Quiz: How well do you know Kaun Banega Crorepati?

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Kshama Rao in Mumbai

The fifth season of Kaun Banega Crorepati is a big success on Sony Entertainment Television, with that famous baritone reading out some very interesting questions.

We decided to put together a quiz, inspired from KBC, and test your knowledge on the show itself.

So, go ahead, take this quiz:


*1. Which country originally holds the format of KBC?*

a. Australia	b. France

c. USA	d. UK

Quiz: How well do you know Kaun Banega Crorepati?

*2. When did the first episode of KBC* go on air?**

a. June 3, 2000	b. July 13, 2001

c. June 13, 2001	d. July 3, 2000

Quiz: How well do you know Kaun Banega Crorepati?

Who was the first crorepati?

a. Yashvardhan Nawathe	b. Harish Naware

c. Yash Naware	d. Harshavardhan Nawathe

Quiz: How well do you know Kaun Banega Crorepati?

4. Which of these four lifelines can the contestants use while playing the game?

a) Single Dip	b) Double Dip

c) Triple Dip	d) Dip Tip

Quiz: How well do you know Kaun Banega Crorepati?

5. Which of these is not an eligibility criterion for anyone to participate in the show?

a. The contestant must have played KBC at least once before	b. The contestant must be a resident of India

c. The contestant must be 18 and above	d. The contestant must be a citizen of India

Quiz: How well do you know Kaun Banega Crorepati?

6. In Season four, Expert Advice replaced one of these four lifelines. Which was it?

a. Phone a Friend	b. Fifty Fifty

c. Flip the Question	d. Audience Poll

Quiz: How well do you know Kaun Banega Crorepati?

7. Season Five went on air on Sony last October. The day coincided with another important occasion. What was it?

a. Amitabh Bachchan's birthday	b. Jaya Bachchan's birthday

c. Abhishek Bachchan's birthday	d. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's birthday

Quiz: How well do you know Kaun Banega Crorepati?

*8. KBC* played an important part in which actors' celebrated English film?**

a. Aamir Khan	b. Irrfan Khan

c. Saif Ali Khan	d. Anil Kapoor

Quiz: How well do you know Kaun Banega Crorepati?

9. When Shah Rukh Khan hosted the show in its third season, he changed the popular phrase, Lock Kiya Jaaye to...

a. Full stop kiya jaaye	b. Jama diya jaaye

c. Freeze it	d.Lock it up

Quiz: How well do you know Kaun Banega Crorepati?

10. Who is the designer of Amitabh Bachchan's wardrobe for the current season?

a. Rohit Bal	b. Rohit Khanna

c. Manish Malhotra	d. Tarun Tahiliani

Quiz: How well do you know Kaun Banega Crorepati?

*11. Who is the scriptwriter of KBC?*

a. R D Tailang	b. R D Joshi

c. R D Pradhan	d. R D Malang

Quiz: How well do you know Kaun Banega Crorepati?

12. Whose production company has produced all the seasons of the show?

a. Anita and Siddhartha Basu	b. Nikhil and Niret Alva

c. Ekta and Shobha Kapoor	d. Deeya and Tony Singh

Quiz: How well do you know Kaun Banega Crorepati?

13. Who was the first woman to win a crore?

a. Rahat Taslim	b. Fatima Taslim

c. Ruhaana Taslim	d. Nasreen Taslim

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