Colonial cities bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   Mughal officer who policed towns.

   Item

   Kotwal

2. Clue

   Two-language agent of Madras.

   Item

   Dubash

3. Clue

   Open line of fire around Fort William.

   Item

   Maidan

4. Clue

   1817 planners funded by lotteries.

   Item

   Lottery Com.

5. Clue

   White enclaves built after 1857.

   Item

   Civil Lines

6. Clue

   Summer capital from 1864.

   Item

   Simla

7. Clue

   Bombay's Latin boast.

   Item

   Urbs Prima

8. Clue

   House named from a Bengali hut.

   Item

   Bungalow

9. Clue

   Bombay single-room tenement.

   Item

   Chawl

Instructions

Read each clue and tap the term it describes.

Explanation