Welcome to brand new edition of Nagpur Quiz. Hope you are all set for the quiz!
Before you start, here are some key points -- Use the form in the sidebar to post your answers. In case you face any issues, use the comments system to tell us the issues you faced. You can also mail us at nagpur (at) MH-31 (dot) com
- Please enter your name and email id correctly in the form. Submission without valid name or email will be disqualified.
- If you do not know answers to some questions, fill in the answers to those questions with NA. Or better take a wild guess!
- The deadline to receive entries is 23:59:59 on 01 July 2009 IST
- The answers to this quiz along with winners name will be published in next quiz on 02 July 09
- Happy Quizzing!
Quiz Master: Mr Arkadev Ghoshal
The answers to last edition of Nagpur quiz 25 June 09 are:
1. Which nursery rhyme character suffered from arachnophobia?
Ans: Little Miss Muffe. Arachnophobia is the fear of spiders.
2. His real name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento. He was once bestowed with the post of the "Extraordinary Sports Minister" in his country, and has also been a UN Goodwill Ambassador. He is currently said to be cooperating with game house Ubisoft on the arcade game Academy of Champions. Who are we talking about?
Ans: Pele
3. Fill in the blanks: "Long years ago, we made a _____ ____ _______, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. Tonight, ...."
Ans: "Tryst with Destiny" - These are the opening lines of the speech which Jawaharlal Nehru gave just after India got its freedom on the midnight stroke that heralded in August 15, 1947.
4. His real name was Hariram Zariwala, although he was referred to as 'Hari bhai' by many of his colleagues. His kitty of films include the Hindi version of the French classic 'Irma la Douce' and what was considered by many to be the Hindi version of Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai. Who is he?
Ans: Sanjeev Kumar. The Hindi films in question are Manoranjan and Sholay.
And the winners are :
Bhushan Sakhare, Kartik Kulkarni, & Tanmay Tapase got all answers correct. Congratulations!!
Dr Samit Bali got three answers correct - while Ajay Kothe got two answers correct. Congratulations!
Happy Quizzing :-)
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