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Q1
Connect these two: Nasser Hussain and Everybody says I'm fine.--Su_hit (talk) 04:24, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Fourth assistant director of Everybody says I'm fine is Nasser Hussain! --Amondal (talk) 05:14, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I am not saying that it's incorrect. But that's not what I am looking for.--Su_hit (talk) 05:23, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
 * India national rugby union team - Rahul Bose & Nasser Hussain (rugby) ? --Amondal (talk) 06:28, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Amondal has got it. --Su_hit (talk) 08:18, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Q2
This organization is the oldest of its kind in India established during Britsh India. Its main office was located in Uttar Pradesh initially and later moved to West Bengal (during Britsh India). It has more than 2000 branches in India. Identify this organization. --Amondal (talk) 03:15, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Allahabad Bank, the oldest joint stock bank, started in 1865 with Allahabad as HQ, shifted it to Calcutta in 1923 for business reasons ; Cd. also probably be deduced from the WP article. --Gurubrahma (talk) 07:02, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Absolutely correct. --Amondal (talk) 07:17, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

Q3
Fill in both the blanks and give me the funda for full points and the baton.

Mother India, —————, Lagaan, —————. --Gurubrahma (talk) 07:51, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Salaam Bombay!, Water (2005 film). Nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (Hindi). --Amondal (talk) 08:26, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Hmm, not exactly what I've been looking for. The blanks you have filled in are correct but not the funda. Large parts of Salaam Bombay were also in English, while parts of After the wedding were in Hindi. So, while the category of Oscar awards is indeed the answer, the funda does not have anything to do with language per se. Minor hint: - As of now, the above list is a complete list. --Gurubrahma (talk) 09:15, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
 * It seems I have got it. The directors are India-born, in addition to what Amondal mentioned.--Su_hit (talk) 09:28, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, Su_hit hits the bull's eye. --Gurubrahma (talk) 09:40, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Nice question! --Amondal (talk) 09:47, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Nice one. I propose we need to create a page for Thoda Sa Rumani Ho Jaye.--Su_hit (talk) 10:01, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Thodasa Roomani Ho Jayen link is here.--Su_hit (talk) 11:45, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Q4
Here's your next question. I was made by a Bengali and renowned person, who is born in Rajasthan in the month of January. I was released in 1986. The person who had made me is still alive, aged more than 60 and still continuing the same task of making product/stuff similar to me. There were exactly 13 persons in me, Pankaj and Amitabh were two of them. Now, I am important part of management courses and studies pertaining to organizational behaviour. Who am I?Your time starts now.--Su_hit (talk) 02:50, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Ek Ruka Hua Faisla. Director is Basu Chatterjee. --Amondal (talk) 03:37, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * It seems I mentioned many hints. Baton passes to Amondal.--Su_hit (talk) 05:07, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I will be out of station till sunday/monday. Somebody else please ask the next question. TIA. --Amondal (talk) 05:31, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

Q5
Fill in the blank and connect: ____________, Rameshwaram, Benares, Santiniketan, Indore, Gadag. As of now, these form a unique set. --Amondal (talk) 11:49, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Mvezo, birthplaces of living Bharat Ratna recipients. -- Longhairandabeard (talk) 12:11, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Respectively, Nelson Mandela, APJ Abdul Kalam, Ravi Shankar, Amartya Sen, Lata Mangeshkar, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi. -- Longhairandabeard (talk) 12:14, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Correct. --Amondal (talk) 12:18, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

Q6
Another easy one. Connect: Mango, Neem, Bhang, Rangoon Creeper, Mock Strawberry and Black Juniper. -- Longhairandabeard (talk) 12:35, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Is it indica? Scientific name ends with indica. --Amondal (talk) 12:47, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yup you got it! -- Longhairandabeard (talk) 12:59, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

Q7
Running out of good questions.. Here is a sitter!

This object contains two of its kind within it - one of them is the first of its kind in British raj and the other is first of its kind in independent India. This came into existence in the year X. Identify X. --Amondal (talk) 09:14, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * The Taj Mahal Palace hotel resort in December 16, 1903.-- Arjun (talk) 10:20, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * No. X > 1947 must hold in this case! --Amondal (talk) 10:38, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Presidential Retreat (X=1948), by any chance? -- Sundar \talk \contribs 11:26, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * No. --Amondal (talk) 11:57, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Air India X=1948? Shovon (talk) 12:09, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * No. Its a object. Rephrasing the question, X Z is an object that contains A and B within it. X Z, A and B are similar type of objects. --Amondal (talk) 12:51, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

re-indenting And u call this a sitter? ;) --Gurubrahma (talk) 13:57, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I will be interested to know your comments after this is over! --Amondal (talk) 14:00, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * 1970? I will give an explanation if it is correct. Else, I'll use it for a future question. --Gurubrahma (talk) 14:23, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * It does not match with my answer. --Amondal (talk) 14:33, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Please identify the object also. --Amondal (talk) 14:50, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Tricolour flag. The first of its kind was in 1906, known as Calcutta Flag. Then, same with Ashok Chakra was adopted in July 1947. --Su_hit (talk) 04:04, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * No. The later object is a modified version of the previous. Hints: Try to find out the type of object first. Then go for year. This type of objects are issued by Govt. --Amondal (talk) 04:25, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Coins. X=1950.--Su_hit (talk) 05:37, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Which one? Though this is not the answer I am looking for. --Amondal (talk) 05:59, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Postage Stamps. X=1st January, 1950 ?? Shovon (talk) 06:13, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * The 1 Rupee currency note. X = 1947 -- Arjun (talk) 06:21, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

re-indenting Shovon is correct about the object but not the year. --Amondal (talk) 06:26, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * X=21 Nov 1947--Su_hit (talk) 07:08, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * No. I think the first postage stamp in independent India was issued on 21st Nov 1947. I think it does not contain the first postage stamp of pre-independence within it Image:First Stamp of Independent India.jpg. --Amondal (talk) 07:18, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I think it would have to be the First Day Cover then.-- Arjun (talk) 07:50, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Guess: I think object to be specific is a 3-D stamp. Object contains other two objects - means 3D stamps usually carry 2 images in them. Such stamps were first issued by Bhutan but for India I am not getting the year. -- GP Pande  talk!  08:15, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Scinde Dawks postage stamps, reissued in 19.10.1977 --Su_hit (talk) 08:22, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I think its not a First Day Cover. I am not sure about it. Its not a 3d stamp. It contains two images. Its not Scinde Dawks. --Amondal (talk) 08:27, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Does it have to do with a picture of a locomotive/train on a stamp? I remember something like that, it was B&W but can't pinpoint it. =Nichalp  «Talk»=  09:11, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Not a picture of locomotive/train. A stamp with an image of locomotive was issued around that time. --Amondal (talk) 09:23, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * postage stamp with perfume?--Su_hit (talk) 12:14, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * No. Now you need to find the year. Please do not guess the year blindly. If possible, please provide reference. --Amondal (talk) 12:22, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Is it 15th August 1948? On this day the First Indian Stamp with the picture of a person (Mahatma Gandhi) other than the King or Queen was introduced. Shovon (talk) 12:32, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * No. This stamp was issued after 1975. --Amondal (talk) 12:36, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * J.S Sett & C.R Headquarters - 15.02.1991 --Adrian 1001 (talk) 12:50, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

No. --Amondal (talk) 12:52, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Could you clarify what you mean by  A stamp with an image of locomotive was issued around that time. ? Something to do with the railways?  =Nichalp   «Talk»=  12:54, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * The answer has nothing to do with locomotive. I thought you might be knowing the year in which a stamp having an image of locomotive was issued. The stamp, that I am looking for, along with this stamp were issued probably on the same time. --Amondal (talk) 13:03, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Is the year 1982 titled First Stamps of pre and post independent India? =Nichalp   «Talk»=  13:42, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes. Thats the answer I was looking for . Your turn now. --Amondal (talk) 13:46, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks, that was really a luck guess. Just went on http://www.indianpost.com/alpha.php/Alpha and clicked the first few results that opened. Certainly not a sitter :P =Nichalp   «Talk»=  13:53, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Humm, I did not think that it would continue for a long time. Hope you all liked it! --Amondal (talk) 14:06, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I liked it. It gave everyone a chance to guess at it and make us rack our brains. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  14:10, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. Will wait for your question. --Amondal (talk) 14:16, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Very nice lateral thinking. We had marathon of attempts and you call it sitter?--Su_hit (talk) 05:45, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

Q8
Some months back I read a report in the Times of India about an unknown cemetery in South Mumbai, where members of this community do not cremate the dead, but bury them. I tried to hunt down the article but could not find it online. Instead I found another community in Maharashtra that does something similar. You have to tell me the name of the community in Maharashtra and something unique about community in the given context. (Bonus if you could find the report that mentions the original community and cemetery in south Mumbai that I was looking for) =Nichalp   «Talk»=  19:24, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * A sect named "Gowda" . However, I see the sect is based in Goa.--Dwaipayan (talk) 19:48, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, Ligayats usually bury the dead, too. And the burial is in meditating position.--Dwaipayan (talk) 19:51, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Bishnois?--Adrian 1001 (talk) 19:56, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * No not Bishnois, although Bishnois do occasionally bury the dead. Ligayats are not what I am looking for. They seem to be based in Karnataka, and I'm looking for a group in Maharashtra. Dwaipayanc you're close on the second part of the answer. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  20:03, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Maharashtrian communities - Bedar or Hatkars . --Adrian 1001 (talk) 20:05, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Raghvi or Raghuvanshis who bury in case of natural death and cremate in case of unnatural ones? (P.S: This is my first time on this portal, and would really appreciate any help around the process of editing/posting/replying the questions).--Admishra (talk) 05:58, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Wow, so many answers! btw, I left a msg. on Admishra's talk page. --Gurubrahma (talk) 07:02, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

Could you tell me what's the unique about the community? Adrian has found another community, and since it has similar practices, I'd give it to him. But you need to tell me something unique. =Nichalp  «Talk»=  07:53, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Hatkars burn the corpses only of men, who died/resulted in to death because of battle. Others were buried. --Su_hit (talk) 08:48, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * No, what I'm looking for does not relate to cremation. Something else. I've already hinted earlier what I'm looking for. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  09:14, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Hatkars "never burn their dead but bury them, sitting with their hands on knees and facing north." . This seems close to the meditation hint that you dropped. If this is correct, most of the credit should go to Adrian 1001 for giving the link - I'll be happy to take up the baton though as I've been itching to ask some questions. :) --Gurubrahma (talk) 09:39, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes that was the answer I was looking for (buried in a seated position). You'll can split the points, but Gurubrahma takes the baton for the main asnwer I was looking for.  =Nichalp   «Talk»=  09:56, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

What I had read was that the community buried the dead in a seated position, and their graves were figures of animals. They are also worshippers of Hanuman. Does anyone know of such a community? =Nichalp  «Talk»=  06:43, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Q9
Given that the last two questions were pretty intense and long-drawn affairs, I will ask a question that can be easily worked out: Connect an organism in the species Palamarum Palmarum with an international engineering effort. --Gurubrahma (talk) 15:02, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * palm and bio-diesel--Su_hit (talk) 16:28, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Naah, not what I am looking for - I don't see an India connect as well. --Gurubrahma (talk) 17:17, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Tsunami warning system and Rattus palmarum endemic to the Nicobar islands? This species is threatened and could go extinct in the event of another Tsunami hitting the islands. -- Sundar \talk \contribs 18:08, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * No, Sir. I'm looking for a direct connect rather than a forced connect. Hint: You are closer than Su_hit in the sense that you are looking for an animal. --Gurubrahma (talk) 19:34, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Squirrel found in India, helped in construction of ram sethu. Indian Palm Squirrel and Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project--Su_hit (talk) 04:10, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, Su_hit, take it away. The lines on the back of an Indian squirrel were supposed to have been formed when Lord Sri Ram took it in his palm and stroked its back tenderly. So, the answers that I were looking for: Funambulus Palmarum aka Indian Palm Squirrel and the original Ram Setu, not necessarily the SSCP. --Gurubrahma (talk) 05:39, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * (About the forced connect) Hehe. -- Sundar \talk \contribs 06:19, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Q10
Here's a sitter from me. How do you connect these two: (a) a brother of current cabinet minister of Panchayati Raj and (b) Junglee? --Su_hit (talk) 10:35, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * A very weak connect from me - Swaminathan Aiyar's son is named Rustom; Junglee's hero Shammi Kapoor's dad Prithviraj Kapoor acted in a film titled Rustom-Sohrab. I don't think this is what you are looking for, though. :( --Gurubrahma (talk) 11:40, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yaa, you are right that I am not looking for it. --Su_hit (talk) 12:01, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar and his book - Swaminomics: Escape From the Benevolent Zookeepers? Zack mayo (talk) 12:37, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * That's what I too thought first but it seemed weaker than my guess. i also tried looking at any link between junglee.com and SSAA, but it was of no avail. --Gurubrahma (talk) 13:47, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak connection: Both Swaminathan Aiyar and Shammi Kapoor married twice! --Amondal (talk) 12:56, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Time for hints? "Sitter" needs to be redefined :( --Gurubrahma (talk) 13:47, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Another weak link from me: Another of Swaminathan Aiyar's sons is named Shekher = the name of the protagonist in Junglee. -- Longhairandabeard (talk) 16:20, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Zack mayo has got the right word 'Swaminomics'. Second hint would be here 'Junglee' is not a movie nor it has relation with zoo. I agree with Gurubrahma, it's no more sitter. --Su_hit (talk) 06:10, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Swaminathan Aiyar wrote in his Swaminomics column for the Times about the Junglee internet browser/comparison shopping site. I don't think this is it, but I think it's getting close? Priyanath talk 06:23, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Priyanath is closer. 'Times' is right milestone. Naah, I am not looking for browser or site.--Su_hit (talk) 06:50, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

Junglee brand of music from the Times group? --Gurubrahma (talk) 07:26, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Gurubrahma got it, eventually. This is Su_hit, typing from mobile. --209.85.138.136 (talk) 13:13, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
 * First, the confirmation to Gurubrahma was done by me only. 'Junglee' is the music brand owned by 'Times Group', Swaminathan Aiyer is a regular writer in 'Times Group', especially Swaminomics in 'The Times of India'. --Su_hit (talk) 04:41, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Q11
Ok, I'll take the above as confirmation from Su_hit (though only an IP address is reflected above) and will ask the next question - if the above message is not from Su_hit, we can undo this question later. For a change, I'm asking a direct, non-connect question :-)

Bobby Fischer used this product when he was in the USA but could not find it easily in Iceland - Which one? --Gurubrahma (talk) 16:31, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
 * balm. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  16:39, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
 * What is the India connect? --Gurubrahma (talk) 16:41, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Addenum: Amrutanjan balm to be specific, he asked Anand to get it for him. Source. I had read this in the Times of India that day, so got it at once without Googleing. :P =Nichalp   «Talk»=  16:43, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I thought as much - 'coz simple googling generally never gives answers to my questions - it is too current. The baton is yours, when is the next question due? --Gurubrahma (talk) 16:48, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Tomorrow by late afternoon/evening. Just returned from a picnic. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  17:22, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

Q12
Connect the following: This is a unique set. =Nichalp  «Talk»=  09:18, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
 * 1) Perfect circle
 * 2) Perfect circle
 * 3) Hexagon
 * 4) 12-pointed scallop-shaped edge, fitted around a circle (you may also find this to be circular in shape)
 * 5) A square with slightly curved edges rotated by 45 degrees
 * 6) Hexagon
 * 7) 8-pointed scallop-shaped edge, fitted around a circle
 * 8) A square with slightly curved edges rotated by 45 degrees
 * I'm not sure if this is what you are looking for but I feel that it has to be the Aluminum series of coins in India from 1964 onwards, 1 Re. (Nickel) 50 paise (Nickel), 20 paise, 10 paise, 5 paise, 3 paise, 2 paise and 1 paisa respectively. I believe 25 paise coin was in Nickel and should have been a part of the set as a perfect circle. Or are you looking for coins below 1 Re.? Even then, the answer would hold except that the first two entries would be 50 paise and 25 paise. A really "Stumped me!" kind of question. --Gurubrahma (talk) 10:19, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, you are correct. They are the shape of coins of India below Re 1. Only the shape of the 10p coin varied through time. I was hoping the question would last a day, but you whacked it in less than an hour! The coins are in series 50p to 1p (50, 25, 20, 10, 5, 3, 2, 1) =Nichalp   «Talk»=  13:20, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

Q13
Thanks, Nichalp. I hope my question would last slightly longer at the least. Connect Chiranjeevi and Subroto Bagchi. --Gurubrahma (talk) 17:44, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Is it Republic Day Parade in New Delhi as an NCC cadet? --Amondal (talk) 03:04, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes Amondal, u r on a winning spree! Both of them had participated in Republic Day Parades at New Delhi in the 1970's. I'd like to know about other notable personalities who had done it before. --Gurubrahma (talk) 05:44, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Thank you Sir! --Amondal (talk) 06:10, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Q14
Connect: Argentina, Brazil, Romania, Soviet Union. The connection, I am looking for here, has something related with a year and it is not 1969. You need to find out the connection along with the year. There are other countries too that did the same thing but later year. --Amondal (talk) 06:10, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Diplomatic relations establishment, 1948? -- Sundar \talk \contribs 07:33, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
 * No. Thats too broad connection. I am looking for a relatively unique connection. --Amondal (talk) 08:03, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Hints: Connection is related with a noted Indian person (non-politician). To the best of my knowledge, the mentioned countries form a complete set. --Amondal (talk) 12:37, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Issuance of stamps of Rabindranath Tagore in 1961. These are countries apart from India to issue stamps. Few countries did but after 1961. Supporting link:--Su_hit (talk) 13:44, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Perfect! Your turn now. --Amondal (talk) 13:50, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Your hint has only helped. Nice question. Next question will be posted tomorrow 9-10 am (after 14 hours).--Su_hit (talk) 14:07, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Q15
The specific chronology goes this way. 1937: Kisan Kanya, 1982: Bombay Dyeing, 1984: ‘X’, 2002: Chandigarh Newsline, 2003: The Times of India. Identify ‘X’. --Su_hit (talk) 03:46, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
 * X is Hum Log & the connects are the first color movie, the first color TV ad, the first color soap opera, the first color newspaper (English), the first fully coloured newspaper (English)? --Gurubrahma (talk) 05:05, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Unbelievable Gurubrahma! When I posted the same question on our internal portal, it remained unanswered with few controversies. As rightly answered, the connect is 'first in colour'. Chandigarh Newsline is 'first in colour' supplement. While, The Times of India, Delhi edition is 'first in colour' full newspaper. Baton passes to him. --Su_hit (talk) 07:36, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks a ton for your compliments. --Gurubrahma (talk) 08:23, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Are you sure with that the Chandigarh Newsline is 'first in colour' supplement? I used to get the Saturday Times and Sunday Times in the early 1990s that were in colour. Please check. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  10:59, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I guess it is the first tabloid. Eenaadu had front page in color as early as 1994. --Gurubrahma (talk) 12:05, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
 * 2002 seems to be an unlikely year. I can surely say that The Telegraph had etc. and Weekend in colour at least 5-6 years before that. Shovon (talk) 13:29, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for showing interests by debate. (a) First para of this link, year should be around 1993, (b) Abel Robinson (Art-director)'s profile, year is not mentioned, (c) Point No. 10, year should be not later than 2003. Chandigarh Newsline can be treated as right ans. I shall ask Abel Robinson about the year and will post/correct it. --Su_hit (talk) 03:53, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Q16
India was among the first countries to do Y; this happened in the year X. Some details are as follows:

X - India and only one other country

X+1 - Several countries

X+2 - None that I know of

X+3 - Only one country

X+4 - Saudi Arabia and China

Identify X and Y. --Gurubrahma (talk) 08:23, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
 * X-1971, Y-Recognition of Bangladesh? --Amondal (talk) 09:19, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes! Highly impressive!! In 1971, India & Bhutan recognized Bangladesh while Pakistan recognized it in 1974. Waiting for your question... --Gurubrahma (talk) 11:06, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Winning Duo, Any supporting links?--Su_hit (talk) 11:40, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
 * & . --Gurubrahma (talk) 12:05, 16 December 2008 (UTC)


 * It was a guess. I was not sure about it as I could not find any good supporting material. Nice question. I will post a question tomorrow morning. --Amondal (talk) 11:58, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

Yesterday was Vijay Diwas. I did not notice that. A good question on a good day.. after all he is Guru Brahma! --Amondal (talk) 03:41, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Q17
Connect Jadavpur University and Faizpur. The connection, I am looking here, is multi-level. --Amondal (talk) 03:41, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Either release a hint or explain what do you mean by multi-level correlation. --Su_hit (talk) 05:30, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, please... before the guru comes on PINQ in search of his daily breakfast. ;) =Nichalp   «Talk»=  05:40, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I am looking for a person. Multilevel connection means it is not directly related something like Q1 of this round. (For example, it goes like Nasser Hussain -> India national rugby union team -> Rahul Bose -> Everybody says I'm fine) --Amondal (talk) 06:09, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Jadavpur University's new campus is at Salt Lake --> Salt Satyagarha by Gandhiji --> Gandhiji chaired the first rural national conference of indian congress at Faizpur.--Su_hit (talk) 06:27, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Humm, it may be a connection but I am looking for something else. The first rural national conference of Indian congress is correct but not Gandhiji. Again the person is not a politician. --Amondal (talk) 06:47, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Jadavpur University's emblem -> Designed by Nandalal Bose ->built a township using only rural material and employing country craftsmen at Faizpur session in 1936 ---Admishra (talk) 06:49, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, you got it right. --Amondal (talk) 07:13, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Q18
Identify the bank in the print advert ( Hint: While the ad mentions it to be the "first-ever", it actually wasn't and this ad had to be retracted because a competitor rightly pointed out the fallacy)

Nichalp - Thanks a lot for all the inputs. Would change the image ASAP. Admishra (talk) 09:30, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi! You need to upload a picture of the ad with a fair use reasoning. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  08:19, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Is it the Indian Overseas Bank? =Nichalp   «Talk»=  08:43, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, the image source listed at File:Q18.jpg gives the answer away! Should Admishra ask another question ? Abecedare (talk) 08:48, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I actually didn't see the source; I zoomed into the image, saw the address as "Cathedral Branch, Madras-2 " and did a bit of Googleling to get figure out the bank. I then confirmed the result with a NY Times report. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  08:54, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * You get it then, as far as I am concerned!
 * (Btw, my comment wasn't addressed to you, Nichalp - just am a slow typist :) ) Abecedare (talk) 08:57, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * This was my first post on this forum, and now I can see the gaffe of posting the question.By the way the actual first ever drive in ATM belonged to Indian Bank (it apparently beat IOB by 12 days). Anyways, in all fairness- over to you Nichalp--Admishra (talk) 09:04, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Do you have a reference for that factoid, Admishra ? We can potentially add it to our Indian Bank article. Abecedare (talk) 09:18, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks Admishra! Sometimes I should do things the simple way. Would have to do so much less googleing around. :) The image is not in public domain and copyrighted (till 2026 atleast), so I deleted it from commons. So if you would like to add the original image to the article, it will have to be under the fair use criteria (with a strong justification), and on wikipedia (not on commons -- commons is for free images only). There are very few PD works in India. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  09:26, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Abecedare - I had read it in some newspaper a few months back . The best that I could get from googling is this, though interestingly it mentions a date of 1988 for the ATm, but no mention about a drive-in branch..

Q19
Connect Firuz Shah Tughlaq, Kanishka, and Samarth Ramdas. (Hint: Avoid looking for a relationship between the mentioned people). =Nichalp  «Talk»=  09:39, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Is it Rahul Gandhi - His office headquartered on Tughlaq Road, and his aide is Kanishka Singh (not sure about Ramdas connection?)Admishra (talk) 10:32, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * No, the answer does not concern a person. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  12:06, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Clue: The answer is not a direct connection. You would have to work on each clue individually to work out some degrees of separation. After you get the degree of separation, all three topics will be linked. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  04:24, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Air India Flight 182?--Su_hit (talk) 06:09, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * No, that's not the final answer. However, Air India flight is the correct answer to Kanishka part. Now work on the other clues to find a connection. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  06:42, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Second guess, Related to Shivaji and Delhi. Chatrapati Shivaji Airport at Mumbai. Shivaji Stadium/Bus Terminal at Delhi. --Su_hit (talk) 07:24, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Given, Su_hit's work, I'll be happy with half credit ;) if this is right. Feroz Shah Kotla cricket stadium in Delhi - Shivaji stadium in Delhi - Shivaji Airport at Mumbai - Kanishka flight was a flight via Mumbai and Delhi. --Gurubrahma (talk) 07:31, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I answered the same earlier. Air India Flight (Kanishka) connecting Delhi and Chatrapati Shivaji Airport Mumbai.--Su_hit (talk) 08:20, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * no, you've forgotten about the Ramdas connection. I'll give you'll another clue. Firoz* = army; Air India flight = air force; ramdas = navy. Don't take the clues literally, searching for military stuff wont get u anywhere. The clues give you a relationship. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  08:22, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * IS it worst diasters? Kanishka (1985) - Worst Air Disaster for India; Ramdas Ship Disaster (1947) - worst passenger ship disaster ; again can't find anything on Tughlaq for this -Admishra (talk) 10:19, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * On the same lines, the collision between Kalindi Express and Purushottam Express near Ferozabad was the worsr rail disaster in independent India. -- Longhairandabeard (talk) 10:10, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * You beat me to it. -- Sundar \talk \contribs 10:25, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes it is the worst rail, air and sea disasters in Indian history: See List of accidents and disasters by death toll. I'd give the baton to Admisra for getting the link. LHB got the final clue. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  11:28, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Nicholas, I think question was twisted a bit. It's not a good question. It's my personal opinion. --Su_hit (talk) 12:01, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Ya, I know. Apologies. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  12:04, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * For the first time in a quiz, we see three people giving partially correct responses. So, while the baton did go to Admishra, is the credit going to be split three-way? --Gurubrahma (talk) 18:01, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I know, difficult to resolve, but I was looking for the link, and his was the most accurate. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  19:13, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Q20
The common Hindi word for gibberish attributes its origin to the same word in Greek, to which an English word meaning an uncivilized person also owes its origin. Originally, the Greek word denoted a foreigner whose language they could not comprehend, and considered uncivilized. Thus while Hindi carried the former notation, the latter meaning made it to English. Which words in Hindi and English? -Admishra (talk) 11:43, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * badbadaat or mawali, barbarian. --Su_hit (talk) 11:58, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yup Thats correct! Bastian passes to you Su_hit - Admishra (talk) 13:01, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * What is Bastian? Anyway, my question in next 30 min to 1 hour.--Su_hit (talk) 03:53, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

Q21
This Q is unusual. (a) World's largest vehicle manufacturer in specific category, (b) Padma Shri winning Bollywood actress. Incidentally, both have started their journey in the same year. Identify the connection.--Su_hit (talk) 06:22 around 5:00, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Nargis was awarded the best female artist of the millenium by Hero Honda (largest manufacturer of motorcycles) -Admishra (talk) 05:53, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Good observation. But, what about journey/year incidence?--Su_hit (talk) 06:20, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Nargis's first adult role (at an age of 14!) was in the 1943-44 movie Taqdeer; Hero Group set by Munjal Brothers in 1944 - Admishra (talk) 06:41, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I am surprised, as that coorelation I haven't observed. 'Hero Honda' is right word. I am not looking for Nargis. The coorelation I am looking for is two hindi words, that's common in both (a) and (b).--Su_hit (talk) 07:01, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Desh ki dhadkan and Madhuri Dixit? --Amondal (talk) 07:23, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Dhak Dhak.. to be precise; 1984 was the year of Abodh,and Hero Honda formation - Admishra (talk) 07:27, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Great! Half-Half points to both of you. Baton passes to Admishra. --Su_hit (talk) 07:45, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

This is a really fantastic question! Superb!! --Gurubrahma (talk) 07:52, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks and most welcome Guruji. --Su_hit (talk) 10:47, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

Q22
Continuing with another connection question... Connect: A North Italian river; a street in the district of SOHO, London; a town in Sweden renowned for its heritage in tennis and golf; world's largest supplier of thermoelectric auto devices, and Lucknow -Admishra (talk) 08:35, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Rubicon. -- GP Pande  10:32, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * No its not the name of the river (Hint: I could have added Hyderabad, and King Vikramaditya to this list) - Admishra (talk) 10:42, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Turning out very interesting!!--Su_hit (talk) 11:09, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Pearl / Moti ?--Su_hit (talk) 12:28, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * No- not a natural phenomenon. The connection I am looking for can also be connected to Amitabh & Arun Govil in his cinematic avatar, with an identical logic, but that logic wouldn't apply to the other links in the list mentioned above). Would provide a relatively easy to work-out clue in case no one is able to come around the line in 4-5 hours time. - Admishra (talk) 13:56, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

I am Su_hit. Your clues are making me restless. Is it something related to suryavansham/sun or nawab/king? --209.85.138.136 (talk) 16:39, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * No Su_hit its nothing do with history (mythology). Hopefully this would help- each of the original links mentioned in the question got linked to the answer in 1972, 1997, 1998,1998, and 1972. Similarly, the "indirect" association with Amitabh and Arun Govil could be traced to 1975, and 1978- Admishra (talk) 19:48, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I tried but not succeeded.--Su_hit (talk) 03:40, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Neither did I get anything substantial, but to keep it moving, let me put out my thinking process - I am guessing that the Swedish town is Saro and the supplier of thermoelectric auto devices is Amerigon. --Gurubrahma (talk) 07:52, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Nice initiative Guruji. Adarsh, is it about Patent?--Su_hit (talk) 08:28, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Guruji is absolutely bang on target-just 2 steps away from the answer now!!! -Admishra (talk) 11:12, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
 * and Su_hit, its not strictly about Patents but related to something very very similar to it. I guess either of you 2 would be able to crack it in next attempt. -Admishra (talk) 11:36, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
 * It's longest attempt I have made.--Su_hit (talk) 12:48, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

Tried a lot but could not figure out anything. So here is a guess.. Is the connection related to beginning of joint venture or India operation by automotive industries? I will provide details if it is correct. --Amondal (talk) 13:07, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Amondal, its not a start of a joint operation or "Indian Operation" by an MNC. But yes the answer is related to automotive industry. To give another clue, it was an initiative of Govt. of India. Su_hit - as I mentioned earlier, both you and Guru are pretty close to cracking this. In fact Guru has correctly figured the 2 links, and your guess of patent also comes pretty close to the connections. In fact if you google using the logically correct combination of words/ years given in my clue, the answer would be amongst the top 3 results. - Admishra (talk) 14:04, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Scooters India Limited? --Gurubrahma (talk) 16:20, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

To be more specific, it was started in 1972 in Lucknow, had the brand name Lambro in 1972 (a north Italian river), vehicles named Vikram (King vikramaditya/ Arun Govil) and Vijai (Amitabh Bachchan), JV with Amerigon in 1998 for manufacture of electric vehicle, the word related to patents is royalties it has to pay - anyone wants to take a crack at the other links, I've got to go now, will be back only after an hour :( --Gurubrahma (talk) 16:28, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Again, Carnaby Street in Soho, London has one of the few stores of Lambretta (clothing), a clothing brand which gets the license to use the name from Scooters India Limited. I am not able to link Saro to Scooters India, though, i guess it may have to do with Polo - API, a competitor of Scooters India made products similar to Lambrettas and called them Lamby Polos - probably, that is the Hyderabad connect as Hyderabad was liberated in Operation Polo. I couldn't find all the terms coming together with Googling but may be my search skills are poor - Very interesting, non-trivial question posed in a pretty tough manner! --Gurubrahma (talk) 18:34, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Ok, to be on safe side and get full credit ;), Lambretta (band), I feel, must be the Swedish connection as it is a band from there though I haven't been able to nail it to Saro. --Gurubrahma (talk) 18:47, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Absolutely Correct. Finally, you have nailed it Guru. SIL, incorporated in 1972 in Lucknow, got the rights to the Lambretta brand, named after Lambro river in 1972, started producing Vijay (the most popular cinema character played by Amitabh) in 1975, and came out with the 3-wheeler Vikram ( named after Vikramaditya, and the popular cinematic character played by Arun Govil in Vikram aur Betaal) in 1978. In 1997, it sold the rights of Lambretta brand name (not patent but trademark Su_hit), to Capella Industries (headquartered in Särö known for golf and tennis) for watches, and to Lambretta Clothing (which has a flagship store in Carnaby Street in SOHO, London). As pointed by Guru, SIL entered in an alliance with Amerigon  in 1998  to make an electric car. Only other link which Guru couldn't crack was Allwyn Pushpak, a clone of Vijay super, manufactured by Hyderabad Allwyn.  Hope the junta liked the question. Over to you Guru now. Admishra (talk) 18:57, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

btw, you could have got the answer- by typing Italy, Lucknow, 1972 in google ( as I mentioned in my last clue) Admishra (talk) 18:57, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
 * That was some question. I had to gave up in between and started to check on the prices of the Reva electric cars and user feedback. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  18:59, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

Q23
What does this list purport to? (I am looking for two things here - one, the list itself; two, the way the personalities were listed. Hence, points would be totally at my discretion. :-)) --Gurubrahma (talk) 20:04, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Giani Zail Singh / Shankar Dayal Sharma
 * Jawaharlal Nehru / Lal Bahadur Shastri / Indira Gandhi / Charan Singh /Rajiv Gandhi
 * Jagjivan Ram / Devi Lal
 * Sanjay Gandhi
 * Gandhi


 * Presidents > Prime Ministers > DPM > MP > Father of the Nation/commoner. All cremated at Raj Ghat? =Nichalp   «Talk»=  20:45, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
 * If you want any further clarifications, I'll just look on that page. :) =Nichalp   «Talk»=  20:49, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, you get it - Order of Precedence and Raj Ghat - I thought that people owed an easy question after all the toughies this round ;) --Gurubrahma (talk) 21:16, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, I wasn't expecting such an easy one. :) When seeing the articles, the first thing that came to my mind was Deputy Prime Ministers, so I went to read the article to see if there were any links. Three bios later I got the answer. :) I'll take some time thinking of the next question. Would try to avoid a connect style diff and think of something more lateral.  =Nichalp   «Talk»=  05:13, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * With the chance of being labelled as nitpicker, I must say that Raj Ghat is technically an incorrect link, as not all the people mentioned above the cremated at Raj Ghat; but more so in its vicinity. For e.g. Nehru, jgjivan Ram, Rajesndra prasad etc - all have their own memorials. But then, if Guru had that very connection in mind, then no problem. - Admishra (talk) 05:50, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yup, I was too sleepy to past the full link. A chance look at the history of the page showed Gurubrahma's contributions, so I knew I was on the right track. :) =Nichalp   «Talk»=  06:28, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

Q24
A question on Indian history. What happened at this location? =Nichalp  «Talk»=  08:53, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * is this some prison? - cellular? -Admishra (talk) 09:08, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * No. Not a prison. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  09:11, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Jaliwanwala Bagh? Shovon (talk) 10:39, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * No. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  11:09, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

Cathedral of the Holy Name, Mumbai?? -- KnowledgeHegemony talk 11:03, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * No. It's a fort (mentioned in the description too). =Nichalp   «Talk»=  11:09, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

The answer what I'm looking for is a key event related to India's freedom struggle and political integration. =Nichalp  «Talk»=  11:12, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Tiracol fort and clash between Portuguese and unarmed civilians? --Amondal (talk) 11:22, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * You beat me to it ... another pic Abecedare (talk) 11:26, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes that is correct, Tiracol Fort, where Indian freedom activists raised the flag of India on 15 August 1954. It was later recaptured by the Portuguese. Over to you. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  11:50, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

Yet to visit Goa someday! Thanks, it was a guess. I first observed that the picture was taken on 3rd January 2007. Then I searched commons for images uploaded by Nichalp and found that he visited Goa around that time (Hope, I am correct!). After that, I searched for forts in Goa and finally got the answer from History_of_Goa. I will post the next question tomorrow. --Amondal (talk) 12:20, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Good sleuthing I must say. I did think of clearing the Exif data, but then again, I didn't upload too many photos of the Goa visit, so thought I was safe. :) =Nichalp   «Talk»=  13:13, 21 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Another path to the solution: The vegetation indicated that the fort was somewhere on the west coast, and the painted facade, well-maintained lawns, and Christmas tree (?) on the roof suggested that this was privately owned and probably a hotel (rather than state maintained heritage site). Googling "fort hotel " and looking for images of the hits, eventually led to the above-linked image and the result!
 * Exceptionally fun and fair question ... we need more image clues! Abecedare (talk) 20:00, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

Q25
Here is the last question of this round...

In the last century (1901-2000), 10 people achieved same thing world wide. Of them 2 have some Indian connections (none of them was born in India) and 5 are still alive. Can you tell me what I am talking about? Also, you need to find out the people having Indian connections. --Amondal (talk) 03:52, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Any clue?--Su_hit (talk) 06:11, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Hints: Two people, connected with India, achieved it in the year 1979 and 1991. --Amondal (talk) 06:34, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
 * IS it got do with exploration/mountain climbing? -Admishra (talk) 07:34, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
 * No. --Amondal (talk) 08:08, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Is it the 10 female Nobel Lauretes for Peace ( Mother Teresa got it in 1979; and Ang San Su Ki in 1991 - studied in LSR College, Delhi). 5 of the 10 are still alive. -Admishra (talk) 08:31, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Thats absolutely correct! Your turn now to open the next round. --Amondal (talk) 08:35, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
 * One help -Amondal - could you please set up the new page for me.-Admishra (talk) 08:38, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

Ok, I will do it soon. --Amondal (talk) 09:22, 22 December 2008 (UTC)