Tuesday, October 7, 2008

A Multitude of M's

Been a long longggggg time. I have missed the quiz but MUN took all the time. N now that it is all over. I don't know what to do. I miss it. For the first time in my life, hard work was fun.. :) .. The extent of my vella-ness can be gauged from the fact that it took me 2 days to make these 5 questions. I had first thought of a Windows Theme. But that din't work out. So, came up with the M's. But Windows theme par 1 post toh banta hai ..Hopeully, sooner than later. :).. Here goes!!!!

Myth

Myth has it that this creature pulls people's ears, strips off bedsheets and makes things disappear. Hanging a horseshoe at the gates keeps this creature away. In Harry Potter books, this creature appears as a " shape-shifter that takes the form of the worst fear of it's intended victim". Which creature?

Mystic

Regarded as an incarnation of Lord Shiva, A film based on him is the only film made entirely in Sanskrit till date. He consolidated the philosophy of Advaita Vedanta, which says that the Atman( Self ) and the Brahman ( The Universe ) are the one and the same. Which mystic?

Mythical

The Greek hero Bellerophon tried to use this Mythical creature, the son of Poseidon and Medusa, to reach to the Gods. This immortal creature used to carry Zeus' thunderbolts. As a reward, he was transformed into a constellation by Zeus. Which creature?

Magical

The Norse god Odin and his hunting expeditions through the sky every year during the Germanic holiday of Yule, the patron saint of Amsterdam and Moscow who gave gifts to the poor in 4th-century Greece... These are a couple of inspirations for which Magical being?

Mythology

According to Hindu Mythology, there are a total of 14 'Zones' in the Universe. They are: Paramapada, Satyaloka, Tapoloka, Janaloka, Maharloka, Suvarloka, Bhuvarloka, _______________, Atala, Vitala, Nitala, Rasatala, Mahatala, Sutala and Patala. Fill in the blank. ( Hint: Think below your feet! ;) )

See Comments for Answers

The Scores:

Bharath - 4
Husain Poonawala - 2
Nirad - 4
Prateek Rath - Nice Try :)
Cintom - Clean Sweep ! !
Anchal - 4 ( one of the few to get the Last question right )
Anand Babu - 2
Lokesh Gurunathan - 3
Prashant Mannur - 2
Aashish Agrawal - 3
Anand Shankar - 4

2 comments:

Anand Shankar said...

1)Boggart
2)Shankaracharya
3)Pegasus
4)Santa Claus???

Satan Himself said...

The Answers are:

1. Boggart
2. Adi Shankara
3. Pegasus
4. Santa Claus
5. Bhutala ( Earth )

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