1. In 1676, which present day Chennai locality was the first village to be added to Madras town, on rent from the Sultan of Golconda?
2. Which Emperor granted the villages of Egmore, Purasawalkam and Tondiarpet on lease to the East India Company for expanding the town of Madras?
3. When was the first organised census of the city of Madras taken, that recorded its population as 3,97,552?
4. In 1855, the first post-box of Madras was put up in which road?
5. Who inaugurated the Victoria Public Hall in 1888?
6. Who founded the Madras Cricket Club in 1846?
7. Name the annual awards instituted by KSA Trust in 2013 to honour the outstanding persons who are doing Chennai proud in various fields.
8. In June 2014, the Indian-born owner Vivek Ranadive of which NBA team had one of his star players conduct a 1-day camp for Saidapet Corporation school students?
9. Who resigned from his professorship at MCC in 1977 due to the monotony of teaching to start Aside magazine, subtitled ‘The magazine of Madras’?
10. Who took up a job with TTK Maps in Madras in the 1970’s and his pursuits to prepare TTK tourist guides for the city led him to become its foremost and celebrated chronicler?
Answers to Quiz
1. Triplicane
2. Aurangazeb
3. 1871
4. Mowbray’s Road, now TTK Road
5. Lord Connemara
6. Sir Alexander John Arbuthnot
7. Champions of Chennai
8. Sacramento Kings
9. Abraham Eraly
10. S. Muthiah