 | Derek O'Brien |
A mad rush for the ‘cut-off marks’, admission lists gaping at you, or spoilt for choice…the last few months have been crazy! Good luck as you embark on a new collegian journey. Here is a bit of inspiration for those looking a little glum. In 2007, more than thirty years after Bill Gates dropped out from Harvard, he was awarded an honourary degree by his alma mater. James Cameron, film director, dropped out of college, married a waitress and landed up being a truck driver. Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, attended only six months of college. Tired of being called a dropout, Azim Premji of Wipro decided to get an engineering degree from Stanford at the age of 50. Just to share, this columnist attended only two years of college out of three…but that’s a story for another day.
YOUR QUESTIONS
1. Which Indian comic strip character has “a brain sharper than a needle and faster thana super computer”?
Snehasish Biswas, Howrah
2. Which commonly used spice is known as ‘Ruhan’ in Kashmiri?
Debabrata Bagchi, Calcutta
3. On which planet would you find a high plateau named Lakshmi Planum?
Ritaj Chakraborty, Calcutta
4. Which city’s eastern and western sectors were once connected by the Brandenburg gate?
Amrita Sarkar, Midnapore
5. According to Hindu mythology, whose abode is Mount Meru?
Paranjit Deb, Calcutta
6. Which word has been borrowed from a Tamil word meaning ‘spiced sauce’?
Arunima Chatterjee, Hooghly
7. The name of which cloud means ‘curl of hair’, used to describe clouds that look like locks of hair?
Baljit Bhatia, Jamshedpur
8. The name of which hill station in Maharashtra, established by John Chesson, means ‘five hills and the town’?
Ankur Mehta, Calcutta
9. Which was the first manmade object to move faster than the speed of sound?
Chaiti Majumdar, Calcutta
KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK
‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin, the renowned wrestler, dropped out of college with 17 hours left to finish his degree in physical education.
ANSWER & WIN
Who was the first cricketer to score a century on his Test debut and also his last Test?
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Winner of the Answer and Win
Quiz published on 26.06.11
Chaiti Majumdar, Calcutta
In Punjab, which festival is held about a fortnight ahead of the Ram Tirath Fair?
The answer is: Diwali
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POINT OF VIEW
1. Identify this classical dancer
2. Identify this sportsperson
ANSWERS
1. Chacha Chaudhary
2. Garlic
3. Venus
4. Berlin
5. Brahma
6. Curry
7. Cirrus clouds
8. Panchgani
9. A whip
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