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What’s common to these pieces of information: Monarch butterfly is the national insect of Canada, Gaius Flavius Antoninus is the supposed assassin of Julius Caesar, and the Bicholim Conflict was a war between the Portuguese rulers of Goa and the Maratha Empire that took place from mid-1640 to early 1641? All of them, listed in Wikipedia at some point of time, are incorrect. While Wikipedia is a handy tool for acquiring information, one should not take every fact at face value. By its very nature, it is open to be edited by any user, creating multiple chances of errors and misinformation. So, do use it for quick reference, but don’t forget to double check.
YOUR QUESTIONS
1 Which heritage building in India gets a cleansing facelift with multani mitti or Fuller’s earth?
Sukanya Ghosh, Calcutta
2 Who was part of the NGO Tiger Watch and received the International Valour Award for Bravery in Conservation in 1983?
Salim Ali, Calcutta
3 What type of plants are Sundew, Bladderwort, Venus’ Fly Trap and Pitcher?
Mridul Bhattacharya, Ranchi
4 Of the two green stars on the Syrian flag, if one represents Syria, what does the other represent?
Mihir Sen, Calcutta
5 Which is the highest number of candidates that an Electronic Voting Machine in India can support?
Ashrujit Roy, Calcutta
6 Which author directed the famous drama Bhoot Gari adapted for the stage by Khwaja Ahmed Abbas?
Prateek Nandy, Guwahati
7 Which cricketer bowled the first-ever delivery in World Cup history?
Roshan Ganeriwal, Calcutta
8 The name Mahabalipuram is associated with which sport in India?
Aditya Bose, Calcutta
9 In 1828, Captain G W Lloyd and G W Grant came across which place while on a visit to Sikkim and decided to develop it as a health resort?
Mrigyanka Basu Chatterjee, Calcutta
KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK
Wikiality is a term used to refer to the phenomenon where a wrong bit of information on Wikipedia slowly spreads amongst the masses to such an extent that it starts being regarded as correct.
ANSWER & WIN
In which Indian city was the first computer in the country, HEC-2M, installed?
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Quiz published on 6.01.13
Mrigyanka Basu Chatterjee, Calcutta
Which country has the largest postal network in the world with over 1,54,979 post offices?
The Answer is: India
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1 Taj Mahal
2 Fateh Singh Rathore
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4 Egypt
5 64
6 Bhisham Sahni
7 Madan Lal
8 Wrestling
9 Darjeeling
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