The picture is of the tree Butea Monosperma, found in abundance in the Indian subcontinent region and also known as the flame-of-the-forest. It is called ___ in Hindi and Bengali but with a difference in pronunciation. This name ___ is the reason behind the name of a certain village X on the Bhagirathi river, historically… Read More The Friday Quiz – #11
X’s father, Muhammad Sarvar Khan, was a fruit merchant from Peshavar settled in Mumbai. He wanted his son, X, to become an administrative official and an OBE. In parts, this was because of the respect he saw accorded to a certain Basheswarnath, a government official in Peshavar during the pre-independence era. Basheswarnath’s son and grandsons… Read More The Friday Quiz – #10
This festival is known as Seker Bayram in Turkey. Seker Bayram literally translates into Sugar Feast and keeps with the tradition of how festivals are colloquially known in Turkey – a feast of something. Other examples of festival names are Cadilar Bayram for Halloween, or Feast of the witches. The name Seker Bayram or some… Read More The Friday Quiz – #9
This (picture below) is the first recorded use of a phrase that has become very popular in internet parlance of late. The phrase, of course, has been blanked out. What is the phrase we are talking about? Answer:
Some History and Geography come together for this question. What are these the names of, or where will you find these? Hints in the question itself. Aventine (Latin, Aventinus; Italian, Aventino) Caelian (Caelius, Celio) Capitoline (Capitolinus, Campidoglio) Esquiline (Esquilinus, Esquilino) Palatine (Palatinus, Palatino) Quirinal (Quirinalis, Quirinale) Viminal (Viminalis, Viminale) Answer: These are the seven hills of Rome. The names… Read More The Friday Quiz – #7
This was the first Quiz I hosted at IIM Ahmedabad as a part of the Faculty Student Interaction Cell’s Potpourri Event. The event was a smorgasbord of Quizzes, Dumb Charades, Spin-a-Yarn, and Guess the Personality. The teams were a mixture of Faculty members and Students. Prelims: FSI PotPourri Quiz Prelims + Answers Finals: FSI PotPourri Quiz +… Read More The FSI Quiz 2014
X was born at Tudela, Navarre (now in Spain) in 1089. He was one of the most distinguished Jewish men of letters and writers of the Middle Ages. X excelled in philosophy, astronomy/astrology, mathematics, poetry, linguistics, and exegesis; he was called The Wise, The Great and The Admirable Doctor. He led a life of restless wandering,… Read More The Friday Quiz – #6
A simple cricketing question for subcontinent fans. Connect the following (an exhaustive list): 1. Sydney Cricket Ground 2. M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 3. Old Trafford, Manchester 4. SuperSport Park, Centurion 5. PCA, Mohali 6. Adelaide Oval Answer: A simple one. Venues for India and Pakistan matches in One Day International World Cups
The first person officially was a certain Clarence Nash, who held the distinction from 1934 to his death in 1985. After his death, Tony Anselmo officially took over, and continues as of now. In India, the same thing was officially done by a certain Vinay Nadkarni. What am I talking about, or who are these… Read More The Friday Quiz – #4
Fundamental versions of this very popular activity include ThumbAround and FingerPass. More advanced versions are Infinity, Shadow, and BackAround. Name this simple, and popular, activity. Answer: The activity is pen spinning.
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