heres a fact tgondii is a clever little protozoan that lives in the digestive tracts of cats and triggers a fatal attraction phenomenon in humans heres the question there is a famous phrase surrounding this what is it the noise of hurried discussions in whispers breaks the silence in the small hall a motley crowd of constant knowledge seekers members of the quiz foundation of india gathered in a room at musee musicals is trying to decipher the puzzle they recall what they have read and seen and use their logical side of the brain to get the answer ahhh the joy of being the smart one and proclaiming i know this before others does anyone among the 20odd quiz brethren get the sosimple and rightatyourface crazy cat lady answer not really but an argument follows gopal kidao one of the founding members of qfi and a veteran of quizzer of 20 years explains that the cruel stereotype of crazy cat lady is not because lonely spinsters are crazy about their pet felines but tgondii found in the faeces of the cats muddles up the brain in humans and makes them crazy argument settled the quizmaster moves on to the next question this routine goes on for more than two hours every alternate sunday qfi which was founded in 1987 by a group of friends in an apartment in chetpet over tea and samosas now has around 70 members those who cannot attend the battle of minds physically get the questions emailed to them young old middleaged student journalist engineer entrepreneur qfi has the variety the biweekly meetings are a jovial platform where they test their intellect cultivate their mind learn hitherto unknown facts and show off their intelligence while having fun weekends well spent but whats this strong magnetic pull that quizzing has some of the members have been sustaining this passion for decades while a few former quizzers say they have outgrown their interest life and its challenges overtook and the passion to acquire vast and diverse knowledge had withered they say but the believers still swear by it yes i have been quizzing for around 30 years i read more and watch more movies to learn more and i keep my eyes open for interesting facts that may pop up while watching a movie or reading a book says devi prasad who was exposed to the fertile world of quizzing in the land of bhadraloks i did my b com in calcutta in the late 80s which was then the biggest hub for open quizzes i think the respect and adulation senior quizzers got then got me hooked for life says devi prasad who works as a healthcare consultant but gets high on quizzing qfi questions are not facile its not about the capitals or the longest largest highest and shortest the questions could be about anything trivial or random but at the same they are challenging and could leave the contestants flummoxed giving them