Quiz 3

posted on July 7, 2007

1. During the US civil war, a soldier named Bill Carson buried $200,000 in a grave marked "unknown", next to the grave of a man named Arch Stanton in the Sadhill cemetery. How do we better know the three men who went looking for the treasure?

2. He renounced his title of Marquis and was an active leader of the French Revolution as well as the American War of Independence. A close friend of George Washington, he was one of the most popular French men in the US and also enjoyed huge support in his home country of France. Identify this revolutionary commander who was made an honorary citizen of the US in 2002 and has quite a few cities named after him.

3. According to the Ramayana, this God who was imprisoned by Ravana, was freed when Hanuman burnt Lanka. As a gift, he promised that devotees who prayed to Hanuman on saturdays would be free from his harsh influence. Another story goes that he sat on Hanuman's shoulder to trouble him. Hanuman grew his body and squeezed the God's body between his shoulder and the roof of the room. In return for letting him go, the God promised Hanuman that he would not trouble his devotees . Which God?

4. During a picnic on July 4, 1862, a lecturer at Christ Church, Oxford, started telling a story to the daughter of Henry George Liddell (the head of a Oxford college). What did these stories evolve into?

5. This King of Israel, was married to Jezebel and started worshipping the God, Bal. This enraged jewish priests and the prophet, Elijah. Who?

6. Complete the list: Clarissa Luard, Marianne Wiggins, Elizabeth West, ______.(Hint: Former wives of ?)

7. Originally named Matoaka or Amonute, she supposedly saved the life of English man John Smith in 1607. She later married John Wolfe and adopted the name Rebecca Wolfe. During her brief stay in England, she was treated as royalty. Who is this lady whose life has been greatly fictionalised ?

8. In 1892, who became the first boxer to be crowned the World Heavyweight Championship under the newly introduced Queensbury rules?

9. The story goes that Ferrucio _____________ went to Enzo Ferrari to complain about the quality of the Ferrari 250 GT, he owned. Enzo Ferrari reportedly asked him to drive a tractor since he couldnt drive the car properly. The irritated man went on to start a company which became a competitor for Ferrari in certain fields. Fill up the blank.

10. Which movie won the best film award at the inaugural Filmfare awards ceremony in 1954?

Answers:

1. The Good, the bad and the ugly.(ie. Blonde, Angel Eyes and Tuco Benedicto Pacifico Juan Mario Ramirez :)) .
2. Marquis Lafayette or General Lafayette.
3. Shani.
4. Alice's adventures in wonderland. The girl was Alice Liddell and the master was Lewis Caroll.
5. Ahab. (Captain Ahab in Moby Dick is regarded as a reference to this king).
6. Padmalakshmi. The connection was Salman Rushdie.
7. Pocohontas.
8. James Corbett. (Gentleman Jim). Apologies for the framing. John Sullivan, the defending champion, had fought the previous championship fight according to the London rules. Technically, when the Queensbury rules were introduced, Sullivan was still champion. But Jim corbett defeated him in the first championship bout fought under the new rules. Given points to both answers.
9. Lamborghini.
10. Do Bhiga Zameen. Bimal Roy won the best director for this movie. (incidentally, "do bhiga"=2700 square metres as per wiki)

Scores:

Arun Warrier: 6
Arun A S: 5
Atul V Nath: 2
Anil Raghavan: 7
Bondu: 8
George Stephen: 5
Harikrishnan Aravind: 4
Hrishi varma: 6 (but gets disqualified for writing in gibberish! )
Jeena Rachel Jayamon: 8
Praveen V R: 4.5
Rajesh Mohan: 5
Ravi Ananthan: 6
Shafeek M K: 6
Sreeram: 9

Thanks!!