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Mumbai quiz
How well do you really know Mumbai? These 8 questions start easy and end with a Boss round. There are no multiple choice options: you type what you know, and every answer is checked against the key facts.
60 seconds a question, one 2x boost, and a leaderboard. Playing with friends writes a fresh set of Mumbai questions for your group.
The questions
- Easy
After dark, Mumbai’s curved Marine Drive gets a dazzling nickname: what is it, and what makes the lights look that way?
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- It is called the Queen’s Necklace.
- The streetlights along the curve resemble jewels on a necklace.
- The effect is especially visible from above or across the bay.
- Medium
Mumbai’s first passenger train made a short but historic trip: which two stations did it connect, and in what year?
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- The train ran from Bori Bunder to Thane
- It began service in 1853
- It was India’s first passenger railway service
- Medium
What are the famous Hindu rock-cut caves near Mumbai called, which island are they on, and which god features prominently in their sculptures?
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- They are the Elephanta Caves
- They are on Elephanta Island, also called Gharapuri
- Shiva features prominently in the sculptures
- Medium
Which Mumbai rail terminus bears the grand Chhatrapati title today, and what was its name under British rule?
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- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT)
- Victoria Terminus (VT)
- The station is a major historic railway terminus
- Medium
Step inside Mumbai’s best-known museum: what was its original name, and what architectural style does its building showcase?
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- It was originally the Prince of Wales Museum of Western India
- Its building is Indo-Saracenic in style
- It is now called Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
- Hard
What local nickname do Mumbai’s black-and-yellow taxis go by, and which classic car model made many of them famous?
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- Kaali-peeli or kali-peeli
- Premier Padmini
- Black-and-yellow taxis are a familiar sight in Mumbai
- Hard
A Mumbai clock tower has a family story built into its name: what is the tower called, whose mother inspired the name, and who funded it?
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- It is the Rajabai Clock Tower.
- It was named after Rajabai, the mother of Premchand Roychand.
- Premchand Roychand funded the tower.
- Boss
Which 1661 marriage agreement shifted Bombay to the English Crown, and which royal couple was it tied to?
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- The Anglo-Portuguese marriage treaty of 1661
- Charles II of England
- Catherine of Braganza
- Bombay was transferred to the English Crown
How scoring works
- Each question has 2 or 3 key facts. Each one earns full, half or no credit, so a wrong answer scores zero.
- Later questions are worth more, fast answers earn a bonus, and great answers in a row build a streak.
- A famous myth or a clear factual error halves the points.
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