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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 ~~~~.
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.

Previous rounds

Round 1 - won by Gurubrahma
Round 2 - won by gunslotsofguns
Round 3 - won by Dwaipayan
Round 4 - won by Gurubrahma
Round 5 - won by Cribananda
Round 6 - won by Idleguy
Round 7 - won by Gurubrahma
Round 8 - won by Gurubrahma & Lostintherush
Round 9 - won by Lostintherush & Longhairandabeard
Round 10 - won by Jprakash2002
Round 11 - won by Gurubrahma

Leaderboard

(as of Q10) It would be ideal to update this once every five to ten questions

No. of questions answered	User name
2	Lost
2	Ravikiran
2	BostonMA
2	Longhairandabeard
1	Gurubrahma
1	Bhadani

Questions

Q1

Another mythology question: Which mythological character's name means 'steadfast in battle' but it is probably a record the number of times he fled from the scene of the battle? -- Longhairandabeard 15:18, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Shishupala? -- Samir धर्म 15:24, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Duryodhana? guessing. — Ravikiran 16:08, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yudhisthira and I am definite. --Gurubrahma 16:11, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yudhisthira is right.. Congrats for winning the last round, Guru! Your turn.. -- Longhairandabeard 20:17, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Q2

Sorry for the delay. Hopefully, this shd be non-googlable. I'm looking for a single word connecting Chess and Jains. --Gurubrahma 14:17, 15 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Shah? — Ravikiran 14:30, 15 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Nope, I am looking for a Sanskrit word, rather two different Sanskrit words, which are spelt the same way in English. The word(s) itself is a combination of two smaller words, the first being the same in both the cases. --Gurubrahma 14:43, 15 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A really wild guess: are you thinking of Rishbabha and Jaina, that is, Rishabha Jain, a chess player. --Bhadani 15:44, 15 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Let me refine it: Rishbabha Dev, a Jaina Tirthankar and Rishabha Jain, a chess player. --Bhadani 15:48, 15 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No, not the name of a person. Also, it is one word made up of two small parts, the first part being the Sanskrit word for a number. --Gurubrahma 16:23, 15 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have become a gambler in the company of Portal:India/Quiz. Is it Shatrang, also spelt as Shatranga made of two Sanskrit words, Shat (four) and anga means detachment, one of the tenets of Jainism. Chess also called shatranj is derived from Shatrang. --Bhadani 16:48, 15 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think I got it. An old Sanskrit name for chess is Ashtapada, and the Jains know Mount Kailash as Ashtapada, the center of the universe, where the first tirthankar, Rishabhdev attained nirvana. I am not sure if they are different words. -- Longhairandabeard 20:04, 15 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

de-indentingGreat guesses by Bhadani. But what I had in mind was Ashtāpada, the old chess board and Ashtapada, the Jain pilgrim centre. LHAB gets it!! --Gurubrahma 07:01, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I can only guess!

. Congrats to Longhairandabeard. --Bhadani 10:39, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Q3

This may be tough as I can't find any internet references for it. Here it goes: Which Indian mythological king was killed by a worm in a fruit? -- Longhairandabeard 15:13, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Parikshit -- Lost^(talk) 15:19, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just about to write that. Lost, you are fast. you should change your name to fastestintherush. --BostonMA 15:21, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

LOL, I remember reading this in good old Amar Chitra Katha once upon a time. Next q later tonight...-- Lost^(talk) 15:25, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wow! 6 minutes!! That definitely qualifies as 'tough'.. :-P In case you are waiting for my corroboration, Lost, Parikshita is right.. He was cursed that Takshak, the king of snakes, will kill him. To avoid detection, Takshak became a worm and hid inside a fruit (apple?). When the fruit basket reached Parikshit, Takshak changed to his normal form and bit him. (Actually found a reference after I posted the q. [1])-- Longhairandabeard 15:56, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oops... This is really embarrassing. I was so overconfident that I declared myself to be correct even before LHAB did. Oh well... -- Lost^(talk) 16:13, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Q4

Identify this Indian who created a record of sorts earlier this year in adventure sports. His surname matches that of one of the very well known business family's surnames. -- Lost^(talk) 16:51, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ajeet Bajaj, the first Indian to ski to the North Pole. — Ravikiran 17:06, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, I didnt think it would be that easy!! Over to you Ravi. -- Lost^(talk) 17:18, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

And, I think Ajit Bajaj [2] and the Lost "read" (if they at all read!) in the same school. --Bhadani 17:23, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed, Bhadaniji has guessed this unasked part of the question right :) -- Lost^(talk) 17:54, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sab Google ka Chamatkar hai. I just had to guess the last name of Bajaj and It gave me the answer. And now I have another question I've been dying to ask ;)— Ravikiran 17:40, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Q5

Not to create an image for myself or anything, but here is another question related to erotica. Connect a song in the movie Madhumati with Khajuraho. — Ravikiran 17:40, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A song Chad gayo papi bichua..., and bichua is an ornament found on the khajuraho sculptures. (I am gambling) --Bhadani 18:52, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Bichua is also name of the small stones found on the roads leading to Khajuraho. I am not sure. Now, I shall sleep and try to dream khajuraho. --Bhadani 18:57, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well, your gamble proved to be right Bhadaniji! — Ravikiran 19:34, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"The builders of Khajuraho employed a complex symbolism in their imagery. According to Devangana Desai's Religious Imagery of Khajuraho, This Nayika disrobes to ostensibly rid herself of the scorpion. The scorpion here is a metaphor for lust and also a pun on Khajuraho as the sanskrit word for it is Kharjura. The original name for the village was Kharjuravahaka, meaning the scorpion bearer."
— S Kalidas, [3]

Fine, thanks. Now that I have been "declared" pass, I can lie that my dreams were also beautiful, and I got up at around 4.00 AM (IST). It seems that I have become highly addicted to wikipedia. I shall wait till early-noon, to do anything here, I mean this page. --Bhadani 22:20, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Q6

What was the common name of Kulsum Zamani, a famous person associated with Indian independence movement who became particularly famous during the Quit India movement of 1942? --Bhadani 07:23, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Its tougher than it looks. There are no google hits for the person. Bhadaniji, can we have a hint please? -- Lost^(talk) 17:00, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hint! Hint! — Ravikiran 10:47, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry friends, I could not access the internet due to technical reasons, and hence the delay in responding. Yes, I do accept that I had to do a little "research" to get this question, and I made it sure that there was no Google hits: only from here (from answer to this question on this page of wikipedia) a Google hit shall get generated: Kulsum Zamani was born a Hindu, and was married to a Muslim barrister; people has described her as a “heroine of the 1942 movement” I think I have made her life story simple. --Bhadani 12:43, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Aruna Asaf Ali! Yes! — Ravikiran 12:47, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Aaahhhhh!! too slow again. --BostonMA 12:53, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats. A book named India's 50 Most Illustrious Women by Indra Gupta (ISBN 81-88086-19-3) informs in an article relating to Aruna Asaf Ali: "after her father died in March 1928, she got married to Asaf Ali in September that year against severe opposition. The marriage took place with Muslim rites, Aruna being named Kulsum Zamani, with only two relatives of Aruna and few common friends present at the marriage. ... Against all expectations their marriage proved to be a great success". Over to Ravikiran. --Bhadani 12:57, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

de-indenting Actually, it was pretty stupid of me not to take a guess right away. I checked the article, did a google search for "Aruna Asaf Ali Kulsum Zamani" and nothing turned up. I thought if google did not know it, it wouldn't be true... — Ravikiran 18:16, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Now it will become a race to see who notices the question first, and who has can type the fastest ;-) --BostonMA 18:20, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Q7

Jaya, having more than quadrupled in size, is now known by a familiar name. What is the familiar name? — Ravikiran 18:18, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Amma? -- Lost^(talk) 18:24, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Best. Answer. Ever. In this quiz. I can't stop grinning. But no. Not the right answer. — Ravikiran 18:27, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Can you clarify which Jaya are you talking about. Or is this too a part of the question? — Ambuj Saxena (talk) 18:30, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Maliha? --BostonMA 18:32, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Really something difficult as we have several Jayas? Anyway ... --Bhadani 18:41, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

boiled paddy? --BostonMA 18:46, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No to all the above. — Ravikiran 18:53, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Is Selvi? (that is, Kumari) - and now I will sleep. Goodnight. --Bhadani 19:05, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yet again, no. Here is a hint. This Jaya is not a human being. — Ravikiran 19:15, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mahabharata!! --BostonMA 20:36, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

aaarrghh!! I can't believe I missed this one!! -- Longhairandabeard 00:03, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I am sleeping shortly. If the baton is ready to be passed, it may be passed to someone else. However, if people are willing to wait 8 hours, I do have a question that I think would be fun -- well for me at least (evil grin) --BostonMA 01:51, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

de-indenting Indeed it is the Mahabharata. It was originally written as "Jaya" by Vyasa. I have heard conflicting numbers as to how many verses were there. The book I have "The Vedic People" says that it had around 8,000 verses, which was expanded to 24,000 and became the Bharata, which was further expanded to more than a lakh and became the Mahabharata (so Maha refers to the size of the work rather than to the greatness of the Bharatas and "Bharata" mentioned there refers to the Kauravas and Pandavas, the descendents of Bharata. )

Now coming back to Jaya, the only reference to her I can find in Wikipedia is in the article Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa (which really needs to be merged with Vyasa. There it says that the 25000 verse work was in fact Jaya, and the 100000 verse work is the Bharata, with the Mahabharata being 1.5 lakh verses long. I don't know which is authoritative. I have also heard that Jaya is one of the Puranas, or may be it is a story within a Purana. I have also heard that in the original Jaya epic, the good guys and bad guys were switched. Anyway, enough of Gyaan. Over to BostonMA. — Ravikiran 08:55, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dang!! I thought I had it when I gave that answer.;) -- Lost^(talk) 09:34, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It was an excellent question!

Q8

For this question I will spend some time in hell. ;-) In the year ________, this person went from Madras to Salem. Although it is known that he was Indian, his exact, or even approximate place of birth is unknown today. His religion is also not known to us. The same for his name. In fact, I have conveyed to you almost the sum total of the biographical information known about him by historians. I know of no ledgends about him. Yet surprisingly, he has merited mention in a number of books. What was the year, and why has this person, about whom we know almost nothing, been mentioned in books? ;-) --BostonMA 10:20, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Did he have a beard ? :-) Tintin (talk) 10:52, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

He may have, but then perhaps he did not. As far as I know, that detail has not been reported. It certainly is not something that is reported in any google references I have seen (but then again, you may have seen something I have not.) --BostonMA 11:23, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tintin, I know who you have in your mind. ;) I don't think it's he because the blank is a year, which is impossible to tell if it involves him. -- Sundar ^{\talk \contribs} 11:33, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ok :-) Tintin (talk) 11:44, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I am as good as my google search and my google search is no good on this one :(. So, when's the first hint coming? -- Lost^(talk) 12:35, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Is it 1909? in reference to this? though the place seems to be different, you never know with these apocryphal stories. btw, Sundar and Tintin, who did you guys have in ur mind? --Gurubrahma 13:05, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, no. --BostonMA 13:55, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thiruvalluvar Tintin (talk) 13:22, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I thought that is who you were thinking of. --BostonMA 13:55, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Clue: People who have made a similar journey are far more likely to have interest in this person, than those who have not. However, in this case, similar does not necessarily mean from the same start point to the same end point. Very few actually do that. But very many have finished at an end point 40 km away, and an even larger number have finished their journey about 350 km from his finish. --BostonMA 13:38, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a place that is named after him ? Tintin (talk) 13:43, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

His name is not known, but it seems likely that there is not place named after him. --BostonMA 13:55, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I give up. Tintin (talk) 14:17, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The next clue will make the question googleable. Is there anyone who would like me to delay giving this clue? --BostonMA 14:44, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

OK, the year was 1790. --BostonMA 15:55, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

servant to John Gibaut of Salem, first Indian to sail thru black waters? [4] -- Lost^(talk) 15:59, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wow Lost, you are fast. Yes, the earliest Verifiable record of an Indian traveling to US was in 1790! The evil part of my question is that he sailed from Madras to Salem, but you need to look at the link to know what was evil about my question! Over to you Lost! --BostonMA 16:05, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

As I said, I am as good as my google search :). OK, next question either up by midnight IST else tomorrow morning IST -- Lost^(talk) 16:08, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats to both the examiner and the examinee. While I was "ogle-ing", Lost won the game! --Bhadani 16:28, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Q9

OK next question up already... _________ was first discovered in India in BC. Its discovery elsewhere did not happen till the 18th century. This was quite a DYK for me but I think others would already know this. -- Lost^(talk) 16:26, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

diamonds? --BostonMA 16:28, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sigh, I knew it wouldn't last long. Can somebody suggest a title for an article that can take this to DYK. Over to you BostonMA -- Lost^(talk) 16:31, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, could you (or someone else) take the baton. There are other issues that really require my attention, and although this is fun... Perhaps Bhadani? Thanks. --BostonMA 16:34, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Do you want me to se the paper, I mean ask the next question? --Bhadani 16:46, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes please! --BostonMA 16:48, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, fine. Thanks. I will try to make it really simple. --Bhadani 16:59, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I will be able to do it only in the morning. Regret the delay. Goodnight friends. --Bhadani 18:43, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Q10

Sorry for the delay friends: I just got up a bit late. Who is believed to be the first Chinese to have visited the Kumbhamela? I shall be in the office during the day, and may not be able to view the answers until late evening. I think the answer is not difficult, and if answered correctly and confirmed to be so by one or two more friends, the person answering correctly is requested to proceed and ask the next question. I regret the inconvenience. Thanks. --Bhadani 02:49, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Can't be this easy, all the internet sources seem unanimous it is Hiuen Tsang.. -- Longhairandabeard 02:55, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats. So you are really fast, and compensated for the delay arising out of my in-action. Over to you. --Bhadani 03:00, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I don't know about fast.. just happened to press that refresh button at the right time, I guess.. Next q in a few mins.. -- Longhairandabeard 03:03, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Q11

Sorry about the delay. I had to take care of something urgent. Here is a question that should be vague enough to be ungoogleable: The brand name X of a famous Indian product is an acronym, that stands for phrase Y in an Indian language, which roughly translates to 'The Shop of the Magnanimous'. What are X and Y? -- Longhairandabeard 05:44, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No guesses? Would it help to know the Indian language is Punjabi and it's a three letter acronym. -- Longhairandabeard 13:32, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

MDH Masala? I don't know the Punjabi phrase though. — Ravikiran 14:19, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

MDH is right.. But since I asked both in the question, I am going to wait a while to see if someone can come up with the phrase. -- Longhairandabeard 14:27, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The phrase is Mahasheyan di hatti, but Ravi should get this one -- Lost^(talk) 14:28, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmm ok.. Ravi gets the point and the baton. -- Longhairandabeard 17:16, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Lost, for this magnanimous gesture :) I just thought of a question that should be interesting. — Ravikiran 18:13, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Q12

This should be an interesting, but easy question... What do Madras, Calicut, Thane and Khambat have in common? — Ravikiran 18:13, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Portuguese? -- Lost^(talk) 18:19, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Nope. — Ravikiran 18:24, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

All except Thane were ceded to the British through treaties. Not sure if this is what you are looking for. -- Longhairandabeard 18:37, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Infact if Thane wasnt part of the question, my guess would've been that all had their names changed from the anglicised version to the Indian ones -- Lost^(talk) 18:42, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

1)All 4 are known for their own uniqueness: Chennai for Auto industry (Detroit of South Asia), Thane for Lakes (City of Lakes), Khambat noted for the extreme rise and fall of its tides, calicut for folk songs or ballads known as Vadakkan Pattukal. 2) All are reknowned in history for their trading ports. Vivek1402 21:09, 20 September 2006 (UTC)vivek1402[reply]

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 :::All except Thane were ceded to the British through treaties. Not sure if this is what you are looking for. -- [[User:Longhairandabeard|Longhairandabeard]] 18:37, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
 :::Infact if Thane wasnt part of the question, my guess would've been that all had their names changed from the anglicised version to the Indian ones -- [[User:Lostintherush|<font color="olive">'''Lost'''</font>]][[User talk:Lostintherush|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 18:42, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
-:::All 4 are known for their own uniqueness: Chennai for Auto industry (Detroit of South Asia), Thane for Lakes (City of Lakes), Khambat noted for the extreme rise and fall of its tides, calicut for folk songs or ballads known as Vadakkan Pattukal.[[User:Vivek1402|Vivek1402]] 21:09, 20 September 2006 (UTC)vivek1402
+:::1)All 4 are known for their own uniqueness: Chennai for Auto industry (Detroit of South Asia), Thane for Lakes (City of Lakes), Khambat noted for the extreme rise and fall of its tides, calicut for folk songs or ballads known as Vadakkan Pattukal. 2) All are reknowned in history for their trading ports. [[User:Vivek1402|Vivek1402]] 21:09, 20 September 2006 (UTC)vivek1402