Derek O'Brien

We conclude our tribute to India’s ‘quizzing ranis’. Meet Preyoshi Ganguli from Ballygunge Shiksha Sadan and St Xavier’s College, now at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade. She is the best I have seen on the circuit in the last decade. Smart, knowledgeable and, above all, humble. Another champion is Rituparna Dey (G.D. Birla school). A few years ago, she won the All-Asia BQC which was shot in Sri Lanka. It was only after she was crowned the winner did her teacher tell us that Rituparna had lost her father a few days ago. We salute you, young ladies.

YOUR QUESTIONS

1. Who was the vice-chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University from 2000-2002?

Juned Alam, Ahmadpur

2. Which is the only dog with a bluish-black tongue?

Subhro Sarkar, Bankura

3. Which US President was given the code name ‘Renegade’ by his Secret Service handlers?

Pramod Sinha, Calcutta

4. Which bird appears on the flag of Albania?

Preeti Das, Assam

5. The Royal Chitwan National Park is located in which Asian country?

Partha Sarkar, Calcutta

6. ‘Summer 2008: The gang of Punjab arrives with a bang!’ is the tagline of which 2008 film?

Nabajyoti Bharali, Sonari, Assam

7. Which Mughal emperor was born in 1483 in the principality of Fergana?

Madhab Mondol, Jamshedpur

8. Who was the only finance minister to present two budgets on his birthday?

Rohit Gutgutia, Calcutta

9. The name of which self-defence system means ‘way of spiritual harmony’ in Japanese?

Samaresh Saha, Calcutta

KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK

Nutcracker was the first all ladies’ team in the Open Quiz circuit. Scared Heart School, Jamshedpur have been the most dominant girls’ team in school quizzes on television.

ANSWER & WIN

Who is the author of India: From Midnight to the Millennium?

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Quiz published on 12.7.2009

Samaresh Saha, Calcutta.

Which food item literally means ‘paste’ in Italian?

The answer is Pasta.

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Name this actress

POINT OF VIEW

1. Who is this politician

2. Identify this football coach

ANSWERS

1 Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari
2 Chow Chow
3 Barack Obama
4 Eagle
5 Nepal
6 Singh is Kinng
7 Babur
8 Morarji Desai
9 Aikido

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