Hi - Q

He: 'Lets start with some IQ. Who are the Trinity?'
Me: 'Siva, Vishnu and Brahma'
He gave me a pat and said: 'I asked about the Trinity in Carnatic music'..
Me: 'Thyagaraja Baghavathar and the rest two I do not know..'
He said: 'Thyagaraja Bagavathar was a Cine actor', and after another pat -'It is Thyagaraja Swamigal. Muthuswami Dheekshidhar and Shaama Shasthrigal are the other two.'
Me: 'Oh, ok..'
He: 'Ok, what is Dha?'
(in "Sa Ri Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa")
Me: 'mmm.. Its Dvaitham..'
He 'No, its Dhaivatam. So what's Ni?'
Me: 'Ni is for Nishabdham'
He: 'No, its Nishadam'

That's how my first test in music started and the rest of the performance wasn't very better indeed!