FUNDAMENTALS
For those of you who are in Chennai, the annual Landmark Quiz will take place on August 15 at the Music Academy on TTK Road. The quiz is open to teams of three members and online registration forms are available at the bookstore’s website.
This week’s theme is on in- laws — people who are related by marriage, some of whom became heirs to their political legacies or business empires. Write with your questions, suggestion and cribs to senjam@ gmail. com.
IN- LAWS 1. This company founded by A. S. Bhatena was originally called Wanson ( India). The name change happened after his sonin- law took over as the Chairman and Managing Director of the company. Name this company. 2. Several plays of Arthur Miller have been turned into movies. The person who starred in the movie adaptation of his play The Crucible became his son- in- law. Name him. 3. The son- in- law of yesteryear’s star Mumtaz is an actor whose father is a well- known actor and filmmaker. Identify. 4. Name Chaudhary Raghavendra Singh’s son- in- law who joined his flagship company in 1980s and transformed it into one of the biggest players in its sector? 5. Natasha Richardson, the daughter of Vanessa Redgrave, tragically died in a ski accident in 2009, leaving her husband to raise their two sons. Name the husband. 6. Identify this Indian politician. He had eight sons but none of them was a successor to his political legacy. His sonin- law now runs the party that he founded. His party was the first regional party to become the principal opposition party in the Lok Sabha? 7. Playwright Eugene O’Neil so strongly disapproved of his daughter Oona’s choice of husband that he is believed to have disowned her and didn’t see her in person thereafter. Name his son- in- law. 8. The son- in- law of T. P. G. Nambiar who founded BPL, the consumer durable and electronics company, now runs Jupiter Capital. Name the son- in- law.
ANYTHING GOES 1. In 2004, Marvel Comics launched Spiderman India. What were the Indian names given to Peter Parker and Mary Jane? ( Commander ( retd) G. R. Balakrishnan, Chennai) 2. A small settlement which came into existence under the name ‘ Terminus’, at the end of the Western rail road line in USA in 1837, has grown into a large populous city over the years and even hosted the Olympic Games once. Identify the city. ( A. S. M. Rao, Vijaywada) 3. What is a coin with a minting error called? ( U. Narasimha Murthy, Secunderabad) 4. Name the French footballer who has the dubious distinction of the first missed penalty in Fifa 2014 World Cup. ( Sudipto Basak, Kolkata) 5. What contribution of Dr D. Udaya Kumar, an assistant professor in Department of Design at IIT Guwahati, is familiar to many Indians? ( Philip Joshua, Secunderabad) 6. Name the Colombia goalkeeper who was shot dead in 1994 presumably because he had earlier accidentally scored an auto goal against his own side while playing against United States. ( L. K. Chawla, Gurgaon) 7. Who first used the term ‘ Corridors of Power’ in a novel bearing the same title? ( Pankaj Lahoty, Delhi) 8. The origin of this day started with spring festival at Greece in honour of Rhea. The present day celebration is due to the efforts of Anna P. Jarvis. Which day? ( Arijit Sen, Kolkata)