Quiz 2010-1

1. Id the Child (prodigy)

(Clue: he has a golden voice too)

Ans.: Bappi Lahiri, he started giving stage performances of his table playing skills at a very early age

2) This real prison camp inspired the creation of a fictional prison camp. Put fundaez.

(Clue: it was really bad there in the original camp, infact it was ugly)

Ans.: This is the Andersonville Prison which inspired Sergio Leone to create Betterville Camp for his movie The Good, The Bad and the Ugly.

3) Connect

(Clue: I think - 'Rum Bhulaye Ghum' started from this)

Ans.: Old Monk (the third largest selling Rum in the world) is a product of Mohun Meakin Brewery (earlier Solan Breweries) which was founded by Edward Dyer, father of Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer who commanded the soldiers to open fire at Jallianwala Bagh.

4) Identify

Ans.: Rubik's 360

5) Who? Going Where?

(Clue: The Princess is going to meet her Prince)

Ans.: Grace Kelly on the way to be married in Monaco trying out the captain’s sextant on board the liner SS Constitution.

6.) Bank note of?

(Clue: Seldom used)

Ans.: Antarctica

7) Whose tomb?

(Clue: You have the freedom to search for this on any medium)

Ans.: Martin Luther King's & Coretta Scott King's tomb, located on the grounds of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site

8.Who played the mouth organ in this evergreen song?

Ans.: Rahul Dev Burman

9.Kolkata Biryani is far spicier than its other cousins, and distinguishes itself by its use of potatoes which absorbs the stock and spices during the cooking process. However, robustness rather than delicacy defines this biryani. The arrival of Biryani in Calcutta is attributed to which Historical event?

Ans.: The biryani moved to Calcutta when last ruler of Awadh, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah was deposed by the British to Calcutta.

Q10) The Bassist + The Fictional Character = ?

(Clue: The resultant character has become an icon and perhaps will be forever)

Ans.: Heath Ledger based his character of Joker for the Batman film The Dark Knight on the Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious and A Clockwork Orange’s Alex as in the Kubrick film.