Jun 07 2025 to Jun 07 2025 2 p.m.

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Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

Celebrate Environment Day with a quiz that’s anything but ordinary!

What on Earth?! is a lively, interactive session designed by Quizmaster Berty Ashley to surprise, challenge, and entertain. Expect curious questions, unexpected twists, and a playful dive into themes that connect us to the world we live in.

Whether you’re a quiz buff or just in it for the fun, this is your chance to learn something new—and maybe even win a prize or two! Bring your friends, bring your curiosity, and get ready to find out… what on Earth is going on?!

Note: This Quiz is for teams of 2-3.

This event is part of BIC’s programmes for Environment Day 2025 titled The Earth Remembers: Stories of Justice and Resilience. This year’s Environment Day gathering centres on the people at the frontlines of ecological change, communities whose lives are entangled with the land, the waters, and the skies, and who carry not only the weight of loss but also the seeds of resilience. Rather than viewing the environment as separate from society, we listen to stories where the two are inseparable.

Facilitator

Berty Ashley
Quizmaster
Berty Ashley was born and brought up in the ancient Tamil city of Madurai. From the day started to speak, he was known for his insatiable curiosity and inexpendable energy. An alumnus of Vikaasa school and The American College, he followed his dreams of becoming a scientist.

He is now a Molecular Geneticist at the Dystrophy Annihilation Research Trust (a.k.a DART). When he is not busy doing his research or write grants he can be usually seen at a concert or at a quiz. Berty is an avid lover of music who not only collects vinyl records but plays with 3 bands. He plays the guitar, keyboards and drums. He listens to everything from Hindustani to Heavy Metal.

Berty has been taking part and conducting quizzes since his school days. The love for trivia and funda made him develop his own characteristic quizzing style in which he infuses his trademark humour and pop-culture references.

He is the author of the popular Easy Like Sunday Morning quiz in The Hindu Sunday Magazine which is renowned for the work-out-ability factor. It is currently on a run of unbroken weekly quizzes for seven years. In early 2018 Rupa Publications published a collection of 42 of these quizzes under the name Quizzes for Quirky Minds which in 1 week became best-seller in its category on Amazon. The book not only contains the quizzes but also his own jokes, anecdotes from his life and some random information such as recipes! Berty and his partner Akhila Phadnis have gone on to co-author a series of 7 quiz books on various themes for Rupa Publications. Berty Ashley puts the ‘fun’ in ‘funda’.