Derek O'Brien

The countdown for the forthcoming general elections has begun. Soon, all those born before the year 1991 will stand in a serpentine queue, cast a vote through the electronic voting machine (EVM) and come out wearing the blue indelible ink on their index finger signifying their participation in the greatest celebration of democracy. Did you know that the word ‘elect’ comes from a Latin word ‘eligere’ meaning ‘to pick’?

YOUR QUESTIONS

1. Which festival of Tamil Nadu takes its name from the Tamil word meaning ‘to boil’?

Sujata Pandit, Calcutta

2. Who originally drew the comic strip, Mandrake the Magician?

Ali Hyder Raza, Calcutta

3. Which non-marsupial mammal in Australia is also called warrigal?

Paromita Dey, Birbhum

4. In 1968, the town of Gzhatsk in Russia was renamed after which famous personality?

Trina Dutta, Calcutta

5. Frances Ethel Gumm was the original name of which singer and actress?

Subir Roy, Jamshedpur

6. The two principal parts of which falls are separated by Goat Island?

Ragini Banerjee, Siliguri

7. Who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921 for his explanation of the photoelectric effect?

Chandrima Nag, Calcutta

8. Hybrid tea is a variety of which flower?

Rishi Sen, Calcutta

9. Which monument was dedicated by President Grover Cleveland on October 28, 1886?

Samaresh Saha, Calcutta

KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK

The first General Elections of independent India were held in 1951-52.

ANSWER & WIN

Who served as professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at the University of Oxford from 1936-52?

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Winner of the Answer and Win

Quiz published on 15.3.2009

Samaresh Saha, Calcutta.

In 2004, who became the youngest player to captain a team in an ODI?

The answer was Rajin Saleh.

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POINT OF VIEW

1. Name this actress

2. Identify this political leader

ANSWERS

1 Pongal
2 Lee Falk
3 Dingo
4 Yury Gagarin
5 Judy Garland
6 Niagara Falls
7 Albert Einstein
8 Rose
9 The Statue of Liberty

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