Sunday, May 08, 2005
2005 Jaldi Quiz - 12
Hi All,
The 12th Round saw answers pouring in from various corners of the globe. But it was Shovon Chakraborty who came out with the maximum correct answers.
Congratulations Shovon !!
Answers:
1. An international Airline company called PB Air has been granted permission by the Indian Govt. to begin bi-weekly International Charter Flights between Bangkok and an Indian destination from December 2005. Name the Indian City.
Ans: Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar Islands).
2. Which greats of the Music World were known as Tom and Jerry in their early days ?
Ans: Simon and Gaurfunkel.
3. A High School in Pakistan is to be named after an Indian Prime Minister. Name the Prime Minister in question and also the place where this school is located?
Ans: Manmohan Singh. The village is Gah in Punjab, Pakistan.
4. Connect Montpelier, the capital of the US state of Vermont with the fast food chain - McDonalds ?
Ans: Only US State Capital without a McDonalds outlet.
5. A sitter. Someone who featured in a commemorative postage stamp in 1988 has recently been named the Brand Ambassador of an airline company. Name the figure and the Airline company.
Ans: RK Laxman's Common Man for Air Deccan.
6. Visual Questions:
6.1 This ship built in Mumbai was used extensively during the IPKF operations in Sri Lanka. It has been in service for over 30 years now and shares its name with a very famous Indian ruler. Name the ship.
(I was always fascinated with the shape of its chimney which is quite unlike the other ships).
Ans: M V Harshavardhana.
6.2 Identify this person from the Indian film fraternity who has been in the news recently. (Hint: He is not Shahid Kapoor.)
Ans: Soham Shah (Director of Kaal).
6.3 Both these persons have been the President of a Middle East Asian country. They were succeeded and preceeded respectively by someone who needs no introduction the world over. Whom are we talking about ?
Ans: Saddam Hussein. The men above are Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr and Jalal Talabani respectively.
