kqa bangalore quiz 2013-14

HUBBUB-A 2013

THE BANGALORE QUIZ EDITION VIII

Researched and presented by

VIVEK KARTHIKEYAN

and

VENKATESH SRINIVASAN

SOME GROUND RULES

40 questions, all-written, for Teams of 2

Multiples of 5 are *-marked questions to resolve ties

No negatives, please take guesses

No half points, all parts carry a point each

Prizes for the Top 3 teams

FIRST CONDUCTED AT THE KQA

SESSION ON JAN 5, 2014ANSWERS FOLLOW AFTER THIS SLIDE

1. This is a Chennai-based magazine, Inbox 1305. If the

same magazine were to be launched in Bangalore, an

appropriate title would be Inbox 1258. Explain

The Answer is….

Latitude of Bangalore

2. Whose statue? Where will you find it?

The Answer is….

DV Gundappa (DVG)

Bugle Rock

3. This 73-year-old building in Bangalore was originally

constructed to fulfil a specific purpose for an immigrant

community. It is a circular, raised structure, that had to

give away 600 sq. metre of space to the National

Highway Authority of India in 2011. The building caters to

a population of 700 people in Bangalore, being used

a few times a year.

Identify this building and its location

The Answer is….

The Parsee Tower Of Silence / Dokhma on

Bellary Road

4. A quote by Dr S K Aruni, Deputy Director of ICHR,

“There is something called ________ Circle in Jalahalli. I

used to travel in a certain bus daily and one day some

passenger asked the name of a particular stop.

The driver humorously said ‘________’, indicating how

remote the place is. And today, it is known by the same

name!”

Fill in the blank with another place name from

India

The Answer is….

Nagaland Circle

*5. Oriental Cuisines Private Limited, founded by foodie,

professor, restaurateur & entrepreneur M Mahadevan in

May 1994 runs three restaurants serving different cuisine

styles in the same building in Sivanchetty Gardens in

Bangalore.

- One of them means iron plate and refers to a style of

cuisine that uses an iron griddle to cook food.

- The second is a word derived from “five colours” and

refers to a kind of porcelain.

- The third name gives you a sense of ownership for a

state in India.

Name all three restaurants.

The Answer is….

Teppan

Benjarong

Ente Keralam

6. Fifty six years ago, two brothers VP Francis and his

younger brother VP Thomas, worked in George Oaks,

which was a Ford Motors showroom. In the evening, they

worked in various food outlets which gave them the idea

to start their own place. So in 1957, on August 15, they

started out in a tiny shop on Leonard Lane. It was at that

time that a statue of Our Lady of _____, said to be

miraculous, came to Bangalore from Portugal. The

brothers were then inspired to name their new business

after the same.

Name this establishment.

The Answer is….

Fatima Bakery and Super Market

7. This statue was erected by His Highness the Maharaja

of Mysore and the public, including the citizens of the

Civil and Military Station. It is a white marble replica of a

statue at Worchester, and is enclosed by a circle of

ornamental railings. The sculptor was Sir. Thomas Brock,

and it was unveiled on 5th February 1906 by HRH the

Prince of Wales.

Further North in the same premises, is the other statue,

almost opposite the rear gate of the Central Telegraph

Office. It was built by public subscription, and unveiled on

28th September 1919, by His Excellency Baron

Chelmsford.

Name both the people in the statues and where

will you find them?

The Answer is….

Queen Victoria

King Edward VII

Cubbon Park

8. Built on the plan of the Lariboisière Hospital in Paris

and formally opened in 1868 by Mr. Lewin Benthon ___,

the then Commissioner of Mysore, this hospital was the

only civil medical institution of Bangalore till 1890, and

had over a hundred beds in the late 1920s.

Additional accommodation for female patients was

provided by the donations contributed by philanthropic

citizens and by the Government of India. This additional

wing was given a different name, till later, when both the

premises were administratively unified.

Give the full name of the hospital

The Answer is….

Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital

9. Lawyer KBK Rao based in Kurnool was an avid book

collector. In the 1940s, auctioneers in Bangalore would

send word to him, whenever books were being disposed

of by American or British families leaving the city. This

collection spawned a book store that started in the

garage of an Englishman called Robertson, on St Mark’s

Road. It has known several incarnations since – one in

Malleswaram, and then along MG Road, behind the old

Lakeview Milk Bar, before coming to rest in this quiet

alleyway. Name the store.

The Answer is….

Select Book Store

Off Brigade Road

*10. A non-commercial Centre dedicated to the arts,

it is an organization that actively promotes art and

cultural activities, for children and adults. Located off

Palace Road, the institution was started by the noted

Hindustani Classical singer seen in the picture, with her

husband. They also organize the Yuva Utsav every year,

which showcases Hindustani Classical musicians under

the age of 25. Name the organization OR the

founder

The Answer is….

Smriti Nandan

Lalita Ubhayaker

11. Temporarily renamed Yousufabad (in the 18th

cent.) by the most famous person born here, this area

was part of Gangawadi and later came under the rule of

Rashatrakutas, Nolamba, Pallavas, Cholas, Hoysalas and

the Vijayanagara rulers.

During the time of Vijayanagara rule, Malla Baire

constructed the initial mud fort in 1501 AD. The present

fort ascribed to the same person mentioned above, finally

fell to the British in 1791.

Where can you find it?

The Answer is….

Devanahalli

12. After representing Mysore/Karnataka for 79 matches,

he retired from first-class cricket in 1985, and set up the

JP School of Cricket, a coaching institution that has

grown over the years. Best remembered for a decisive

role in another Bangalorean’s achievement, name him.

The Answer is….

AV Jayaprakash

13. This high priest, mentor and advisor to Harihara and

Bukka, identified the location and time for them to set up

the Vijayanagara kingdom. An Advaita proponent, he

authored one of the most important texts,

Sarvadarśanasaṅgraha. North Bangaloreans will be familiar

with his name. Who?

The Answer is….

Vidyaranya, after whom Vidyaranyapura is named

14. Complete this list with two names from the world

of business and tell us what this list is about:

i. K Jairaj

ii. Ashwini Nachappa

iii. Prasad Bidapa

iv. Stanley Pinto

v. Charu Sharma

vi. Harish Bijoor

vii. Harish Narasappa

viii. Kalpana Kar

ix. Nisha Millet

x. Nooraine Fazal

xi. Prakash Belavadi

xii. Vani Ganapathy

xiii. Revathy Ashok

The Answer is….

BPAC – Bangalore Political Action Committee

TV Mohandas Pai and Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

*15. Arguably the oldest temple in Bengaluru, many

historians believe it is a Chola temple. It is widely

believed that Kempe Gowda I and II made substantial

additions and changes. It is located in the same area in

Bengaluru, where the reigning deity is Goddess

Kempamma, who was also the family deity of the

Kempegowda clan. Named after Lord Shiva, identify this

temple and its location.

The Answer is….

Someshwara temple in Halasuru

16. Fill in the blanks in this list of Seven Wonders of

Bangalore according to a newspaper poll some years ago.

The missing place is located in Harohalli on Kanakpura

Road, 35 kms. from Bangalore. The features of the place

include, the World’s Largest Meditational _____,

hills, valleys and water bodies, and art galleries with

Buddhist themes.

1. Vidhana Soudha

2. Bull Temple

3. Jamia Masjid,

4. Lalbagh Botanical Garden

5. Bangalore Palace

6. St. Mary’s Basilica7. _________

The Answer is….

Pyramid Valley

17. Where, in Bangalore, will you find the

following:

Gulmohar, Mahogany, Badami, Tala, Ashoka, Nilgiri,

Silver Oak, Amra and Arjuna.

The Answer is….

Routes in the Indian Institute of Science

18. DBHA, established in 2001 on St John’s Road,

usually selects players in the 15 to 21 age group

and provides specialised training in sporting skills,

physical fitness and mental skills. Recognised by

the national and state sports federation, the SAI

and the KOA, which two Olympians founded

DBHA?

The Answer is….

Dhanraj Pillay

Ashish Ballal

19. This road, SH87, begins from the Adugodi

cemetery and goes through Jigni, and finally

reaches Anekal town. It was originally named

Anekal road, but later renamed after the most

popular tourist attraction on the way.

What is the name of the road today?

The Answer is….

Bannerghatta Road

*20. Born in Kolar on May 9, 1908, he started out

as an editor of magazines in Kannada like Vishva

Vani and Katha Manjari. He was a novelist, play

writer, critic, thinker, connoisseur, journalist and a

devoted Kannada activist.

In 1962, he memorably protested against MS

Subbulakshmi singing in the annual Ramotsava

festival, saying, ““Iddu Ramotsavana Alla, Iddu

Tamilotsava”. He was so popular that Maasti

Venkatesha Iyengar once introduced him saying “I

am a Tamil Kannadiga, Mirza Ismail, a Muslim

Kannadiga and X is a pure Kannadiga’’. Who?

The Answer is….

A N Krishna Rao (Aa Na Kru)

21.

After independence the Maharajah of Mysore chose not

to stay at this place, although he was entitled to it by

virtue of being the first to hold a post. He preferred his

own palaces. The building then became a guest house, and

an occasional adda for the Congress party to hold its

meetings. After many years of disuse/misuse, General

Srinagesh moved in (1964), and revived it.

Which building?

The Answer is….

Raj Bhawan

After independence, the Maharaja of Mysore was

made the first Raj Pramukh (Governor) of Mysore

22.

Three parts to identify in the picture that

follows…

(1)Artist

(2)The building shown in pic (what it was, not

what it is today) and

(3)The name of the artist’s collection, called ‘A

Gallery Of Curious Illustrations’ in Clarke Road.

The Answer is….

1. Paul Fernandes

2. BRV Cinema, on Cubbon Road, which is an

Army Canteen today

3. aPaulogy

23. Miranda-esque illustrations. Where?

The Answer is….

Mangalore Pearl

24.

Born in Doddaballapur, Rumale Channabasavaiah

was a freedom fighter, satyagrahi, a nation builder

and ascetic, all rolled into one. He loved another

field however, and by 1960, when he probably had

enough of politicians he started ____ and got into

his other passion full time.

What did he found?

The Answer is….

Chitrakala Parishath

*25.

The design of the logo of this direction-based

transport service launched in 2008, is brilliant. It

looks rather plain at first view, and one can read

the name of the service in English. A closer look

however will show you that, on the diagonal, it

reads the same in Kannada script as well.

What creative design are we referring to?

The Answer is….

Big 10

26.

The spaces that they have built have so much in common,

and yet they are different. One stands in “English Bangalore”

where the owner’s farmhouse once was. An evening of

entertainment here can be rounded off with a meal at the

adjoining Fat Chef.

The other one built by her namesake offers mainly Kannada

fare, and it also aims to be a bridge between various regional

languages. Rounding off an experience here is the nice food

at the homely Anju’s Café.

What are the two pairs – full names and the places

they built? No part points for a wrong name-place

pair.

The Answer is….

Arundhathi Raja, Jagriti

Arundathi Nag, Rangashankara

27.

Nadir Maneckjee founded this company to make

specialised headgear for the British and Indian

armed forces. What used to be a small

establishment back then, is now a glamorous retail

space on Cunningham road, selling garden

accessories and outdoor furniture. The house has

an exquisite 20 ft.-high Burma teak double ceiling

with charming panel doors and windows.

How do we know it better?

The Answer is….

The Hatworks Boulevard

28.

If Shoolay : Football, fill in the blanks that follow:

Akkithimmanahalli : ______

Sampangi : ______

The Answer is….

Akkithimanahalli : Corporation Hockey Stadium

Sampangi : Kanteerava Sports Complex

29.

Called ATCAG, these terminals

installed by Kerberon

Automations can be found at a

few places around the city,

especially in the CBD around

MG Road.

What are they for?

The Answer is….

Bicycle Sharing

*30.

The periodic publication of this establishment is called

Dovecot, after the name of one of the cottages set off

from the main building. Though the cottage was an

isolated one, it did not have nests for doves. Presumably,

the men chose to call it Dovecot since the cottage was

meant for the exclusive use of the ladies prior to 1899.

Which establishment?

The Answer is….

Bangalore Club

31.

With a name that starts with the local word for

“Bull”, it is set in a sprawling 1890 Bungalow that

also houses a unit of India-American Hybrid

Seeds, and the Rogue Elephant Café. You can

buy saris, fabric, bags, pouches, a display of

furniture, and jewellery, home linen, wallets, belts

and so much more. Which south Bangalore

shopping destination?

The Answer is….

Basava Ambara

32.

This is from the website of a fairly recent

Bangalore based initiative. Fill in the blanks.

Why are Indian streets filthy?

a. It’s the ‘system’, stupid.

b. Oh, it’s the uneducated people

c. It’s our corrupt government

d. Because we are all ____ _______

The Answer is….

The Ugly Indian

33.

Shri Eshwarsa _____ established the manufacture of a soft fine

yarn and fabric business a long time ago in 1906. His sons Venkusa,

Lakshmansa and Krishnasa, inherited not just his business but their

father's dynamism as well, and the business has since extended

into many other fields, such as engineering, bottle manufacturing,

construction, Reality (sic, from their website) and jewellery

crafting.

Which business aptly headquartered at “Brewery

House”?

The Answer is….

Khoday’s

34. A painter himself, he came to be interested in the architecture

of the buildings of Bangalore when he was the Chairman of the

Bangalore Arts Commission from 1976 to 1988, and wrote these

two books, and one other book called “Blossoms of Bangalore”.

Who is the ex-Chief Secretary of the state?

The Answer is….

T.P. Issar

*35. Your last chance to taste their Brain Bhoona or Suleimani

Chai was two Christmases ago. This place started in 1955 but shut

down in 2012 due to rent related issues. Which Central

Bangalore landmark?

The Answer is….

Kohinoor on Brigade Road

36.

The sprawling 12-acre area comprises an elegant two-storey white structure built in the colonial style as well as an annexe. The colonial structure played host to several Residents for a time after 1831, till the post was abolished in 1843.

Hopeville as it was known, was purchased from Charles James Green, a retired Major General of the Madras Army for Rs. 30,000, when a well-known entity opened a branch in Bangalore in 1864.

Which entity, or what will one find as part of the Hopeville estate today?

The Answer is….

Madras Bank

The local HQ of State Bank of India, on

St. Marks Road

37. Where will you find the Kempe Gowda Museum?

The Answer is….

Inside Mayo Hall

38. Bangalore has had these places for many

years, much earlier than other cities that got into

them as a fad in the 2000s. Prime Time in

Indiranagar was a good one. There was Tom’s on

MG Road, and Phani’s in Koramangala. And some

were special rooms attached to watering holes.

What places?

The Answer is….

Pool Parlours / Snooker Parlours

39.

This is a T-shirt brought out

by a popular hangout. The

writing says “Ink art on

paper by Sandeep Bhagera,

1993. Nine years of chaos

and bliss”

Which place?

The Answer is….

Pecos

*40.

The festival has an interesting ‘origin’. This legendary Jaipur-Atraulimusician was brought to the Bangalore Kidney Foundation Dialysis Centre with complaints of renal dysfunction.

During treatment when he recovered slightly, against all medical advice he decided to give a concert and he generously donated the entire proceeds to BKF. The Foundation has been holding a festival in his memory ever since. 2013 was the 10th year. The name of the festival itself means ‘music’ or ‘melody.’

Who was the musician (his son Rajashekhar follows his dad’s steps)?

Which festival?

The Answer is….

Dhwani

Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur