 | Derek O'Brien |
For a heortophobic, 2010 would seem an ideal year. According to a ‘learned’ friend, this year we have lost out on around nine holidays, as they have fallen on the weekend. Heortophobia, by the way, is a fear of holidays. Interestingly, phobias are the most common mental illness among women in all groups and second among men above the age of 25. Enough on this for I am phobatrivaphobic — that’s one who has a phobia for trivial phobias.
YOUR QUESTIONS
1. In The Mahabharata, what was Draupadi’s pseudonym at King Virata’s palace?
Deepak Gupta, Uluberia
2. How do we popularly know the disease ‘Human African Trypanosomiasis’?
Soumendu Basak, Howrah
3. In 2009, who was awarded the ICC ‘T20 Player of the Year’ trophy?
Anirban Das, Calcutta
4. Tenali Rama, one of the Ashtadiggajas, was part of which Indian king’s court?
Souvick Mukherjee, DumDum
5. Which king was named after one of the drums of Guru Govind Singh?
Rohita Sengupta, Ranchi
6. Name the bird that enters a crocodile’s mouth to pick out food particles.
Priyanka De,Behala,Calcutta
7. Which National Park in Assam is located at the Bhutan border?
Kingshuk Ghosh, Calcutta
8. What is Oolong a variety of?
Soumyadeep Roy, Bally, Howrah
9. With which legendary Hollywood film would you associate the utterance ‘Rosebud’ ?
Subhankar Lahiri, Calcutta
KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK
National Science Day is celebrated every year on February 28. It was on this day that C.V. Raman discovered the Raman Effect.
ANSWER & WIN
According to legends, Jonathan Scobie designed which vehicle in 1869 to transport his invalid wife?
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Winner of the Answer and Win
Quiz published on 14.02.2010
Subhankar Lahiri, Calcutta
Which classical dance form was referred to as ‘Odra Magadhi’ in the Natya Shastra ?
The answer is Odissi
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POINT OF VIEW
1. Identify this politician from Zimbabwe
2. Identify this cricketer
ANSWERS
1. Malini
2. Sleeping sickness
3. Tillakaratne Dilshan
4. Krishna Deva Raya
5. Maharaja Ranjit Singh
6. Egyptian Plover
7. Manas National Park
8. Tea
9. Citizen Kane
WHO AM I ? Robert Pattinson
POINT OF VIEW 1 Morgan Tsvangirai (Prime Minister of Zimbabwe)
POINT OF VIEW 2 Alviro Peterson
