 | Derek O'Brien |
There is enough newsprint already on the football final so why don’t we stick to quizzing instead. Some more questions asked by Answering Service at the DI Monthly Open. 1) What did the words ‘Cave Canem’ inscribed in front of many ancient excavated Roman villas mean? 2) If Matthew Hayden used the Mongoose bat in IPL3 who courted controversy by using the ‘Combat’? 3) Which war of the 1960s, where a newly independent nation defeated a colonial power, did Henry Kissinger call, “the perfect war”?
YOUR QUESTIONS
1. ‘It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness’ is the motto of which organisation?
Aniket De, Howrah
2. The Rose of Sharon is the national flower of which country?
Santosh Sahani, Burnpur
3. The rivers Kama and Oka are tributaries of which river?
Shweta Majumdar, Jamshedpur
4. Which Czech-born author worked in Prague for an Italian insurance company in 1907-08?
Saheli Saha, Asansol
5. On 12 May 2010, Sarosh Homi Kapadia was sworn in which post?
Ayush Dalmia, Calcutta
6. Which creation by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga was accepted in 1971?
Indranil Das, Howrah
7. Who directed the 2010 film 'Robin Hood'?
Raahul Nathany, Calcutta
8. Which state In India was the first to implement VAT?
Anand Narayan, Calcutta
9. Whose autobiography is titled ‘Freedom in exile’?
Arunava Bose, Calcutta
KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK
ANSWERS:
1) Beware of dogs.
2) Dennis Lillee. Combat was his aluminum bat.
3) Operation Vijay in 1961 which liberated Goa.
ANSWER & WIN
On March 29, 1974, Mariner 10 came within 460 miles of which planet?
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Winner of the Answer and Win
Quiz published on 27.06.10
Arunava Bose, Calcutta
Which Indian was a special invitee along with Pablo Picasso at the Sao Paulo Biennial in 1971?
The answer is Maqbool Fida Husain
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POINT OF VIEW
1. Identify this politician
2. Identify this footballer
ANSWERS
1. Amnesty International
2. South Korea
3. Volga
4. Franz Kafka
5. Chief Justice of India
6. The FIFA World Cup Trophy
7. Ridley Scott
8. Haryana
9. Dalai Lama
WHO AM I ? 
Mahie Gill
POINT OF VIEW1 Nick Clegg
POINT OF VIEW2 Lucas Podolski
