Derek O'Brien

Quiz questions, purists say, need to always be authenticated from two to three ‘reliable published sources’. Is that always possible? For years I’ve been trying to find out why do women who are pregnant love eating pickles, phuchka, chaat and anything sour? My doctor friends shared the funda... Actually those women who crave for khatta khana need more salt and minerals because the placenta and the amniotic fluids around the foetus need a lot more sodium at this time. That is one possible explanation from a ‘reliable source’. If you have more fundas on this enlighten us on my twitter handle:quizderek.

YOUR QUESTIONS

1. In which city of Madhya Pradesh is Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport located?

Arunava Bhattacharya, Jamshedpur

2. Who wrote the book The English Roses meant for children?

Madhav Das, Hooghly, West Bengal

3. Which place in India was referred to as the ‘island of females’ by Marco Polo?

Meghna Roy, Midnapur, West Bengal

4. Super, Submarine, Sub-Glacial, Mud are some of the types of which geographical phenomenon?

Amlan Rakshit, Calcutta

5. Stacy Ann Ferguson is the female vocalist of which band?

Gaurav Chandak, Howrah, West Bengal

6. Who is the first Indian to score a century in an international Twenty20 match?

Archana Chatterjee, Calcutta

7. Which is the highest possible post in Indian army?

Suman Roy, Calcutta

8. According to a royal decree, which monument in London always has six ravens?

Chaiti Sengupta, Calcutta

9. In 1976, the city of Saigon was renamed as what?

Subinoy Dasgupta, Birbhum , West Bengal

KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK

Researchers have found out that a six-month old foetus has tiny eyebrows and eyelids. Around this time they can also respond to sound, in fact, the foetus can hear if one tries to talk or sing to it.

ANSWER & WIN

Which organisation in India has the motto ‘Industry, Impartiality,Integrity’?

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Name this actor

POINT OF VIEW

1. Identify this cricketer

 

 

2. Identify this author

 

 

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ANSWERS

1. Indore
2. Madonna
3. Minicoy
4. Volcano
5. Black Eyed Peas
6. Suresh Raina
7. Field Marshal
8. Tower of London
9. Ho Chi Minh City

WHO AM I ? Woody Harrelson
POINT OF VIEW 1 Tatenda Taibu
POINT OF VIEW 2 Rana Dasgupta (one of the winners of the 2010 Commonwealth writer’s Prize)