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Round 5 Answer Tally
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Q1
Sorry for the delay. An easy one. Which Indian town is also known as the little Japan?--Dwaipayan (talk) 20:35, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Sivakasi because of the printing industry. -Cribananda 22:17, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
 * correct. your turn.--Dwaipayan (talk) 04:50, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

Q2
Legend has it that this temple was formed when Vibhishana placed the idol of recumbent Mahavishnu on the ground. The idol could not be moved thereafter, and still lies facing the south, unlike in most other temples where the deity faces east. The main gopuram is one of the tallest (if not the tallest) in India, and the temple complex is almost a city in itself. Just name the temple and the city please. -Cribananda 08:22, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Jagannath temple, Puri?-- May the Force be with you! Shr e shth91 ($ |-| ŗ 3 $ |-| ţ |-|)  08:25, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Tirumala - Tirupati? --Dwaipayan (talk) 08:27, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Afraid not. Keep guessing... - Cribananda 08:29, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Srirangam, don't have time now but it seems like the city is the same name.  Noble eagle   (Talk)   08:31, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes. It is the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam with the RajaGopuram reaching a height of 236 feet. Well done Nobleeagle, the baton passes to you. -Cribananda 08:33, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Just about to put the extra info but got an edit conflict TWICE :D, thanks for accepting the partial answer. Will put the question up later...  Noble eagle   (Talk)   08:36, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

Q3
Sitter...Which Kargil war martyr have 3 Kargil-related movies been partially based on.  Noble eagle   (Talk)   08:57, 29 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Vikram Batra must be it since LOC Kargil and Lakshya have his characters, though I don't know if a third one exists. I'm not a bollywood fan I must confess. --Idleguy 09:36, 29 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Capt. Vikram Batra. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  10:37, 29 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Anuj Nayyar - Dhoop, LOC Kargil and Lakshya. --Gurubrahma 03:07, 30 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Yes, I'm sorry if Vikram Batra was also mentioned in some third movie...but I had Anuj Nayyar in mind. To you Guru.  Noble eagle   (Talk)   04:51, 30 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Wasn't Lakshya about Vikram Batra's life? Two articles mention that the movie was about their lifestory. Which one is right then? --Idleguy 06:08, 30 May 2006 (UTC)


 * I see...I think both these articles require sources. Both these heroes deserve good articles.  Noble eagle   (Talk)   06:39, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Lakshya was a fictionalised account drawing largely from Batra's life. However, Batra and Nayyar were colleagues and we have a character who is engaged before the war and dies in the war - just like Nayyar. So, Lakshya can be said to be account of both of them. --Gurubrahma 08:02, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Q4
This person is famous as a freedom fighter and is known for introducing apple plantations in Himachal Pradesh in a big way. Who? --Gurubrahma 05:15, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Samuel Evan Stokes??  Noble eagle    (Talk)   05:22, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Sardar Ajit Singh, Bhagat Singh's uncle. -Cribananda 05:23, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
 * It is Satyanand Stokes I think, and you guys are so quick!! -- Samir  धर्म 05:30, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I think so too. Good question Guru. -Cribananda 05:32, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Satyananda Stokes aka Samuel Evan Stokes. An American who became a sanyasi for some time, very interesting. Take it away, Nobleeagle. --Gurubrahma 08:02, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Q5
Simple...What caste is Manmohan Singh the Indian PM?  Noble eagle   (Talk)   09:57, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Khatri/Kshatriya? -- thunderboltza.k.a.D e epu _ Joseph 10:11, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
 * None, doesn't Sikhism ban references to caste? Manmohan Singh doesn't mention his caste anywhere, to the best of my knowledge. --Gurubrahma 10:12, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Weren't the Sikh Gurus Khatri? the answer I was looking for was Khatri so it goes to Deepu. It wasn't a trick question... :D  Noble eagle   (Talk)   10:18, 30 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Actually Kohli caste. I read this somewhere. --Idleguy 10:26, 30 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Kohli is his actual surname. His caste is Khatri. See here. I need some time for the next question please.... -- thunderboltza.k.a.D e epu _ Joseph 10:30, 30 May 2006 (UTC)


 * OK. --Idleguy 10:32, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

He is either sikh or khatri, he cannot be both as the ideologies contradict.

Q6
Please note: The factual accuracy of this question, and the Webster's 1911 encyclopedia (its source), is disputed. Please see here. It is therefore requested that this fact not be included in DYK until further clarifications are underway. Thank you.-- thunderboltza.k.a.D e epu Joseph14:42, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

This is easy, but could make a good material for DYK : The rulers of this ancient kingdom had to slit their throats at the end of their reign per tradition. Name the kingdom, the name by which the rulers where known, and the name of this suicide ritual ? -- thunderboltza.k.a.D e epu _ Joseph 18:16, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Err..was it that hard? I've striked off the "name of the ritual" part (sorry!), because the ritual as it is didnt have a name. Only the evolved form of the ritual seems to have been named. A little bit of searching should have got you the answer. In fact, the ritual even has a page for itself on wikipedia, and I could find it mentioned in three different articles! I'm willing to accept even a partial answer. Anybody need a clue? -- thunderboltza.k.a.D e epu _ Joseph 15:05, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Gmm...I think a clue will be welcome.--Dwaipayan (talk) 16:09, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Clue #1: The ritual was carried out on the banks of a river in South India. -- thunderboltza.k.a.D e epu _ Joseph 16:44, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

Zamorin or Samoothris of Kozhikode, the derivative festival ritual was called Mamankam and the suicide squads were called chaver. Great question. --Gurubrahma 16:48, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Bang On! Take it away, Gurubrahma. :) -- thunderboltza.k.a.D e epu _ Joseph 16:57, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

Q7
Should be a sitter. Connect the DC comics universe with a God of the Hindu trinity. --Gurubrahma 03:03, 1 June 2006 (UTC)


 * In the DC universe at the time of creation there were three entities known as the Voice, Order and Chaos. The Voice created the world from its mouth - akin to the Hindu Trinity? - Parthi 03:35, 1 June 2006 (UTC)


 * maya --Idleguy 03:49, 1 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Brahma. I think he is a character in the Superman comics. - Cribananda 04:12, 1 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Do I get another chance? Lady Shiva. - Cribananda 04:17, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

All the answers are very interesting - however, I was looking at only one God of the Hindu Trinity. Also, the character I was looking for is a reasonably major character unlike Brahma in Superman, and this character is believed to be the best (or at least in the top 5) among martial art warriors by DC comics fans. Yes, Lady Shiva is the right answer and we probably have enough material for a decent article on Hindu influence on DC comics. Cribananda gets the baton. --Gurubrahma 04:28, 1 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Heh. Funny how my answers don't seem to be the main answer intended/expected from the quizmaster. :-) --Idleguy 04:40, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Guess that is the difference between real world, where as a quiz freak, you've thumped the living daylights of your local opponents and the virtual world where all of us can depend on google rather than our brains. Or is it that others on the quiz are indeed the national gorillas who thumped your daylights on TV ;)? For the uninitiated, a visit to Idleguy's user page would do a world of good. --Gurubrahma 05:06, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Q8
According to the legend, A decided that his daughter B would get married only if it happened at a particular auspicious moment. But this moment went unnoticed because B disturbed the ingenious device he had made to tell the time. To console her, A wrote a book in her name, which is considered a seminal book in that subject. Identify A and B. Your time starts now... - Cribananda 06:43, 1 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Bhaskaracharya and the daughter was Lilavati Tintin (talk) 06:51, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Wow! That was a great question. Thanks. And tintin was so fast!--Dwaipayan (talk) 06:53, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Good answer! Well done, Tintin. And thanks, Dwaipayan. -Cribananda 06:55, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

The story that I have heard is slightly different. In it, the prediction was that if the marriage happened at a moment other than the one predicted, she would lose her husband soon after the marriage. Because of what she did, the marriage was conducted at the wrong muhurth and the prediction became true soon after. Tintin (talk) 07:22, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Q9
The legend goes that he once predicted that the young son of a king would die on a certain day ( read this in Chandamama but can't remember the exact details) by a certain animal. The King built a tall building and made the boy sit alone on the top floor so that the animal could never get to him. When the appointed time came and went, he went with the king to check whether the boy was alright. There they found him dead - there was a flag pole (dhwaj) on top of the building which carried a bronze figure of that animal, this figure had fallen on the head of the boy killing him. The King gave him a title after the name of that animal, and it is now part of the name by which we now know him. Who ? Tintin (talk) 07:06, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Is the question, who is the king or do we need to find out the title??  Noble eagle   (Talk)   07:09, 1 June 2006 (UTC)


 * The name of the astrologer/astronomer/mathematician who made the prediction. The title is part of his name. I don't remember the name of the King, so any additional info will be welcome Tintin (talk) 07:12, 1 June 2006 (UTC)


 * PS: The article about the person names the King and very briefly, the incident. Tintin (talk) 07:15, 1 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Varahamihira--Dwaipayan (talk) 07:25, 1 June 2006 (UTC)


 * It is. Well done. Tintin (talk) 07:27, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I will take some time. Expect new question by night (IST).--Dwaipayan (talk) 07:28, 1 June 2006 (UTC)


 * I would have eventually got there: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_mathematicians -Cribananda 07:29, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Q10
Here is a question I myself am not sure about! The sources are differing. As I do not have an in-depth knowledge of the subject (I doubt if any frequenter of the quiz has!), it is hard for me to search correctly. Hopefully through the quiz, the truth can come out.

The question is on a sub-atomic particle. Initially the name it got was defective/wrong due to certain reasons. Later it was pointed out that the name was wrong. A famous German physicist is believed to be the person who pointed out the fault in the name. However, according to other sources, an Indian suggested the new name in a publication in Nature. Name the particle and the Indian scientist. --Dwaipayan (talk) 15:43, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Tachyon, by the scientist George Sudarshan -- thunderboltza.k.a.D e epu Joseph 15:47, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
 * That was an excellent try! Wow. The German connection is also there. However, the name controversy is missing. Sorry, this is not the answer I was looking for.--Dwaipayan (talk) 15:51, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Meson renamed by Werner Heisenberg from the original mesotron. Did S.N. Bose rename it as well? -- Samir   धर्म 15:56, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Meson by Homi Jehangir Bhabha?  thunderboltza.k.a.D e epu Joseph 16:00, 1 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Guys you ARE fast. It is Meson (previous faulty name: mesotron), Werner Heisenberg is the German scientist. Homi Jehangir Bhabha is also claimed to be the one who suggested the correct name. See in this article (also claimed in some other articles). It's sort of mysterious. This goes to Thunderboltz, as he correctly said both parts of the question.--Dwaipayan (talk) 16:13, 1 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Phew! I couldn't leave it after the tachyon mistake. That was supposedly one of my planned questions. [[Image:sad.gif]] I hardly finshed reading the question, and tachyons popped into my mind. Whoever archives the pages might want to add that little info about George Sudarshan into the DYK. By the way, thanks, Samir, for the meson link. [[Image:wink.gif|20px]]. I'll post my question by tomorrow. -- thunderboltza.k.a.D e epu Joseph 16:30, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Q11
Now this is really simple: Two wacky professors from Kerala were awarded the ________ prize for their "ambitious" project involving the estimation of the area of an elephant. Interestingly, a European nation also won the same prize a few years later, for outsourcing ________ to India. Okay, so get to work, and fill in the blanks for me. -- thunderboltz(TALK) 07:22, 2 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Ig Nobel prize. Vatican got the economics prize for outsourcing prayer. Tintin (talk) 07:27, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Dang, I almost did it. Got an edit conflict twice!! - Cribananda 07:30, 2 June 2006 (UTC)


 * grr, edit-conflicted thrice. beaten by a minute? Ig Nobel Prize and prayers are the answers. and the country is Vatican City. Interesting question, though. --Gurubrahma 07:31, 2 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Whoa! Fast would be an understatement, lol. Your go, Tintin. -- thunderboltza.k.a.D e epu Joseph 07:36, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

Q12
Why did Rupert Brooke get a mention in the Indian cricket circles in 2002 ? Tintin (talk) 08:33, 2 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Hint1 : Something to do with cricket literature. Tintin (talk) 10:13, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
 * bump... hint number 2? -- Samir  धर्म 10:32, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Hint 2 : More specifically, a book on Indian cricket
 * Ramachandra Guha wrote A Corner of a Foreign Field - An Indian History of a British sport (2002), which was named based on "the Soldier" by Rupert Brooke (which has the line ""If I should die, think only this of me: That there's some corner of a foreign field That is forever England") -- Samir  धर्म 10:48, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
 * grr, beaten again by a minute. Really, law of averages is..., sigh, ok. --Gurubrahma 10:50, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Technically two minutes :) -- Samir  धर्म 10:52, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

Over to Samir :) Tintin (talk) 10:52, 2 June 2006 (UTC)


 * It's going to take me a bit of time, gents. Got to powernap then work.  Will try to get something by 10-11 PM IST??  Promise it will be good -- Samir   धर्म 11:01, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

Q13
Sorry for the delay. A bit of a sitter. What does India have in common with all of the following countries: Pakistan, Myanmar, Canada, United States, Brazil, Morocco, China, Sudan, Switzerland, Australia? -- Samir  धर्म 02:12, 3 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Is the order important? (Hope nobody has already answered!). - Cribananda 02:24, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * No sir, the order is not important -- Samir  धर्म 02:25, 3 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Is this an exhaustive list? Ok, I'll keep my mouth shut after this... - Cribananda 02:44, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Not an exhaustive list. Several more countries can be added, which I will use as hints if needed. -- Samir   धर्म 03:06, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * In that case, what about 'they all took part in the 2004 Olympic Games' ? :P Tintin (talk) 04:40, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * No, my Belgian reporter friend. Here is a non-exhaustive list of countries NOT on the list: Mexico, Japan, South Korea, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Egypt, Russia, Argentina, Bangladesh, and Belgium. -- Samir   धर्म 04:53, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * These countries support India in UN permanent security council bid.--Dwaipayan (talk) 05:58, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Pakistan supporting India for the UNSC seat!? I hope I live to see the day ;) =Nichalp   «Talk»=  06:02, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Nope. Another hint in 15 minutes -- Samir   धर्म 06:02, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Hint: Look at my user page. Compare where I did my undergraduate and medical studies -- Samir   धर्म 06:19, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Has it got anything to do with the education system? Or compulsory military perhaps? :P -- thunderboltza.k.a.D e epu Joseph 06:27, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * They all have socialize medicine?  Noble eagle   (Talk)   06:29, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Their capitals are not their biggest cities? - Cribananda 06:31, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Hey, I think that's true...  Noble eagle   (Talk)   06:37, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Bingo, India is one of many countries with a capital city that is not its largest city. See List of countries whose capital is not their largest city.  Well done, Cribananda -- Samir   धर्म 06:41, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Didn't think people would go to the trouble of making such a list, but it was a good idea in the end...Nice question :)  Noble eagle   (Talk)   06:52, 3 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Yeah, a reaaly nice question.--Dwaipayan (talk) 06:49, 3 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks Samir. I was actually thinking on those lines when I asked you if it was an exhaustive list. Somehow Myanmar threw me off at that time, but I saw your hints when I came back from dinner, and that did it. Question will be up tomorrow morning Pacific time, that's Saturday night IST. Cheers. - Cribananda 08:47, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Q14
Who connects the music group U2 and the movie Bridget Jones's Diary (film)? - Cribananda 17:30, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Salman Rushdie wrote the lyrics to a U2 song called "The Ground Beneath Her Feet" (also the name of his book), and also made a cameo in BJD.-- May the Force be with you! Shr e shth91 (review me)  17:36, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Oh no, not again. Anyways, I had a fulfilling RfA nom today and that shd make up for this disappointment. --Gurubrahma 17:40, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Indeed. Why did I get the feeling this was going to go fast? Over to you... - Cribananda 17:38, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * D'oh, why was I editing Crohn's disease!!! -- Samir   धर्म 17:52, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Q15
I've got 2 simple unrelated questions in my mind, and I'm going to put them both up, so that late night editors like Gurubrahma can answer quickly :) Where in India would one ask starred and unstarred questions? Also, there were 2 Sahadevas, one the Pandav, who was the other? I need the answer to both.-- May the Force be with you! Shr e shth91 (review me)  18:04, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * PS, for all users frequenting this place, please review me.-- May the Force be with you! Shr e shth91 (review me)  18:05, 3 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Lok Sabha and Sahadeva Thera. An arahant who accompanied the Thera Majjhima to the region of Himavā -- Samir  धर्म 18:08, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * who was also the son of Jarasandha. -- Samir  धर्म 18:15, 3 June 2006 (UTC)


 * First part: Lok Sabha...one who answers the second part gets it:( (after edit conflict)--Dwaipayan (talk) 18:10, 3 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Nakula Jarasandha - Cribananda 18:13, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * IMO Samir got it.--Dwaipayan (talk) 18:15, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Sahadeva the King of Magadha, son of Jarasandha. See this. Nice Q.--Dwaipayan (talk) 18:17, 3 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Samir gets it ;D (man, you guys are fast)-- May the Force be with you! Shr e shth91 (review me!)  18:19, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * What a great question! -- Samir  धर्म 18:20, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Good question indeed. Well done, Samir - Cribananda 18:22, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * The next question will be up in the next 15 minutes -- Samir  धर्म 18:24, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * $*#@%#$ We need to sleep and also to study. This is ruining us! LoL. Go on.--Dwaipayan (talk) 18:29, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * It's over midnight here and I'm studying for my exams, so I'm gonna be awake :D -- May the Force be with you!  Shr e shth91(review me!) 18:36, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Q16
Link Bayer to Amitabh Bachchan -- Samir  धर्म 18:41, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * only one link needed... -- Samir  धर्म 18:42, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Aspirin...? or hint plz-- May the Force be with you! Shr e shth91(review me!) 18:47, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Bayer makes a lot of drug products. -- Samir  धर्म 18:49, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Bacchan: hemophiliac. Bayer: factor 8 concentrate.--Dwaipayan (talk) 18:51, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Hemate is generic now... I was thinking more of something that goes from INSIGHT to ACTION -- Samir  धर्म 18:52, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * The use of the word drug leads me to heroin, though I can't explain the link, or is it Methadone, used by Amitabh to treat his chronic back pain.-- May the Force be with you! Shr e shth91(review me!) 18:56, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * My quizzard friend, think of the name of a famous Amitabh movie. It's a dual role! -- Samir   धर्म 18:58, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * And google is your friend! Especially for words above this that are in all caps. -- Samir   धर्म 19:04, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

MARD (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development). LoL :)--Dwaipayan (talk) 19:09, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Adalat. - Cribananda 19:09, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Good show!! Adalat is the Bayer brand name for nifedipine and the drug used in the INSIGHT and ACTION trials.  Adalat was also a 1976 film with Amitabh Bachchan and Kader Khan.  Well done Cribananda.  -- Samir   धर्म 19:13, 3 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Well, I would have never got that without dear friend google. I know nothing about Hindi movies or medicine. Neat question, though! :) - Cribananda 19:15, 3 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Since the young boys need to go to sleep and I have to go out, you'll have to wait a while before the next question :) . Should be up around midnight PDT, past noon Sunday IST. - Cribananda 19:20, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I better call my girlfriend. I've ignored her for this quiz... Precious quiz... -- Samir   धर्म 19:23, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Q17
Tanuja Desai Hidier and Sophie Kinsella are two of them. For points, you have to name the other two and give me the connection. The first one to get all the parts wins. - Cribananda 09:07, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Meg Cabot and Salman Rushdie? Kaavya Viswanathan is alleged to have plagalarised her novel How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild and Got a Life from the works of the above four authors. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  09:12, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Indeed. That was very quick, Nichalp :) - Cribananda 09:15, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Finally!!! =Nichalp   «Talk»=  09:17, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Oh, and btw, these are the second set of four authors, apart from the major initial controversy involving Megan McCafferty. - Cribananda 20:20, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

Q18
In the 17th century, the British East India Company selected members of this community to keep sea piracy at bay. Over the next 100 years, they were successful and as a result, piracy moved on to SE Asia. Name the community and the location in India. =Nichalp  «Talk»=  09:21, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

Bhandaris and Bombay? - Cribananda 09:27, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Good answer, looks right -- Samir  धर्म 09:32, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Samir you still awake?? Or should I say, you already awake?? - Cribananda 09:34, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

That was fast!! =Nichalp  «Talk»=  09:37, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

I need some sleep...Next Q in about 8 hours. Cribananda 09:40, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

Q19
What connects Fort St. George in Madras and Henry VIII of England? (There might be many ways of doing this, and while I do expect you to guess what I am thinking, an answer better than the one I am thinking might also get you points). - Cribananda 18:05, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
 * maybe the fort is a device fort?-- May the Force be with you! Shr e shth91(review me!) 18:21, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Took over the reign on Apr 22, while the fort was completed on 23 April, St George's Day? =Nichalp   «Talk»=  18:22, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
 * No to both of you, but good thinking. Shreshth91, Fort St George was built much after the time of Henry VIII. Hints coming up in 5 minutes... - Cribananda 18:24, 4 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Hint 1: I am talking specifically about a building/structure inside Fort St George that is the first of its kind in India. - Cribananda 18:32, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
 * St. Mary's church, the oldest surviving church in India. -- May the Force be with you! Shr e shth91(review me!) 18:43, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
 * But what does that have to do with Henry VIII? =Nichalp   «Talk»=  18:45, 4 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Wild wild guess: Henry is buried at St George's Chapel in Westminster Abbey, while St. mary's Church is known as the Westminster of the East. (I need to probably go to sleep) :) =Nichalp   «Talk»=  18:48, 4 June 2006 (UTC)


 * I'm coding Visual Basic rite now, so I'll be awake for at least 15-20 mins (it's 12:30 am here, and I've got to get up early tomorrow, to go pick up a cousin :)-- May the Force be with you! Shr e shth91(review me!) 18:53, 4 June 2006 (UTC)


 * St Mary's Church indeed. What 'kind' of church is it? It's only a loose connect... - Cribananda 19:00, 4 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Anglican church, Anglicanism was established during Henry VIII's reign.-- May the Force be with you! Shr e shth91(review me!) 19:08, 4 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Yep, well done. The church of St Mary at Fort St George in Madras is the oldest Anglican church, in fact, outside of England. And the connection between Henry VIII and the Church of England is pretty well known, as the first three paragraphs in the article on him explains. Over to you, Shreshth. - Cribananda 19:16, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

Next question in 13 hours or so around 1:30 IST, or it will be sooner than that, if I can access the computer. I'm still awake for around 15 mins (till 1:00 am), but I need to concentrate on programming.-- May the Force be with you! Shr e shth91(review me!) 19:22, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

Q20
Connect band Rammstein to Lobsang Samten. -- May the Force be with you! Shr e shth91(review me!) 04:33, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Dalai lama&mdash; It is the title of a song by Rammstein. Lobsang Samten's brother, Tenzin Gyatso, was the 14th Dalai Lama. --  thunderboltza.k.a.D e epu Joseph 04:57, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I guess thunderboltz has it. Lobsang Samten also fled to and grew up in Dharamsala and that's what put him in an India quiz? - Cribananda 05:49, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm bored. Here's the longest connect I could come up with. Sorry, don't get angry :-)
 * Lobsang Samten --> Kundun --> Martin Scorsese --> The Aviator --> Leonardo DiCaprio --> considered to play Neo in The Matrix --> has on its soundtrack "Du Hast" by Rammstein. As you can tell, I'm pretty jobless... - Cribananda 06:07, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
 * So now that Deepu has displayed his knowledge, and Cribananda his boredom, I guess it's time for Deepu to ask the next question, and -$$\infty$$ points to Cribananda :D  -- May the Force be with you!  Shr e shth91(review me!) 06:42, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Next question by 7:30 PM IST, folks. -- thunderboltza.k.a.D e epu Joseph 11:17, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Q21
Sorry for being late... So here is the 21st question: I was born/invented/discovered in the country that first analysed infinite series expansions of trigonometric functions. My original name, was in Sanskrit. The Arabs translated my name into Arabic, and the Arabic translation was in turn transliterated by the Europeans into Latin. And in Europe, I was responsible for nullifying the glory of a God. So, who/what am I? -- thunderboltza.k.a.D e epu Joseph 15:24, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Madhava of Sangamagrama--Dwaipayan (talk) 15:32, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Nopes. ;-) And just to clarify things, "country" here means the modern-day country which encompasses the region in which the infinite series' were first analysed. -- thunderboltza.k.a.D e epu Joseph 15:54, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Zero--Dwaipayan (talk) 15:57, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Excellent question (and answer!)-- Samir  धर्म 16:00, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Samir. :) I had safely assumed a full one hour would pass before someone got the answer. But obviously, I was mistaken. Well done, Dwaipayan! Your turn. -- thunderboltza.k.a.D e epu Joseph 16:44, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I will post the question tomorrow. Will announce the time beforehand. More or less around 7pm IST tomorrow.--Dwaipayan (talk) 16:52, 5 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Deepu, you're really bad. I was waiting for the question at 7:30 pm, and you didn't post it :(   Hope Dwaipayan is punctual.-- May the Force be with you!  Shr e shth91(review me!) 08:12, 6 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Lol, tell that to the Monsoon Gods and to the Kerala State Electricity Department. The power was down at that time. My internet cable isnt connected to the UPS/inverter, either. Sorry...I'll try to keep my time next time.[[Image:Face-angel.svg|30px]] -- thunderboltza.k.a.D e epu Joseph 08:46, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I should post an apology in advance. The monsoon god here in Kolkata is also showing her power. However, power cuts are almost unheard of in the hostel (as it is in a hospital), but, there are problems in internet cable sometime. In case I fail to post in at 7 pm IST, I shall announce the time with at least 1 hour to spare.--Dwaipayan (talk) 10:17, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Q22
Easy one-liner question. Which concern holds the sole right to manufacture our National Flag?--Dwaipayan (talk) 13:32, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Easy one. Per Flag of India, it's a Hubli-based unit of Khadi Development and Village Industries Commission. -- Sundar \talk \contribs 13:36, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Beaten by a minute. -- thunderboltza.k.a.D e epu Joseph 13:39, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Khadi Development and Village Industries Commission gives licences to companies that wish to manufacture. Who exactly manufacrures the flags? deepu, you are still on....--Dwaipayan (talk) 13:43, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha (Federation) (KKGSS) - Lost 13:48, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok. Lost has found it. Your turn.--Dwaipayan (talk) 13:51, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Oh, was lost in reading the Constitution of India (really) and lost to Lost. :-) -- Sundar \talk \contribs 14:14, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Pleased to see that you like the article, since I've contributed a lot to it.-- May the Force be with you! Shr e shth91(review me!) 15:21, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Q23
This property is linked to the British, Kapurthala dynasty and the Afghans... Name the property.. -- Lost 14:12, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Kohinoor?--Dwaipayan (talk) 14:20, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
 * nope. not the answer i'm looking for.. will give a hint in 15 minutes -- Lost 14:28, 6 June 2006 (UTC)


 * wreckage of the "Britannia," in Mediterranean Sea, with treasures of the Kapurthala dynasty.--Dwaipayan (talk) 14:34, 6 June 2006 (UTC)


 * no. Hint 1: The property I'm talking about is a piece of land - Lost 14:38, 6 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Is it either the Bannu frontier or the Kurrum Valley? -- thunderboltza.k.a.D e epu Joseph 14:59, 6 June 2006 (UTC)


 * sorry... Hint 2: the piece of land was owned by two of the three parties mentioned above and is now a heritage property.. (I hope the question is not too trival)-- Lost 15:32, 6 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Shalimar Bagh? (Lol, you must be wondering from where I'm coming up with all these places :P ) -- thunderboltza.k.a.D e epu Joseph 15:50, 6 June 2006 (UTC)


 * no again... here's the giveaway - the property has to do with the first British Afghan war - Lost 16:00, 6 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Wild guess: Kabul/ The Bala Hissar at Kabul? - Cribananda 16:47, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Even wilder, Durand line? --Gurubrahma 16:53, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
 * no... its in HP, India and the place from where the British declared their first war against Afghans in 1838... -- Lost 16:57, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Simla Manifesto issued in Simla? --h y dka t 17:20, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Secretary’s Lodge, now called Chapslee Hotel and owned by the Maharaja of Kapurthala in Simla: --h y dka t  17:38, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Indeed, goes to hydkat... Information can be found here and here and I have created a stub about it here. Over to you, hydkat...-- Lost 17:43, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

(re-indenting)Erm, like you said... it finally was a total give away. --h y dka t 18:14, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Q24
This question is about Sri Lanka that relates to India. Its also about animals. Which major species is found in India but not in Sri Lanka. This has caused which particular species to dominate Sri Lankan wildlife? Name both the species. --h y dka t 18:32, 6 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Tiger and the spotted deer?? - Cribananda 18:39, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
 * spotted deer? on top of the food chain? The first answers right though --h y dka t 18:49, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Got to be the leopard then. - Cribananda 18:51, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
 * correcto mundo! all yours. --h y dka t 19:23, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Next question will be up in about 3 hours...got to run to a meeting. - Cribananda 20:10, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Q25
The name of which Carnatic and Hindustani raaga translates to "Sound of the swan"? - Cribananda 22:06, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Hint1: The name is from Sanskrit, but the Hindi word for Swan is the same. (Simple google search should do it). Anyone need more help? - Cribananda 00:46, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
 * “Hansadwani”--Dwaipayan (talk) 02:58, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Right. Well done, you get to inaugurate the next quiz. - Cribananda 03:03, 7 June 2006 (UTC)