 | Derek O'Brien |
Next week is a huge week. No, I am not talking only about Friday, the thirteenth. Tomorrow, the world will celebrate the 150th birthday of a Ramtanu Lahiri professor of Bengali of The University of Calcutta from 1932-33. You have obviously understood his importance by now. If you have not here are a few more clues: 1. The Chinese scholar, Liang Qichao presented him the name, Zhu Zhendan which translates as ‘thunder of the oriental dawn’. 2. He named Victoria Ocampo, Vijaya and dedicated his collection of poems, Purabi to her. 3. He made a film, Natir Puja in 1932, which is a recording of his 1926 dance drama. Though not a single copy is available, it is said that he himself wrote the screenplay, composed the background music and played the role of Upali.
YOUR QUESTIONS
1. The name of which Greek queen means ‘renowned in her ancestry’?
Anutosh Biswas, Calcutta
2. Which is the only animal in the world with W-shaped pupils?
Mahijit Mondal, Bankura
3. When tea is harvested only the top two inches are picked. What are these called?
Urmi Gayen, Calcutta
4. In Chinese what is referred to as Chi Dao or Red Hot Path?
Sanjib Hazra, Birbhum
5. The name of which colour comes from the Indo-European root ‘kweit’ meaning ‘to shine’?
Priyadarshini Basu, Calcutta
6. Which fictional character was portrayed almost 20 times by Olympic swimming champion Johnny Weissmuller?
Dipayan Basak, Durgapur
7. Which game, then known as ‘wiff-waff’ originated in Britain during the 1880s, where it was played among the upper-class as a parlour game?
Sharmishtha Dutta, Calcutta
8. Which popular food item is referred to as ‘pommes frites’ in Belgium?
Ankur Roy, Calcutta
9. Which island is described in the Tanjore inscription of 1050 A.D as Nakkavaram, meaning ‘the land of the naked’?
Souvik Dey, Howrah
KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK
Rabindranath Tagore dedicated his famous dance drama Tasher Desh (Kingdom of Cards) to Subhas Chandra Bose
ANSWER & WIN
In 1934 under the ground of which European heritage building did Mussolini’s government inject tons of cement to reduce its tilt?
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Quiz published on 24.04.11
Souvik Dey, Howrah
According to International Flavours and Fragrance, which is the most popular ice-cream flavour in the world?
The answer is: Vanilla
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POINT OF VIEW
1. Identify this dancer
2. Identify this media person
ANSWERS
1. Cleopatra
2. Cuttlefish
3. Flushes
4. Equator
5. White
6. Tarzan
7. Table tennis
8. French fries
9. Nicobar Islands
WHO AM I ? 
Michael Phelps
POINT OF VIEW1 Shovana Narayan
POINT OF VIEW2 Pritish Nandy
