How well do you know your hyderabad?

1. The world famous hyderabad briyani is named after?
a. The drink thats drunk before, during and after its consumption.
b. The music maestro, yani
c. Hyderabad

2. Boti kabab is named after?
a. A visiting french general who exclaimed 'beau tea' at the irani cafe where he tried the speciality first
b. Nobody reallt really knwsc.
c. A body part

3. Hyderabad's most fomous heritage bakery was set up by people who migrated from.
a. Lonndon
b. Paris
c. Karachi

4. The sweetest tea in Hyderabad is called 'khada chammach' because?
a. Its so good you give it a standing oration.
b. It has so much sugar that the spoon stands on end.
c. The milk is so rich, creamy and thick that the spoon stands on end.

5. Double ka meetha has made the name because?
a. The bread that its made from is called double roti.
b. The sugar, butter and cream that go in are double that of any dessert.
c. It was invented by Ian Fleming's james bond - Double-O-Seven.

6. Charminar was the center of the city
a. 50 years ago
b. 400 years ago
c. never

7. Lakdipur is made of
a. Wood
b. Concrete
c. Both

8. Where in Hyderabad cab you find the remnants of silk farm?
a. Nalli silks
b. Silkoor
c. Reshambagh

9. The secret lake is in
a. Hiding
b. Madhapur
c. Shaikhpet (durgam cheruvu)

10. Golconda fort gets its name from?
a. The round hill it sits on
b. The army's golconda mess
c. The goatherds who used to play on the hill

11. Who founded the city of Hyderabad?
a. Ibrahim Quli Qutub Shah
b. Mohammad Quli Qutub Shah
c. Hyder Ali Khan

12. what was Hyderabad's original name?
a. Charminar
b. Nizamabad
c. Bhagyanagar

13. Wwhat is the name of the old stone bridge that a ruler of Hyderabad built so that his son could cross the river musi to visit his beloved?
a. Patthar gatti
b. Nayapul
c. Puranapul

14. Traders who wanted to do business in Hyderabad used to set up camp in?
a. Nampally railway station
b. Shalibanda
c. Caravan sarai

15. What was public garden's original name?
a. Victoria garden
b. Jubilee garden
c. Bagh-e-aam

16.In Hyderabad, you can see the stars best from atop a hill that used to be called 'naubat pahad' because
a. Its the highest point in the city
b. Its where the sky is lowest
c. Its where the birla planetarium is located.

17. Chowmahalla palace is named after
a. A chinese kitchen in its premises where chow used to be made
b. The four nizams who built palaces there
c. The four acres that its built on

18. Mecca Masjid gets its name from
a. The british regent who suggesred to the nizam to 'make a masjid'
b. The fact that the mosque faces Mecca
c. The bricks from Mecca that are embedded into its walls

19. Which of the following are named after the seventh nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan
a. Osmania university
b. Osmania biscuits
c. Osmania hospital

20. The rocks of Hyderabad are
a. A few centuries old
b. Imported from Italy
c. Over 2500 million years old.

ANSWERS:
1. c2. c3. c4. c5. c6. b7. c8. c9. c10. c11. a12. c13. c14. c14. c15. c16. c17. c18. c19. a,c & c20. c