 | Derek O'Brien |
We have just entered the Chinese year of the rabbit and look towards Goddess Saraswati’s blessings as we welcome the advent of spring. February 6, apart from being the day on which Singapore was founded, in 1819, or when New Zealand was established as a British colony in 1840, also marks a sad day for all Manchester United fans. On this day, in 1958, Flight 609 crashed while attempting to take off from Munich, killing eight members of the Red Devils’ team, fondly known then as Busbies Babes. On a lighter note, today is celebrated as Lame Duck Day.
YOUR QUESTIONS
1. Which planet has all its moons named after the characters of Shakespeare and Alexander Pope?
Srirupa Roy, Calcutta
2. According to tradition, the three N’s that an Indian Army soldier can die for are Naam (name), Namak (salt) and…?
Ambalika Dutta, Calcutta
3. Which famous Kathak dancer was initially known as Dukh Haran?
Boishali Bagchi, Durgapur
4. The name of which river means ‘Black Dragon River’ in Chinese ?
Mrinal Das, Calcutta
5. Who is the only person to have received a Nobel prize and an Oscar?
Ayan Guha, Howrah
6. By what name did M.F. Husain sign his series of paintings of Madhuri Dixit?
Madhura Sen, Bhubaneswar
7. Which American mathematician is known as ‘The Father of Information Theory’?
Sourjya Sarakar, Calcutta
8. In which language do most people converse daily in the Mathur village of Karnataka?
Pushpal Majumdar, Orissa
9. Which was the first vegetable grown in outer space in October, 1995?
Aritra Chakraborty, Varanasi
KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK
A lame duck is a usually a person holding an important portfolio who is about to be shown the door or is coming to the end of his or her tenure.
ANSWER & WIN
Which revolutionary adopted the alias Koba , David, Soso and Chiijikov to evade arrest?
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Winner of the Answer and Win
Quiz published on 23.1.11
Aritra Chakraborty, Varanasi
Which was the first song performed in outer space on March 8, 1969?
The answer is: Happy Birthday to You
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 | Name this astronomer |  |
POINT OF VIEW
1. Identify this painter
2. Identify this chef
ANSWERS
1. Uranus
2. Nishan(Flag)
3. Pt. Birju Maharaj
4. Amur
5. George Bernard Shaw
6. Fida
7. Claude Elwood Shannon
8. Sanskrit
9. Potato
WHO AM I ? 
Gerard Kuiper
POINT OF VIEW1 Francis Newton Souza
POINT OF VIEW2 Rachael Ray
