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Derek O'Brien |
Here’s something interesting that I came across, which I thought I would share with you. Have you ever wondered why there is no egg in eggplant, no ham in a hamburger; or why a Guinea pig is neither from Guinea, nor is it a pig? If it’s one goose many geese, why isn’t the plural of moose, meese? It gets more confusing! If teachers taught, why didn’t preachers praught? If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat? Why do people recite at a play but play at a recital? How can a slim chance and a fat chance mean the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? You have a nose that runs and feet that smell. Your house can burn up as it burns down; you fill in a form by filling it out and an alarm goes off by going on.
YOUR QUESTIONS
1. What is the term for an intentional hidden message or feature in a computer program, web page or video game?
Samir Kumar Maulick, Burdwan
2. For excellence in which field is the Vyas Samman awarded in India?
Subir Kumar Das, North 24 Parganas
3. Who was the first woman and civilian to fly into space?
Sunita Pal, Bhubaneswar
4. Who made his directorial debut with the film Pehla Nasha in 1993?
Indranil Saha, Calcutta
5. James Gosling is known as the father of which programming language?
Atriz Roy, Calcutta
6. Which statue, in Karnataka, is one of the largest monolith structures in the world?
Sayani Paul, Calcutta
7. Which sportsperson authored the book Success Vs Joy?
Mouli Pradhan, Darjeeling
8. Which fictional character created by Agatha Christie was named an Honorary Famous Belgian by Belgium’s tourist board?
Souvik Roy, Calcutta
9. Which game was named after the country estate of the Duke of Beaufort, in Gloucestershire, where it is believed to have first been played?
Arijeet Bhattacharya, Calcutta
KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK
While Panama hats actually originated in Ecuador, most modern chalk sticks are made of Gypsum. The peanut is not a nut in the botanical sense, it’s a legume and the funny bone is not actually a bone but a nerve.
ANSWER & WIN
Richard Robbins and which other musician composed music for the Ismail Merchant film The Mystic Masseur?
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Winner of the Answer and Win
Quiz published on 15.04.12
Arijeet Bhattacharya, Calcutta
Which Hindu god shares his name with a term used by Jewish people for a week-long mourning period?
The answer is: Shiva
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POINT OF VIEW
 1. Identify this cricketer
 2. Identify this author
ANSWERS
1. Easter egg
2. Literature
3. Valentina Tereshkova
4. Ashutosh Gowariker
5. Java
6. Gomateshwara
7. Geet Sethi
8. Hercule Poirot
9. Badminton
WHO AM I ?  Hard Kaur
POINT OF VIEW 1 Sunil Narine
POINT OF VIEW 2 Leo Tolstoy
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