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The Ultimate Lata Mangeshkar Quiz: Challenge your knowledge about the legendary playback singer, Lata Mangeshkar, with our ultimate quiz. Test your expertise on her life, iconic songs, and remarkable contributions to the world of music.
- Question of
In which year was Lata Mangeshkar born?
- 1929
- 1939
- 1949
- 1959
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Lata was born on September 28, 1929, to classical singer and theatre artist Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar and Shevanti in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
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Who was the father of Lata Mangeshkar ?
- Pandit Devdas Mangeshkar
- Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar
- Pandit Debnath Mangeshkar
- Pandit Dindayal Mangeshkar
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Deenanath Mangeshkar was a well-known Goan Marathi theatre actor, a Natya Sangeet musician and a Hindustani classical vocalist. He is also the father of well-known singers Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Meena Khadikar and Usha Mangeshkar as well as composer Hridaynath Mangeshkar.
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Which playback singer frequently collaborated with Lata Mangeshkar in duets?
- Kishore Kumar
- Mukesh
- Mohd. Rafi
- All of the above
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In her career spanning at least eight decades, Lata has recorded songs in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and other regional languages. She frequently collaborated with singers like Kishore Kumar, Mohammed Rafi, Mukesh, RN Chitalkar, Manna Dey and Mahendra Kapoor in the 60s and with RD Burman, Anu Malik in the 70s and 80s. In the nineties, Lata sang songs with AR Rahman, Jatin–Lalit, Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen, Aadesh Shrivastava, Kumar Sanu, SP Balahsubramanyam, Udit Narayan, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Roop Kumar Rathod, Vinod Rathod, Sonu Nigam and Gurdas Maan.
- Question of
Lata Mangeshkar has sung songs in how many different languages?
- 10
- 14
- 18
- 19
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Lata Mangeshkar started her career in the year 1942 and over the years, she recorded as many as 50,000 songs in 14 languages.
- Question of
What is the nickname often used to refer to Lata Mangeshkar due to her melodious voice?
- Nightingale of India
- Queen of Melody
- Golden Voice
- Songbird Supreme
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Lata Mangeshkar, also known as the 'Nightingale of Bollywood' and 'Queen of Melody'
- Question of
Which Lata Mangeshkar song from the movie “Mughal-E-Azam” is considered one of her most iconic performances?
- “Ae Mere Watan Ke Logo”
- “Lag Ja Gale”
- “Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya”
- “Tere Bina Zindagi Se Koi”
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"Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya" ( transl. Why fear when in love?) is a song from the famous Indian movie Mughal-e-Azam (1960), which is directed by K. Asif.
- Question of
Lata Mangeshkar was honored with the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, in which year?
- 2001
- 2020
- 2000
- 1990
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In 2001, Mangeshkar was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour.
- Question of
In addition to her singing career, Lata Mangeshkar made her acting debut in which language film?
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Tamil
- Bengali
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Lata Mangeshkar made her acting debut in Master Vinayak's Marathi movie 'Pahili Mangalaa-gaur'
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Which Guinness World Record Lata Mangeshkar holded before being replaced by her sister, Asha Bhosle?
- Most Filmfare Awards
- Most Recorded Songs in the World
- Longest Singing Career
- Highest-Paid Playback Singer
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She appeared in the Guinness World Records as the most recorded artist in history before being replaced by her sister, Asha Bhosle.
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Lata Mangeshkar once sang a patriotic song which brought tears in the eyes of India’s first Prime Minister Nehru. Do you know which song it was?
- Ae Mere Watan Ke Logo
- Sare Jahan Se Accha
- Vande Mataram
- Jana Gana Mana
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Lata sang more than 25,000 songs in her decades-long career but her patriotic song Aye Mere Watan Ke Logon made India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru's emotional.
