2006-04-21T11:29:00.001-07:00

ChautauQUaIZ 1 : ANSWERS & SCORES

The answers to chautauQUaIZ 1....

1)According to 'The New Pelican guide to English Literature', this movement in American Literature was a result from a desire for self improvement and fulfilling simple entertainment needs in the quiet and small town farming life of america in the first half of 19th century.
Which Movement? (2 points)

Chautauqua movement...straight frm Zen and the Art of Motorcycle mainatainence

2)This confectionary brand in India gets its name from the village in Maharashtra where the factory is located? ( 1 point)

Ravalgaon

3)Originally this tune was composed for the broadway version of "A House for Mr Biswas" but its famous as something else? What am i talking about? (1.5 point)

James bond tune

4)"Biryani" is supposed to have been invented to feed the thousands of flood affected people who were given shelter in this monument. Which monument? (2 points)

The Bada Imambara in lucknow...

5)Maytas construction is a sister concern of which famous Indian Company?? ( 1 point)

Satyam ( Maytas spelt Backwards..)...

6)He is supposed to be the first authentic writer on music by persian and arabic scholars. He was known to be a student of sankhya philosphy and wrote a comprehensive book on Music in about 500 B.C. Who?( 2 points)

Pythagoras...

SCORES: ONLY THE FIRST KURRECT ENTRY FOR EACH QUESTION HAS BEEN GIVEN THE BONUS POINT

Abid E H 2
Neerav Parekh 2
Nikhil Narayanan 0
R Vardharajan 2.5
Arun A S 3.5
R P Ganesh 1
Vinod Saxena 1.5
Abhiroop Ganguli 0
Kumar Vaibhav 1
Shafeek MK 4.5
Kamal Rathi 1.5
Pranav Wankawala 2
Rudradeep 1
Varun Reddy 1.5
Neeraj Chaudhary 3.5

2006-04-11T07:50:00.000-07:00

chautauQUaIZ 1

1)According to 'The New Pelican guide to English Literature', this movement in American Literature was a result from a desire for self improvement and fulfilling simple entertainment needs in the quiet and small town farming life of america in the first half of 19th century. Which Movement? (2 points)

2)This confectionary brand in India gets its name from the village in Maharashtra where the factory is located? ( 1 point)

3)Originally this tune was composed for the broadway version of "A House for Mr Biswas" but its famous as something else? What am i talking about? (1.5 point)

4)"Biryani" is supposed to have been invented to feed the thousands of flood affected people who were given shelter in this monument. Which monument? (2 points)

5)Maytas construction is a sister concern of which famous Indian Company?? ( 1 point)

6)He is supposed to be the first authentic writer on music by persian and arabic scholars. He was known to be a student of sankhya philosphy and wrote a comprehensive book on Music in about 500 B.C. Who?( 2 points)