Chennai Express
Praise Jesus!
The location in Chennai that has the tomb of Saint Thomas the Apostle
Santhome
The name of MGR's first movie
Sathi Leelavathi
A person given to often excessively emotional performances or reactions.
You are such a _________ Queen.
dRAMa
A last name associated with Bollywood and Sport
Padukone
The national sport of India
Field Hockey
OM!
The FULL name of the temple in Besant Nagar that leans Democrat
Varasiddhi Vinayakar Temple
The FULL official name of Madras Central Station now
Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station
Om _____ Preem Proum Sah Shanaischaraya Namah
pRAM
Complete the line from the move "Om Shanthi Om":
Ek Chutki Sindoor Ki Keemat Tum Kya Jano _______ Babu
Ramesh
The martial artform that originated in TamilNadu and is mentioned in Tamil Sangam literature
Silambam
The people here today who grew up in India but
DID NOT attend a college/school in Chennai
NONE
since Krishnan is not here. Krishnan went to school in Hyderabad.
Obvious answers would be: Kalpana & Ramu
BUT they are INCORRECT.
Kalpana - attended pre-school for a few days in Annai Velankanni
Ramu - attended Vivekananda College for a few weeks
The only person in the current gathering who has personally met and talked to Puratchi Thalaivar MGR when he was Chief Minister
... (as well as Kadhal Mannan Gemini Ganeshan)
Kalpana
A noninvasive ultrasound that uses sound waves to create images of the heart and blood vessels
EchocardiogRAM
The first Indian movie nominated for an Oscar
Mother India (1957)
Starring: Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar and Raaj Kumar.
The second most viewed sport in India
Kabaddi
The organization founded by Madam Blavatsky and H.S Olcott in Chennai
Theosophical Society
The title of MGR's autobiography
Naan Yane Piranthane
The only team to win NFL championships including two Super Bowls representing three different cities.
Los Angeles RAMs
The Indian movie that was by far the most popular foreign movie in the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Romania and other Eastern European countries during the Cold War
Awaara
Starring: Raj Kapoor, Nargis
India qualified for the Soccer World Cup in 1950 but the team withdrew from competition. What was the reason?
Clue: Bata
The Indian team would only play barefoot, which was against the World Cup Committee rules.
He was:
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire,
- The first Indian President of the Rotary Club of Madras,
- President of the Muhammedan Education Association of South India
- Etc, Etc
This busy road and shopping district in Chennai is named after this over-accomplished man
Usman Road
Named after Sir Khan Bahadur Sir Muhammad Usman
The person in our extended family who portrayed MGR in a movie. Which movie?
Arvind Swamy in Thalaivi
An aromatic white wine with a bouquet of lychees
GewürztRAMiner
This person is:
Tamil Iyer Indian actress from Triplicane,
Presentation Convent graduate,
Bharatanatyam dancer,
Carnatic singer,
Dance choreographer,
Politician
Vyjayanthimala
The only bowler who happens to be Indian to get Don Bradman out hit wicket
Clue: Think Los Angeles
Lala Amarnath