 | Derek O'Brien |
Tapers, votives, pillars, tealights, floating, liturgical, novelty, birthday...found the connection? These are all different kinds of candles. Happy Diwali. The story goes that the earliest candles were made over 2000 years ago in China from — no, not wax — but, whale fat. After the sun, the candle became the new app (in today’s terminology) to tell time: the ones designed for this purpose might have had time measurements, usually in hours, marked along the wax. Stay safe as you light the candles this Diwali and spare a thought for the chandlers (candle-makers) who make them.
YOUR QUESTIONS
1. Which Indian monument houses two white marble mosques — the Moti Masjid and the Nagina Masjid?
Brotish Dey, e-mail
2. Which vegetable did the Egyptians bury along with their Pharaohs because it symbolised eternity?
Bhairav Sinha, Birbhum
3. Besides Terry Alderman, which player holds record for the most five-wicket hauls in an away country?
Amartya Lahiri, Calcutta
4. Which important monument did Biga Begum build in 1569-70, 14 years after the death of her husband?
Ketaki Palit, Calcutta
5. In the Hindi translation of which comics would you meet the characters Hakeem Vaidhix, Mukhiya Motumallix and Gavaiyañ Besurix?
Raoumi Mukherjee, e-mail
6. Which famous actor made his directorial debut with the 1974 film Manoranjan?
Vishaka Roy, Jamshedpur
7. In which desert will you come across the famous dune system Khongoryn Els?
Sudip Raha, Burdwan
8. Which poem written by TS Eliot was originally titled He do the Police in Different Voices?
Daipayan Halder, Howrah
9. The name of which animal is derived from a Native American word meaning ‘he who kills with one leap’?
Saswati Chatterjee, Calcutta
KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK
Candle industry research findings show that fragrance matters the most in selecting candles for home.
ANSWERN& WIN
Almost one-third of all our bones are located in which part of the human body?
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Quiz published on 9.10.11
Saswati Chatterjee, Calcutta
The loss of what, in human beings, is also known as Alopecia?
The answer is: Hair
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POINT OF VIEW
1. Identify this social activist
2. Identify this CEO
ANSWERS
1. Agra Fort
2. Onion
3. Richard Hadlee
4. Humayun’s Tomb
5. Asterix
6. Shammi Kapoor
7. Gobi Desert
8. The Waste Land
9. Jaguar
WHO AM I ? 
Karun Chandhok
POINT OF VIEW 1 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
POINT OF VIEW 2 Tim Cook
