Derek O'Brien

I couldn’t have chosen a better time for a vacation in New York. What Arambagh is to the CPM, south Calcutta is to the Trinamul and Malda is to the Congress, NYC is to the Democrats. Even though the city’s most famous Senator’s name (Hillary Clinton) is not on the presidential ticket, the celebrations for an Obama win have already begun before Super Tuesday, November 4.The neighbourhood pubs have stocked up: beer for Barack, they say! Day after tomorrow I’ll stay up to witness history in a country where you can crack jokes about politicians and not get your window pane smashed!

YOUR QUESTIONS

1 The ancient Greeks believed the flight of the crane inspired Hermes to invent what?

Partha Mukherjee, Uluberia

2 Which Varanasi temple was built in 1780 by Maharani Ahilya Bai Holkar?

Sukumar Ghosh, Calcutta

3 Who scored the fastest triple hundred in Test cricket?

Anindita Roy, Calcutta

4 Lal Chand Usta was the architect of which Rajasthani landmark?

Paromita Sen, Haldia

5 Who is the author of the book titled Moon Walk?

Rahul Mehra, via e-mail

6 Which Indian sport has the largest number of members in a team?

Pritam Das, Calcutta

7 Which part of the heart gets its name from the Latin word for ‘belly’?

Tannishtha Bhattacharya, via e-mail

8 Beam, truss, arch and suspension are types of what?

Dhiman Das Gupta, Howrah

9 Which cricketer sponsors 200 underprivileged children through the NGO Apnalaya?

Asit Kumar Sen, Serampore

KNOW & GROW with DEREK

P.M. Sayeed of the Congress represented the Lakshadweep constituency 10 times without a break from 1967 to 2004.

ANSWER AND WIN

Which Indian city was founded in 1590 by Muhammad Quli?

Karan Bose, Howrah

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WINNER of the Answer and Win quiz published on 19/10/2008

Asit Kumar Sen, Serampore

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POINT OF VIEW

1. Identify this actor

2. Name this tennis player

ANSWERS

1 The Greek alphabet
2 Kashi Vishwanath temple
3 Virender Sehwag
4 Hawa Mahal
5 Michael Jackson
6 Snake boat racing
7 Ventricle
8 Bridges
9 Sachin Tendulkar

WHO AM I? Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio
POINT OF VIEW1 Genelia D’Souza
POINT OF VIEW 2 Juan Del Potro
ANSWER AND WIN Hyderabad