Derek O'Brien

Who is the most translated author in the world? Unesco’s Index Translationum Top 50 has a surprise in store for Sherlock Holmes fans like me. Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot rule the roost. With a staggering 6,362 translations, dame Agatha Christie is well ahead of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1,871) and Shakespeare (3,435). There are other women in the Index. Among them, Enid Blyton (3,433) and — believe it or not — Barbara Cartland (3,315). Wonder why P.D. James is still missing from that list? And surprise, surprise, no J.K. Rowling. At the least not yet.

YOUR QUESTIONS

1 Who was the last Pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt?

Kuntal Bannerjee, Howrah

2 Which chapel was erected by architect Giovanni dei Dolci?

Somesh Ganguly, Calcutta

3 The names Avimukta, Anandavana and Rudravasa refer to which Indian city?

Sumita Roy, Siliguri

4 Which institution gets its name from a Greek word meaning ‘leisure, philosophy, lecture-place’?

Soumen Chatterjee, South 24 Parganas

5 Which European city evolved from the original settlement named Lutetia?

Swati Agarwal, Calcutta

6 Eastern, semi-Western and Western are grips used in which sport?

Kalyan Chakraborty, Midnapore

7 Which caravan tract was a communication route between the Roman and Chinese civilisations?

Parul Dutta, Calcutta

8 Which fictional character attended the same public school as Tony Blair?

Semanti Dey, Calcutta

9 Which connective tissue obtained from pigs and cows is used for cosmetic procedures?

Shanti Ranjan Saha, Calcutta

KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK

The number one on Unesco’s Index Translationum Top 50 is Disney (Walt) Productions (8,677) followed by Agatha Christie.

TEN ON TEN

In Japan, Karoshi refers to death caused by stress from what?

Chandrima Bhattacharya, via e-mailSend in your Q & As with your full name and address to: graphitiquiz@gmail.com

Identify this actress

POINT OF VIEW

1. Identify this head of state

2. Name this footballer

ANSWER

1 Cleopatra
2 The Sistine Chapel
3 Varanasi
4 School
5 Paris
6 Tennis
7 Silk Route
8 James Bond
9 Collagen

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POINT OF VIEW 1: Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
POINT OF VIEW 2: Frank Lampard