30 April,2010 07:01 AM IST | | Fiona Fernandez
As Mumbai's quizzing junta busies itself with tackling the second Landmark Quiz Hutatmau00a0 Chowk is named after the 105 members of the Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti who were killed during a peaceful protest demanding the formation of a separate Marathi-speaking state.
1. "No address inquiry", "No discussing gambling", "No talking loud" - where are you most likely to read these rules?
a) Asiatic Society Reading Room
b) An Irani cafe
c) Bombay Gymkhana
2. At the forecourt entrance of CST, there are two sculptures of animals representing India and Great Britain; name them.
a) Tiger (India), Lion (Great Britain)
b) Tiger (India), Horse (Great Britain)
c) Peacock (India), Lion (Great Britain)
3. The cult black comedy Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron was loosely based on incidents centred around which of these landmarks...?
a) Byculla flyover
b) Flora Fountain
c) Plaza cinema
4. Shri Bundal Dass, Moon Swamy, Rajni Nimbupani, Miss Fonseca - who created these Mumbai icons?
a) Busybee
b) RK Laxman
c) Mario Miranda
5. As with all of Mumbai's public transport, its horse-driven carriages also carry a number plate. What does the letter "V" in it stand for?
a) Victoria (to honour Queen Victoria)
b) Vice Chancellor (to honour the Bombay University)
c) Viceroy (to honour India's governors)
6. Which Mumbai artist painted rocking horses for a children's nursery firm before he became world famous?
a) FN Souza
b) MF Husain
c) Akbar Padamsee
7. How many life-like statues make up the Hutatma Chowk?
a) Three
b) Four
c) Two
8. Which of these Mumbai landmarks does not have a clock on its outer fa ade?
a) Crawford Market
b) BMC building
c) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
9. The real Kala Ghoda statue stands beside which of the following places?
a) Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum
b) Gateway of India
c) Shivaji Park
10. If you boarded a train at Kopar, which line of the railways would you be travelling on?
a) Central
b) Western
c) Harbour
11. On the night of March 31, 1964 what/ whom did Mumbai bid farewell to?
a) Bombay Talkies' final screening
b) The last tram ride
c) The last British soldiers on Indian soil
12. Chillum and Chai-pau became famous in which of these Mumbai-centric films?
a) Satya
b) Company
c) Salaam Bombay
13. Which famous Mumbai institution is housed in the Pheroze Jeejebhoy Towers?
a) National Stock Exchange
b) Bombay Stock Exchange
c) Reserve Bank of India Headquarters
14. What does "TT" in Dadar TT Circle stand for?
a) Tram Transport
b) Train Traction
c) Tram Terminus
15. Which of these places got its name from a small valley of tamarind trees near Naoroji Bunder along the Port Trust Railway?
a) Charni Road
b) Chimbai
c) Chinchpokli
16. The Hazrat Makhdoom Shah Mahimi Rehmatullah Alaih Flyover is popularly known as the ufffd?
a) Kemps Corner Flyover
b) JJ Flyover
c) Marine Drive Flyover
17. Which of these organisations has the city's largest work force?
a) Central Railway
b) BMC
c) Mantralaya
18. Today, the sea-fronting colonial bungalow Villa Vienna is better known by another name; what is it?
a) Mannat Annexe, Bandra
b) Jalsa, Juhu
c) Samudra Mahal, Worli
19. If you were invited for chai to Varsha, who among these Mumbaikars would be your host?
a) Mayor
b) Chief Minister
c) Sheriff
20. Which of these venues hosted Mumbai's first-ever Test cricket match?
a) Azad Maidan
b) Bombay Gymkhana
c) Brabourne Stadium
What's the Landmark Quiz?
The Landmark Quiz is India's largest and longest running open quiz. Started in Chennai, in the 1980s, its second edition will kick off in Mumbai, on May 1, at St Andrew's Auditorium, Bandra, from 3.30 pm onwards. There are bumper prizes and special team prizes waiting to be won.
For entries head to Landmark, Infiniti Mall, Andheri (W); call 26396010 or log on to https://www.landmarkonthenet.com/
