 | Derek O'Brien |
Robert Burns’ Auld Lang Syne has long been the traditional way to bring in the New Year. The poet wrote the piece in 1788 and it was set to the tune of a traditional folk song. The song has also been the inspiration behind the ever-popular Purano shei diner kotha composed by Rabindranath Tagore. As we robustly belt out the song tomorrow night, we will bid goodbye to another year gone by. 2012 had its ups, with London organising a successful Games; CERN announcing the discovery of a new particle; Curiosity, the Mars rover, giving us close-ups from the red planet’s surface, and KKR winning the IPL. But it had its downs too: Hurricane Sandy and Typhoon Bopha caused havoc; India witnessed the worst ever power blackout in history and our cricket team were mauled by England at home. Let’s pray that 2013 is a good year for all of us. Happy New Year!
YOUR QUESTIONS
1. Which is the most photographed monument in India?
Supriya Roy, Calcutta
2. Who was the first Indian Prime Minister to receive the Bharat Ratna?
Biswabrata Chatterjee, Guwahati
3. Bagheera Kiplingi, named after Rudyard Kipling and the panther in The Jungle Book, is a species of what?
Keerti Basu, Calcutta
4. In which category has the Nobel Prize never been shared by three laureates?
Mayank Aggarwal, Calcutta
5. What was described by MK Gandhi as an ‘outward symbol of truth and non-violence’?
Priyanka Roy, Ranchi
6. Which team defeated Chelsea to win the FIFA Club World Cup in 2012?
Rudranil Ghatak, Calcutta
7. Which painting has been called ‘the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world’?
Debak Roy, Calcutta
8. What are Octavo and Quarto the most common sizes of?
Angshuman Biswas, Calcutta
9. Where would you find the official resident cat with the title Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office?
Swarup Ghosh, Calcutta
KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK
2012 was declared by the UN as the International Year of Cooperatives and the International Year of Sustainable Energy. 2013 has been declared as the International Year of Water Cooperation and the International Year of Quinoa.
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Which Italian inventor set up the Vatican Radio in 1931?
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Quiz published on 16.12.12
Swarup Ghosh, Calcutta
Which king’s official seal bore the words Akal Sahai, meaning May God Help?
The answer is: Maharaja Ranjit Singh
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