This is the second part of a series of trivia quizzes on Feluda films and stories. The first quiz was on the film and the book Tintorettor Jishu. If you’ve seen the film or read the book, Baksho Rahasya, you should be able to answer most of the questions in this quiz.
Questions:
1. Whose briefcase got exchanged with Feluda’s client Dinanath Lahiri’s similar-looking briefcase? Where did he live?
2. Who was the author of the travelogue on Tibet that Mr. Lahiri was reading on the Kalka Mail? What was the name of this travelogue?
3. What was the name of the book bought from Wheeler’s found in the briefcase that Mr. Lahiri ended up with?
4. What was the animal that Prokhor Rudra fought with at the North Pole in Jotayu’s novel released just before meeting Feluda and Topshe in Baksho Rahasya?
5. Who played the role of Sidhu Jyatha in the film version? (Hint: He shares his name with a famous fictional character in the Byomkesh Bakshi detective series).
6. What was the screen name of Dinanath Lahiri’s nephew, Prabir Lahiri who had an unsuccessful career in films?
7. What was the prized weapon of Lalmohan Ganguly (Jotayu) in Baksho Rahasya?
8. Chowringhee, Park Street, Theatre Road, and Lower Circular Road were all marked on the map of Kolkata found in the briefcase that Mr. Lahiri was left with after the exchange. What did Feluda find common to these locations?
9. What game was Naresh Pakrashi fond of playing?
10. At one point in the novel Lalmohan Ganguly wrongly states the proverb, “Truth is stranger than fiction.” What does he say?
Answers:
1. G.C. Dhameeja, resident at the “Nook”, Wild Flower Hall, in Shimla.
2. Shambhoo Churn Bose. The travelogue was titled A Bengalee in Lamaland. You will find the title in the book and not in the film.
3. In the book it was Ellery Queen’s The Door Between. In the film, it was Agatha Christie’s They Do It With Mirrors. I suspect that Sandip Ray might have had a hard time finding a copy of Ellery Queen’s book for the film.
4. It was a hippopotamus (জলহস্তী). Jotayu made a mistake in translating “walrus” into Bengali.
5. Ajit Bandyopadhyay (yes, the same name as the faithful friend of Byomkesh!)
6. Amar Kumar
7. A boomerang, which Lalmohanbabu claims always hit a target and came back to the thrower.
8. At each of the marked destinations on the map was a hotel.
9. Chess
10. Truth is stronger than fiction.
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