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100

What river flows through Tiruchi

Kollidam

100

How many bananas did Goundamani ask Sendhil to buy in 'Karagattakaran'

2

100

What leaves are strung outside the front doors of homes on festival days?

Maavilai

100

Kanjira, Veena, Tambura, Sitar which of these is not a stringed instrument?

Kanjira

100

In RK Narayan's 'Swami and friends', Swami's friends were Mani and the son of the new DSP, named...

Rajam


200

Which animal features in the logo of the IPL team 'Chennai Super Kings'?

Lion

200

Where did A V Meyyappa Chettiar start his first film studio?

Karaikkudi

200

In a traditional Hindu marriage, which star does the groom normally point out to the bride?

Arundhati

200

'Tamizh thaai vaazhtthu' is taken from which literary work

Manonmaniam

200

In which book is Vanthiya Thevan the protagonist?

Ponniyin Selvan

300

Veerapandiya Kattabomman was the ruler of the principality of..

Panchalankurichi

300

'Parashakti' in 1952 marked the debut of two actors who went on to stellar careers. One was 'Sivaji' Ganesan and the other was..

S S Rajendran

300

The names of Shiva and Parvati in the famous temple of Madurai are..

Meenakshi-Sundareshwarar

300

Traditionally, the hide of which creature is used to make the 'Kanjira'?

Udumbu (monitor lizard)

300

'ArthamuLLa Indhu matham' was written by..

Kannadasan

400

Which town in Tamil Nadu was famous for making heavy duty door locks?

Dindukkal

400

What was the name of Nagesh's character in the 1956 film 'ThiruviLaiyadal'

Tharumi

400

In which temple would you find the 'Tulukka Nachiyar' sannidhi?

Srirangam.

400

Which dance-drama evolved in the 17th Century from plays written by the King of Calicut and the Raja of Kottarakara?

Kathakali

400

In the Valmiki Ramayanam, the kingdom ruled by Vali-Sugreeva was..

Kishkindha

500

He defended Vanchinathan in the murder trial of Collector Ashe and went on to become a CM of Madras Presidency. His name is..

T.Prakasam (Tangaturi Prakasam Pantulu)

500

In which movie did MG Ramachandran and MK Thyagaraja Bhagavathar act together?

Raja Mukti

500

Chintayamakanda mulakandam-Bhairavi, Jambupathe-Yamuna Kalyani, Arunachalanatham-Saranga, Sri Kalahasteesha-Huseni..complete the sequence.

Ananda Natana Prakasam-Kedaram

500

In which temple would you find Lord Siva in ‘Sandhya Thandavam’ with his left foot on the floor and the right foot in the air?

Madurai Meenakshi

500

Which Chennai born writer won the Man Booker Prize in 2008 for his debut novel ‘The White Tiger’?

Aravind Adiga

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