QOTD - Feb 04, Feb 05 & Feb 06

 

 QOTD - Feb 04 2026 (Wednesday)

Question
M is one of the greatest exponents of classical dance famous in Northern India. He is mentioned as one of the greatest exponents of the Lucknow His father and uncles were trained and popular exponents of this form. M has choreographed for selected Hindi movies and won a National Award for his dance choreography that featured Kamalahaasan on screen in 2012. He is a Padma Vibhushan recepient. Identify M. 

S is one of the greatest exponents of a classical dance famous in Tamil Nadu. Her father was one of the first directors in Tamil cinema. Her grand nephew is currently a famous music director while her grand niece is a dancer turned actress turned politician. She received the Shri, Bhushan and Vibhushan awards which have a connect to her name. Identify S. 

Answer

M is Birju Maharaj and S is Padma Subrahmanyam. Both the legends are celebrating their birthday today, February 04

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QOTD - Feb 05 2026 (Thursday)

Question

MS1 has won the Man of the Match in two finals of ICC T20 competition
MS1 and his brother represented their country in international cricket
MS1 has been infamously reported for chucking and for corruption
MS1 had previously launched perfume brand Sextillion7 and Music brand Icon7

MS2 is currently the captain of a test playing cricket nation. 
MS2 has represented CSK and MI in IPL
MS2 is the first player to make debut in a day/night test match
MS2 has the distinction of being one among the two spinners to have opened bowling in ODI

Identify birthday boys MS1 and MS2

Answer

Happy Birthday Marlon Samuels and Mitchell Santner

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QOTD - Feb 06 2026

Question

F is one of the greatest cricket bowlers is referred as Fiery for his genuine pace.
F is the first bowler to take 300 test wickets.
F was the first person to be called "The Greatest Living Yorkshire Man" by former British PM
F was expert summariser for BBC Test Match Special radio commentary from 74 to 99

S has acted in Tamil, Kannada and Hindi movies
S has participated in Big Boss programme
S contested the 2016 elections for BJP in Thiruvananthapuram
S was member of 2 Indian World Cup winning teams

Answer

Happy Birthday Fred Trueman and S Sreesanth

QOTD - JAN 28, 29 & 30

 QOTD - Jan 28 2026 (Wednesday)

Question

Rachael Hayhoe Flint

Clive Lloyd

Geoff Parker

MS Dhoni

Charlotte Edwards

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Which Indian cricketer completes this elite list?

Answer

The answer is birthday girl SHAFALI VARMA. This is the list of 6 captains to have won the first edition of ICC World Cup in the particular format/gender/age group. 

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QOTD - Jan 29 2026 (Thursday)

Question

R is an English Test cricketer who has played 13 Tests for England from 1958 to 1961. This left handed batter was born to an Indian father and English mother. He has served as an ICC match referee from 1992 to 2001. His cousin was also a cricket administrator in Andhra Pradesh having served as its President multiple times. His cousin went on to become Mayor of Vishakapatnam. When R died in 2024, he was the oldest surviving England cricketer. Identify R which is not a tough row to hoe. 

Answer

The answer is birthday boy RAMAN SUBBA ROW

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QOTD - Jan 30 2026 (Friday)

Question

January 30 is the day of assassination of Mahatma Gandhiji. Kamal Haasan made a Hindi/Tamil film HEY RAM that showcases the assassination of Mahatma Gandhiji. This critically acclaimed film helmed by Kamal Haasan was released in 2000. Unfortunately the editor of the film, a four time National Award Winning Editor died 6 months after the release of the film owing to stomach cancer. Can you identify the legendary female editor?

Answer

The answer is RENU SALUJA

QOTD - Jan 21, 22 & 23

QOTD - Jan 21 2026 (Wednesday)

Question

I is a club and ball sport, often recognized as rich man's sport. J is one of the legends of the game. Hailing from America, J is one of the greatest players of the game with a record 18 major tournaments. J is referred as The Golden Bear and part of the "The Big Three" who helped popularize the sport in 1960s. He currently works with designing courses for I. His Book "I - My Way" is very popular among patrons of the sport. A series of video games in his name has been designed for the game. Identify J who is turning 86 today. 

Answer

The answer is JACK NICKLAUS.  

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QOTD - Jan 22 2026 (Thursday)

Question

Y is an Indian Test cricketer who has played 6 Tests and 2 ODIs for India. He is a prolific cricketer from Haryana but plays for Puducherry this season. He is a multiple IPL winner winning IPL with MI in 2019 & 2020 and with GT in 2022. He holds the record for being the first Indian test player to score a test century coming in at Number 9. Y is an off spinner who can wield the bat as well. Identify Y.

Answer

The answer is birthday boy JAYANT YADAV

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QOTD - Jan 23 2026 (Friday)

Question

January 23 is Parakram Divas translating Day of Valour in honour of Nethaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Nethaji is a well revered figure and his name "Nethaji" was the title of the first film in a tribal language spoken mainly in Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. The film was shot at Attapadi and was directed by Vijeesh Mani. Which tribal language are we speaking about?

Answer

The answer is IRULA language. 

QOTD - JAN 14, 15 & 16

 

QOTD - Jan 14 2026 (Wednesday)

Question

Heather Knight

Tammy Beaumont

Laura Wolvaardt

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Smriti Mandhana

Fill in the blank with the correct answer

Answer

The answer is birthday girl BETH MOONEY. This is the list of women cricketers to score centuries in all three formats of the game. 

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QOTD - Jan 15 2026 (Thursday)

Question

Happy Pongal Everyone. Chennai used to host Pongal Test matches which has stopped since 1988. While we pray for the revival of Pongal Tests, the (last)1988 Pongal Test was quite historic. It was the only Test match captained by Ravi Shastri. The test is remembered for debutant Narendra Hirwani's record haul of 16 wickets. Local boy WV Raman also made his debut in the test. There was another debutant for India in the test match. It was his only Test match. This debutant has a lot of records in Ranji Trophy including the 2nd highest number of centuries and 4th best average. 10 years later, he was part of an infamously abandoned Ranji match at the same venue. He also faced ban due to match fixing allegations which was subsequently reversed. He is now a coach of a state side.  Identify the 1988 Pongal Test debutant.

Answer

The answer is AJAY SHARMA, India Test Cap 180.

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QOTD - Jan 16 2026 (Friday)

Question

From 2022, January 16 is designated as National "A" Day in India. A is a term used to denote a company or project typically undertaken to seek, develop and validate a scalable business model. A refers to a new business that face challenges at the beginning and are expected to grow much beyond the founders. A receives lot of support from Central and State Governments. B refers to a privately held A with a valuation of 100 crores. As of June 2025, there are supposedly 125 Bs in India. Inmobi is supposedly India's first B. Identify A and B. 

Answer

A is Startups. B is Unicorns. 

QOTD - Jan 07, 08 & 09

 QOTD - Jan 7 2026 (Wednesday)

Question

A is a popular actor and film maker in Tamil Nadu with his wife, daughter and son foraying into acting. A is well known for his screen play writing. A is a big fan of B who enjoys demigod status in the state. A started a political party in the name of B which was short lived. After disbanding the party, A joined the party founded by B. He later quit and joined the rival party of B of which B was a previously a member. Identify A. 

Answer

The answer is birthday boy K BHAGYARAJ

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QOTD - Jan 8 2026 (Thursday)

Question

C is the youngest ODI player for Australia making his ODI debut immediately after representing Australia Under 19 in World Cup 2010. C was the player of the match in the inaugural day and night test match. He was nick named "The Bendeemer Bullet". C has been picked by a champion IPL side in 2014 but only made his IPL debut in 2020 for another champion side. He would later play an integral part by making his side a champion side in 2025. Can you identify C?

Answer

The answer is birthday boy JOSH HAZLEWOOD

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QOTD - Jan 9 2026 (Friday)

Question

J is one of the well known cricketing families in India. While Father J has a great distinction, two of his three sons playing international cricket and another son playing domestic cricket. His second son was the key person in India's historic 1983 triumph. His second son is known by an English nick name while his brothers were named Tommy and Johnny. What is the second son J's nick name?

A is a Scottish personality and considered to be a Father of E or Father of C, as people may refer it. He has written two books namely "The Theory of Sentiments" and "An Inquiry into the Causes of the Wealth of the Nations". He holds the distinction of being the first Scottish person to feature in the English bank notes. What is the first name of A?

Answer

JIMMY is the nick name of Mohinder Amarnath. ADAM is the first name of Adam Smith

JIMMY ADAMS celebrates his birthday today. 

QOTD - JAN 01 & JAN 02

 QOTD - Jan 1 2026 (Thursday)

Question

C is an Australian player who  was a part of the U19 WC in 2008. He went on to be a part of 2021 T20 WC & 2023 ODI WC winning sides.

He is of Greek Descent. He is nicknamed Oil. He is occasionally referred as Hulk. 

An all rounder, he has hit 6 sixes in six balls of an over and secured a hatrick albeit both in unofficial matches. 

He has played more than 100 IPL matches for Punjab, Delhi, Bengaluru & Lucknow. In his first season with DC, he didn't get a match. But he played all matches for DC in his return season. 

Can you identify C?

Answer

The answer is Marcus Stoinis
Marcus Stoinis has exactly 2026 runs in IPL

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QOTD - Jan 2 2026 (Friday)

Question

B and C are Indian cricketers who share a common name but written differently. They were both openers but different in batting hand and approaches. 

B was born today and represented India in 4 Tests & 32 ODIs. C made his India debut today and represented India in 11 Tests & 27 ODIs. 

B played for Ireland before he met with a fatal accident in a cricket ground and unfortunately passed away owing to the accident. C has gone on to become a coach of Indian national side and is now a commentator. 

B has a top score of 312 against HP in Ranji Trophy. C has a top score of 313 against Goa in Ranji Trophy. 

As their careers overlapped each other, B & C did not play together for India. The only instance of them playing together was for an exhibition match against Pakistan in Peshawar.  

Can you identify B & C?



Answer

B is Raman Lamba. C is WV Raman.