Tent Kottai
Who is nominated for most number of times in Oscar?
Meryl Streep - 21 times
As per BCCI's new annual contract which of the following player is NOT in the grade A+ category?
(a) Virat Kohli
(b) Rohit Sharma
(c) Jasprit Bumrah
(d) Shikhar Dhawan
Shikhar Dhawan
If you decide to take a bus in Chennai it is a rarity to not visit the CMBT. What does CMBT expand to?
Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus
This is the largest bus terminus in Asia.
Which is the Longest river in the world? How long?
Nile - AFRICA
6,650 KM (4,132 miles)
Where does the Caesar salad originate from?
a) Canada
b) Italy
c) Mexico
d) None of these
Mexico. Legend has it that Italian-American restaurateur Caesar Cardini invented the salad in 1924 in Tijuana, Mexico.
How many advertisement jingles are composed by the famous music director? Name atleast 5 brands
37
Wellington Trophy is related to which game ?
Rowing
Name the oldest temple of Chennai.
Marundeeswarar Temple, Tiruvanmiyur
(References are there in Thevaram, a 7th century literary work)
On 2nd October 1957, India's Prime Minister was watching a performance at Ram Leela Ground, Delhi. A fire broke out due to short circuit in the shamiana. Harischandra, a 14 year old scout promptly took out his knife and opened the burning tent, saving many lives.
What did this give rise to?
National Bravery Award for Children
The National Bravery Awards consist of five categories, which are
There are a lot of favourite dishes for us. One famous dish is 'CHICKEN 65'. Where did it originate? How does it get it's name?
Chicken 65 was invented in Chennai. The famous Buhari hotel, introduced it in 1965 and hence the '65' in it's name.
Which was the first Indian movie nominated for Oscar?
a) Salaam Bombay
b) Lagaan
c) Mother India
d) None of these
Which year was it nominated? Who was the director?
Mother India- 1958
Mehboob Khan
Where were the Commonwealth Games first held? Which year was it held.
[A] Hamilton
[B] Bath
[C] Ayer
[D] Manchester
Hamilton- 1930
They were founded by Melville Marks Robinson.
What is the nickname of Chennai, from a famous and large industry perspective? Why does it have this nickname?
Detroit of India
This is due to the presence of major automobile manufacturing units and allied industries around the city.
Which country has the most time zones? And how many?
Which is the closest country following next?
France- 12 time zones
France's time zones are UTC-10, UTC-9:30, UTC-9, UTC-4, UTC-3, UTC + 1, UTC + 3, UTC + 5, UTC + 11 and UTC + 12.
The next one following is USA with 11 time zones
Nestle India had bought a change packaging of three of their most iconic brands to support girl child education in the year 2016. What were the three brands and the taglines?
MAGGI - “2 minute noodles” to “2 minutes for education”.
KITKAT - “No break from education”
NESCAFÉ - “It all starts with a NESCAFÉ” to “It all starts with education”.
It was done in collaboration with Nanhi Kalli, one of the largest NGOs imparting education to underprivileged girl children across India
Name the two bollywood biopic that has released in the year 2020. Whom does the biopic portray? Who are the directors?
Shakuntala Devi- The human Computer ( Anu Menon)
Gunjan Saxena- The Kargil girl (Sharan Sharma)
Which 2 countries played the first international cricket match and when?
The first ever international cricket game was played between the USA and Canada in 1844 at the St George's Cricket Club in New York
The Chennai Central and the Chennai Egmore railway stations are the famous stations in Chennai from which trains are operated to many places in India. But which was the first railway station in Chennai? What was the first train to ply and in which year?
Royapuram railway station is the oldest surviving railway structure in the entire sub-continent. The first train to ply in South India, travelled from Royapuram to Walajapet in 1856.
The Government of India released a coin in 2011 to mark 150 years of Income Tax Department in India. The coin has a person and honey bee sitting on a lotus. Name the person in the coin. Explain the concept of the design of the coin.
Chanakya
The choice of these symbols on these symbols is because Chanakya opined that the process of taxation shouldn't be painful for the taxed; The government should collect the tax like a bee sucking just the right amont of honey from the flower, allowing both to flourish.
EXTRA INFORMATION- The denomination of the coin was Rs. 150
What the are the three films that come under 'Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy'? Who is the director of this trilogy? Which flavours does the the three movies signify?
The movies are
1. Shaun the Dead (strawberry-flavoured Cornetto, which signifies the film's bloody and gory elements)
2. Hot Fuzz (blue original Cornetto, to signify the police element to the film)
3. The world's End (green mint chocolate chip flavour (though shown only by a wrapper caught in the wind) representing "little green men" and science fiction)
Director- Edgar Wright
It has a cornetto reference at the end of every film.
How many Olympic games were held in countries that no longer exist? Name the countries and the year in which it was conducted?
Summer Olympics - West Germany in 1972 and the Soviet Union in 1980
Winter Olympics - Yugoslavia in 1984
This world famous publisher, recently, named Chennai as one of the top ten cities in the world to visit.
Who is the publisher? In which year did they publish? What rank was it rated?
Lonely Planet- 2015- 9th rank
Lonely planet is a travel publishing company.
It was published in it's Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2015 edition
On February 11th 1948, a special train was arranged from Delhi to Allahabad for a specific purpose. What was the name of the train and name its purpose.
What were the specific features of the special modified train? (Name atleast 3)
'Asthi Express' which carried the ashes of Mahatma Gandhi.
The middle compartment was specially made to carry the copper urn containing the Mahatma's ashes. There was a table made with the tri-colour flag planted to carry the urn. The floor was covered with white hand-spun cloth, called khaddi, from which also were made curtains for the doors. There were also flags that were planted on the outside of the train that flew at half mast.