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QuestionsQ1Connect Bagha Jatin with a particular type of modern architecture/establishment in Palestine. -- Dwaipayan ( talk) 04:50, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
Q2I'm late, but I hope this is a great question. During the Bangladesh Liberation War, which was the only aircraft that did not suffer a single loss while accounting for nearly a dozen "kills"; the best Kill ratio for any aircraft in the entire war? -- Idleguy 04:03, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
Canberra? =Nichalp «Talk»= 08:13, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
Mysteres? - This is the last name that I could find that hasnt been used already :) -- Lost 09:07, 8 June 2006 (UTC) Not mysteres either. OK, I'll give a hint: You guys are all looking in the wrong place to figure this out. ;) -- Idleguy 09:10, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
Lockheed Constellation? Airliner and military transporter at best, wouldn't be able to harm a fly. I'll give a vital clue in 4 hours (got to go out now). Keep guessing. :-) -- Idleguy 09:34, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
Fokker? -- Lost 14:17, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
Hercules? (cant give up now ;-) -- Lost 16:06, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
Q3Ok here goes, (something simple): A church in Mumbai recently celebrated its 400th anniversary. Name the church. =Nichalp «Talk»= 17:04, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
Clue: It is known for its stained glass. =Nichalp «Talk»= 17:21, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
Q4There are at present 812 of these worldwide, of which 26 are in India. The last of these in India was incorporated in 2004 (not considering renewals). What are they ,and which one was the last incorporated in India? (will start giving hints if this is too vague) - Cribananda 18:27, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
Q5A less-known Indian physicist A working at B gained popularity by questioning the existence of C thereby challenging the life-work of the internationally acclaimed physicist D. Name A, B, C and D. This should be a sitter. - Aksi_great ( talk) 18:46, 8 June 2006 (UTC) Abhas Mitra, BARC, Black Hole, and Stephen Hawking? - Cribananda 18:51, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
Q6What connects T. S. Eliot's The Waste Land and a song from Madonna's album Ray of Light? - Cribananda 22:02, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
Q7Okay I lied, this isn't a doozy. Brampton, Ontario has the second highest Indian immigrant population in Canada (after Surrey, British Columbia). By what less-than-racially-sensitive names is it called colloquially (and in Canadian press) as a result. I need two names. -- Samir धर्म 03:34, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
Q8Fill in the blanks: ______ was introduced in India in 1784 for the first time to develop ______ . -- Idleguy 05:55, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
HINT: Both the "_____" are quite well known to everyone even today. Idleguy 06:18, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
HINT2: One refers to a place another to a product/service.
HINT3: One is still very popular today and the other is still very populous.
BINGO You win Dwaipayan. And you made some other interesting connections too. You deserve it. Idleguy 06:50, 9 June 2006 (UTC) (edit conflict): Man!! where do u guys get these answers?? I was onto the 8th page in google search without any mention of the lottery. Will be great if you can provide the links to the questions once they have been correctly answered -- Lost 06:56, 9 June 2006 (UTC) Thanks Samir. As for the year, I'm pretty sure since a Collector's editon of India Today on History mentions this year in bold and quotes its sources. So your "lottery" response matched, Dwaipayan ;-) Idleguy 07:00, 9 June 2006 (UTC) Q9This is a form of Indian folk culture. Now the name of the form has become generic. However, originally it was a particular piece of art based on a particular princess of north India. In fact, the name of the princess has become the name of the form. Name the form of folk culture.-- Dwaipayan ( talk) 15:44, 9 June 2006 (UTC) (PS I may be late responding. If you find out a source and cite here, then do not wait, please continue with the next question.)
Q10Well this should be simple, so I am trying to make it as oblique as possible. A daughter of a Hindu King by his Muslim mistress, "given" to another Hindu ruler, their love story became legendary. What am I talking of? — Ravikiran 17:37, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
Q11I wake up this morning to find that the answer is right and lead the table, atleast for now :D So here goes. They export me alive and I am one of the fastest growing export products for India as well as topping the charts in the live exports category. Who am I? P.S. I want the exact English name of the species. eg. River tern, not bird. -- Idleguy 05:23, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
Q12I share my name with a prominent personality from North India. But I myself am famous mainly in the north eastern part of the country. Though I am not currently employed, I get my salary every month (till date). I also take regular vaccations from my "job", during which I travel by train to unknown places. And the irony of it all — I amn't even alive today! Who am I? -- thunderboltza.k.a.D eepu Joseph | TALK15:21, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
I'll post the question sometime around 8 IST tonight. =Nichalp «Talk»= 05:20, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
Q13Very simple question as I'm out of ideas. What is the fastest speed achieved by a train in India? =Nichalp «Talk»= 15:24, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
Q14Connect the following:
Okay, so I've made it as tough as possible. But its actually very simple. ^_^ -- thunderboltza.k.a.D eepu Joseph | TALK14:39, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
2. is the Elephant. Order of the Elephant. Idleguy 05:08, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
Kaziranga forest? Idleguy 05:22, 14 June 2006 (UTC) Tiger, Elephant and Rhinos live only in that forest in India. That's the connection. Idleguy 05:23, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
All used by Indian deities (damn, beaten by edit conflict) -- Lost 05:43, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
Q15Before Indian Independence, at which venue and year did
an unrelated info
Guys, have you seen Google earth lately? In last 2 or 3 weeks, India has been covered in a great way, with many non-major cities covered. Check it out.--
Dwaipayan (
talk) 11:42, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
Q16A literal throw away. Hopefully a good one for the DYK
Can we get a better hint than the fact that both my answers are wrong? :-) - Cribananda 05:15, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
Willingdon Island though it is artificial. -- Gurubrahma 06:16, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
Just a question... We are talking about human population, arent we? -- Lost 06:32, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
Isn't Marina beach the second longest beach in the world (after Copa Cabana or something) ? I was under that impression ? Tintin ( talk) 08:59, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
This round has had tough questions and very long discussions!! C'mon Samir, let's have the next one.. -- Lost 17:03, 16 June 2006 (UTC) Q17Sorry for delay. See talk page. Link Jaipur and Toulouse. -- Samir धर्म 06:47, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
Both are called pink cities == Lost 06:58, 17 June 2006 (UTC) Pink City. Dang, beaten by seconds again!!! - Cribananda 06:59, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
Q18Sitter. When was the highest cricket pitch in the world built? And by whom? I will be logging in only after 11 pm IST, so anybody citing sources for the correct answer, may please go ahead with the next question. -- Lost 09:31, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
A google search gives plenty of hits for 1891 but it is very likely that something is wrong here. Bhupinder Singh lived from 1891 to 1938. Lord Kitchener, "the commander-in-chief of India whose wrath he incurred" (almost all the sites about Chail are copies of each other and contain this phrase) served in that post from 1902 ro 1909. Tintin ( talk) 09:50, 19 June 2006 (UTC) From The Magnificent Maharaja by K.Natwar Singh, quoted in The Making of a legend : Lala Amarnath by Rajender Amarnath : Maharajah Rajender Singh of Patiala (the father of Maharaja Bhupiner Singh) was the first Maharaja to engage cricket professionals to coach in Patiala. He had the top of a 8000 foot high mountain in the Simla hills chopped off to create the highest cricket ground in the world which is still in use. Q19A juicy full-toss like you asked, Idleguy:
Q20Straightforward one. These days, some Bollywood movies claim that entire movie has been shot in the same premises or the entire movie is set within the events of one day. Which Bollywood movie was probably the first to have a plotline with a timeline concerning events of just one night. Also, most of the story is set in the vicinity of an apartment bldg. Which year? (in the unlikely event that the answer you give is different from what I have in my mind, but actually older!) -- Gurubrahma 18:13, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
Q21Ok, not a full toss but I've banged it short. The question too is short. Which outfit in India infamously created furore by burning Rama's effigy instead of Ravana's during Ram Leela? Idleguy 09:37, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
Q22My first attempt at this folks and I'm a bit nervous. I'm gonna stick with something that is close to me. Name the Chola king who according to legends was born a spider in his previous life? - Parthi 10:04, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
Q23Which dish, that is still relished today, was created when one of Akbar's courtiers accidentally added onions to a food being prepared for the emperor? -- Idleguy 12:20, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
Q24An easy question from me as usual: When was electricity first brought to Mumbai? I need the location and year. =Nichalp «Talk»= 15:26, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
Q25This would be "either you get this or don't" sort of a question, I believe. Here goes. To keep in with Hindi nativity, he should probably have been named mota malik or motu malik. However, his actual name was probably in keeping with the context. What am I talking about? -- Gurubrahma 16:11, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
I'm taking a wild stab in the dark: Operation Smiling Buddha? =Nichalp «Talk»= 07:50, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
Yes, Dwaipayan gets it and here is the explanation and exposition. Asterix series has been translated into several languages, Hindi being one of them. Except for Asterix and Obelix, all other characters have names suited to the nativity of the language. In Hindi, Vitalstatistix is Motumaliks / motumalix - had I given this name, you cd have easily googled it and the fun wd have been lost. Motu malik = fat leader is an apt translation. btw, Cacofonix is called Besuriks in Hindi. I used the word vital and coughed to catch your attention in my first hint itself. Gaul is France, so the next hint also makes sense. I never mentioned if the person was real or fictional but when I say "was named" and "should have been named" and the like, I thought it was more than whiff of a hint. Aishwarya Rai was supposed to act in Asterix at the olympic games - this was the direct clue. cryptic but straight clue - what do we look for in models? - vital stats. Ha ha ha, I enjoyed several answers to these questions, hope no one minded it. I believe this is my best question so far - Is there a barnstar for best question? :-P I personally thought that Deepu wd crack it given his webpage on Aishwarya Rai and all that. Congrats to Dwaipayan for winning in this question and Idleguy for winning the round. We shd. probly take a break of some 15-16 hrs for the next round to start and for the sake of our own sanity ;) -- Gurubrahma 12:12, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
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This page is an archive. Do not edit the contents of this page. Please direct any additional comments to the current main page. |
(as of Q25) It would be ideal to update this once every five to ten questions
QuestionsQ1Connect Bagha Jatin with a particular type of modern architecture/establishment in Palestine. -- Dwaipayan ( talk) 04:50, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
Q2I'm late, but I hope this is a great question. During the Bangladesh Liberation War, which was the only aircraft that did not suffer a single loss while accounting for nearly a dozen "kills"; the best Kill ratio for any aircraft in the entire war? -- Idleguy 04:03, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
Canberra? =Nichalp «Talk»= 08:13, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
Mysteres? - This is the last name that I could find that hasnt been used already :) -- Lost 09:07, 8 June 2006 (UTC) Not mysteres either. OK, I'll give a hint: You guys are all looking in the wrong place to figure this out. ;) -- Idleguy 09:10, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
Lockheed Constellation? Airliner and military transporter at best, wouldn't be able to harm a fly. I'll give a vital clue in 4 hours (got to go out now). Keep guessing. :-) -- Idleguy 09:34, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
Fokker? -- Lost 14:17, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
Hercules? (cant give up now ;-) -- Lost 16:06, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
Q3Ok here goes, (something simple): A church in Mumbai recently celebrated its 400th anniversary. Name the church. =Nichalp «Talk»= 17:04, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
Clue: It is known for its stained glass. =Nichalp «Talk»= 17:21, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
Q4There are at present 812 of these worldwide, of which 26 are in India. The last of these in India was incorporated in 2004 (not considering renewals). What are they ,and which one was the last incorporated in India? (will start giving hints if this is too vague) - Cribananda 18:27, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
Q5A less-known Indian physicist A working at B gained popularity by questioning the existence of C thereby challenging the life-work of the internationally acclaimed physicist D. Name A, B, C and D. This should be a sitter. - Aksi_great ( talk) 18:46, 8 June 2006 (UTC) Abhas Mitra, BARC, Black Hole, and Stephen Hawking? - Cribananda 18:51, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
Q6What connects T. S. Eliot's The Waste Land and a song from Madonna's album Ray of Light? - Cribananda 22:02, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
Q7Okay I lied, this isn't a doozy. Brampton, Ontario has the second highest Indian immigrant population in Canada (after Surrey, British Columbia). By what less-than-racially-sensitive names is it called colloquially (and in Canadian press) as a result. I need two names. -- Samir धर्म 03:34, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
Q8Fill in the blanks: ______ was introduced in India in 1784 for the first time to develop ______ . -- Idleguy 05:55, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
HINT: Both the "_____" are quite well known to everyone even today. Idleguy 06:18, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
HINT2: One refers to a place another to a product/service.
HINT3: One is still very popular today and the other is still very populous.
BINGO You win Dwaipayan. And you made some other interesting connections too. You deserve it. Idleguy 06:50, 9 June 2006 (UTC) (edit conflict): Man!! where do u guys get these answers?? I was onto the 8th page in google search without any mention of the lottery. Will be great if you can provide the links to the questions once they have been correctly answered -- Lost 06:56, 9 June 2006 (UTC) Thanks Samir. As for the year, I'm pretty sure since a Collector's editon of India Today on History mentions this year in bold and quotes its sources. So your "lottery" response matched, Dwaipayan ;-) Idleguy 07:00, 9 June 2006 (UTC) Q9This is a form of Indian folk culture. Now the name of the form has become generic. However, originally it was a particular piece of art based on a particular princess of north India. In fact, the name of the princess has become the name of the form. Name the form of folk culture.-- Dwaipayan ( talk) 15:44, 9 June 2006 (UTC) (PS I may be late responding. If you find out a source and cite here, then do not wait, please continue with the next question.)
Q10Well this should be simple, so I am trying to make it as oblique as possible. A daughter of a Hindu King by his Muslim mistress, "given" to another Hindu ruler, their love story became legendary. What am I talking of? — Ravikiran 17:37, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
Q11I wake up this morning to find that the answer is right and lead the table, atleast for now :D So here goes. They export me alive and I am one of the fastest growing export products for India as well as topping the charts in the live exports category. Who am I? P.S. I want the exact English name of the species. eg. River tern, not bird. -- Idleguy 05:23, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
Q12I share my name with a prominent personality from North India. But I myself am famous mainly in the north eastern part of the country. Though I am not currently employed, I get my salary every month (till date). I also take regular vaccations from my "job", during which I travel by train to unknown places. And the irony of it all — I amn't even alive today! Who am I? -- thunderboltza.k.a.D eepu Joseph | TALK15:21, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
I'll post the question sometime around 8 IST tonight. =Nichalp «Talk»= 05:20, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
Q13Very simple question as I'm out of ideas. What is the fastest speed achieved by a train in India? =Nichalp «Talk»= 15:24, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
Q14Connect the following:
Okay, so I've made it as tough as possible. But its actually very simple. ^_^ -- thunderboltza.k.a.D eepu Joseph | TALK14:39, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
2. is the Elephant. Order of the Elephant. Idleguy 05:08, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
Kaziranga forest? Idleguy 05:22, 14 June 2006 (UTC) Tiger, Elephant and Rhinos live only in that forest in India. That's the connection. Idleguy 05:23, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
All used by Indian deities (damn, beaten by edit conflict) -- Lost 05:43, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
Q15Before Indian Independence, at which venue and year did
an unrelated info
Guys, have you seen Google earth lately? In last 2 or 3 weeks, India has been covered in a great way, with many non-major cities covered. Check it out.--
Dwaipayan (
talk) 11:42, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
Q16A literal throw away. Hopefully a good one for the DYK
Can we get a better hint than the fact that both my answers are wrong? :-) - Cribananda 05:15, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
Willingdon Island though it is artificial. -- Gurubrahma 06:16, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
Just a question... We are talking about human population, arent we? -- Lost 06:32, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
Isn't Marina beach the second longest beach in the world (after Copa Cabana or something) ? I was under that impression ? Tintin ( talk) 08:59, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
This round has had tough questions and very long discussions!! C'mon Samir, let's have the next one.. -- Lost 17:03, 16 June 2006 (UTC) Q17Sorry for delay. See talk page. Link Jaipur and Toulouse. -- Samir धर्म 06:47, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
Both are called pink cities == Lost 06:58, 17 June 2006 (UTC) Pink City. Dang, beaten by seconds again!!! - Cribananda 06:59, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
Q18Sitter. When was the highest cricket pitch in the world built? And by whom? I will be logging in only after 11 pm IST, so anybody citing sources for the correct answer, may please go ahead with the next question. -- Lost 09:31, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
A google search gives plenty of hits for 1891 but it is very likely that something is wrong here. Bhupinder Singh lived from 1891 to 1938. Lord Kitchener, "the commander-in-chief of India whose wrath he incurred" (almost all the sites about Chail are copies of each other and contain this phrase) served in that post from 1902 ro 1909. Tintin ( talk) 09:50, 19 June 2006 (UTC) From The Magnificent Maharaja by K.Natwar Singh, quoted in The Making of a legend : Lala Amarnath by Rajender Amarnath : Maharajah Rajender Singh of Patiala (the father of Maharaja Bhupiner Singh) was the first Maharaja to engage cricket professionals to coach in Patiala. He had the top of a 8000 foot high mountain in the Simla hills chopped off to create the highest cricket ground in the world which is still in use. Q19A juicy full-toss like you asked, Idleguy:
Q20Straightforward one. These days, some Bollywood movies claim that entire movie has been shot in the same premises or the entire movie is set within the events of one day. Which Bollywood movie was probably the first to have a plotline with a timeline concerning events of just one night. Also, most of the story is set in the vicinity of an apartment bldg. Which year? (in the unlikely event that the answer you give is different from what I have in my mind, but actually older!) -- Gurubrahma 18:13, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
Q21Ok, not a full toss but I've banged it short. The question too is short. Which outfit in India infamously created furore by burning Rama's effigy instead of Ravana's during Ram Leela? Idleguy 09:37, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
Q22My first attempt at this folks and I'm a bit nervous. I'm gonna stick with something that is close to me. Name the Chola king who according to legends was born a spider in his previous life? - Parthi 10:04, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
Q23Which dish, that is still relished today, was created when one of Akbar's courtiers accidentally added onions to a food being prepared for the emperor? -- Idleguy 12:20, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
Q24An easy question from me as usual: When was electricity first brought to Mumbai? I need the location and year. =Nichalp «Talk»= 15:26, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
Q25This would be "either you get this or don't" sort of a question, I believe. Here goes. To keep in with Hindi nativity, he should probably have been named mota malik or motu malik. However, his actual name was probably in keeping with the context. What am I talking about? -- Gurubrahma 16:11, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
I'm taking a wild stab in the dark: Operation Smiling Buddha? =Nichalp «Talk»= 07:50, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
Yes, Dwaipayan gets it and here is the explanation and exposition. Asterix series has been translated into several languages, Hindi being one of them. Except for Asterix and Obelix, all other characters have names suited to the nativity of the language. In Hindi, Vitalstatistix is Motumaliks / motumalix - had I given this name, you cd have easily googled it and the fun wd have been lost. Motu malik = fat leader is an apt translation. btw, Cacofonix is called Besuriks in Hindi. I used the word vital and coughed to catch your attention in my first hint itself. Gaul is France, so the next hint also makes sense. I never mentioned if the person was real or fictional but when I say "was named" and "should have been named" and the like, I thought it was more than whiff of a hint. Aishwarya Rai was supposed to act in Asterix at the olympic games - this was the direct clue. cryptic but straight clue - what do we look for in models? - vital stats. Ha ha ha, I enjoyed several answers to these questions, hope no one minded it. I believe this is my best question so far - Is there a barnstar for best question? :-P I personally thought that Deepu wd crack it given his webpage on Aishwarya Rai and all that. Congrats to Dwaipayan for winning in this question and Idleguy for winning the round. We shd. probly take a break of some 15-16 hrs for the next round to start and for the sake of our own sanity ;) -- Gurubrahma 12:12, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
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