 | Derek O'Brien |
Do you know who was the only President of the USA (POTUS) to resign from office? For seasoned quizzards, that would be a silly full toss pulled away for 10 easy points. Today is that man’s birthday; the former POTUS whose name history will always tag with that nine-letter bogey word: you got it, Watergate. Journalists worldwide use this suffix (gate) to denote any political or financial swindle. Each continent has had its share of ‘-gate’ scandals: in Germany, the ‘Waterkantgate’, in Greece the ‘Pasokgate’, in New Zealand the ‘Grannygate’, in France the ‘Henrygate’. Closer home the ‘IPLgate’ and other assorted ‘gates’. Whatever be the prefix, let’s banish the seedy suffix from our lives this year. Is anyone listening?
YOUR QUESTIONS
1. Which large bird has 4-in long claws on each foot, and a kick powerful enough to kill a lion?
Soumitro Roy, Calcutta
2. Which popular Indian fictional character is said to study at Albert Mission School?
Siddhartha Dutta, Calcutta
3. On whose birthday are the National Bravery Awards announced every year in India?
Dibyaroop Ghosh, Calcutta
4. Which ancient Indian king had statues of himself installed at the portals of Tirupati Temple?
Siddhartha S. Roy, Calcutta
5. In humans, what is determined by the amount and type of pigments in the iris of the eye?
Sanjoy Chowdhury, Malda
6. Which UNESCO World Heritage site was built under the orders of Hamida Bano Begum?
Suvayan Bhattacharya, Calcutta
7. In 350 A.D., a Chinese dictionary cited what (item of consumption) for the first time by the name Erh Ya?
Siddhartha Nath, Calcutta
8. The largest state of Brazil is named after which geographical feature?
Taposh Dasgupta, Cuttack
9. What was the common name for the first perfora-ted stamp to be issued in 1850?
Amritava Banerjee, Bhubaneswar
KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK
In the 1930s, the Watergate complex was popular for the orchestra performances that were presented on a floating stage on the Potomac River, while the listeners seated themselves on the 40 stone steps that marched up towards the Lincoln Memorial.
ANSWER & WIN
Which continent has the most number of Commonwealth members?
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Winner of the Answer and Win
Quiz published on 26.12.10
Amritava Banerjee, Bhubaneshwar
The orange colour in the flag of Bhutan stands for what?
The answer is: Buddhism
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POINT OF VIEW
1. Identify this cricketer
2. Identify this author
ANSWERS
1. Ostrich
2. Swami (from Malgudi Days)
3. Jawaharlal Nehru
Krishnadeva Raya
Eye colour
Humayun’s Tomb
Tea
The Amazon river
Penny Red
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