 | Derek O'Brien |
Let me start with a question. What connects the following dates: October 5, September 11, the last Friday in October, September 10, the Tuesday in the first complete week in May? Yes, you guessed right; they are all celebrated as Teachers’ Day in different countries. This is the day on which you fondly remember your math teacher who gave you a tough time in Class 8 or your geography teacher who cut your marks for spelling Uruguay incorrectly. What better occasion to say ‘Thank you’ to all those gurus than on the eve of India’s Teachers’ Day. Incidentally, the Sanskrit word guru comes from two words, ‘gu’, meaning darkness, and ‘ru’, meaning one who removes the darkness.
YOUR QUESTIONS
1. Which club was originally known as Newton Heath Lancashire and Yorkshire Railways Football Club?
Bikram Sharma, Guwahati
2. Which famous leader said “the real seat of taste was not the tongue but the mind”?
Mohaan De, Habra
3. An area within which a monument with high walls on three sides is reckoned to be Tipu Sultan’s “rocket court” or launch pad?
Dithi Sen, Calcutta
4. The red bump and itching caused by a mosquito bite is actually an allergic reaction to the mosquito’s __________
Subhranil Arya, Ranchi
5. Which festival, initiated by Jean Zay, is held annually in May at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès?
Prithvi Banerjee, Howrah
6. Until 1896, which country was the only source for diamonds in the world?
Ranajoy Ghosh, Birbhum
7. Kangra Tea traditionally belongs to which state of India?
Ankita Roy, Calcutta
8. Which temple was rebuilt by King Nara Narayana of Cooch Behar in 1665 after it had suffered destruction at the hands of foreign invaders?
Riddhi Chakraborty, Jalpaiguri
9. In 1905, which author became the first woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize?
Anwesha Dev Roy, Calcutta
KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK
Answers: 5 October – World Teachers’ Day.
Other Teachers’ Days:
11 September – Argentina,
Last Friday in October – Australia,
10 September – China,
Tuesday in first complete week in May – USA
ANSWER & WIN
Chacma, Olive, Yellow, and Guinea are different species of which animal?
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Winner of the Answer and Win
Quiz published on 21.08.11
Anwesha Dev Roy, Calcutta
Who has won a Grammy Award for the audio version of his best-selling book The Audacity Of Hope?
The answer is: Barack Obama
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POINT OF VIEW
1. Identify this author
2. Identify this social reformer
ANSWERS
1. Manchester United.
2. Mahatma Gandhi
3. Srirangapatna Fort
4. Saliva
5. The Cannes International Film Festival
6. India
7. Himachal Pradesh
8. Kamakhya Temple
9. Bertha von Suttner
WHO AM I ? 
Sitara Devi
POINT OF VIEW 1 William Dalrymple
POINT OF VIEW 2 Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
