Bangalore Quiz: Explore the City’s History and Culture Quiz - Test Your Knowledge

in 1985, Texas Instruments became the first multinational to set up base in Bangalore.

due to its numerous attractions such as Lal Bagh (pictured), Bangalore, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka, is known as the "Garden City of India".

nearly 20,000 people visited a shrine in Bangalore in 2002 to see the Miracle Chapati, a flat unleaved piece of bread with the likeness of Jesus on it.

the Bangalore based SELCO company, which promotes solar power in rural India, has twice won an Ashden Award.

the Plaza film theatre in Bangalore, India was modelled after the Piccadilly Circus in London.

the Peninsular Gneiss rock exposure in the Lalbagh botanical gardens in Bangalore, India, is a National Geological Monument.

Hesaraghatta Lake is a freshwater lake created from the Arkavathy River in 1894 to produce drinking water for Bangalore.

Cubbon Park in Bangalore, India, has indigenous and exotic botanical species of 68 genera and 96 species with about 6,000 plants.

Bangalore Gayana Samaja, which celebrated its centenary in 2005, is one of the oldest cultural organisations in Bangalore.

Sankey Tank in Bangalore is named after Sir Richard Hieram Sankey, an officer in the Royal (Madras) Engineers in British India.

Bengaluru Pete, established by Kempegowda I in 1537 with roads laid in cardinal directions with entrance gates at the end of each road, is an integral part of the present-day Bangalore, India.

Bugle Rock in Bangalore, India, is a peninsular gneiss formation from which warning bugle calls were made to alert citizens of intruders.

Chitrakala Parishat, an art institution and a cultural organization in Bangalore, was the brainchild of famous Russian painter Svetoslav Roerich who used to reside in that city.

Kannada cinema star Dr. Rajkumar was buried at Kanteerava Studios in Bangalore.

Bangalore Quiz: Explore the City’s History and Culture

1 What type of thing is Bangalore?

2 In 1116 the ________, overthrew the Cholas and extended its rule over Bangalore.

3 What is the total population of Bangalore?

4 The Kingdom of Mysore relocated its capital from ________ city to Bangalore in 1831.

5 What is the postcode of Bangalore?

6 After several months of delay, and following orders from the Karnataka High Court, the ________ released the delimited list of 198 wards, with reservation quotas, in December 2009.

7 What is the leader of Bangalore called?

8 Bangalore is known as the Garden City of India because of its greenery and the presence of many public parks, including the Lal Bagh and ________.

9 The British returned administrative control of the Bangalore 'pētē' to the ________ of Mysore, choosing only to retain the Cantonment under their jurisdiction.

10 In post-independent India, schools for young children are mainly based on the ________ form of education.

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