 | Derek O'Brien |
I received a very interesting query by mail the other day. Why do July and August have 31 days? Well, according to legend, July, which already had 31 days, was named after Julius Caesar. When Augustus became emperor, he wanted the following month to be named in his honour. But he could not accept that ‘his’ month had a day less. So he impressed upon the elders and ensured that a day was axed from February and added to his month — August. The Romans became wise and decided to stop naming the months after their kings.
YOUR QUESTIONS
1. The Trinidad Turn, the Bohio Turn and the Orchid Turn are parts of which man-made feature?
Subir Sinha Roy, via e-mail
2. ‘The Big Bopper’ was a nickname given to which sportsperson?
Daniel Murad, via-email
3. Around 1841, which item related to Christmas was introduced by Prince Albert in England?
Deepak Gomes, via-email
4. Which disease is referred as ‘tinnitus’ by doctors?
Anirban Das, Asansol
5. Hippology is the study of what?
Angshuman Das, Jamshedpur
6. Which planet is always surrounded by thick clouds of sulphuric acid?
Saheli Mukherjee, Durgapur
7. In southern India, what is drunk from a tumbler after being cooled using a ‘davarah’?
Subhrajyoti Das, Calcutta
8. Which Indian woman worked as the Police Advisor to the Secretary-General of the United Nations?
Sarbani Dasgupta, Baroda
9. What are produced in sizes like ‘folio’, ‘sixteenmo’ and ‘quarto’?
Mahua Sanyal, Calcutta
KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK
The Jantar Mantars were built by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur, when the then Mughal emperor, Muhammad Shah, gave him the task of revising calendar and astronomical tables.
ANSWER & WIN
Which snake, whose tail is composed of a series of hollow beads, gives birth to its offspring instead of laying eggs?
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Winner of the Answer and Win
Quiz published on 04.07.10
Mahua Sanyal, DumDum
What did Pope Clement VIII refer to as ‘Satan’s drink’ but later bless by ‘baptising’ it in 1600?
The answer is Coffee
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POINT OF VIEW
1. Identify this politician
2. Identify this footballer
ANSWERS
1. The Panama Canal
2. Muhammad Ali
3. Christmas Tree
4. Ringing in the ears
5. Horses
6. Venus
7. Coffee
8. Kiran Bedi
9. Books
WHO AM I? 
Cynthia Nixon
POINT OF VIEW1 Julia Gillard (Prime Minister of Australia)
POINT OF VIEW2 Arjen Robben
