Incredible People

Question 01

Which Bharat Ratna’s performance on Independence Day was a highlight every year from 1947 till his death in 2006?

Answer

Ustad Bismillah Khan

Question 02

Post 1947, we have several unforgotten heros, one such person is Poti Sriramalu, a lot of people in this room own their origin to this person. What is he best remembered for?

Answer

Creation of Andhra Pradesh. He paved way for division of states on Linguistic grounds

Question 03

Dalda 13?

Answer

Homi Vyarawalla, India’s first female photographer, was known for her car number DLD 13, which earned her the moniker DALDA 13.

Question 04

X was born and bough up in Bombay. She started taking cooking classes for Gujarati Housewives. She has writeen over 100 books and remains a bestseller till date. Identify her

Answer

Tarala Dalal

Question 05

Hailing from Goa and descendants of Saraswat Brahmins (they were forced to convert to Catholicism in the 16th century by the Portuguese colonisers), X has contributed to Indian Advertising and pop culture in a deep manner. His creations are talk of people and eagerly awaited. Who is the person and his creation?

Answer

Sylvester Da Cunha

Question 06

X was the first indian to be commemorated by a stamp by the erstwhile Soviet Union. The fact that he lived atleast 1500 years ago, and suddenly became relevant in 1975 adds to his mystique. Id X

Answer

Aryabhata

Question 07

Why will this man laugh His way to bank this 15th August?

Answer

Kabir Khan

Incredible History

Question 01

Pritish Nanday opened X in 1996. It was started in Oberoi Hotel and was first accessible who could spare a few thousand bucks. It soon became a mass revolution. Even gained notoriety. What is X?

Answer

Question 02

In Delhi, the Emperor was particularly worried about the health of his subjects. Water diseases were common. Upon asking his Head Physician he suggested the lack of spices in food and suggested cuisine for the same. What did it lead to?

Answer

Chaat, esp. Gol Gappe

Question 03

On september 16, 1931 a camp in Bengal known as “Hijli Detention Camp” saw two unarmed indian prisoners being shot. The camp was the site for what Nehru describes as a “Temple of Modern India”. What am I talking about?

Answer

IIT Kharagpur

Question 04

Sir Pitty Chetty, one of the founders of the South Indian Liberal Federation (SILF), popularly known as Justice Party. A very rich man, Sir Chetty was a municipal councillor between 1882 and 1923. In 1919 when faced with housing shortage the Long Tank was drained and in 1925 the locality came up. Which area am I referring to?

Answer

T Nagar in Chennai, Sir Chetty had Thyagrajan as middle name, made famous in North India by Brilliant Tutorials

Question 05

Id this creation by Cartier

Answer

Discovered in a South African De Beers mine in March 1888, the pale yellow octahedron diamond was cut and displayed in the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1889 where it caused a sensation.  Its present weight of 234.69 carats was the inevitable result of 200 carats being lost during the cutting process from its original natural state.  It was purchased by Rajendra Singh, The Maharaja of Patiala in 1889.  In 1925 Maharaja Bhupinder Singh visited Cartier in Paris with an abundant cache of loose stones in tow and with the intention of creating a ceremonial necklace as part of his crown jewels. This necklace later came to be called the Patiala Necklace, Cartier’s largest single commission ever. Completed in 1928 it contained a 1000 carats in 2930 diamonds.

Question 06

In 1738, Nadir Shah invaded india, while returning with his loot ( included the famed Kohinoor) his convoy would be attacked by guerilla at noon ( while his troops rested) and at night while they slept. What did this lead to?

Answer

The urban legend of Sikhs turning mad at 12

Question 07

X in Sanksrit means supreme. It originally had 64 computers which helped it clock 1 Giga Flops per second. Hailed as a marvel it was seen as a symbol of Indian Technological excellence. Id X?

Answer

Param 8000

Incredible Culture

Question 01

It was Guru Dronacharya who lead Kauravs who was the first Commander in Chief of Pandavas? ( Someone said remembering firsts was easy!)

Answer

Drishtdyumna, son of Drupad

Question 02

This sport was known as Rathera in the ancient days, played with chariots. Today it is more modest and is also played in our National Games.

Answer

Kho Kho

Question 03

This form of Embroidery was introduced by Turk-Afghans in the 12th Century, it uses gold and silver as threads . Today several families in Uttar Pradesh have kept the tradition alive. Salvaar Kameez and bridal outfits are where it is used most. A lighter variant has found way to upmarket fashion stores. Which ?

Answer

Zardozi

Question 04

It is a form of satirical rural theatre. There is evidence that this form developed in the sixteenth century for the entertainment of the Mughal Troops stationed in Deccan Plain. The name is Persian and means fun or entertainment. A popular entertainment for Maharashtrians

Answer

Tamasha

Question 05

In DDLJ how did Aditya Chopra pay tribute to the superhit “Waqt”?

Answer

The song aye meri zohar jabeen. The ailing mother in DDLJ is Achala Sachdev to whom it was originally sung in 1965. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQzLYj0FcfY

Question 06

What is the town of Thalassery in Kerala known for?

Answer

Circus

Question 07

X is a genre of Music which was created by North Indians who were taken to the Caribbean Islands for Sugarcane Cultivation. The creation was fueled by their needs to stay in touch with their roots. Though, over years various Caribbean influences have also been adopted into it and hence X gets its name.

Answer

Chutney Music

Incredible Trivia

Question 01

In which acclaimed book is the protagonist Saleem Sinal born at midnight of August 15, 1947?

Answer

The Midnight Children

Question 02

The Rs 100 Note on it has only has Mahatama Gandhi on it. Why?( Yes he is the father of nation. But the committee did consider Rabindranath Tagore among others) then why?

Answer

The beard is complicated to draw, Gandhiji has little facial hair

Question 03

The Job Specification of this place reads something likeMale, preferably married, required to wear clean white lungi every day to work without any underwear, basic arithmetic. What place?

Answer

Money Counter at Tirupathi Balaji Temple

Question 04

Don Bradman in his illustrious career had the dubious record of getting hit wicket only once. An Indian was the bowler. He did this after scoring 185.

Answer

Lala Amarnath

Question 05

What’s common toChutney DhotiPundit Dhaba

Dharma HawalaCatamaran

Answer

Indian Words in Oxford Dictionary

Question 06

X, Y, Devildog, Avatar,Blue Dreamer, Icharus, Logos, Nabonidus, Nebuchadnazzer, the list is not exhaustive. X and Y have indian connection.

Answer

Ganesh and Brahma, Ships in Matrix

Question 07

If you were to dial to the Base station India has setup in Antarctica “Dakhsin Gangotri” from USA. What calling code would you use?

Answer

+91 same as the country code. Calls from India will be STD dialing code being Delhi.

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