Derek O'Brien

Phew! What a year has it been! We do not even want to look back and ruminate over the gory details. It feels nice to close the year on an optimistic note: the government is trying to attract students for a career in science with scholarships. That’s great news but what about English literature students? I am sure they wouldn’t be left out. Hold on to hope boys and girls because it is the last thing to come out of Pandora’s Box. Here’s wishing all the readers a happy and safe New Year.

YOUR QUESTIONS

1 Which country has conferred the title of ‘Datuk’ on Shah Rukh Khan?

Sujoy Mitra, Calcutta

2 Which superhero was brought up by Alfred Pennyworth when he was orphaned?

Snehalata Das, Bokaro

3 Before birth, which organ produces red and white blood cells in human foetuses?

Probir Mukherjee, Calcutta

4 What are known as baboon spiders in Africa?

Sandhya Majumdar, Calcutta

5 Who first proposed that Saturn was surrounded by a thin flat ring?

Dipak Sen, Calcutta

6 Jhumpa Lahiri’s Unaccustomed Earth begins with a quotation from which author?

Sayanti Halder, via e-mail

7 Who is the Brihadisvara Temple in Thanjavur dedicated to?

Namita Sinha, Calcutta

8 Which social networking site is named after O.Buyukkokten?

Saloni Narayan, Jamshedpur

9 What was Sir Edmund Hillary’s father’s profession, which he also pursued?

Kingshuk Basu, Calcutta

KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK

The first time zone to usher in the New Year is just west of the International Date Line. At that time the time zone to the east of the Date Line is 23 hours behind, still in the previous day.

ANSWER AND WIN

Identify what was once known as Jabal Tariq (Mount Tarik).

Send in your Q & As with your full name and address to:
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Winner of the Answer and Win quiz published on 14.12.2008

Pintu Mohan Kundu, Jamshedpur.

The answer was Purana Quila.

Name this politician

POINT OF VIEW

1. Identify this sports-person

2. Name this fashion designer

ANSWERS

1 Malaysia
2 Batman
3 Spleen
4 Tarantula
5 Christian Huygens
6 Nathaniel Hawthorne
7 Shiva
8 Orkut
9 Beekeeper

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POINT OF VIEW2 Manish Arora