 | Derek O'Brien |
Many of my friends in the know are all bullish on gold — they tell me it is a great investment. My tryst with gold is restricted to two gold chains and a wedding ring. My heart whispers it’s more than that! Our bodies contain about 0.2 milligrams of gold, most of it in our blood. I also learn that over 20 per cent of the decorative gold used throughout the world is used in the threads of
Indian saris. With the price of gold skyrocketing, a seaside vacation sounds like a good idea. The most abundant source of gold on the planet is indeed the sea.
YOUR QUESTIONS
1. Which theatre actress’s autobiography is entitled Amar Katha?
Somnath De, Calcutta
2. Around the world, which tree is known by different names like ‘village pharmacy’, ‘nature’s drugstore’, and ‘heal all’?
Dr Vivek Madhukar, Jharkhand
3. Which cricketer was given an honorary doctorate by Leicester’s De Montfort University in 2011?
Aakash Kamal Misra, Calcutta
4. Who is the creator of Asian Paints’ mascot Gattu?
Brinda Biswas, Calcutta
5. To commemorate whose birthday is September 15, celebrated as Engineer’s Day in India?
Abhinanda Guha, Assam
6. Who was the first actor to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha?
Mohan Dey, Habra
7. In July 2000, which author was conferred the Honest Man of the Year Award by the Sulabh International Social Service Organization?
Ratul Mitra, via mail
8. The cultivation of which fruit was started in Nagpur in 1896 as a kitchen garden plant by Raghujiraje Bhonsle?
Ankita Arya, Calcutta
9. On January 1, 1900, 100,000 boxes of what did Queen Victoria send as a gift to troops in the Boer War?
Madhurima Basu Roy, Calcutta
KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK
In a treatment known as chrysotherapy, gold is used to control rheumatoid arthritis.
ANSWER & WIN
Which was the first country in the world to launch a family planning programme?
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Quiz published on 4.09.11
Madhurima Basu Roy, Calcutta
Chacma, Olive, Yellow, and Guinea are different species of which animal?
The answer is: Baboon
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1. Binodini Dasi
2. Neem
3. M.S. Dhoni
4. R.K. Laxman
5. Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya
6. Prithviraj Kapoor
7. Khushwant Singh
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