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1.WHICH Hindu God is also known as Trilochan, which means “three eyed”?

2.WHICH West Asian country’s parliament is called the Knesset?

3.WHICH satellite of Uranus, discovered by Voyager 2, is named after a mischievous spirit in William Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream?

4.WHICH film director’s association with the Left inspired Reinhard Hauff’s moving documentary Ten Days in Calcutta?

5.WHICH letter of the alphabet is represented by three dots in Morse Code?

6.WHICH Italian composer wrote the opera Aïda?

7.In which category did the film Elizabeth: The Golden Age, directed by Shekhar Kapur, win the Academy Award in 2008?

8.WHICH former hockey player was a Lance Naik in the Indian Army before making his international debut in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games?

9.WHat do the numbers on the opposite faces on a dice add up to?

10.Which former Indian cricketer’s autobiography is entitled Tiger’s Tale?

 

ANSWERS 1. Shiva 2. Israel 3. Puck 4. Mrinal Sen 5. S 6. Giuseppe Verdi 7. Best costume design 8. Dhyan Chand 9. Seven 10. Mansoor Ali Khan PataudiQuestion of the week

 

Question of the week

Actor Ranbir Kapoor takes his name from the first, seldom used, name of which member of the Kapoor clan?

Send in your answer within seven days to: The Telegraph, 6 Prafulla Sarkar Street, Calcutta-700001.
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All correct entries will be eligible for a lucky draw. Watch this space on April 3 to see if you have bagged the prize.

 

Winner of the March 6 contest question:

G. Srinivas, Chakradharpur

 

Answer to last week’s contest question:

Mohammad Kaif

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