 | Derek O'Brien |
To tell you the truth I have never been much of a cat lover, but I have always loved Cats. Am I sounding
confusing? Not really, if you notice that the second mention of the feline starts with a capital and is in
italics…which simply means that I am talking about Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Cats, the second-longest running show on Broadway, after The Phantom of the Opera. Based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by
T.S. Eliot, the musical is about a tribe of cats called the Jellicles. I had the good fortune of seeing the musical a few years ago and loved every moment of it: from the moment Rum Tum Tugger comes on, to Grizabella’s soulful rendition of Memory, to Old Deutronomy’s final Ad-Dressing of the Cats. Who can forget the mischievous
Mongojerrie and Rumpelteazer, the mysterious Mr. Mistoffellees,the clever Skinbleshanks, the master criminal Macavity and the troupe of dancing, jumping and cart-wheeling cats. There’s no business like show business!
YOUR QUESTIONS
1. According to the International Olympic Committee, how much gold did the gold medals presented at the London Olympics 2012, contain?
Satyajit Chakraborty, Jalpaiguri
2. Fictional detectives Tommy and Tuppence, the duo that launched a detective agency called Young Adventures Ltd, were recurring characters in which author’s books?
Abhishek Mondal, Calcutta
3. Nagoa, Jallandhar and Ghoghla are sea beaches located in which Union Territory of India?
Nilanjan Maitra, Calcutta
4. Who is the first scientist from Pakistan to win a Nobel Prize in Physics?
Soumendu Ganguli, Burdwan
5. Which amusement park has a plaque that reads, ‘Here you leave today and enter the world of yesterday, tomorrow and fantasy’?
Sayandeep Roy, Calcutta
6. Which organisation awards the Hubbard Medal, for distinction in exploration, discovery, and research?
Atri Sengupta, Calcutta
7. Princess, Matinee and Opera are names of necklaces made of which locally available gemstone?
Kaustav Bannerjee, Calcutta
8. Who was the first actor to appear on the cover of Time magazine?
Priyanka Ghosh, Calcutta
9. What is a sentence that uses all 26 letters of the alphabet at least once, called?
Debottam Roy, Calcutta
KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK
Interestingly the most famous song from the musical, Memory, was not composed by Webber. It was composed by Trevor Nunn.
ANSWER & WIN
Who is the most quoted female author in the Oxford English Dictionary?
For Answer and Win, send a quiz question of your own along with the answer. The prize will go to the reader with the correct answer and the best question. Send in answers with your full name and address to: graphitiquiz@gmail.com'
Winner of the Answer and Win
Quiz published on 23.09.12
Debottam Roy, Calcutta
The name of which national park in India translates to ‘ten villages’?
The Answer is: Dachigam National Park
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 | Identify thiscricketer |  |
POINT OF VIEW
1. Identify this music director
2. Identify thispolitician
ANSWERS
1. 6 grams
2. Agatha Christie
3. Diu
4. Abdus Salam
5. Disneyland, Florida
6. National Geographic Society
7. Pearl
8. Charlie Chaplin
9. Pangram
WHO AM I ? 
Rohit Sharma
POINT OF VIEW 1 Sneha Khanwalkar
POINT OF VIEW 2 Chaudhary Ajit Singh
