Start your Sunday by trying this food quiz. 1) With which community would you associate the dish Dhansak, traditionally made on Sundays since it takes a long time to prepare? 2) Which cuisine, introduced during the reign of the Nawab Asaf-ud-Daulah, over 200 years ago in Awadh, literally means ‘choking off the steam’? 3) Owing to its thin flat shape, the name of which food item is derived from the French for ‘knife blade’ and the Latin word Lamella? 4) What did the first Nizam choose as the official emblem of the Asaf Jahi dynasty? 5) If it is known as Pallu macchi in Telugu, what do we call it in Bengali?
YOUR QUESTIONS
1. Who was the first Indian sportsman to win medals at the Winter Asian Championships? Debasis Acharya, Calcutta
2. Which is Rabindranath Tagore’s only major poem written directly in English? Biswanath Bhattacharya, Calcutta
3. According to the Guiness Book of World Records, which is the oldest international football ground still hosting international games? Indrani Ray, Calcutta
4. Which President co-authored the book Judo: History, Theory, Practice? Pranjal Kishore Sharmah, Assam
5. Which sound is caused by the vibration of the upper esophageal sphincter in the human body? Sayani Biswas, Calcutta
6. Austenitic, ferritic, martensitic and duplex are the four main types of which industrial material? Ravi Agarawal, Calcutta
7. The Fifi awards are presented to acknowledge and honour creativity in which field? Diya Bhattacharya, Calcutta
8. In which ancient city are the Jataka tales set? Ankush Bhadra, Calcutta
9. Which daily activity can be done by Modified Bass, Modified Charters, Fones or by the Leonard technique? Sonia Mitra, Calcutta
KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK
Here are the answers: 1) Parsi; 2) Dum Pukht; 3) Omelette; 4) Kulcha; 5) Ilish
ANSWER & WIN
If a foreign national came to India with an M Visa, what would it signify?
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Quiz published on 19.08.12
Sonia Mitra, Calcutta
In 2008, Duran Duran became the first band to perform in which famous museum?
The Answer is: The Louvre
Quiz published on 19.08.12
Sonia Mitra, Calcutta
In 2008, Duran Duran became the first band to perform in which famous museum?
The Answer is: The Louvre
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1. Shiva Keshavan
2. The Child
3. Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
4. Vladimir Putin
5. Burp
6. Stainless steel
7. The fragrance industry
8. Varanasi
9. Brushing of teeth
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