 | Derek O'Brien |
I had my first mango of the season last week. Late, but it’s the old theory of delaying it a bit... to miss the sour one too early in the season...Not so surprising that I missed the early-season Bombais. The Alphonso may be considered by many to be the king among the thousand-plus varieties of this subcontinental fruit, but I am sure that many of you share my view that the exotically sweet Gulab Khas, the deliciously fleshy Langra and the heavenly Himsagar, are the preferred favourites of us Calcuttans. Then, of course, some swear by the Lakshman Bhog, while others wait impatiently for their Kishen Bhog. Enough banter, let me get back to my juicy Mangifera indica.
YOUR QUESTIONS
1. The anthem of the European Union is a classical piece composed by which famous composer?
Arjun DasGupta, Calcutta
2. Which India-born scientist and Nobel Laureate wrote Newton’s Principia for the Common Reader?
Reshmi Roy, Howrah
3. Which comic strip character is the astronaut’s personal safety mascot?
Poulomi Deb, Asansol
4. In the Mahabharata, who narrated the story of the Kurukshetra war to Dhritarastra?
Kunal Karmakar, Durgapur
5. This body spray is called Lynx in the U.K, what is it called in France?
Riya Basu, Jamshedpur
6. Who was the first person other than one of the royals to appear on a British stamp?
Tiana Sen, Calcutta
7. Which animal gets its name from the Telugu word mungeesa?
Imon Sen, Calcutta
8. Which popular Indian sport is called ‘guddo’ in Indonesia?
Sourabh Rakshit, Tripura
9. According to a research by University of Manchester, for which activity do we need 34 facial muscles and approximately 112 postural muscles?
Samaresh Saha, Calcutta
KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK
In 2007, Harley Davidson motorcycles finally cruised into Indian roads in exchange for Indian mangoes that hit the US stores for the first time in 18 years.
ANSWER & WIN
What objects, commonly 1mm to 2mm in diameter, are shaped like parachutes, hamburger buns and spheres?
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Quiz published on 15.05.11
Samaresh Saha, Calcutta
What are Kleenex, the long-sleeved shirt, the hattrick, the buddy system and the grab-bag, different methods of?
The answer is: Cheating in exams
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POINT OF VIEW
1. Identify this sportsperson
2. Identify this singer
ANSWERS
1. Ludwig van Beethoven
2. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
3. Snoopy
4. Sanjay
5. Axe
6. William Shakespeare
7. Mongoose
8. Kabaddi
9. Kissing
WHO AM I ? 
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POINT OF VIEW1 M.C. Mary Kom
POINT OF VIEW2 John Denver
