Quiz Time, Folks!

Welcome to Mindgames, our weekly quiz blog. Every week, I will set a two-part quiz for you to take a crack at. The correct answers and the names of those who got it right will be published the next week, along with the week’s new challenge. Do give it a shot—three lucky winners (in case of a tie), decided through a lucky draw, stand to win a six-month subscription of Open magazine.

Mail your answers to me at avinash@luciferlabs.com, using the mail icon on this page.

(In which I scour Open and other news sources for questions based on recent events.)

Q1. The Thanjavur-based Indian Institute of Crop Technology (IICPT) earmarked Rs 2 crore for research into this food item, a special version of which was named after the actress Khushboo and sold in the temple town of Kancheepuram. What am I referring to?

Q2. “She was panting. I tied her hands behind her back with my belt, then raised her skirt. I didn’t even bother to lower her panties, just pushed the lace to one side and spread her buttocks with both hands: in the slit, nestling in hair, her anus gently contracted. I spit on it.” This is an excerpt from a book that recently won an award. The book is written by Joan Lethan Tilt (anagram). Unscramble the name of the author and, then, name the award.

Q3. ‘Shackled, beaten and abused’. Celina Jaitley and who else according to an advertisement for PETA.

Q4. What does the great Indian epic, the Mahabharata have to do with Dhanush, India’s latest ship-based anti-surface missile?

Q5. ‘Break a leg’ is an expression used to wish someone luck. Unfortunately, she did (break an ankle) and only managed to win hearts at this world event. Who and what event am I alluding to?

Q6. Next thing you know, he’ll be engaged. Or not. Who’s he?

Q7. From chappals to _____________ (10) it’s not just brickbats that are being flung at politicians around the world.

Q8. As a result of his reforms, Russia’s industry contracted by half, per capita incomes plunged by 75% and the country headed for a demographic catastrophe with its population shrinking by 700,000 every year. This ‘shock therapist’ just died. Who are we talking about?

Q9. A retired ‘loose cannon’ running around for President.

Q10. This week, he celebrated his 900th match as manager. Congratulations, Sir! Who’s he?

Your first task in this round is to identify the person shown in the picture. Then, connect a, b and c to another well-known person, your final answer. All three ‘connections’ have to be explained for an entry to qualify as a ‘final answer’. Note: The picture clue a) is not the final solution.

a)

b) Florida

c) Internet

Q. Name the famous person who is connected to A, B and C.

Welcome to Mindgames, our weekly quiz blog. Every week, I will set a two-part quiz for you to take a crack at. The correct answers and the names of those who got it right will be published the next week, along with the week’s new challenge. Do give it a shot—three lucky winners (in case of a tie), decided through a lucky draw, stand to win a six-month subscription of Open magazine.

Mail your answers to me at avinash@luciferlabs.com, using the mail icon on this page.

(In which I scour Open and other news sources for questions based on recent events.)

Q1. The Thanjavur-based Indian Institute of Crop Technology (IICPT) earmarked Rs 2 crore for research into this food item, a special version of which was named after the actress Khushboo and sold in the temple town of Kancheepuram. What am I referring to?

Q2. “She was panting. I tied her hands behind her back with my belt, then raised her skirt. I didn’t even bother to lower her panties, just pushed the lace to one side and spread her buttocks with both hands: in the slit, nestling in hair, her anus gently contracted. I spit on it.” This is an excerpt from a book that recently won an award. The book is written by Joan Lethan Tilt (anagram). Unscramble the name of the author and, then, name the award.

Q3. ‘Shackled, beaten and abused’. Celina Jaitley and who else according to an advertisement for PETA.

Q4. What does the great Indian epic, the Mahabharata have to do with Dhanush, India’s latest ship-based anti-surface missile?

Q5. ‘Break a leg’ is an expression used to wish someone luck. Unfortunately, she did (break an ankle) and only managed to win hearts at this world event. Who and what event am I alluding to?

Q6. Next thing you know, he’ll be engaged. Or not. Who’s he?

Q7. From chappals to _____________ (10) it’s not just brickbats that are being flung at politicians around the world.

Q8. As a result of his reforms, Russia’s industry contracted by half, per capita incomes plunged by 75% and the country headed for a demographic catastrophe with its population shrinking by 700,000 every year. This ‘shock therapist’ just died. Who are we talking about?

Q9. A retired ‘loose cannon’ running around for President.

Q10. This week, he celebrated his 900th match as manager. Congratulations, Sir! Who’s he?

Your first task in this round is to identify the person shown in the picture. Then, connect a, b and c to another well-known person, your final answer. All three ‘connections’ have to be explained for an entry to qualify as a ‘final answer’. Note: The picture clue a) is not the final solution.

a)

b) Florida

c) Internet

Q. Name the famous person who is connected to A, B and C.

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Avinash Subramaniam