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Bombay Ka Boss: The quiz for a true-blue Bombaywallah

Updated on: 10 October,2019 08:05 AM IST  |  Mumbai
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In 1865, this Municipal Commissioner lit the city's first gas lamps at Bhindi Bazar, Esplanade and Churchgate. Who was he?

Bombay Ka Boss: The quiz for a true-blue Bombaywallah

Today's theme: Historic milestones in October


1 On October 15, 1932, a Puss Moth aircraft carrying the first dispatch of airmail from Karachi arrived at the Bombay Flying Club's aerodrome in Juhu. Who
was the pilot?


2 This Art Deco cinema hall had its first show (Laurel & Hardy flick, The Devil's Brother) in 1933 after it was formerly opened by Governor Frederick Sykes. What is the name of this landmark that is still in operation?


3 In 1990, the Greater Bombay district was bifurcated to form two revenue districts. What were they called?

4 In 1864, Governor Sir Bartle Frere laid the foundations of a set of buildings that oversee the Town Hall. What was the name of this iconic cluster?

5 In 1865, this Municipal Commissioner lit the city's first gas lamps at Bhindi Bazar, Esplanade and Churchgate. Who was he?

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