 | Derek O'Brien |
I’ve written in this column before about a television show for schools in Pakistan called MindGrind. My host in Lahore for every trip was the flamboyant Pakistani playboy in his 60’s, Salmaan Taseer, the governor of Punjab province and media mogul. He was gunned down by an assassin 10 days ago. Shocker. Salmaan wasn’t a buddy; at best a business associate who did not honour his payment commitments. Miffed, I hadn’t spoken to him for over a year. This glitch apart, Salmaan was a charming host, a free thinker who lived life to the full and loved India more than any other Pakistani I know. Salmaan, sorry we didn’t say goodbye. Rest In Peace, friend. Whatever be the prefix, let’s banish the seedy suffix from our lives this year. Is anyone listening?
YOUR QUESTIONS
1. According to UNESCO, who is the most translated author?
Pratik Patel, Jamshedhpur
2. According to popular belief, which painter started breathing after birth only when his uncle blew cigar smoke into his face?
Himangshu Agarwal, Calcutta
3. Which vehicle first appeared in Japan as ‘jin-riki-sha’, meaning ‘man powered carriage’?
Srimoyee Das, Calcutta
4. Which city in India got its name from two words meaning ‘betel nut’ and ‘market’ ?
Arpan Ghosh, Howrah
5. Who is the only Indian woman in Time Magazine’s list of 2010 World’s 100 Most Influential People?
Sagnik Roy Chowdhury, Birbhum
6. Which world leader is generally credited with starting the ‘V for Victory’ sign?
Priyanka Dey, Burdwan
7. Which is New Oxford American Dictionary’s 2010 Word of the Year, coined in Twitter?
Payal Ghosh, Calcutta
8. Who designed the cover for Jawaharlal Nehru’s Discovery of India?
Debasish Sharma, Asansol
9. The name for which method of cooking in high heat comes from the French word for ‘jumped’?
Tatini Mukherjee, Calcutta
KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK
The first national anthem of Pakistan was composed by the Lahore-based lyricist Jagannath Azad between August 9, 1947 and August 14, 1947. It was later changed twice.
ANSWER & WIN
What are the ‘Duchenne’, ‘Love’ and ‘Interested’, different types of?
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Quiz published on 2.1.11
Tatini Mukherjee, Calcutta
The name of which essential item in everyday use in India has come from the Sanskrit word for silver?
The answer is: Rupees (Rupiya)
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POINT OF VIEW
1. Identify this musician
2. Identify this animal behaviourist
ANSWERS
1. Agatha Christie
2. Pablo Picasso
3. Rickshaw
4. Guwahati
5. Aishwarya Rai
6. Winston Churchill
7. Refudiate
8. Satyajit Ray
9. Saute
WHO AM I ? 
Richard Branson
POINT OF VIEW1 Kathleen Hanna
POINT OF VIEW2 Kevin Richardson
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