Derek O'Brien

What did you do on Independence Day? Hoist the Tricolour? Distribute sweets to the poor? Sadly, sleep or watch TV? There’s something special about the day that’s hard to define: what it means to be free. August seems to be the favourite month for breaking shackles. Over 30 countries celebrate their Independence Day this month. Of these, nine are in Asia — Afghanistan, Bahrain, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Pakistan and Singapore.

Your Questions

1 Which bad habit can people suffering from chronic onychophagia not give up?

Malabika Dutta, Burdwan

2 Which type of fighters derive their name from the Spanish word for ‘war’?

Karan Agarwal, via e-mail

3 Who was the author of an anthology of poetry called Children’s Whispers?

Pranjal Gupta, Calcutta

4 Snare, tambourine and timpani are types of which percussion instrument?

Sharmishtha Roy, via e-mail

5 Which element’s name is derived from Greek words meaning ‘maker of water’?

Deepali Nag, Howrah

6 The gorilla, chimpanzee, bonobo, and orangutan are collectively called what?

Anita Saha, Calcutta

7 In the Harry Potter books, what is the magical creature boomslang a type of?

Ajoy Das, Nadia

8 Which mammal’s tongue grows up to 45cm long to help it to eat from trees?

Promita Sen, Calcutta

9 Which body part does a chiropodist treat and take care of?

Barun Chatterjee, Calcutta

Know and grow with Derek

Bahrain, South Korea and Democratic Republic of Congo — all have their Independence Day on August 15.

TEN ON TEN

Which famous museum was originally built by Philip Augustus as a fortress?

Sagar Ghosh, via e-mail

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POINT OF VIEW

1. Identify this singer

2. Name this tennis player

Answers

1 Nail biting

2 Guerilla

3 Enid Blyton

4 Drum

5 Hydrogen

6 Great Apes

7 Snake

8 Giraffe

9 Feet

Who am I: Lee Iacocca
Point of view 1: Jordin Sparks
Point of View 2: Martina Navratilova

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