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Welcome to the India quiz. The quiz is a general knowledge quiz centred around India that any registered Wikipedian can enter. It is run as a friendly competition to test and improve your knowledge of India. Most importantly, it's supposed to be fun. The questions and answers would be condensed in the form of "Did you know..." facts on Portal:India to be updated once or twice a week. Also, the relevant articles that get quoted in these quiz questions would hopefully get a face-lift with increased attention as a result of the questions.

Rules

  1. Any registered wikipedian can answer a quiz question, but to ask a question you must first earn the right by being the first person to answer the previous one correctly. If the current question is still open and you think you know the answer, post your answer below and wait for an adjudication from the person who placed the question. Remember to sign your post with ~~~~.
  2. If you are the first person to post the correct answer, the asker will post a message below your answer confirming you gave the correct response.
  3. You now have the baton and 24 hours to post a new question. If a new question is not posted by you within that time limit, the asker can post a new question in lieu of yourself.
  4. When 25 questions have been asked, a round is over. The leader on the answer tally at the end of each round is declared the winner of the round. The questions asked during the round are archived.
  5. The leader-tally then resets with all users back to zero to begin the next round, with the user that answered the last question of the previous round asking the first question of the present round.

Question guidelines

  1. If you're finding no-one can get the answer to your question, consider offering clues or replacing your question with an easier one. The aim is to keep the quiz moving.
  2. Remember that you may have an international audience. Keep quiz questions relevant to India in some way.

Previous rounds

Round 7 Answer Tally

(as of Q16) It would be ideal to update this once every five to ten questions

No. of questions answered User name
5 Gurubrahma
3 Lost
2.5 Samir
1.5 Tintin
1 Bharatveer
1 Cribananda
1 Nichalp
1 Sundar

Questions

Q1

Sorry for the delay, starting with a loosener. It is not uncommon for the Indian government to recognise foreign nationals (who build partnerships with India in their country or work in India) with civilian awards. However, the bestowal of a Padma award has been objected to by some Indian organisations with sizeable following. My question: Name the person, nationality, the Padma award and how such organisations would be classified by the media. Simple enough, four answers in four words. --Gurubrahma 06:52, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Did you mean the Padma Lakshmi "award" to the controversial Salman Rushdie? HEHE. --Idleguy 07:08, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Tee hee. -- Samir धर्म 07:35, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I am seriously contemplating the incorporation of negative marks for frivolous answers in the quiz. <evil grin> Or would short blocks help, especially when the person is close to winning a round? [1] </evil grin> Nichalp? Samir? What say, folks? And back to the quiz, it is simple really. --Gurubrahma 07:40, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Gladys Staines , Australian Missionary , Sangh Parivar  ??Bharatveer 07:58, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Of course! The answers I was looking for are Gladys Staines, Australia, Padma Shri, right-wing. I thought it's a sitter as it is very current. Yes, Bharatveer, ask us a new question asap. --Gurubrahma 08:02, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Q2

A simple question on Ancient Indian science.

Name the ancient Indian text which dealt with the science of aeroplanes.Bharatveer 08:44, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Q3

A little late and quite easy. Connect Agra and Sasaram. -- Samir धर्म 18:32, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Silly guess, on the lines of Idleguy: Grand Trunk Road - Cribananda 19:03, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not silly at all, it's correct! Sher Shah's adopted hometown was was born in Sasaram and his capital was in Agra, so his first stretch of Grand Trunk Road was between the two cities. Good show -- Samir धर्म 19:06, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. That was a nice, literal connect question! Busy rest-of-the-day for me. Next question around 8:00am India time. Will try to make it tough not to give early risers an advantage.- Cribananda 19:11, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
My first post here! But this says Farid (Sher Shah Suri) was born probably near Narnaul & the Wikipedia article says he was born in Multan. --Srikeit (Talk | Email) 19:15, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Correction. Sasaram was Sher Shah's adopted hometown, not his place of birth -- Samir धर्म 19:44, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, how I would have loved to "connect" these cities via road and give the first answer. Atleast I'm happy that my silly guesses were inspirational for some in giving the right answer. ;) --Idleguy 03:13, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Why, it was the inspiration for the question! -- Samir धर्म 03:14, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Q4

Which Indian connects Star Trek: The Motion Picture and the 52nd Oscar(R) awards ceremony (1979)? - Cribananda 06:27, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Persis Khambatta as Ilia (nominated for an Oscar in 1979) -- Samir धर्म 06:35, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, no. Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress doesn't seem to list her in the nominees. Ilia's make-up was, I think, up for award in best visual effects or so. While I am not bale to get the link to prove it, I believe she presented an award that day. --Gurubrahma 06:55, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, she presented an award [2]. -- Samir धर्म 06:57, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Yay, I score in this round as well. Yes, she presented an oscar and is the only Indian to do so. [3] --Gurubrahma 07:03, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Stop gloating :) I believe that you were served a meatball by me (see Canadian slang was removed, don't bother, see PINQ talk)-- Samir धर्म 07:15, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Great question and answer BTW -- Samir धर्म 07:16, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, indeed. Well done Guru, your turn to present a question. Close, Samir, but as they say, no cigar :-) - Cribananda 07:59, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Q5

This would be tough, I hope ;). Protima Bedi dropped the suffix "Bedi" from her name and instead chose the suffix "Gauri." Why? --Gurubrahma 08:08, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Because some people might then not realize that she was the same person that ran nude on Juhu beach once upon a time?? - Cribananda 08:17, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
To dissociate herself from her hippie image in general and to look more conservative when she became a dancer -- Samir धर्म 08:31, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
And, (as a gastroenterologist in Kannada), Bedi has connotations of diarrhea -- Samir धर्म 08:33, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
'coz 'bedi' in Malayalam is a type of cigar? :P -- thunderboltza.k.a.Deepu Joseph |TALK09:17, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Man, I did not know that Samir knew kannada; his user page is too silent on these issues. had i known, I wouldn't have asked the question! Yes, "bedi" means "loose-motion" in Kannada. [4] Well done Samir! Do let us know what other languages you know!! --Gurubrahma 14:16, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Q6

Good morning everyone. Link Chandigarh to the planning of the cities of Washington, D.C., Chicago, Cleveland, Montreal, Denver, and Madison, Wisconsin -- Samir धर्म 03:23, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Chandigarh like the other cities was built from the scratch? i.e. a fully planned city. --Idleguy 03:55, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
No. I'm pretty positive Montreal was not planned, not sure about the others. But you are very much on the right track -- Samir धर्म 03:59, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Use of parallel roads.--May the Force be with you! Shreshth91(review me!) 04:15, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, well no thanks to my slow ISP, I've been beaten to the correct answer I guess. But I'll take a different guess, just in case. All were founded/planned/settled first by people of French origin. --Idleguy 04:18, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Why don't you get a 1Mbps broadband, and beat me then?--May the Force be with you! Shreshth91(review me!) 04:20, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
1Mbps isn't given for consumer connections yet in India. Well, they do actually if you pay disproportionately high prices and the ISPs don't guarantee the connectivity for that speed. So I'm sticking to 256Kbps for now. --Idleguy 04:24, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Well, I'm in India myself, and I sure don't pay high prices for my connection.--May the Force be with you! Shreshth91(review me!) 04:39, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Which ISP is that? And how much do you pay? --Idleguy 04:45, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry guys, was updating WP:DYK for a bit. No, Shreshth, if anything, the roads in Montreal and Cleveland are far from parallel. And my lazy friend, Chandigarh was not founded by a Frenchman :) I don't think so at least. Hint in a second (one more DYK message) -- Samir धर्म 04:45, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just to note that Le Corbusier was largely instrumental in Chandigarh's planning and he has french connections. --Idleguy 05:06, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Planned the city, don't think he founded it. But your point is taken. -- Samir धर्म 05:11, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
As an aside, driving in Montreal is a pain. Was a major reason why I didn't go to medical school there -- Samir धर्म 04:46, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hint: a pretty civil engineering movement, and Idleguy was very much on the right track. -- Samir धर्म 04:59, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Or rather, a pretty social control civil engineering movement -- Samir धर्म 05:05, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
No sir. Here's another hint, that makes this a sitter of the first degree: the pretty social control civil engineering movement inspired a nickname of the planned city Chandigarh -- Samir धर्म 05:18, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
City Beautiful movement --Gurubrahma 05:27, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Yes sir, you're correct. Chandigarh is known as The City Beautiful, and, as Chandigarh is a planned city, the moniker presumably bears some connotation to the City Beautiful Movement. This movement was a primarily social control strategy in the late 19th century to beautify cities in order to control behaviour; all of the cities listed were beautified in the name of the movement. Baton to you Gurubrahma -- Samir धर्म 05:36, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
All the cities you mention were transformed using the above movement while Chandigarh is nicknamed "city beautiful." I don't think Chandigarh itself was designed using the movement but the connect you were looking for is "City beautiful." Good question and great hints, btw. Next question around 4 p.m. IST. --Gurubrahma 05:43, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Q7

mea culpa for the delay, but I hope that this gives chance to people on both sides of the ocean. Here goes. Arun Shourie found fault with Rajiv Gandhi the first time he did this. The second time Rajiv Gandhi did this, Shourie's column became more stringent and much of the media debated joined the issue debating the pros and cons. Rajiv gandhi never did this after the second time as long as he was the PM. However, when Atal Bihari Vajpayee did this, there was no protest by Shourie probably because he was in Vajpayee's cabinet. Unlike in Rajiv Gandhi's time where media entered into debates, this time round, it just covered "Vajpayee doing this" as a news item. What was the "this" the two prime ministers did? --Gurubrahma 16:16, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My guess is that you are referring to visits to Pakistan. --BostonMA 18:21, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Even I thought the same, but couldn't find any reference that RG travelled to Pakistan. =Nichalp «Talk»= 18:22, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure if I shd say that you guys are on right track or wrong track. A hint is that travel has something, if not everything, to do with it. --Gurubrahma 18:58, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
A trip to see Sai baba ? Tintin (talk) 19:00, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Nope. Another hint is that they need not have travelled to the same place. I say "did this" and not "went there." With some thinking and guessing, this can be got. Am signing out for the night. Will be back hopefully by 0930 IST tomorrow morning. --Gurubrahma 19:05, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Went on an annual holiday? =Nichalp «Talk»= 19:37, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
As Gurubrahma is fond of hidden clues and puns, I am going to guess that "this" refers to utilizing Track II diplomacy or "Cricket" diplomacy. --User:BostonMA 19:40, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Specifically, taking a holiday (with family, relatives or friends) at the same time as an official engagement overseas: [5] -- Samir धर्म 20:54, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Shourie probably criticized Rajiv for having begotten a son (once) then mocked him for having a daughter (twice), since then Rajiv never had another offspring as long as he was alive, let alone PM. But this story doesn't exactly fit Vajpayee since he was Bachelor. Hehehe. --Idleguy 02:10, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Chinese visits ??Bharatveer 04:27, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Engaged in the deal with the Bofors Howitzer cannons which were used by Vajpayee in the Kargil War? Nobleeagle (Talk) 04:55, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Well, Nichalp gets it; sorry I had to catch up on my beauty sleep ;). All that I was looking for was "went on a holiday." Samir has provided the link as well, but as the saying goes, the early bird gets the worm. Actually, I wanted to ask a question about Bangaram island where Rajiv Gandhi saved a porpoise/dolphin on his holiday but couldn't get any online references, so found this other hook. btw, the article on Rajiv Gandhi is in a bad shape without a single reference and controversial statements saying that he converted to Christianity. Someone may want to have a look at it. --Gurubrahma 05:09, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wow that was a pretty good guess. I'll post a question a short while from now. =Nichalp «Talk»= 06:10, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Q8

As usual, asking tough questions are a problem for me. I got another Mumbai-related one: (sorry guys :-( ). Which suburb of Mumbai had its own Municipal Committee before it was absorbed by the Bombay Municipal Corporation? =Nichalp «Talk»= 07:35, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Colaba or Mulund? --May the Force be with you! Shreshth91(review me!) 07:57, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Nope. =Nichalp «Talk»= 07:58, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Dadar-Matunga-Wadala-Sion which were earlier the part of the Bombay City Improvement Trust & were later merged into the BMC. --Srikeit (Talk | Review me!) 08:14, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Nope, that's not the answer! =Nichalp «Talk»= 09:12, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Mulund. If it's not any of the above, hint please, as you've succeeded in a tough question! -- Samir धर्म 08:24, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hint: The BMC usurped it as late as the 1970s. =Nichalp «Talk»= 09:12, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
My mistake, it was usurped much earlier. =Nichalp «Talk»= 11:53, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Vidyavihar? --Srikeit (Talk | Review me!) 09:17, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Vidyavihar is a nondescript suburb. Known only for the K.J. Somaiya College of Engineering. =Nichalp «Talk»= 09:22, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I read about the Committee in a Times of India article about a year back. (It's not on www.timesofindia.com BTW). Extensive googling yielded only one source. Let's see if this this helps. =Nichalp «Talk»= 09:22, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ghatkopar-Kirol in 1916 [6]Actually the link talks about more than one MC. Borivili, Kandivili and Malad seem to have had their own MCs from 1921-- Lost 11:00, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'll give it to Lost. I was looking for the Bandra Municipal Committee (I hadn't heard of the others). It had encompassed a large area. I think it also ran it's own bus service, the Bandra Bus Company, but I can't find any link between the two. =Nichalp «Talk»= 11:53, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Belapur? --Gurubrahma 11:33, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Ha! I was editing Belapur Fort, the last of my fort series. No, Belapur does not come under the municipal limits of the BMC. =Nichalp «Talk»= 11:53, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
That was how I got Belapur - by looking at your contribs ;-) --Gurubrahma 13:27, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I guessed that immediately. =Nichalp «Talk»= 14:45, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks.. This link talks about merging of suburbs twice, once in 1950 and then in 1957. Next question coming up shortly -- Lost 11:59, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey! I was about to answer Andheri and bandra :(( (Ok andheri did not technically have a corporation heading it.) --hydkat 12:19, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Q9

This company owns the studio that produced King Kong recently. What was the first major contribution/project of this company in India. When? -- Lost 12:07, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The studio is Universal Studios, a subsidiary of NBC Universal, a 80% subsidiary of GE. GE's first project in India was in 1902, when it installed India's first hydro power plant. --Gurubrahma 12:12, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, that was too quick... All yours Guruji!! -- Lost 12:15, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Too fast for us. :( What was the name of the Power Plant? =Nichalp «Talk»= 12:16, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I think it was the one a Sivanasamudram --BostonMA 12:34, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, the place is also called Sivasamudram. And this was India's first hydro electric power project as mentioned by Gurubrahma[7]!! -- Lost 13:15, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
No idea, googled "GE in India" and ended up at this page. --Gurubrahma 13:27, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Q10

OK, hope this is tough enough so that those holidaying for the week-end don't miss out. ;) His name can be abbreviated to two alphabets, let's call them X and Y. Mr. X. Y. is now a popular movie actor but he started off his career in another language. He wanted his screen name to be X. Y. Rama Rao in his first movie, to show his respect for N. T. Rama Rao. However, the director of the movie dissuaded him from doing so and his name appeared in the credits as his true name itself, i.e. the expanded form of X. Y. Who is this person and who is the director of his first film?? --Gurubrahma 13:27, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What a bouncer!! When is the first hint coming? -- Lost 15:07, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Isn't it too early for a hint, with not a single guess coming? Anyways, as someone can guess, this fellow's first movie was in Telugu given the NTR connection (the other guess would be that, instead, his later movies were in Telugu). Yes, X.Y.'s first film was in Telugu but we know him more as an actor in another language. This should be easy now, I guess. --Gurubrahma 17:29, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Your guess is confusing. First movie you say was in Telugu, then you say "his later movies were in Telugu". Then you top it off saying "but we know him more as an actor in another language". Maybe I'm just too sleepy but everything is confusing AFAIK. Idleguy 17:52, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
What he means is that his first movie was actually in Telegu, and considering that he started off his career in another language, the only other alternative was that his first movie was in another language and later became famous in Telegu. But this alternative is wrong, and the correct option is that his first movie was in Telegu, and he later became famous in another language. I hope I've succeeded in confusing you solving your confusion.--May the Force be with you! Shreshth91(review me!) 18:04, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Strange indeed are the ways of the Jedi, for they have the ability to control others' minds and put them to sleep with their solutions :D. I'm truly confused and I think I'll need to take a nap. Idleguy 18:13, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
<persuade>You wish to take a nap</persuade>--May the Force be with you! Shreshth91(review me!) 18:19, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

OK, to clarify. XY's first movie as a hero was in Telugu but he later became a hero and popular actor in another language. The director of this Telugu film has a screen name which is the nickname of a cricketer and honorific of an important national leader (I could say the most important leader of India, but m afraid that ppl may call it POV). --Gurubrahma 05:07, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hah! I was wondering which cricketer and director were called Mahatma!! Even did a google search for them :)) -- Lost 14:30, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I did expect it ;-). The answers are Anil Kapoor and Bapu. Bapu directed Vamsa Vriksham (lineage tree) in which Anil Kapoor was the hero. He persuaded Anil to go with his real name rather than the name of A. K. Rama Rao. Anil later acted in a Kannada movie, Pallavi Anu Pallavi (Mani Ratnam's debut) before getting his first big break in Bollywood through Woh Saat Din. Tintin gets half the credit (in fact I also wanted to add the hint that Tintin wd crack this hint easily (he being the creator of Nadkarni article and the questioner abt his nickname on the cricket quiz) but desisted in interests of parity) and Samir half - the baton passes to Samir though, for answering the tougher part!! --Gurubrahma 14:52, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I didn't see the hint till now because I had given up after seeing the original question :-) Tintin (talk) 14:58, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Q11

Sitter! Name 3 Beatles songs that use the sitar -- Samir धर्म 06:19, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Norwegian wood, within you without you, Love you 2 -- Lost 06:23, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
EDIT CONFLICT! "Within You Without You", ""The Inner Light" and ""Norwegian Wood" [8]... Nobleeagle (Talk) 06:27, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Almost in time, Nobleeagle (your answer is also correct), but it goes to Lost. Norwegian Wood is the first use of the sitar in the Beatles catalogue. Love You To, Within You Without You and The Inner Light are other George Harrison compositions that also feature the sitar. Well done -- Samir धर्म 06:28, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
<evil grin>Heh heh </evil grin>, I have learnt to add references at a later edit after suffering various edit conflicts myself -- Lost 06:34, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Can you give a time estimate for your next question as it is getting very late here? Appreciated -- Samir धर्म 06:36, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
5.30 pm IST ok? -- Lost 06:43, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Okay! -- Samir धर्म 06:43, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Q12

This is a very easy one (I think...), so I will try to twist it as much as possible...

This piece of architecture located in the Himalayas is the 'X'-est 'Y' in the world. Its name is derived from the general name for such 'Y's and there are separate articles for it as well as the general name in wikipedia. Name X and Y and the name of the piece of architecture. -- Lost 12:04, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Nope, not what I am looking for... It is located in India, not in Bhutan... -- Lost 12:25, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
X Y: Highest motorable road/pass
Khardung La
Piece of architecture: road -- Sundar \talk \contribs 12:31, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
No, doesnt meet the second criteria. -- Lost 12:41, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Why not? La means pass. Or are you looking specifically for an English word? --Gurubrahma 12:46, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
(EDIT CONFLICTED with Guru)La exists but doesn't mention a mountain pass though. <evil thought>I should've added that myself.</evil thought> ;) -- Sundar \talk \contribs 12:48, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes... looking for a specific English word. -- Lost 13:00, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I will not be online from 9 pm to 9 am, so here's the first hint... The 'piece of architecture' has been built by the military. This should make it very easy. Next hint will only come in the morning -- Lost 14:17, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Highest helipad at Siachin? -- thunderboltza.k.a.Deepu Joseph |TALK14:25, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Nope :) -- Lost 14:28, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
(X)Highest (Y)Bailey Bridge
Name of the architecture: Baily Bridge -- Sundar \talk \contribs 14:34, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Bingo... This could make a good DYK too... -- Lost 14:38, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
True. Is 8:30 PM IST a good time for all? -- Sundar \talk \contribs 14:43, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Sure...might as well give a last try before calling it a day... -- Lost 14:46, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
OK, next question at 8:30 PM IST. -- Sundar \talk \contribs 14:49, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Q13

A is a strange B phenomenon that has had a big socio-political impact in the past; so much so that in anticipation of its recurrence, C, a very important organisation, has been pressed into service in that region to perform an unusual task. Find A, B, and C. -- Sundar \talk \contribs 15:05, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A=Sati B=Ancient Hindu C=Brahmo Samaj -- Lost 15:13, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A=Bamboo flowering; B=48 years; C=Indian Army - Internal reference Mautam. --Gurubrahma 15:14, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Lol.. Guruji checks the contribs first.. Nice way of guessing!! -- Lost 15:20, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
B should've been "ecological". But, that's not the important part. So, Guru takes it! <angry look>By the way, did you find it from my contributions?</angry look> -- Sundar \talk \contribs 15:31, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
No way, I didn't. This is so current - however I had to google for the organisation part, then ended up on the wikipedia page for History of Mizos from where I ended up at Mautam. But for that page, I'd have mentioned the answer to B as 50 years because I was under the mistaken impression that it was a 50-year cycle. However, I verified the answer to part C through another site, an article from newkerala.com. Next question, tomorrow morning, after 0900 IST. Most probably it wd be around 1030 IST, but definitely after 0900 IST. --Gurubrahma 16:25, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I trust you. The angry look before was just friendly posturing. ;) -- Sundar \talk \contribs 16:29, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Guruji, just kidding about the contribs part... Actually I myself checked the page history after you had mentioned it above, and saw editing by Sundar, ;) Waiting for the next q. -- Lost 03:52, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Q14

This is very straightforward as people seemed to feel uncomfortable with my previous questions of late. OK, here is the question. This 2-time Member of Parliament exposed a scam in insurance companies that led to the resignation of a finance minister in one of Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinets. Identify this MP. --Gurubrahma 04:57, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Feroze Gandhi? [9] -- Lost 05:06, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, it is Feroze; and the finance minister in question is TTK. All yours, Lost. --Gurubrahma 05:32, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Next question at 5 pm IST -- Lost 05:41, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Q15

A very easy "connect" question, so I will twist it as far as possible.

Town 1 (North India): contains erstwhile homes to Lord Kitchener and Maharaja of Patiala.

Town 2 (South India): Has been host to following personalities: Winston Churchill, Queen Elizabeth, Sardar Patel.

Connect both. -- Lost 11:27, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The cities are Bollaram and chail. Is the connection like, both have military contonements/schools? Or is it that like Bollaram, Chail too is in two different district? Or both have a wildlife sancturary (though bollaram only has shamirpet which is home to a deer sanctuary). I've tried multiple answers since I may not have time. I'll check later. Tx --Idleguy 11:42, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No... hint - the answer is only partly correct. -- Lost 11:45, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]


Bollaram and Simla ? Bollaram article says that it contains one Rashtrapathi nilayam. Simla was the (summer) residence of the Head of State (Viceroy) before 1947. Tintin (talk) 11:47, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I'll give it to you. Actually the answers I was looking for were Bollaram and Mashobra, a town in Shimla district. The connection is actually the "Presidential Retreat" or Rashtrapathi Nilayam in both places [10]. -- Lost 11:54, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

When is the next question coming? -- Lost 03:07, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Around 2-3pm today. The internet connection was down at home last night, so couldn't post a message earlier Tintin (talk) 04:45, 29 June 2006 (UTC) [reply]

Q16

I'll ask one straightaway. This is an old, often repeated question but doesn't seem to appear in a simple google search.

Connect Aparna Sen and Indian Tobacco Company Tintin (talk) 04:50, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

36 Chowringhee Lane was directed by Aparna Sen; 37 Chowringhee Lane/ Road is the address of ITC. So, the connect is Chowringhee. --Gurubrahma 05:01, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Damn, I thought it would last longer than that :-( Over to you. Tintin (talk) 05:02, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It lasted for 11 minutes! Waddaya expect, that it'll last for 15 mins?--May the Force be with you! Shreshth91(review me!) 05:08, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hmmm. Looking at the other questions in this page, 11 minutes is longer than the average time :) Tintin (talk) 05:17, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, here's another connection: Her father worked for ITC [11]-- Lost 05:05, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My answer started as a guess, as I knew that ITC was headquartered in Kolkata. After I realised that 36 Chowringhee Lane was a real location, I googled for Chowringhee & ITC and ended up with the answer ;) --Gurubrahma 06:33, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Q17

Even taking POV into account, connect the best performance of Dhyan Chand with the worst performance of Indian football team. i hope it will last for quarter of an hour at least ;) --Gurubrahma 06:33, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dhyanchand scored 133 goals in 1932 tour [12], India's FIFA ranking is was 133 at its worst?[13]-- Lost 06:42, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
No idea as of now, but some thoughts. India's worst ranking is 143 that they achieved in mid 2004. India's worst defeat in Olympics is 1-10 against Yugoslavia in the 1952 Olympics. What is Dhyan Chand's 'best performance' ? Eights goals in the 24-1 defeat of USA in 1932, or six goals in the 8-1 win in the 1936 Olympic final against Germany ? Tintin (talk) 07:20, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Good try, but not what I am looking for. Also, India was ranked much lower than 133. Reframing the question - the "worst" performance of Indian football team was what could have been its "best." I am looking for a single word connect. 1936 Olympic final shd be Dhyan Chand's best performance, right, given the occasion? --Gurubrahma 07:25, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Barefoot playing. Dhyanchand used to play barefoot, right? Also, I've heard of theis incident where India had qualified for some major football tourney (World Cup?), but they were disqualified 'coz they played barefoot--May the Force be with you! Shreshth91(review me!) 08:27, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I think you've got it Shreshth! Why didn't I think of it!!! Yes, India qualified for the 1950 World Cup, but I can't fathom why they didn't accede to the FIFA rules to wear shoes! =Nichalp «Talk»= 09:03, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, Shreshth gets it - barefoot was the answer I was looking for. AFAICT, Indian football team did not have the experience of playing in shoes and it is possible that some of the players couldn't afford them as well. They were not allowed to participate in the world cup ('54?) for this reason. Dhyan Chand's performance in the 1936 Olympics final was better in the second half, after he removed his shoes and played. Good show, Shreshth and sorry if the question looked confusing or ambiguous. --Gurubrahma 11:12, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
1950. Tintin (talk) 11:15, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
So that question lasted a good 2h.--May the Force be with you! Shreshth91(review me!) 11:47, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Q18

This is pretty easy, so I'll combine a few questions, all relating to newspapers in India. BTW, the source for this question is my history book, with which I was studying for an exam on Saturday :-D

Name the first newspaper in India, and the year. Raja Rammohan Roy started 3 papers for spreading the cause of social reform. Name them and the languages they were published in. Which famous leader (male) edited which paper, which was the first political paper started in 1851? Easily googleable.--May the Force be with you! Shreshth91(review me!) 11:47, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  • 1st political paper by Dadabhai Naoroji - Rast Goftar in 1851

phew -- Lost 12:21, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Bengal Gazette is the oldest newspaper (Mumbai Samachar is oldest existing one) Tintin (talk) 12:25, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Then the info in Bombay Samachar is wrong. Just my luck :( -- Lost 12:29, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I'll give it to Lost, since he answered all the tough part, except the part of the first newspaper, about which Tintin was right.--May the Force be with you! Shreshth91(review me!) 12:38, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Mindless googling is injurious to health and having fun - my idea of starting this quiz was to provide a forum we can unwind and elax, not to give edit conflicted answers ;). I'm surprised that Lost says that Sambad Kaumudi was started in 1821 but Mumbai Samachar started in 1822 is the oldest newspaper. Kaise hoga?? Negative marks milnaa chahiye :P --Gurubrahma 12:45, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
<embarrassed face>Oops..</embarrassed face>.. Can anybody direct me to the WP:PINQ deaddiction pages? It seems to be taking its toll!! Well, next question around 10.30 am in the morning.... Sorry will not be online then. So next question at 7.30 pm IST tonight -- Lost 12:54, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Face it Guruji, it's the spirit of "healthy" competition, and will not change however much you or I would like it.--May the Force be with you! Shreshth91(review me!) 12:56, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Q19

This organisation developed a software named after the game that arguably originated in India. Besides Indians, name atleast two other nationalities that work/can work for the organisation... -- Lost 14:05, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Is the software a game? -- thunderboltza.k.a.Deepu Joseph |TALK15:09, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Well, I had thought of giving this out as a hint... so yes.. it is. -- Lost 16:59, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I've figured out the earlier part. In the latter part what do you mean by "nationalities who work/can work for the organization"? I mean, can't anyone of any nationality can/do work for the organisation? Anyway you may not be a night owl like I am & might be sound asleep, so I'll wait for some time for your clarification & then give my answer. --Srikeit (Talk | Review me!) 19:29, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Wrong about the night owl part ;).. Well, I dont want to clarify anymore otherwise the answer will become too obvious (This is also meant to be a hint) -- Lost 19:35, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, I'll throw in my guess. The organisation is Apple Computer, the software is Chess (application) & the nationalities can be Steve Jobs (CEO) & Timothy D. Cook (COO). --Srikeit (Talk | Review me!) 19:44, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Here's another night owl ! My guess is that the software / game is - Chess and the organization is Indian Army, which has developed a special version of this game for training its officers in the nuances of war. Just a guess though ! So the only 2 nationalities who can work in India Army , apart from Indians, are - Nepalese and Bhutanese. Jordy 19:48, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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