebook.com/BournvitaQuizContest Official Facebook]
* [https://www.youtube.com/bournvitaquizcontest Official Youtube Channel]

==References==
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[[Category:Student quiz television series]]
[[Category:Indian radio programmes]]
[[Category:Indian game shows]]
[[Category:Indian television series]]
[[Category:1992 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:Zee TV original programming]]
[[Category:Sony Entertainment Television original programming]]
[[Category:Pogo (TV channel) original programming]]
[[Category:Colors TV original programming]]
[[Category:UTV Television]]

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>Aayushmanaeron at 17:18, 17 April 2021