Once again a good response to the Kolkata Quiz, and thanks to all those who took part. The results and Scores are here.
1) Of the 4 bridges across the Hooghly in Kolkata, 3 are named after Rabindranath Tagore, Swami Vivekananda and Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, after whom is the 4th bridge named?
SISTER NIVEDITA aka Nivedita Setu.
2) Robert Clive gifted a Giant Aldabran Tortoise to the Alipore Zoo in Kolkata, which lived for more than 100 years. The name of the tortoise is that of a well known concept in Hindu philosophy, what is it?
ADVAITA, it was actually called Adwaitya
3) It was originally called the Dalhousie Square, located near the Writers building, and has been renamed after 3 young revolutionaries, who were convicted and hanged, by what name is it famous.
BINOY-BADAL-DINESH BAGH or BBD Bagh as it goes in the Kolkatan lingo, named after the 3 famous revolutionaries.
4) This locality in Kolkata gets it's name from a word meaning "quarters of the potters", and gets it's name from the fact that it was created as an exclusive area for the potters during the British Raj. It is now famous as the place where the idols are made for the Durga Puja. Which one?
KUMARTULI
5) If you were visiting Jorashanko Thakurbari in Kolkata, whose birth place and ancestral home would you be seeing?
This is the ancestral home of RABINDRANATH TAGORE, now a museum cum memorial.
6) The Udyanbhati in Cossipore, also known as the Cossipore Garden House, was where a very famous person spent his last days and passed away there. It is now a memorial in honor of this person, whose disciple is equally famous too. Who?
SRI RAMAKRISHNA PARAMAHANSA , the spiritual guru of SWAMI VIVEKANANDA
7) The Chowrasta in Barisha, is a 4 way crossing that leads to Tollygunge, Behala, Shakuntala Park. This is believed to be the neighborhood of another famous person, whose house is located close to this. Who?
SAURAV GANGULY
8) This market was named after a local word for Lord Shiva, earlier, but the Hindi merchants, changed it to another word. Starting off as a market for textiles and yarns, it is now one of Kolkata's largest wholesale markets, where everything is available for a price. It is famous for it's Katras, each Katra dealing in a specialized item, Raja Katra famous for spices, Manohar Das for hardware and textiles. Identify.
BARA BAZAAR , BURRABAZAAR or originally called as BURO BAZAAR.
9) The US Consulate in Kolkata was located on Harrington Street, however this street was renamed after a well known Communist leader, the President of his country,who was a strong opponent of America during the Cold war. What is this called?
It is HO CHI MINH SARANI, named after the famous Communist leader, who was a die hard opponent of America. One reply I got is CAMAC Street, but not sure if it is the same one.
10) Apart from the Hooghly, in which other place in Kolkata would you find a mini replica of the Howrah Bridge, also called the Mini Howrah Bridge. It is the campus of a renowned institution all over India, and famous for it's lakes too.
IIM at JOKA.
Most of the people who responded got all the replies right. So here are the scores.
Amiqu Ahmed- 10(amiqu)
Javeed Ahmed-10(JaveedAhmedM)
Jitendra Mathur-10(jmathur)
Babin Basu-10(chalojai) ( Thanks for the trivia given)
Debasmita-9( kweldebs)
Deepak Kumar-10(deepakmr)
Avishek Kumar-10(avishek82)
Congrats to all those who took part in the Quiz.
