 | Derek O'Brien |
My ma’s living room is filled with dozens of family photographs. Only one poster though. A neatly framed black and white close-up (no, not a pic of a young Neil ’Brien, her spouse for 52 years) of her all time filmi hero Dev Anand. Tomorrow makes it one year since Dev Anand met the Director in the Sky. My ma still fondly remembers him as Raju in his first colour film Guide. Later, he co-produced the English version of the film with Nobel Laureate Pearl S Buck. His unforgettable performances in Baazi, Taxi Driver, Hare Rama Hare Krishna and Jewel Thief continue to enthrall us today, as they did a generation ago.
YOUR QUESTIONS
1. Who was the first woman to be elected a fellow of the Statistical Society of Britain, now the Royal Statistical Society, by virtue of her contribution to army statistics?
Nilanjana Basu, Calcutta
2. Who proclaimed himself to be President of Life, Conqueror of the British Empire, and King of Scotland?
Modhura Roy, Calcutta
3. Which animal’s name means Barking Dog in Latin?
Ranjit Roy, Calcutta
4. After which leader is the largest city in Vietnam named?
Indrojit Mitra, Calcutta
5. What is formed by the intersection of Seventh Avenue, 42nd Street, and Broadway?
Arunav Dasgupta, Calcutta
6. In response to what was the first version of the maritime treaty, International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, passed?
Peter Gomez, Calcutta
7. Which President’s wife is the only woman whose portrait appeared on a US currency note?
Sohail Hamid, Jamshedpur
8. Arguably, who is the most famous person buried in L’Hôtel national des Invalides (The National Residence of the Invalids), in Paris?
Soham Ghoshal, Ranchi
9. The name of which toy is widely believed to mean ‘come come’ in a language in the Philippines?
Venkatesh Menon, Calcutta
KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK
In 1949, Dev Anand and his brother Chetan Anand formed their own production house Navketan Films. Their first production, Afsar, was based on Nikolai Gogol’s novel The Government Inspector.
ANSWER & WIN
Which organisation won a record number of U.S. patents in 2011, its 19th straight year on top?
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Quiz published on 18.11.12
Venkatesh Menon, Calcutta
According to a survey done by Bloomsbury, who has been voted as the favourite character in the Harry Potter universe?
The Answer is: Severus Snape
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