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Welcome to the '''India quiz'''.  The quiz is a general knowledge quiz centred around [[India]] that any registered [[Wikipedian]] can enter.  It is run as a friendly competition to test and improve your knowledge of [[India]].  Most importantly, it's supposed to be fun. The questions and answers would be condensed in the form of "Did you know..." facts on [[Portal:India]] to be updated once or twice a week. Also, the relevant articles that get quoted in these quiz questions would hopefully get a face-lift with increased attention as a result of the questions.

==Rules==
#Any registered wikipedian can ''answer'' a quiz question, but to ''ask'' a question you must first earn the right by being the first person to answer the previous one correctly.  If the current question is still open and you think you know the answer, post your answer below and wait for an adjudication from the person who placed the question.  Remember to sign your post with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>.
#If you are the first person to post the correct answer, the ''asker'' will post a message below your answer confirming you gave the correct response.
#You now have the baton and 24 hours to post a new question. If a new question is not posted by you within that time limit, the asker can post a new question in lieu of yourself.
#When 25 questions have been asked, a '''round''' is over. The leader on the answer tally at the end of each round is declared the winner of the round. The questions asked during the round are archived.
#The leader-tally then resets with all users back to zero to begin the next round, with the user that answered the last question of the previous round asking the first question of the present round.

==Question guidelines==
#If you're finding no-one can get the answer to your question, consider offering clues or replacing your question with an easier one.  The aim is to keep the quiz moving.
#Remember that you may have an international audience. Keep quiz questions relevant to India in some way.
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==Previous rounds==
* [[Portal:India/Quiz/Archive1|Round 1]] - won by [[User:Gurubrahma|Gurubrahma]]
* [[Portal:India/Quiz/Archive2|Round 2]] - won by [[User:Besidesamiracle|gunslotsofguns]]
* [[Portal:India/Quiz/Archive3|Round 3]] - won by [[User:Dwaipayanc|Dwaipayan]]
* [[Portal:India/Quiz/Archive4|Round 4]] - won by [[User:Gurubrahma|Gurubrahma]]
* [[Portal:India/Quiz/Archive5|Round 5]] - won by [[User:Cribananda|Cribananda]]
* [[Portal:India/Quiz/Archive6|Round 6]] - won by [[User:Idleguy|Idleguy]]
* [[Portal:India/Quiz/Archive7|Round 7]] - won by [[User:Gurubrahma|Gurubrahma]]
* [[Portal:India/Quiz/Archive 8|Round 8]] - won by [[User:Gurubrahma|Gurubrahma]] & [[User:Lostintherush|Lostintherush]]
* [[Portal:India/Quiz/Archive 9|Round 9]] - won by [[User:Lostintherush|Lostintherush]] & [[User:Longhairandabeard|Longhairandabeard]]
* [[Portal:India/Quiz/Archive10|Round 10]] - won by [[User:Jprakash2002|Jprakash2002]]

(as of Q16) It would be ideal to update this once every five to ten questions
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{| class="wikitable"
| No. of questions answered || User name
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| 3||[[User:Ravikiran_r|Ravikiran]]
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| 3||[[User:Lostintherush|Lostintherush]]
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| 3||[[User:Longhairandabeard|Longhairandabeard]]
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| 3||[[User:Gurubrahma|Gurubrahma]]
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| 2||[[User:BostonMA|BostonMA]]
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| 1||[[User:Dwaipayanc|Dwaipayan]]
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| 1||[[User:Jprakash2002|Jprakash2002]]
|}

==Questions==
===Q1===

Sorry for the delay.

"I was considered as one of the most beautiful women in the world ; my name is listed in Guiness book of World records" who am I ? --[[User:Jprakash2002|Jprakash2002]] 18:49, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
:[[Gayatri Devi]]. But it shouldn't be "is listed". I am sure the record has been broken by now. &mdash; [[User:Ravikiran r|Ravikiran]] 19:37, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

:: You are right!! But not sure about whether the record has been broken or not ,because even in one recent article she is said to be holding the record. Anyways the next question is yours!
--[[User:Jprakash2002|Jprakash2002]] 19:54, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

:: Yes , you are right [[Ravikiran]] I confirmed it in the Guinness World record site. It holds Yeltsin (Moscow) as the Highest majority winner in a 1989 Soviet Union election. --[[User:Jprakash2002|Jprakash2002]] 20:06, 28 August 2006 (UTC)


===Q2===
Connect [[Veerappan]] and [[O V Vijayan]]. &mdash; [[User:Ravikiran r|Ravikiran]] 19:26, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
:And.. umm. try not to google. &mdash; [[User:Ravikiran r|Ravikiran]] 19:27, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
::[http://www.ravikiran.com/2004/10/21/mallus-shame-shame/ Dharmapuri]. This looks like your blog. Is it? -- [[User:Lostintherush|Lost]][[User talk:Lostintherush|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 19:34, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Sob... Yes it is. I realised after posting the question that a google search for Veerappan and Vijayan will give my blog as the first result. Yup, take the next question. &mdash; [[User:Ravikiran r|Ravikiran]] 19:40, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
::::The urge to use Google was too strong after that exhortation :). Next question shortly (I hope) -- [[User:Lostintherush|Lost]][[User talk:Lostintherush|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 19:44, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

===Q3===
This person is an actor, father was also an actor. First movie, mid seventies. Last movie (till now) last year. Person is alive. Father is dead. Easy? -- [[User:Lostintherush|Lost]][[User talk:Lostintherush|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 19:54, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
:Could be [[Rishi Kapoor]], except his last movie was Fanaa, released this year. -- [[User:Longhairandabeard|Longhairandabeard]] 02:12, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
::It isnt him. Few more hints. The person's first movie was in 1974. Father was more famous than this person. In other words, father was a hero, this person was not. -- [[User:Lostintherush|Lost]][[User talk:Lostintherush|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 03:01, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Come on guys. No guesses! OK, big hint - the person is a female and just to clarify my hint above, was never a heroine -- [[User:Lostintherush|Lost]][[User talk:Lostintherush|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 13:41, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
::::[[Shreeram Lagoo]] and [[Reema Lagoo]]? Fits in every way except that Lagoo the elder was not exactly a "hero". &mdash; [[User:Ravikiran r|Ravikiran]] 17:27, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
::::and her first movie was in 80. Doesn't fit, I am afraid. &mdash; [[User:Ravikiran r|Ravikiran]] 17:29, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::(edit conflict)Nope. another big hint.... She was more famous for comic roles -- [[User:Lostintherush|Lost]][[User talk:Lostintherush|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 17:31, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
:<i>de-indenting</i>The daughter is [[Ambika Johar]] and father [[I. S. Johar|Inder Sen Johar]]? --[[User:hydkat|h]][[User:Hydkat/Esperanza|<font color="green">y</font>]][[User:hydkat|dka]][[User talk:hydkat|<font color="black"><b>t</b></font>]] 21:32, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
::No, I am running out of hints. But here's another one. The daughter opened an acting school in the 90s. I dont know if its still running or not.
:::[[Preeti Ganguly]], daughter of [[Ashok Kumar]]. --[[User:Longhairandabeard|Longhairandabeard]] 05:57, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Indeed... All yours LHAB -- [[User:Lostintherush|Lost]][[User talk:Lostintherush|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 06:10, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

===Q4===
Sorry for the delay.. Here's an easy question, though quite interesting. Why was [[Coca Cola]] banned in India in the 1970s? --[[User:Longhairandabeard|Longhairandabeard]] 14:50, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:Coca-Cola was banned from import in India in 1970 as a result of the corporation's refusal to release the list of its ingredients [http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/The_Coca-Cola_Company]-- [[User:Lostintherush|Lost]][[User talk:Lostintherush|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 14:59, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
::Am not sure if it is true, 'coz it has been removed from the WP article which is the source material for the link. To the best of my knowledge, [[IBM]] and the Coca-Cola company wereasked to leave India by the [[Janata Party]] government, especially by [[George Fernandes]] for not reducing the foreign stake and not broad-basing the board of directors and top management with Indian citizens. --[[User:Gurubrahma|Gurubrahma]] 16:40, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Both the above reasons have been quoted in different internet sources. Here is another one supporting Lost's answer,[http://www.toxicslink.org/nalert-view.php?id=83] which is what I had in mind, actually. It might very well be that the Janata Party government wanted the multinational out of India, and used the formula row as an excuse. So, Lost gets the baton, since that was probably the reason stated in the open. I wouldn't mind seeing some substantial evidence for either reason, though. --[[User:Longhairandabeard|Longhairandabeard]] 01:44, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

===Q5===
This fort is supposed to have been built by an ally of the [[Kauravas]]. The fort was heavily damaged in an earthquake in the early 20th century. Name the fort. I am not expecting this to last very long -- [[User:Lostintherush|Lost]][[User talk:Lostintherush|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 07:22, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
:[[Kangra Fort]]. &mdash; [[User:Ravikiran r|Ravikiran]] 08:04, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
::Hmm. lasted more than half an hour. Over to you Ravi -- [[User:Lostintherush|Lost]][[User talk:Lostintherush|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 08:27, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

===Q6===
Give me the modern names of Sutudri, Vitasta, Vipasa and Iravati. &mdash; [[User:Ravikiran r|Ravikiran]] 18:42, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

[[Sutlej]], [[Jhelum River|Jhelum]], [[Beas River|Beas]], [[Ravi River|Ravi]] --[[User:BostonMA|BostonMA]] 18:48, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
::<s>Too fast for me. But I think the second one is [[Jhelum]] -- [[User:Lostintherush|<font color="olive">'''Lost'''</font>]][[User talk:Lostintherush|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 18:49, 1 September 2006 (UTC)</s>

:::Actually, you got it [[User:Lostintherush|<font color="olive">'''Lost'''</font>]] just before I corrected it.  I think you actually won.  There was an edit conflict, and your correction appeared before mine.  --[[User:BostonMA|BostonMA]] 18:52, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
::::Oh no, 3/4 still gives it to you. Of course, Ravi is yet to confirm any of these :) -- [[User:Lostintherush|<font color="olive">'''Lost'''</font>]][[User talk:Lostintherush|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 18:56, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


:Well that was fast! I think [[User:BostonMA|BostonMA]] should get the next question, because he had 3/4 right and he clearly knew the fourth one too independently. (My decision has nothing to do with the fact that if I give it to Lost, he will take a lead over me ;) ) &mdash; [[User:Ravikiran r|Ravikiran]] 19:17, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

::: ;-) --[[User:BostonMA|BostonMA]] 19:26, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

::P.S. To make it less googleable, I should have asked "Connect Bipasha Basu with me" &mdash; [[User:Ravikiran r|Ravikiran]] 19:20, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

::he he .hi ravi just got curious about the connection between you and Bipasha..See whether I am right ...You and Bipasha ,both are bloggers !!!. Am I right ???  --[[User:Jprakash2002|Jprakash2002]] 19:35, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
:::Not really. My guess is that Bipasha is just the Bengali form of Vipasa which is now known as Beas and Ravi and Beas meet somewhere, I guess... &mdash; [[User:Ravikiran r|Ravikiran]] 19:46, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
::::We are interested to know where does Ravi and Beas meet.--[[User:Dwaipayanc|Dwaipayan]] ([[User_talk:Dwaipayanc|talk]]) 20:15, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

:::::Sadly, they never do. Both of them flow into the Chenab. &mdash; [[User:Ravikiran r|Ravikiran]] 20:52, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

===Q7===

Not too hard, but perhaps a bit technical -- and a bit fun!
Connect [[Sanskrit]] with [[ALGOL]].  Note that there is a website [http://tools.wikimedia.de/sixdeg/index.jsp?from=ALGOL&to=Sanskrit Six Degrees of Wikipedia] which gives a superficial connection.  (The reverse query also gives a superficial connection.)  I am looking for a deeper connection. --[[User:BostonMA|BostonMA]] 19:26, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
:[[Panini]], BNF ? ([http://www.infinityfoundation.com/mandala/t_es/t_es_rao-t_syntax.htm])--[[User:Dwaipayanc|Dwaipayan]] ([[User_talk:Dwaipayanc|talk]]) 19:31, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

::Very good guess.  (That was also very fast!).  The grammar of Sanskrit was described by [[Pāṇini]].  The grammar of Algol was described by [[John Backus]].  It turns out that the method Backus used to describe ALGOL was essentially the same as that used by Panini to describe Sanskrit.  As a result, this method is sometimes refered to [[Panini-Backus Form]] (also known as [[Backus–Naur form|BNF]]).  Over to you [[User:Dwaipayanc|Dwaipayan]].  --[[User:BostonMA|BostonMA]] 19:37, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
:::Will take some time. Back in quiz after a long gap. Will ask tomorrow morning (around 1030 IST).--[[User:Dwaipayanc|Dwaipayan]] ([[User_talk:Dwaipayanc|talk]]) 19:43, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

===Q8===
[[Jyoti Basu]] was the first to do this in India back in 1995. What am I talking about?--[[User:Dwaipayanc|Dwaipayan]] ([[User_talk:Dwaipayanc|talk]]) 05:27, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
:He made the first cellphone call in India. [http://www.voicendata.com/content/columns/editorial/105090701.asp] --[[User:Gurubrahma|Gurubrahma]] 05:40, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
::Sorry for the delay. Yes Guru is correct. It's your turn.--[[User:Dwaipayanc|Dwaipayan]] ([[User_talk:Dwaipayanc|talk]]) 13:10, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

===Q9===
This test ricketer could be considered a freedom fighter as well. Who am I talking about? (Pl. see that I use the word "considered") --[[User:Gurubrahma|Gurubrahma]] 16:35, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
:[[Palwankar Baloo]]? -- [[User:Longhairandabeard|Longhairandabeard]] 17:36, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
::Nope, he never played test cricket, only first class. Also, he IS a freedom fighter - no need to use "considered." --[[User:Gurubrahma|Gurubrahma]] 17:47, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
:::Is it [[Kirti Azad]] ?? --[[User:Jprakash2002|Jprakash2002]] 18:03, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
::::Short answer:Nope; Long answer:Kirti Azad was born in 1959! India won independence in  [[1947]]. --[[User:Gurubrahma|Gurubrahma]] 18:26, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

::::Okay !! I acted over smart by deciphering the meaning of the name "Kirti Azad" . Is it [[Maharajkumar of Vizianagram]]  shortly called as [[Vizzy]] ?? And for answering the question: why he should be '''considered''' as Freedom fighter , I think under his captaincy India defeated the indomitable [[MCC]] team.    --[[User:Jprakash2002|Jprakash2002]] 18:56, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

<small>de-indenting</small>Nope. The person I have in mind can be "considered" a freedom fighter because he was arrested in connection with one of the famous movements - he never seems to have participated in the freedom struggle apart from that movement. His cricket career took off later, not before the arrest. --[[User:Gurubrahma|Gurubrahma]] 05:25, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
:[[Buck Divecha]].. -- [[User:Longhairandabeard|Longhairandabeard]] 16:58, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
::Yup, indeed and thanks for not passing the buck. I pass on the baton to you. --[[User:Gurubrahma|Gurubrahma]] 17:12, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

===Q10===
Thanks, for both buck and baton! There hasn't been a mythology question in a while.. so here we go.. Which flower cannot be offered to Shiva, and what's the story behind it? -- [[User:Longhairandabeard|Longhairandabeard]] 23:26, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

:Ketaki, for bearing false witness [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020401/agro.htm#1] --[[User:BostonMA|BostonMA]] 00:19, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
::That's correct.. Your turn, BostonMA.. --[[User:Longhairandabeard|Longhairandabeard]] 05:22, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

===Q11===
This should be very easy for those who are familiar.  However, the question points to something missing in Wikipedia, so I thought I would ask.  Connect a source of nourishment for the Pandavas with a source of nourishment for 4,00,000 school children.  (There are probably many correct answers, but I reserve the right to accept only one particular answer.  I will give clues if necessary.) --[[User:BostonMA|BostonMA]] 13:03, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
:[[Akshaya Patra]]. In the second case, it is a scheme run by [[ISKCON]] in Bangalore that gave impetus to government schemes about mid-day meals for school kids all over India. --[[User:Gurubrahma|Gurubrahma]] 14:00, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
::Arrghh!! you beat me to it, Guru!! --[[User:Longhairandabeard|Longhairandabeard]] 14:29, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
:::The baton goes to Gurubrahma!  Wikipedia already has an article for the vessel [[Akshaya Patra]].  I will create one for the [[NGO]].  --[[User:BostonMA|BostonMA]] 14:54, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
::::I should have got this question correct :(. After all, he is one of the persons [http://ambujsaxena-diary.blogspot.com/2006/05/people-i-want-to-meet.html I want to meet]. — [[User:Ambuj.Saxena|Ambuj Saxena]] ([[User talk:Ambuj.Saxena|talk]]) 17:28, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

===Q12===
X was a prominent Indian at the 1979 oscars. Connect X and [[Ritu Kumar]], the famous fashion designer. Beware, this is not a sitter and is gonna take time, but could be very easy if you are good at making connections. Googling variations may not get you there but intelligent googling for each part of the question can definitely get you there. --[[User:Gurubrahma|Gurubrahma]] 16:54, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
:X=[[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]]. His movie was first from India to be nominated and Little Terrorist, from director [[Ashvin Kumar]] (son of Ritu Kumar), is the second Indian film to be nominated for an Oscar in the live action short film category. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4274911.stm]-- [[User:Lostintherush|<font color="olive">'''Lost'''</font>]][[User talk:Lostintherush|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 17:01, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
::Aah, I hoped people will get "lost" by assuming that X is [[Persis Khambatta]]. Anyways, 2 redlinks, the baton, and a penny for your thoughts/skills. --[[User:Gurubrahma|Gurubrahma]] 17:11, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
:::I guess, my newbie days are behind me and I need to apply for a name change to NotSoLostInTheRushAfterAll :). All I searched for was 1979+India+Oscars, and Google Maharaj granted me the above link right on top. Well, next question hopefully later tonight, if I can find something spicy enough -- [[User:Lostintherush|<font color="olive">'''Lost'''</font>]][[User talk:Lostintherush|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 17:16, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

===Q13===
Easy one. He started his career in Hongkong. Is credited with starting a known company as well as a known college. His star sign is Pisces (just to make it a little less open ended). Hint in morning (IST) -- [[User:Lostintherush|<font color="olive">'''Lost'''</font>]][[User talk:Lostintherush|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 19:37, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
:Hint 1: The person is not alive -- [[User:Lostintherush|<font color="olive">'''Lost'''</font>]][[User talk:Lostintherush|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 04:45, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
::This doesn't seem an 'easy one'.. but here goes: [[Hormusjee Naorojee Mody]]? -- [[User:Longhairandabeard|Longhairandabeard]] 05:59, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
:::Nope, fails the pisces criterea;). Hint 2: You are close in more ways than one -- [[User:Lostintherush|<font color="olive">'''Lost'''</font>]][[User talk:Lostintherush|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 06:01, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
:::: Dr. [[Hari Naroomal Harilela]], then? [http://www.indiaday.org/pbd1/pbd1-samman.asp] -- [[User:Longhairandabeard|Longhairandabeard]] 06:04, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::No again. Giveaway hint: Think of ''very'' famous people and you will get this and realise why I said easy one -- [[User:Lostintherush|<font color="olive">'''Lost'''</font>]][[User talk:Lostintherush|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 06:09, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::: Well, I'm off to sleep.. I guess I am missing something very obvious here.. -- [[User:Longhairandabeard|Longhairandabeard]] 06:12, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
::::::: One more guess for tonight: [[Piloo Mody]]? He does have the [[Piloo Mody College of Architecture]] named after him, not sure about the rest.. -- [[User:Longhairandabeard|Longhairandabeard]] 06:25, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
::::::::You're looking in the right places. But think of someone much more famous, more like a ''legend'' -- [[User:Lostintherush|<font color="olive">'''Lost'''</font>]][[User talk:Lostintherush|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 06:27, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
:<small>deindenting</small> Yup got it.. [[Jamshetji Tata]].. -- [[User:Longhairandabeard|Longhairandabeard]] 06:34, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
::Finally, got to get this to DYK today!! Its a pitiful stub. Over to u -- [[User:Lostintherush|<font color="olive">'''Lost'''</font>]][[User talk:Lostintherush|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 06:36, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
:::Yup, Jamshetji Tata definitely deserves a better article than this.. anyway, some interesting red links above.. New q in about 12 hours.. -- [[User:Longhairandabeard|Longhairandabeard]] 06:41, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

===Q14===
This is my favorite mythology question.. Give an example of [[superfecundation]] from Indian mythology.. -- [[User:Longhairandabeard|Longhairandabeard]] 14:29, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
:[[Nakula]] and [[Sahadeva]]? &mdash; [[User:Ravikiran r|Ravikiran]] 17:12, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
::Yup, you got it! They were born twins fathered by the [[Ashwini Gods|Ashwini Kumars]].. Your turn.. -- [[User:Longhairandabeard|Longhairandabeard]] 02:01, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Aside: We should think of a new article that can have this fact and hence find a place in DYK. It's too interesting to  be not put on DYK. :) -- [[User:Sundar|Sundar]] <sup>\[[User talk:Sundar|talk]] \[[Special:Contributions/Sundar|contribs]]</sup> 07:15, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

===Q15===
I am trying to make it as cryptic and ungoogleable as possible. 
* Swan:20
* Parrot: ? 
&mdash; [[User:Ravikiran r|Ravikiran]] 17:58, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
:No responses? Hint: Sanskrit literature &mdash; [[User:Ravikiran r|Ravikiran]] 07:06, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
::Am I talking to myself? &mdash; [[User:Ravikiran r|Ravikiran]] 10:58, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
:::70? (I am trying to be as cryptic as possible too ;)) Seriously, it is "Shuka Saptati." --[[User:Gurubrahma|Gurubrahma]] 11:41, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
:::Indeed. [[Suka Saptati]] (70 tales of the parrot) is a collection of erotic stories told by a parrot. [[Hamsa Vinsati]] is 20 tales by the swan. &mdash; [[User:Ravikiran r|Ravikiran]] 12:52, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
::::erotic tales told by a ''parrot''!! I would love to read this article whenever it gets created!! -- [[User:Lostintherush|<font color="olive">'''Lost'''</font>]][[User talk:Lostintherush|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 12:54, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::The book is available in English translation, btw. I own a copy. &mdash; [[User:Ravikiran r|Ravikiran]] 14:43, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
That was a good one! However, I couldn't crack Hamsa Vinsati but I guess it doesn't matter as it was not asked. btw, Hamsa Vinsati gets only 3 GHits even after I tried different spellings. May be this is not the common spelling?{{unsigned|Gurubrahma}}

: Well I had not heard of Hamsa Vinsati either. I  found it when I was researching what question I can ask about Suka Saptati that is not easily googleable :) [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGGL%2CGGGL%3A2006-29%2CGGGL%3Aen&q=%22Hamsa+Vimshati%22&btnG=Search "Hamsa Vimshati"] gave me a better result. You can actually buy the book in Telugu apparently [http://www.archive.org/details/HamsaVimshati]. &mdash; [[User:Ravikiran r|Ravikiran]] 17:38, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

===Q16===
A simple one: We all know [[Lal Bal Pal]]. Who are [[Lal Lal Lal]]? --[[User:Gurubrahma|Gurubrahma]] 14:51, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
:<sheepish grin>Who are [[Lal Lal Lal (India)|Lal Lal Lal]]?</sheepish grin> btw, this red link may be useless to create an article as they are known by another name than this and hence this red link could at the most become a redirect. --[[User:Gurubrahma|Gurubrahma]] 14:54, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

:: Lal-Lal-Lal are [[Tau Devi Lal]] ,[[Bansi Lal]] and [[Bhajan Lal]] - the famous Lal trio's of Haryana. [http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/mar/29bansi.htm] --[[User:Jprakash2002|Jprakash2002]] 15:50, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
:::Of course! [[Devi Lal]], Bansi and Bhajan, more famously known as the Lal trio who in the 40 years of Haryana have ruled it between them for around 28 years. btw, [[List of Chief Minister of Haryana]] is in bad shape, needs an expert hand. --[[User:Gurubrahma|Gurubrahma]] 17:14, 7 September 2006 (UTC)


===Q17===
We all know [[Ramanujan]], the mathematician was born in TamilNadu. Another Ramanujan ,was also introduced to this world from Tamilnadu.But this Ramanujan is not a person , then What is it ?? --[[User:Jprakash2002|Jprakash2002]] 22:13, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
:Is this other Ramanujan named after the mathematician? -- [[User:Longhairandabeard|Longhairandabeard]] 04:16, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
:If multiple entries are allowed at one go, there's a whole list of non person Ramanujans given [[Srinivasa Ramanujan#See also|here]]. Does any of them fit the bill? -- [[User:Lostintherush|<font color="olive">'''Lost'''</font>]][[User talk:Lostintherush|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 04:32, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
::Is it the Ramanujan Computer Center, Anna University? --[[User:Gurubrahma|Gurubrahma]] 05:20, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

:::Nope , nothing fits the bill. I will give a clue. The family to which this [[Ramanujan]] belongs was in news recently.To be more specific , International news. --[[User:Jprakash2002|Jprakash2002]] 12:24, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

::: One more thing. The second sentence in the question has to be taken literally. When I said another '''Ramanujan''', it is just '''Ramanujan''' nothing else attahced to it.In all the non-person Ramanujans given as answers, there is some other name attached to it. And also, they all don't fit the verb '''introduced''' better than the non-person Ramanujan i am looking for. --[[User:Jprakash2002|Jprakash2002]] 12:43, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

::::I think it was discovery of a minor planet (on [[17th February]] [[1988]]) which was observed from the soil of [[Tamilnadu]] from the facilities of the [[Indian Institute of Astrophysics]], [[Kodaikanal]], and that planet was named Ramanujan [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/MPNames.html] after the Indian mathematical genius [[Srinivasa Ramanujan]] (1887-1920). This was the first and the last discovery of any such planet from [[India]] during the [[20th century]]. --[[User:Bhadani|Bhadani]] 15:41, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::Or, was it a spaceship? [http://www.nada.kth.se/~asa/Game/BigIdeas/weg.html]. --[[User:Bhadani|Bhadani]] 15:55, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
::::::Great question!  and one I should have gotten :-( --[[User:BostonMA|BostonMA]] 16:13, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

:::::: Sorry for the delay !!!! Bhadani is right in his first choice .It is the Planet [[Ramanujan]] which was discovered from the telescope in the [[Vainu Bappu Observatory]] in [[Kavalur]],TamilNadu. --[[User:Jprakash2002|Jprakash2002]] 16:45, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::::I was right, and it was plain luck! --[[User:Bhadani|Bhadani]] 17:44, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Bhadaniji, I see that this is your first time in the quiz. It is your turn to ask a question now. :) &mdash; [[User:Ravikiran r|Ravikiran]] 19:55, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Thank you. --[[User:Bhadani|Bhadani]] 15:37, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

===Q18===

Once again a question having some relationship with [[Tamilnadu]]. Once upon a time, it formed one of the eyes of a statue of a god enshrined in a  [[mandir]] in Tamilnadu. What is it? And, what is its current name? --[[User:Bhadani|Bhadani]] 15:40, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
:A weak guess [[Meenakshi temple]]? &mdash; [[User:Ravikiran r|Ravikiran]] 16:08, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
::Ravikiran, a little bit of clarifications: ''Once upon a time, it formed one of the eyes of a statue of a god'', and not a [[Hindu Goddess|goddess]]. [[Meenakshi temple]] is a temple dedicated to [[Shiva]], and his consort [[Meenakshi]], or Fisheyed One. "It" (of the question, ''What is it?'') was part of the eye of a  deity (god) enshrined in a different temple. The answer has to include two information: What is "it" that formed one of the eyes, and what is the current name of "it" that formed the part of the eye? --[[User:Bhadani|Bhadani]] 16:55, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
:::[http://famousdiamonds.tripod.com/idolseyediamond.html Diamond]? --[[User:Gurubrahma|Gurubrahma]] 17:13, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
::::Congrats to [[User:Gurubrahma|Gurubrahma]] - the first part has been answered correctly. Indeed, "it" was a [[diamond]] that formed the eye. What is the current name of this diamond? --[[User:Bhadani|Bhadani]] 17:34, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::[[Hope Diamond]]. Also see this. http://www.hinduismtoday.com/archives/2005/7-9/06-08_diaspora.shtml --[[User:Gurubrahma|Gurubrahma]] 17:48, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
::::::Yes, [[User:Gurubrahma|Gurubrahma]], you are nearer to the destination, but it is not the [[Hope Diamond|Hope]] as the Hope reportedly formed the eye of a statue of [[Sita]], a [[Hindu Goddess|goddess]]. What is the current name of the diamond which formed an eye of a god?  --[[User:Bhadani|Bhadani]] 18:02, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
::::: Orloff diamond. It was used in dietyof God Sri Rangen.[[User:Vivek1402|Vivek1402]] 21:48, 9 September 2006 (UTC)Vivek1402
::::::Congratulations to Vivek. You are "declared" successful: [[Orloff]] - [http://www.jjkent.com/articles/orloff-diamond-history.htm The Orloff Diamond of Russia].
:::::::[[User:Vivek1402|Vivek]], I found that these are your first edits to wikipedia: welcome. Like me, you are also new to the Quiz.It is your turn to ask a question now. :) &mdash; --[[User:Bhadani|Bhadani]] 23:48, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Thanks Bhadani[[User:Vivek1402|Vivek1402]] 02:21, 10 September 2006 (UTC)Vivek1402

===Q19===

Crystal City in Texas has erected a statue in the city centre to honor the most famous consumer for an agricultural product. Who is this consumer & can you guess the product? [[User:Vivek1402|Vivek1402]] 02:23, 10 September 2006 (UTC)Vivek1402
:They have a Popeye statue for spinach -- [[User:Samir_(The_Scope)|'''Samir''' <small>धर्म</small>]] 02:24, 10 September 2006 (UTC)