 | Derek O'Brien |
A friend has recently opened up a new café on one of the newly gentrified lanes off Gariahat in south Calcutta. The 15-seater has a no nonsense name — what else? Cafe! The spirit of adda over coffee dates back to 1675 when King Charles II proclaimed a ban on coffee houses in London. Men were allegedly neglecting their families to discuss business and politics over coffee. Good things too can happen over coffee. Like the story of Lloyd’s of London starting off as a modest coffee house where sailors, merchants, and ship owners shared shipping news. The spot for little cups and idle gossip soon turned into one of the world’s largest insurers. So go ahead, start your Sunday with a morning cuppa.
YOUR QUESTIONS
1. The site of which important building in Britain was originally a mulberry garden planted by King James I to rear silkworms?
Barnali Chanda, Calcutta
2. Within the enceinte to the south-east of which famous monument of India would you find a square tomb known as the Barber’s Tomb?
Duhita Banerjee, Calcutta
3. Who is the author of the 180-page fantasy novel, titled Mr Trumpy’s Caravan, which was discovered in 2011?
Sanglap Deb, Calcutta
4. Who captained the Indian team in their first away Test win and series victory?
Iman Sen, Howrah
5. What did Egyptians prepare from powdered galena, a type of crystal rock, and malachite powder?
Ashmita Paul, Jamshedpur
6. Which country is the world’s largest producer of apples?
Ajeya Roy Chowdhury, email
7. Who produces music under the label KM Musiq?
Sourirav Basu, Bashirhat
8. Which dish that literally means ‘fried flour’ in Chinese was acquired through Chinese immigrants on the West Coast of the U.S?
Basumita Majumdar, Siliguri
9. Associated Cement offered which cricketer his first job when he played for India?
Kanchana Das, Calcutta
KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK
Legend has it that Kaldi, an Ethiopian goatherder, discovered coffee after noticing that his goats, upon eating certain bright red berries (of the coffee plant) became so energetic that they did not want to sleep at night.
ANSWER & WIN
Sangli in Maharashtra is the largest and most important trading centre in the world for which spice?
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Quiz published on 2.10.11
Kanchana Das, Calcutta
Tarangam is traditionally associated with which form of Indian classical dance?
The answer is: Kuchipudi
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