2. QUIZZOLOGY
~ The Bihu Quiz
QM~ ABHILASH PATOWARY…

3. Kripiya Dhyaan Dein…
• There are a total of 10 questions.
• The quiz is basically a blend of
Entertainment, history, etymology, art, food, Assam
and of course, Bihu in particular.
• Answers are to be sent either to
abhilashrockz15@gmail.com or my Facebook Inbox in
the form of a message. The deadline is upto the 15th of
April, 2012.
• Questions 1, 2, 5, 7 and 10 are starred which carry will
be used to resolve ties, i.e., they carry extra weightage.
• Rest of the questions carry 10 points each.
• HAPPY QUIZZING!!

4. • Hailing from a city in **Q1
Germany, he was a botanist
and an explorer. A species of
palm native to
Asia, especially prevalent in
the north-eastern regions of
our country, along with a
few of them in parts of
Nepal, is named after him.
Some of their identifying
features include the
distinctive splits in
leaves, non-fibrous trunks
and seeds shaped like
coffee-beans. Now, why am I
rambling about all this in a
Bihu quiz?

6. **Q2

8. Q3
• He is believed to be the
first person to bestow
upon the title of ‘Bapoti
Xahon’ to Bihu. Sources
say, that he was also
the first to refer to
Bihu, as the National
Festival of the state of
Assam. Who?

10. • This 1784 painting Q4
believed to serve as
an inspiration for
something popular in
ancient Rome. Later
on, another evolved
version earned
immense popularity
in the late 1920s and
became a distinctive
symbol of a particular
“group” in the
subsequent years.
What got inspired
from this work of art?

12. **Q5
• Identify her and
give me her claim
to fame.

14. Q6
• Which popular
phrase/term owes its
origins to this
criminal, known for his
distinctive style of
robberies?

16. • The person X, (in picture) was
a famous writer and historian **Q7
among others. A British-based
artist Y, created a painting, Z
which impressed X so much
that he himself posed for Y in a
similar fashion and the result
was another oil painting
created sometime around the
early 1870’s, which bore
striking resemblance to the
original painting, Z. Which was
the famous original portrait
(Z)? (You may also give me X
and Y for a bonus of +10)

18. Q8
• A popular treat is made from the root of this
indigenous species native to Africa. What treat am I
talking about?

20. Q9
• The person in the above cemetery used “it” for the first
time with reference to New Zealand. But, “it” can also
be applied to a place in India. What’s the “it” in
question?

22. **Q10
• It’s name literally means “a place where the traders
assemble for trading purpose”. This may be indicative
of the fact that this was the Bohag Bihu, originally
celebrated by traders who assembled on the banks of
rivers for trade and payment of wages during the Ahom
rule but over time, spread over a wider spectrum. This
form of Bihu was very popular during the early years of
Ahom rule and accounts reveal that an early Ahom king
even went to places where this was prevalent to
witness and participate in the celebrations. Often
regarded as one of the most oldest forms of Bihu, what
is it called?