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Derek O'Brien |
This year, Anthony Allan, a professor at King’s College, London, was honoured with the Stockholm Water Prize. In 1992, Allan coined the term ‘virtual water’ to describe how much water is used to make things ready for our consumption, such as the shirt I’m wearing today. Recent research reveals that nearly 713 gallons of water are used to create my shirt. An apple only uses approximately 19 gallons. So, every time we use or eat something, ‘virtual water’ use go up by hundreds of gallons. Scary thought, when one considers 37 gallons go into making a cup of tea.
YOUR QUESTIONS
1 Jules Verne’s creation, Captain Nemo, was the captain of which ship?
Mayank Joshi, via e-mail
2 W.L. Granvil was the architect of which present Calcutta landmark?
Prahlad Ganguly, Calcutta
3 The first ever T20 International match was held between which two teams?
Ila Saha, Bankura
4 What is the name of Dennis the Menace’s pet cat?
Sreeparna Das, Jamshedpur
5 Which of India’s neighbours celebrates its Independence Day on February 4th?
Spandan Basu, Calcutta
6 India’s present President was the former Governor of which state?
Tushar Kanti Banerjee, Calcutta
7 Which planet was the first one to be discovered with a telescope?
Diganta Guha, Hooghly
8 Which type of hat derives its name from the Spanish word for shade?
Shipra Gupta, Nadia
9 The introduction of what made letters prepaid and untaxed?
Pritom Barua, Assam
KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK
According to WHO, from a world population of roughly 6.1 billion, more than 1 billion lack access to potable water.
TEN ON TEN
Who became Pharaoh of Egypt after the death of Akhenaton and Smenkhkare?
Suhashini Roy, via e-mail
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Identify this actress and food critic |
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POINT OF VIEW
 1.Identify this multiple Oscar Award winner
 2. Identify this footballer
ANSWERS
1 Nautilus in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
2 The Indian Museum
3 Australia and New Zealand
4 Hot Dog
5 Sri Lanka
6 Rajasthan
7 Uranus
8 Sombrero
9 Postage stamps
WHO AM I?  Madhur Jaffrey
POINT OF VIEW 1 Walt Disney
POINT OF VIEW 2 Claudio Pizzaro
TEN ON TEN Tutankhamen
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