starter question 1

The origin of what phrase did Gerald Cohen tentatively trace to an 1840s New York City fraudster named A. Hoag who was too clever for the police?

bonus questions

Topic: Indian writers and the Booker Prize

A. Which Indian novelist wrote the book Fasting, Feasting which was shortlisted for the Booker in 1999 but passed over in favour of J.M. Coetzee?s Disgrace?

B. Which Indian novelist has been shortlisted thrice ? in 1991, 1996, and 2002 ? but has never won the prize?

C. Which novel was chosen for the prize over books such as Quarantine, The Underground Man, Grace Notes, Europa and The Essence of the Thing in 1997?

starter question 2

Which former spinner in an interview to Wisden Cricket Asia said, ?If Murali doesn?t chuck, then show me how to bowl. He looks like a good javelin thrower??

bonus questions

Topic: Chemicals with antiseptic properties

A. Which gas, named after the Greek word for ?green? and used in chemical weapons, is equally useful as an antiseptic for its ability to kill harmful microorganisms like Staphylococcus and Salmonella?

B. Which element born out of research for creating gunpowder was named after the Greek word for ?violet? and only later found to be a good antiseptic because of its bonding ability with metallic elements?

C. A chemical in prickly heat powders and mild eyewashes which compound, of hydrogen, oxygen and boron, is also employed as a mild household pesticide?

ANSWERS

1.Smart Aleck: A) Anita Desai B) Rohinton Mistry C) The God of Small Things 2. Bishen Bedi A) Chlorine B) Iodine C) Boric Acid/ Borosic acid

ANSWER to last week?s question: Pope Benedict XVI

Winner of the April 20 contest question: Deeparnak Bhowmick, Guwahati

It was good while it lasted, folks, but we regret to announce that the University Challenge Quiz is coming to an end. Hence, we do not have a Question Of The Week this time.