A Secret Santa quiz gift to someone special.
This is an acrostic quiz with each answer starting with a letter in my name(Bodhanapu Vishnu) and includes topics of the special person's special interest!
3. Centuries ago near Himachal
Pradesh an unknown person
created something and named it
after his love ‘Vasuvathi’ Which is
now known as ‘_ _ _ _ _ _ _ ’(x).
Centuries later in 1997, this led to
a brief diplomatic crisis in Indo-US
relations. In Sanskrit X means
fragrance.
4. Do you know about the Best feast(in Urdu) at
India Gate or Red Fort from where Kohinoor
was taken away by Nadir Shah ?
If yes, then you don’t need a clue!
7. Clue?
Mayabazar was produced in colour by the company in 2nd picture, they recently changed
their name after associating with BYD to produce Electric Buses in India.
12. Originally wrapped in silver foil
throughout the year, holiday
colours first appeared in 1962.
Each …. is .16ounces. The Plume
was introduced in 1921. The
distinctive onion dome results
when an extruding machine splits
out a blob. Whose shape is
trademarked?
13. Clue - Brand manager for X, was in San Francisco to
oversee some new TV spots. The shoot went faster
than planned. He asked O&M to use the bonus time to
throw together a holiday spot. The result was a
Christmas tree shaped from a formation of 11 ……..
…… , which "rung" like bells to "We Wish You a Merry
Christmas,"
15. In 2004, Campabells recognised his art
by releasing in the eastern United
States a limited-edition series of cans
that were inspired by the coloring and
silkscreen effects by X. In 2009, The
Economist has described him as a
Bellwether of Art Market. In 2012, the
X-inspired cans returned to shelves, in
an exclusive retail partnership with
Target.
18. Joséphine was born as Marie Rose
Tascher in 18th century Martinique. She
was first called Josephine by the man who
would later become her husband in 1796.
She is well known for her interests in
roses, her love letters, and most
prominently for her marriage and
subsequent divorce with a man, who gave
her a significant title - the first of its kind
in his country. ID Joséphine’s spouse?
19. Here is the clue
A British Nursery rhyme in early 19th century:
“Baby, baby, naughty baby,
Hush, you squalling thing, I say;
Hushing your squalling, or it may be
……… may pass this way.
Baby, baby, he's a giant,
Tall and black as Rouen steeple;
And he dines and sups, rely on't,
Every day on naughty people.
Baby, baby, he will hear you,
As he passes by the house,
And he limb from limb will tear you
Just as pussy tears a mouse."
21. She was the youngest daughter of
The King of seas and Queen Athena.
Unlike her 6 sisters, she displays a
curiosity towards land and land-
dwellers, which does not please her
father. The physical manifestation on
which she is said to be based on, is
the seawater inlet of Indian Ocean
that separates Asia and Africa.
24. Loft Chainstore holds the exclusive
rights over the sales of calendar
featuring ‘X’. X Calendars are
outselling other famous Japanese
star calendars since last few years.
Media reports in Japan suggest that
most of the buyers were women who
were drawn to X’s unconventional
style and unashamed machismo.
27. Cockaigne is a medieval fictional city of
extreme wealth where physical comforts
and pleasures are always immediately at
hand and where the harshness of medieval
peasant life does not exist. Cokaigne is a
Schlaraffenland, the German analogue of
…… and is the French-German counterpart
to the Greek belief in Atlantis and the
Iberian belief in El-Dorado. Cockaigne, El-
Dorado, and Atlantis are all popular
mythical examples to the concept of ……
28. There’s a very good chance
that you might find a real
Santa Claus there at ……
30. I’m referred as Gorakh in Sikhism,
according to which I have 24
avatars. Some Buddhists call me
Upulvan, custodian deity of
Srilanka and Protector of
Buddhism. Because of a curse by
some sage, you’ll never see a
temple named after me. Who am I?
33. Authored in 8th Century BC, ….. is
one of the most popular stories of
love and its consequences set
during the Seize of Troy. It, along
with its sequel, is considered as
one of the oldest poems of western
world. ….. was the influence for
romantic stories of authors like
Shakespeare.
36. I’m celebrated in various
cultures as Kris Kringel, Kris
Kindle, Wichteln, Engerl-
Bengerl, Manita-Manito,
Angelito, Julklapp. I was made
popular in a poem by Clement
Clarke Moore in 1823 and
visualised by Thomas Nast.
37. People call me as a bringer
of love & happiness. So I
can give you a clue! Need
one?
39. GWR 4900 Class 5972 Olton Hall engine
was built in 1937 for Great Western
Railway and later scrapped in 1964 and
kept at National Railway Museum, Durham.
This locomotive suddenly popped into
spotlight in early 2000s. This popularity
was cashed in by Beyond Boundary Travel
by commissioning annual trips on
September 1st every year since 2004.
What was the reason for its popularity?
42. MGR was hospitalised at USA during 1984
state elections. Despite the fact that AIDMK
was in alliance with INC, he campaigned for
his friend MGR. Recently a poll by CNN IBN
concluded that he is the Greatest Indian
Actor of all time. His debut in 1949 was in a
movie Manadesam based on a novel by SC
Chtarjee. Some of his memorable films in
Tamil include Kalyanam Paani Paar,
Marumagal, Mayabazaar, Thirudatha
Thirudan, Raja Sevai, Kannan Karunai and
many more. Who?
45. She was born at Badrinath from
Nara-Narayana’s thigh to drive
away two apsaras sent by Indra to
disturb sage’s meditation. She
gave birth to Rishyaringa from
Vibandhaka and Amavasu from
Pururavas. Her name in Sanskrit
means the one who can controls
the hearts. Who?