These past four years have zoomed by faster than a Greyhound bus on a lonely American highway. With 365 electoral votes to John McCain’s 173, Barack Hussein Obama created history by becoming the first African American to be elected President of the United States. His victory speech...“If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.” 1,400 days on as I watched the Obama/ Romney face offs on US television networks I could not but feel that the President has lost much of his messianic halo. Will that cost him the most powerful job in the world? Let the quiz master turn into a poll pundit and not just say ‘too close to call’...Obama again. But only just.
YOUR QUESTIONS
1 Which award is the Indian equivalent of the Medal of Honor in the United States, and the Victoria Cross in the United Kingdom?
Soumen Ghosh, Calcutta
2 Which continent accounts for approximately 89 per cent of death from malaria, worldwide?
Tapan Samadder, Calcutta
3 The word ‘biro’ is often used as a generic term for which stationery item?
Nirnay Chatterjee, Calcutta
4 Which form of public transport, still prevalent in Calcutta, was discontinued in Mumbai in 1964?
Paroma Bose, Calcutta
5 Who is the first bowler from Kerala to have to his credit a Ranji Trophy hat-trick?
Sudipto Dey, Calcutta
6 The motto of which organisation is ‘Shano Varuna’, meaning ‘May the Lord of the Oceans be Auspicious Unto Us’?
Mayurika Choudhury, Calcutta
7 Who was the first person to use the term ‘radioactivity’?
Namrata Paul, Calcutta
8 Which was the the first work of fiction in English to win the Sahitya Akademi Award?
Debrup Roy, Calcutta
9 The spanish name for which reptile is Matatoro, which means ‘bull killer’?
Aditya Palit, Calcutta
KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK
Since 2000, the convenience store 7-11 has launched a campaign called Slurpee Summit, where people order red slurpees for Republicans, and blue for Democrats. The results, though unscientific, are more than often accurate.
ANSWER & WIN
Who was New Zealand High Commissioner to India in Delhi from 1984 to 1989?
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Winner of the Answer and Win
Quiz published on 14.10.12
Aditya Palit, Calcutta
Code Jam is an international programming competition hosted by which organisation?
The Answer is: Google
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POINT OF VIEW
1. Identify this singer
2. Identify this sportsperson
ANSWERS
1 Param Vir Chakra
2 Africa
3 Ballpoint pen
4 Tram
5 S Sreesanth
6 Indian Navy
7 Marie Curie
8 The Guide
9 Green Anaconda
WHO AM I ?
David Ogilvy
POINT OF VIEW 1
K.J. Yesudas
POINT OF VIEW 2
Heather Watson
