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Q1
'A' won the first gold medal for India in 1990 in a competition. India hosted the same competition in the year 1996 for the first time. Identify 'A'. --Amondal (talk) 12:22, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Rina Panigrahy - the event is International Mathematical Olympiad held in 1990 in Beijing. The 1996 edition was held in Mumbai. It is a "stumped me!" type of question, good one. --Gurubrahma (talk) 12:43, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Thats too fast. Your turn. --Amondal (talk) 13:12, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Q2
Nirad C. Chaudhuri : India :: X : Cricket. Sitter, identify X. --Gurubrahma (talk) 16:00, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Sujit Mukherjee, who wrote Autobiography of an Unknown Cricketer. -- GDibyendu (talk) 16:47, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Yup. He was not only a first-class cricketer but also arguably one of the best Indian writers on cricket. Enough info on Cricinfo to start an article on him on WP, though I couldn't nail his player profile there - see, and  for example. Your turn, GDibyendu. --Gurubrahma (talk) 06:19, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

Q3
This 19th Century guy was expert in handling wild animals like tigers and lions. He later moved to another country, where he joined their war of independence and became a Colonel in army of that country. Who? -- GDibyendu (talk) 16:57, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Davy Crockett? Shahid  •  Talk 2 me  21:39, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Davy was American Indian, not 'Indian' Indian. GDibyendu (talk) 21:50, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh so it's not Kit Carson either? He was my second choice but I see it is not the answer. Shahid  •  Talk 2 me  22:06, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Colonel Suresh Biswas. I cannot ask the next question, as I will not have an access to wikipedia for next several hours. Please someone else ask the next one.--Dwaipayan (talk) 04:41, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

Q4
My efforts to get my people a safe passage resulted in one of the greatest massacres in history. Who am I? What is the massacre known as? C.Ishita (talk) 04:20, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Commander Hugh Wheeler, The Kanpur (Cawnpore) Massacre. Kguneet (talk) 05:28, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Incorrect. C.Ishita (talk) 05:44, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
 * This reads like a very generic question and has POV like "greatest massacre" (not justified unless it is a number running into hundreds, IMO). Some hints would help :). So, a weak guess is Baba Gurdit Singh, Komagata Maru vessel and Budge Budge riot/ massacre. --Gurubrahma (talk) 06:05, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Your answer is correct Gurubrahma. My bad for not adding more description. It is your turn next. C.Ishita (talk) 06:31, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Q5
Of the official languages of India, how are the eight languages, Assamese, Bengali, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit and Tamil different from others? Hint: It has to do with a national honour. --Gurubrahma (talk) 10:47, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
 * These 8 languages were the ones which were included in the 8th schedule of constitution when constitution came into force in 1950.Gprince007 (talk) 11:10, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

No. --Gurubrahma (talk) 11:34, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Just a guess, writers in these languages have won Jnanpith award for poetry? Kguneet (talk) 11:17, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Writers from these languages may have won Jnanpith award but writers from other languages have also won, e.g. Punjabi, Telugu, Oriya etc. Again, Jnanpith is not a Government of India award. You are on the right track though, in the sense that you are looking at awards. --Gurubrahma (talk) 11:34, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
 * All these are languages of regions mentioned in the National Anthem Jana Gana Mana ? C.Ishita (talk) 11:25, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

No. What I have given is a complete set. --Gurubrahma (talk) 11:34, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Films winning National Film Award for Best Film so far were in one of these languages only. GDibyendu (talk) 11:45, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
 * All of these are in only languages to have been awarded National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film till date? C.Ishita (talk) 11:47, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Yes, these were the only languages from which films won the national best film awards. C.Ishita, was there an edit conflict? If not, I will have to give full credit to GDibyendu - the baton goes to him anyways. --Gurubrahma (talk) 12:31, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, there was. I had to submit the form twice. I also saw your post now otherwise I would have posted the conflict issue earlier. C.Ishita (talk) 12:55, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks to Kguneet for the hint. It was an easy search after that. C.Ishita (talk) 12:57, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I didn't face any edit conflict. GDibyendu (talk) 13:20, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I did. I had to post twice. You can take the answer. Not a big deal. C.Ishita (talk) 13:27, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Q6
For this tournament, the trophy was donated by a country 'A'. But, once it happened that it was not feasible to receover the trophy from last winner 'B' and once the tournament took place without a trophy. The next time the tournament was held, a newspaper company 'C' came forward and donated a new trophy for this tournament in honour of a late editor 'D'. Identify A, B, C, D and the tournament. GDibyendu (talk) 14:36, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I can't believe I am getting a sports question! The tournament is the Rangaswamy Trophy. A = New Zealand, B = ?, C = The Hindu, D = S. Rangaswamy., -- Longhairandabeard (talk) 04:24, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
 * B = West Punjab, per -- Longhairandabeard (talk) 04:31, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Great. Usually, the tournament is called Rangaswamy Cup, National Men's Hockey tournament among state teams. Upto 1947, Maori Shield, which came from New Zealand hockey enthusiasts, was the trophy. But, last winner of that was Punjab and the shield remained in Lahore. 1949 tournament was without a trophy. The Hindu donated the trophy in 1951, when the tournament was held in Madras. S. Rangaswamy was a hockey enthusiast/player himself. Your turn, Longhairandabeard. --GDibyendu (talk) 05:04, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Q7
This should be easy. A is credited with breaking a great text B in four parts so it could be studied more easily by lesser scholars than he. His greatest work C includes another great work D which is considered the summary of the above four-part text B. E, a descendant of A, listened to a recital of another major work F on his deathbed. The first public recital of C occurred in the presence of E's son G. Identify A-G. -- Longhairandabeard (talk) 19:36, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
 * A - Vyasa. B - Veda. C- Mahabharata. D - Gita. E- Parikshit. F-? G - Janamejaya.--Dwaipayan (talk) 22:10, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, F is Bhagavata.--Dwaipayan (talk) 22:11, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
 * You definitely know your namesake well, Dwaipayan. Your turn! -- Longhairandabeard (talk) 22:21, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Q8
Easy one to get rolling. This service is very much prevalent in India. Although this service started in other countries (particularly UK), the service is either no longer available, or, changed its name in other countries. What is it?--Dwaipayan (talk) 15:07, 21 June 2008 (UTC)


 * STD? -- ¿Amar៛ Talk to me / My edits 15:46, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, your turn, please.--Dwaipayan (talk) 16:56, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

Q9
Here is a simple question. Which is the only district in India that has borders with four other Indian states? -- ¿Amar៛ Talk to me / My edits 05:43, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh. --GDibyendu (talk) 06:06, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Thats the answer. your turn now -- ¿Amar៛ Talk to me / My edits 17:10, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

Q10
Delhi, Hong Kong and London - each has a location with this name. Incidentally, first word of the name is same as anglicized version of name of a province of a country. --GDibyendu (talk) 18:27, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Connaught Place? I have no idea about the province, though.. -- Longhairandabeard (talk) 19:39, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes. Just hit Connaught for the province. Your turn now. --GDibyendu (talk) 03:29, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Q11
Built at the place where the last rites of the founder of a major Hindu movement were performed, this temple is known for its intricate marble carvings, and is still being built after a century of continuing construction. -- Longhairandabeard (talk) 20:09, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Dayal Bagh, Agra. Last rites of Swamiji Maharaj (Soamiji Maharaj Shiv Dayal Singh Sahib), founder of Radha Swami movement was done here.--Dwaipayan (talk) 20:57, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Right. Your turn next.. -- Longhairandabeard (talk) 21:47, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Q12
Establish link between Khichdi and Tintin. May be multi-step.--Dwaipayan (talk) 14:54, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Khichdi is like tsampa in that both involve mixing some kind of grain with butter, and tsampa is what Tintin ate in Tibet? :-D --Kuaichik (talk) 17:20, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
 * no, thats not what I was looking for.--Dwaipayan (talk) 17:44, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Is it: Tintin -> Tintin (film) -> Steven Spielberg -> E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial -> The Alien -> Satyajit Ray -> Sukumar Ray -> Abol Tabol --2nd poem is named--> Khichdi? Seems to be a valid connection, but may be a little meandering. --GDibyendu (talk) 07:27, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
 * hmm... not a bad idea, but yes, much longer. Ok, I'll give a clue for the link I was thinking of. The link contains another dish (apart from khichdi and not tsampa).--Dwaipayan (talk) 13:05, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Ok, let me try. Khichdi-->Hodge Podge-->Hodge-Podge (Comic Strip character)-->Tintin ? Shovon (talk) 13:13, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
 * No. But, the link I was thinking of would be almost like this. With some other dish.--Dwaipayan (talk) 13:20, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
 * This time, I think I got it. Khichdi-->Kedgeree-->Haddock-->Tintin. Shovon (talk) 13:40, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, Shovon gets it. It's your turn now.--Dwaipayan (talk) 14:31, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

Q13
A simple one. Connect Vauxhall Victor and Morris Oxford with Indian auto industry. Shovon (talk) 14:41, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Both of these were licensed by Hindustan Motors, as Contessa and Ambassador, respectively. -- Longhairandabeard (talk) 15:03, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
 * You are right! Your turn now. Shovon (talk) 20:57, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

Q14
How is Underworld historian Andreas Tanis related to Hong Kong? (It has to be an Indian connection, of course..) -- Longhairandabeard (talk) 01:02, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Andreas Tanis portrayed by Steven Mackintosh who plays the grand father of Sue (Alice Patten) in Rang De Basanti. Alice patten is the daughter of Chris Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong.--Dwaipayan (talk) 02:31, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Perfect! Over to you, Dwaipayan. -- Longhairandabeard (talk) 03:29, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Q15
Born is Simla, he gathered intelligence for the Indian Army, particularly in Chittagong area. Later he resumed regimental duty, and took part in war. He was a part of a famous expedition. Who am I talking about?--Dwaipayan (talk) 23:08, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
 * John Hunt, leader of the expedition that scaled the Mount Everest for the first time. -- Longhairandabeard (talk) 23:19, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Huh, I should have checked in google :) Easy combination of the words in the question gives his name as the first hit! Your turn, lambebaaldariwale.--Dwaipayan (talk) 23:31, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Hahaha! tht sounds very funny! KnowledgeHegemony Part2 17:23, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Hehe, that would be the literal translation. I shortened it to 'daadhikesh' for my sig on the Hindi wiki. -- Longhairandabeard (talk) 19:55, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Q16
This festival is celebrated in North India (and other parts of India?) in the beginning of summer, marking the last day it's safe to eat stale food. The goddess worshipped in this festival is the goddess of something, that's, for all practical purposes, extinct. What festival and what goddess? -- Longhairandabeard (talk) 19:55, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Navaratri. Durga. Although I don't get the extinct part. Shovon (talk) 20:07, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Nope. This goddess (like most other) is a form of Goddess Kaali, but much less known. -- Longhairandabeard (talk) 00:24, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
 * There is this festival called Stale Bread Festival (Basora), also known as Sidi Satain in some area. Indeed, there is a subset of this festival where people goes to Gurgaon-wali Mata who is a deity of Smallpox. May also be known in some other name.--Dwaipayan (talk) 02:54, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I think you are referring to Sheetla Devi, the goddess of Smallpox. Not sure if the festival is correct.--Dwaipayan (talk) 02:58, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
 * May be the festival is Sheetla Ashtami?--Dwaipayan (talk) 03:01, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
 * You got it. The festival is Baasora, which stems from baasi or stale, celebrated on the seventh day of Chaitra. and . The goddess worshipped is Sitala, the goddess of smallpox, which is the only human disease to be completely eradicated from the world (except for cultures at two heavily guarded research facilities). -- Longhairandabeard (talk) 03:13, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

Q 17
A quick one. This is a "organic" toilet system especially found in an Indian state, where human excreta is used essentially as food for animal. What's the system?--Dwaipayan (talk) 19:40, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
 * The pig toilets in Goa . Kguneet (talk) 04:59, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Supporting Kguneet: Pig toilet. --GDibyendu (talk) 05:03, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Yep, your turn :) --Dwaipayan (talk) 05:08, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Q 18
What phenomenon connects Balarama with Albert Einstein and how? Kguneet (talk) 08:00, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, there was this story that a king and his daughter traveled to Brahma's court in order to seek Brahma's advice regarding the marriage of the princess. Brahma told them Balarama would be a perfect match. But seconds in Brahma's court mens thousands of years in Earth. So, when the king and his daughter returned to earth, already thousands of years had passed. So, effectively they did a time-travel, and they found themselves much larger (physically) than the present generation of human beings. Finally, the princess married Balarama after being reduced in size (probably Balarama, or, maybe Krishna, did the trick).
 * I have forgot the names of the king and princess (can be found out). Now, here is a story that somewhat incorporates time travel and space-time relativity. Is it an adequate connection between Balarama and Einstien?--Dwaipayan (talk) 15:09, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
 * The princess is Revati and king is Kakudmi. And Balarama tapped the princess with his plough on Revati to shorten her!!!--Dwaipayan (talk) 15:13, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Okk, so this is actually an example of Twin paradox derived from Einstein's theory of relativity.--Dwaipayan (talk) 15:15, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Correct. The phenomenon is Twin paradox or Time Dilation derived from the Theory of Relativity. The article on Revati gives the full details. Kguneet (talk) 05:14, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Q19
Things have been stagnant too long, I'm stealing away the baton. This should be easy: Connect E100, C12H22O11 and Marathi theatre. -- Longhairandabeard (talk) 18:55, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Sangli. All connecting information is in the Overview section. E100 is turmeric's code (Sangli is largest market of turmeric in Asia), C12H22O11 indicates sugar (Lactose/Maltose) connecting to sugar factories there. And it was birthplace of Marathi Theatre. --GDibyendu (talk) 17:45, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
 * That's correct. And quick too! Your turn.. -- Longhairandabeard (talk) 18:55, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh! I am sorry, I absolutely forgot that I was to ask a question. Sorry... Anyway, thanks longhair for carrying the baton. Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 21:47, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Q20
Sportsman X refused an award, pointing out that his contribution in his field was no less than sportsman Y's contribution in his own field. Y got an award of higher status the previous year. Eventually, few years letter X was awarded the same award of higher status. Identify X and Y. --GDibyendu (talk) 04:37, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
 * X = Michael Ferreira. Y = Sunil Gavaskar. Michael Ferreira refused Padma Shri in 1981 as Sunil Gavaskar was awarded Padma Bhushan and said his accomplishments in billiards were in no way inferior to that of Sunil Gavaskarin Cricket. Kguneet (talk) 05:06, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Correct. Michael Ferreira. Some of his major achievements were in IBSF World Billiards Championship, which he won thrice and was runner-up twice. Your turn. --GDibyendu (talk) 05:15, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Holy moly! you guys seem to be just waiting to pound on. See how fast last few questions got the answers. Before anyone could know a new question is up the answer follows in blink of an eye. Good! -- gp pande  «talk»  07:44, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Hmmm... :-/ Took the liberty of adding is to Kguneet's answer. BTW, just created a stub on him. Somebody please expand. Shovon (talk) 13:10, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Great work with the stubs. :) =Nichalp   «Talk»=  14:07, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes. Great work. Add a reference for 1st amateur Billiards player to cross 1000 points, and you got a DYK for sure; don't forget to nominate this after adding the ref. I'll try to add a few sentences, if I can. --GDibyendu (talk) 15:06, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Q 21
'A' is no longer in service, but served for more than three decades in 'B', after being inducted as B's fourth 'C' in 1969. 'A' has now been converted to the first 'D' in Asia. Identify A, B, C and D. Kguneet (talk) 05:33, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
 * A=INS Kursura S20. B=India. C=Submarine. D=Submarine Museum. Formerly it was with Soviet Union, a Foxtrot class submarine. Source -- gp pande  «talk»  09:18, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
 * All correct, except B, which is Indian Navy. Your turn to ask the next question. Kguneet (talk) 09:36, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Q 22
'A' (less known by his second name 'B') wrote an epic (C) involving his offspring's (D & E) life and their war and has a surface feature named after him on one of the solar system body (F). Identify A, B, C, D, E and F. -- gp pande  «talk»  22:33, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
 * A = Ved Vyasa, B = Krishna Dwaipayana, C = Mahabharata, D&E= Kauravas and Pandavas. F = Crater on Mercury. Btw, see Q7 above (not that I am complaining!) -- Longhairandabeard (talk) 23:00, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
 * All correct. Oh! I didn't notice a similar question was there in this round. -- gp pande  «talk»  10:04, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Ten million thundering typhoons on those who submit their answers within a copuple of minutes of posting a question. :-) I am seriously thinking of putting this page as my home page in IE in the hope that I'll get some chances of answering. :-( Shovon (talk) 12:06, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Hehe.. to be fair I waited almost half an hour to answer this one! You can do what I do, put this page on your watchlist, and then compulsively refresh the watchlist every 10 minutes or so. :-) -- Longhairandabeard (talk) 15:54, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

Q23
Found a mythology redlink: I am the son of 'king', though not a Prince. I was Aquarius for a while, but botched my job four times, which you celebrate. I was defeated in battle by The One Who Defeated My Father. But I was still vain; I crossed "line", and lost an eye. Who am I? -- Longhairandabeard (talk) 15:54, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Hmmm, this seems to be tough to decipher.--Dwaipayan (talk) 17:39, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Hmmm, is that a call for a hint? Maybe this will help: The one who took my eye killed the father of The One Who Defeated My Father. -- Longhairandabeard (talk) 20:51, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
 * The only one-eyed person I know of is Shakuni.Abeer.ag (talk) 10:52, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Clarification: The job above was actually botched 12 times, but we celebrate only 4 of them, and one of them only once every 12 years. Does this help? -- Longhairandabeard (talk) 16:22, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Also, it's not Shakuni. Welcome to the India Quiz, Abeer! -- Longhairandabeard (talk) 16:24, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Boss, Garuda, Purna Kumbha? Shovon (talk) 16:30, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
 * well, is it Jayanta, son of Indra?--Dwaipayan (talk) 16:31, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Shovon got the Kumbha reference; but Dwaipayan got the personality right, so he gets the point, and the baton. Does anyone care to elaborate on the other cryptic clues? I'll wait another day for tries (no credit, though); but we can go ahead with the next q. -- Longhairandabeard (talk) 16:41, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
 * There are 2 versions of the Kumbh mela story. In one version, it is Jayanta who carries the amrita and spills it in several places. And Jayanta fought with Meghnad Indrajit (whose name means One Who Defeated Indra). Trying to find out the rest of the story.--Dwaipayan (talk) 16:48, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

Q 24
Another redlink. This is a form of folk art from North East India, associated with an Indian god of snakes. The name has two parts, the first part denotes the main performer, while the second part denotes the associates of the main performer. (there may be some other variations of the art, too). What is it?--Dwaipayan (talk) 20:46, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
 * hmmm Manasa Mangal? Shahid  •  Talk 2 me  21:38, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Not what was I looking for.--Dwaipayan (talk) 21:46, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
 * However, Shahid got the god correct.--Dwaipayan (talk) 03:00, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Oja Pali? Kguneet (talk) 05:32, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, Oja Pali is correct.--Dwaipayan (talk) 11:47, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Q 25
A's original business was textiles. He invested in 2 Y's and realized their great potential. He formed the company 'C' and gave up his textile business. Now 'C' is 6th largest 'D' in the world and largest 'D' in Asia. Identify A, B, C and D. Kguneet (talk) 10:51, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
 * A - Tulsi Tanti, Y - wind turbines C - Suzlon Energy, D - energy company. --Amondal (talk) 11:22, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Please wait....
 * A= Tulsi R Tanti. B= ? (where is it in question) C=Suzlon D=Wind power equipment manufacturer
 * I got edit conflict :-( -- gp pande  «talk»  11:23, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Correct. Just noticed that I typed Y instead of B :-D. Amondal gets the baton. Kguneet (talk) 13:14, 22 July 2008 (UTC)