Monday, September 6, 2010

Quizzing is Fun, No Googling- Teachers Day Quiz

Not much response for this. Anyway the answers and scores.

1)  Just  connect  the  following  pics( not  an exhaustive list)



The  Connect  was  Ivy  League . All these men founded some of the Ivy  League  Universities.- Elihu  Yale( Yale University), John  Harvard( Harvard), Nicholas Brown Jr( Brown University),Ezra Cornell( Cornell University).


2)  His  surname  comes  from  the  region  his  ancestors hailed  from, and he  was born in the city of the Triveni  Sangam.  He  wrote  poems  under  a pen  name,  which  is  a  synonym in Hindi  for  nectar.  One of  the  first  Indians  to  introduce  scouting  in  India,  he  also started  a  native  scouts organization called  Seva Samithi. He  was  the one  who  popularized  the  Satyameva  Jayate  slogan,  and also the Arati in Haridwar to the Ganga.  His  biggest  achievement  however  was  in starting  this  educational  institution   along with Annie  Beasant  in 1915.  Name  him  and  the  institution  he  founded(  no half points here).



The person was  Madan Mohan Malaviya.  The surname comes from the fact that he hailed from Malwa, he wrote under the pseudonym of Makrand, and of  course the founder of  Benaras Hindu University.

3)  The  only  college  in  India,  which  boasts  of  two  Prime  Ministers  among  it's  alumni,  it  was  started  in  1885  by  Tilak, Vishnu  Shastri  Chiplunkar  and others.  Inaugurated by  the  grandson of the poet  who wrote  Daffodils,  and  a principal  of  another  equally  famous  college,  it  celebrated  it's  Golden Jubilee  year  in  1935. Union  is  Strength  is  the  College's  Motto, named  after  an erstwhile  British  Governor of  Bombay  Presidency, who  died  in  an  earthquake  in Jamaica.

This is  the  FERGUSSON COLLEGE  in Pune.



4) After  the  Maratha  war,  he  was  the  British  resident  at  the  Orange  City.  Appointed  as  the  1st  British  envoy  to  Afghanistan, he  wrote  a book  on  the  place, and  later  on  was  the  Commissioner of the Deccan. His biggest  achievement  was  a  Code  named  after  him,  and   played a  major  role  in  introducing   a  state   supported  system of  education.  And  the  first  bungalow  in  Malabar  Hills  was built  during  his  tenure  as  Governor  of   Bombay.  Name  him  and  his  biggest claim to fame.

Sir James Elphinstone, after whom the Elphinstone College is so named.

5)   Just name the lady  in the picture.





Maria  Montessori  of  course.



6)  

Born  in a small town,  in  the  Thuringia  province of  Germany,  he  hailed  from a  family of  pastors. Starting  his career  as  an  educator  in Frankfurt,  he  later  became  a live in teacher, for  the 3 sons of a  noble  family. He  also  took  part in the  military  campaigns  against  Napoleon  in  1813  and  1814 A.D.He wrote  a series  of  papers  titled  To Our German people, The  Education of  Man,  Educating  Families.  In 1837  he  coined  a word  X  meaning  Children's  Garden  for  an  institute  he  founded  at   Bad  Blankenburg  for  children.  Name  him  and  what  does  X  stand  for.(  Again  no  half  points).

This is  Friedrich Froebel, who founded the Kindergarten  system of education.

7)  Just  name  the  two  women in the  picture.(  Again no  half  points).


Helen Keller  and her tutor  Anne  Sullivan.

8)  Prabodh  Chandra  Bagachi,  Satyendranath  Bose, Sudhi Ranjan  Das, Amlan  Dutta,  Rajat Kanta Ray- Again  not  an  exhaustive  list,  but  what is the connect.

Basically  a list of people who served  as the  Vice Chancellor  of  Shantiniketan  University.

9) It  was  started  by  Satish  Ranjan   Das,  in  1935,  and  the  4  houses  are  named  after  Hyderabad,  Kashmir,  Tata  and  Jaipur. Formally opened  by  the  then Viceroy,  Lord  Willingdon. Jana Gana  Mana  was  chosen as  the  School Song. Knowledge  is  our  Light is the motto. Name the school.

Don School  in Dehradun.

10) Where in  India  would  you  find  Robin Hood, Friar  Tuck,  Little John  and  Alan E Dale?

Houses in Sherwood College, Nainital.

Scores
Aawant-5
Anubhav-5
Nirad-4