 | Derek O'Brien |
How should I wish you on your birthday….write an ode for you, do a quiz on you, garland you…or may be just thank you for being there! I am sure your three Nobel Laureates Rabindranath Tagore (professor of Bengali), C.V. Raman (professor of Palit), Amartya Sen (student of Economics) are sending in their warm wishes from wherever they are. Women too have a soft corner for you for housing the first college for women in India, the Bethune College in 1879. And turning 154 tomorrow, do you still remember Bankim Chandra Chatterjee and Judoo Nath Bose, the firsts in India whom you granted their B.A. degrees? The University of Calcutta, may your life be all the more fulfiled.
YOUR QUESTIONS
1. The colours of which cricket club is fondly referred to as ‘egg and bacon’?
Debroop Chakraborty, Calcutta
2. In Israel, which disease is known as ‘Mexico flu’?
Arunava Majumdar, Howrah
3. Who wrote The English Roses, that became the fastest-selling children’s picture book in Britain?
Ishaani Pathak, Jamshedpur
4. According to United Nations World Tourism Organisation, which is the most visited country of 2010?
Rajarshi Bagchi, Durgapur
5. In The Mahabharata , who among the Pancha Pandavas was also called Vallava ?
Sharmishtha Roy, Asansol
6. Who was the first Indian ruler to maintain a permanent standing army?
Himani Dalmiya, Calcutta
7. Which animal gets its name from South Africa’s Afrikaans language meaning ‘earth pig’?
Ankush Barua, Assam
8. Which country still uses its traditional name ‘Mahaldheebiyya’ on its National Emblem?
Lahama Chanda, Bhubaneshwar
9. Which author first patented and marketed a self-pasting scrapbook in 1872?
Sayantini Raha, Calcutta
KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK
The Convocation Address of Calcutta University was delivered in Bengali for the first time in 1937. It was Rabindranath Tagore who did the honour.
ANSWER & WIN
Which was the first song performed in outer space on March 8, 1969?
For Answer and Win, send a quiz question of your own along with the answer. The prize will go to the reader with the correct answer and the best question. Send in answers with your full name and address to: graphitiquiz@gmail.com
Quiz published on 9.1.11
Sayantani Raha, Calcutta
Which continent has the most number of Commonwealth members?
The answer is: Africa
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POINT OF VIEW
1. Identify this actor
2. Identify this photographer
ANSWERS
1. Marylebone Cricket Club
2. Swine Flu
3. Madonna
4. France
5. Bhima
6. Chandragupta Maurya
7. Aardvark
8. Maldives
9. Mark Twain
WHO AM I ? 
Zaha Hadid
POINT OF VIEW1 Ashton Kutcher
POINT OF VIEW2 Raghu Rai
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