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How well you really know Amchi Mumbai

As Mumbai's quizzing junta busies itself with tackling the second Landmark Quiz

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As Mumbai's quizzing junta busies itself with tackling the second Landmark Quiz

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)

Victoria Terminus, now Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, was modelled on the St Pancras Station and Victoria Terminus in London, and is said to be inspired by a water colour painting by Axel Herman. It was built at au00a0 cost of Rs 16.14 lakh and took a decade (1878 to 1888) to complete.


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

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.

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