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1. HERITAGE QUIZ
(MONUMENTAL)

2. ROUND~1
FASTEST FINGERS FIRST!

3. RULES:-
• 8 questions, open for all.
• +10/-5 for correct and wrong answer respectively.
• Fastest 3 to pounce will be considerable for
answering.
• Read it, work it and go for it…….

4. Q.1-) Which temple?
• Ramakrishna Jambhekar Maharaj, a disciple of the
Hindu saint Akkalkot Swami Samarth, buried two
divine idols in the front of the presiding deity of the
temple on the orders of his guru. It is claimed that
after 21 years of the burial of the icons, a mandar
tree grew at that spot with a svayambhu X in its
branches
• X is well known as "Navsacha Ganapati" or "Navasala
Pavanara Ganapati”
• Tim Cook, Apple's CEO began his 2016 India trip
with morning prayers at the temple.

5. • Siddhivinayaka temple, mumbai

6. Q.2-) Which famous spot?
• X is believed to be the site of the ancient city of
Indraprastha.
• The Mughal Emperor Humayun rebuilt Indrapat,
and renamed it as Din Panah (Refuge of the Pious)
• After Humayun, it was Sher Shah who took over and
rebuilt Humayun’s city once more, calling it Sher
Garh.

7. • Purana qila

8. Q.3-) What’s the initial name?
• It is conjectured that the temple was dedicated to X
(which became Saas-Bahu due to translation errors).
• There are two temple complexes - the bigger one
known as the Saas Temple and the smaller one
known as the Bahu Temple.

9. • Sahastrabahu temple

10. Q.4-) Which city?
• The beautiful historic scenic landscapes and
buildings of this city featured in many movies
• The most famous shot was of “The Dark Knight
Rises” directed by Chris Nolan and starring
Christian Bale.

11. • Jodhpur
• The monument that was the spot of shooting was
mehrangarh fort

12. Q.5-) Claim to fame?
• Sir Robert , 1st Baronet of Haldon House in the
parish of Kenn, in Devon, England. He was an
officer of the British East India Company who served
as Governor of the Madras Presidency.
• What is attributed to his name?

13. • Palk strait
• He is Sir Robert Palk

14. Q.6-) Which monument?
• X is a Mughal mausoleum in the city of Agra.
• Often described as a "jewel box", sometimes called the
"Bachcha Taj", X is often regarded as a draft of the Taj
Mahal.

15. • Tomb of Itmad-ud-daulah

16. Q.7-) How do we better know it?
• BJP leader Vinay Katiyar claimed that the 17th
century monument was not an Islamic mausoleum
but instead a Shiva temple name Tejomahalya, that
housed a Shivalinga
• What is Tejomahalya initially

17. • Taj Mahal

18. Q.8-) Which temple?
• 1st theory:- a 6 km ramp was made and adjoined to
the shikhara, with elephants pulling the rock
• 2nd theory:- initially the rock was broken into 8
pieces and when placed at the position, was joined
to one with saanthu, a kind of cement.

19. • Brihadeshwara temple

20. ROUND~2
SEE IT, BELIEVE IT!

21. RULES:-
• 8 visual questions, open for all.
• First 2 to raise their hands will be asked to answer.
• +20/-10 for each correct and wrong answer
respectively.
• Just see it carefully rather than a blind-shot…..

23. • Mahabat khan ka maqbara

25. • Kandariya mahadeva temple, khajuraho

27. • Mahabodhi temple, bodhgaya

29. • This is the depiction of the chakravyuh at halebidu
shiva temple

31. • The deity is shakuni, and the temple is
pavithreswaram temple in kerala

33. • Murudeshwar shiva statue

35. • Pachisi board
• Akbar used to play pachisi with soldiers as the pieces
on this huge board at fatehpur sikri

36. What is crowned by a huge 15'-tall statue of the
lady of Progress, executed by Thomas Earp

37. • Atop the victoria teminus or chhatrapai shivaji
maharaj terminus

38. ROUND~3
HANGMAN

39. RULES:-
• 3 Hangman questions, with 3 directs being asked parallel.
• Each answer will give a letter that will be placed in the
hangman accordingly.
• Only three directs in each set, with 3 OPEN chances to
answer hangman.
• Each direct will be of +20/-15
• Each hangman shall consist +60/-30
• Only first 2 to raise hand will get a chance to answer the
direct as well as the hangman.
• *if you answer the hangman without any direct being
asked, I’ll give you +80/-40.

40. 1st hangman set follows……..

41. (open at +80/-40)

42. 1st DIRECT:-
• X is a 41-metre-tall (133 ft) stone sculpture of
a Tamil poet and philosopher and author of
the Tirukkural, an ancient Tamil work
on Dharmic and morality.
• Situated just a few steps away from the vivekanand
rock memorial.

43. • Thiruvalluvar statue

44. (open at +60/-30)
T

45. 2nd DIRECT:-
• X is the largest monastery in India and second
largest in the world after the Potala
Palace in Lhasa, Tibet.
• Known in Tibetan as Gaden Namgyal Lhatse

46. • Tawang monastery

47. (open at +60/30)
T
T

48. 3rd DIRECT:-
• The kokborok name of is Subrai Khung as claimed
by Jamatia Hoda
• Every year a big fair popularly known
as Ashokastami Mela is held in the month of April.
• NAME= 99,99,999.

49. • Unakoti
• Unakoti translates to “one less than a koti or crore”

50. (last chance to answer at +60/-30)
T
U T

51. S T A T U E
O F
U N I T Y

52. 2nd hangman set follows……….

53. (open at +80/-40)

55. • Ranthambore fort

56. (open at +60/-30)
R

58. • Kailasnatha temple, ellora

59. (open at +60/-30)
K R

61. • Brihadeshwara temple

62. (last chance to answer at +60/-30)
K B R

63. K U M B H A L G A R H

64. Last hangman set follows…….

65. (open at +80/-40)

66. 1st DIRECT:-
• This is an unoccupied house in Malabar Hill, related
to “some unwanted person” who has a monument
dedicated to him in Guntur, 1025 km from Mumbai.

67. • Jinnah house

68. (open at +60/-30)
J

69. 2nd DIRECT:-
• The X is a cenotaph located in Jodhpur, adjacent to
some monument built by Rao Jodha.

70. • Jaswant thada, situated adjacent to the mehrangarh
fort

71. (open at +60/-30)
J
J

72. 3rd DIRECT:-

73. • Agra fort

74. (last chance to answer at +60/-30)
A
J
J

75. A M A R
J A W A N
J Y O T I

76. THANK YOU AND JAI HIND
SPECIAL THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED!!!!