“What do we do on Independence Day in Chennai? In the evening we quiz!”, says a jubilant Dr Navin Jayakumar, quizmaster and ophthalmologist, as he talks about the Landmark Quiz which is set to return after a two-year hiatus on August 15, 2023. Marking its 30th year, the quiz is emblematic of the essence of Chennai and its fierce and competitive quiz culture.
“Thirty years is an entire generation. So, for younger people, the quiz has been rebooted and made interesting by curating questions that are more contemporary. Young people access general knowledge and information in entirely different ways — through Twitter, Instagram, podcasts, blogs, so I think we needed to respect and acknowledge that,” says the quizmaster.
