The document contains 8 questions about various places around the world with clues provided in the questions. The two players, Tamal Majumder and Sutanu Banerjee, provided answers to each question ranging from +40 to -40 points. The places identified include Darjeeling, Puri, Rumtek Monastery, Lucknow Central, Hazaribagh, Shimla, and Hong Kong. The players engaged in a theme round game where they needed to find the common theme or connection between the eight answers.
1. Theme Round
• Eight Questions
• Eight Answers
• Full Pounce
• Common theme or connection between eight
answers
2. Question 1:
The meaning of the name of this place is synonymous to the
'thunderbolt scepter' of the Hindu deity Indra and "a place" or "land".
Arthur Campbell, a surgeon with the British Company, and Lieutenant
Robert Napier were responsible for establishing a colony here.
Campbell's efforts to develop this place, attract immigrants to cultivate
the slopes and stimulate trade resulted in a hundredfold increase in the
population of this place between 1835 and 1849. This place has a
remark of World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in 1999 for being
"an outstanding example of the influence of an innovative
transportation system on the social and economic development of a
multi-cultural region, which was to serve as a model for similar
developments in many parts of the world". Id the place.
Tamal Majumder and Sutanu Banerjee
5. Question 2:
This place X is also known by the popular vernacular name "Shrikhetra", has many
ancient names in the Hindu scriptures such as the Rigveda, Matsya Purana, Brahma
Purana, Narada Purana, Padma Purana, Skanda Purana, Kapila Purana and
Niladrimahodaya. In the Rigveda, in particular, it is mentioned as a place called
Purushamandama-grama meaning the place where the Creator deity of the world –
Supreme Divinity deified on an altar or mandapa was venerated near the coast and
prayers offered with Vedic hymns. Another ancient name is "Charita" as identified by
General Alexander Cunningham of the Archaeological Survey of India, which was
later spelled as Che-li-ta-lo by Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang. X has been chosen as
one of the heritage cities for the Heritage City Development and Augmentation
Yojana scheme of the Indian Government. It is chosen as one of the 12 heritage
cities with "focus on holistic development" to be implemented within 27 months by
the end of March 2017. Id X
Tamal Majumder and Sutanu Banerjee
17. Question 6:
X is a city that is namesake of the district (Like Hooghly in Hooghly) in
Jharkhand state. X is considered as the most developed part of
Chotonagpur division due to the rapid urbanization for tourism
industry. Two Persian words are amalgamated to form the name of X.
Tagore used a push-push service to get to X from Giridih in 1855 as
there were no railroad or bus system until 1902. Eminent personalities
like Jayaprakash Narayan and Dr. Rajendra Prasad were confined in
the jail of X. X is famous for the Soharai art and Canary Kanheri Hill. It
was once crowded with Bengalis and still 39% of the residents are
Bengali. People used to visit X as prescribed by doctor in past days to
enjoy the serenity to restore health. ID X.
Tamal Majumder and Sutanu Banerjee
20. Question 7:
X is an Indian state capital whereas this state has two capitals,
one is administrative and other is based on tourist
phenomena. X became the summer capital of British
government after Murree of Rawalpindi. After 1947, X was in
Punjab whereas it was later attributed to a new state. X is
historically important to host many accords, conferences and
agreements both before and after independence. X also has
the largest natural ice skating rink in South Asia. Celebs like
Anupam Kher and Pretty Zinta were born at X and “Viceregal
Lodge“ or presently “Rashtrapati Nivas’, built in 1888 is a
major tourist attraction of X.
Tamal Majumder and Sutanu Banerjee
23. Question 8:
X is an is an autonomous territory or special administrative zone of
China on the Pearl River Delta. X used to be a British colony with
the perpetual cession of X Island from the Qing Empire after the
First Opium War. X is nicknamed "Pearl of the Orient“ as it is the
fifth busiest port in the world. X is frequently described as a place
where "East meets West", reflecting the culture's mix of the
territory's Chinese (mainly Cantonese) roots with Western (mainly
British) influences from its time as a British colony. A statue of
Bruce Lee is on the Avenue of Stars of X that tributes the most
popular culture of martial arts of the city. What is X
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