Reading Day - Quiz -LP

1. When started Reading Day Celebrations in Kerala?
    -19th June,1996

2. who is the winner of Vayalar Award in 2018?
    - KV Mohan Kumar

3. Which is Vayalar Award winning book in 2018?
    -Ushnarashi.

4. Who won the Ezhuthachan Award in 2018?
    -M. Mukundan

5. Who uses the pseudonym/Pen Name Anand?
    - ‎P. Sachidanandan

6. Who won the Vallathol Award in 2018?
    -M. Mukundan

7. Who won the 'Odakkuzhal Award' in 2018?
    -EV Ramakrishnan

8. Which is the cultural Capital of Kerala?
    -Thrissure

9. When did Malayalam become classical language?
    -2013

10. Who Known as the ancient triumvirate poets (Pracheena kavithrayam) of Malayalam poetry?
    -Ezhuthachan, Cherusseri Namboothiri and Kunchan Nambiar.

11. Who Known as the modern triumvirate poets (Adhunika kavithrayam) of Malayalam poetry?
    -N. Kumaran Asan, Vallathol Narayana Menon and Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer

12. Who is the inventor of local art form of Ottamthullal?
    -Kunchan Nambyar

13. Who is the author of Krishna Gatha?
    -Cherusseri Namboothiri

14. Who is the father of Malayalam Language?
    -Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan

15. Thunchan Smarakam (Memorial) has been set up in memory of the........?
    -The father of Malayalam language, Thunchathu Ezhuthachan.

16. In which year, Thunchan Smarakam (Memorial) was established?
    -1964

17. Who wrote the malayalam poetry work 'Uma Keralam'?
    -Ulloor.

18. Who wrote the malayalam poetry work 'Chithrayogam'?
    -Vallathol.

19. 'Veenapoovu' is the famous poem of....?
    -Kumaran Asan

20. The famous poet, known as 'Asan'?
    -Kumaran Asan.

21. Which poet is known as 'Sneha Gayakan'?
    -Kumaran Asan.

22. Who wote the famous poem 'Ente Gurunathan'(My Teacher)?
    -Vallathol

23. Who is known as Kerala Panini for his contributions to Malayalam Literature.
    -Rajaraja Varma Koyi Thampuran who was born in February 1863.

24. Who is popularly known as Kerala Vyasan?
    -Kunhikuttan Thampuran (1864–1913)

25. Who is known as Kerala Valmiki?
    -Mahakavi Vallathol Narayana Menon

26. Who known as Beypore Sultan?
    -Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (21 January 1910 – 5 July 1994)

27. Who is famous malayalam poet and environmental activist?
    -Sugathakumari (born 22 January 1934)

28. Who establish the famous cultural center, 'Kerala Kalamandalam'?
    -Vallathol

29. Which Award (Puraskar) is considered to be the highest?
    - Njanapeedam Award

30. Who were the malayalam writers who won the Njanapeedam Award?
    -G Shankarakkuruppu, SK Pottakkadu, Thakazhi, MT Vasudevan Nair, ONV Kuruppu.

31. Who was the first Njanapeedam Award winner?
    -G Shankarakkuruppu

32. Odakkuzhal is the famous poetry of........... ?
    -G. Sankara Kurup

33. Who wrote the famous novells- 'Chemmeen", "Kayar"?
    -Thakazhi

34. Who is the father of Malayalm Cinema?
    -Dr. JC Daniel.